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124 Cartography Lesson Plans

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Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
5 Stars

Students research and analyze the interactions of American Indian tribes with Meriwether Lewis and iam Clark. Then they stage displays to inform the public about their findings. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
5 Stars

Students investigate the determination of the boundaries of various countries. They work in small groups to research a country's political history and past boundary issues and territorial disputes. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
4 Stars

Students evaluate the different types of historical and geographical information that one can gather through close study of historical maps from the 16th through the 19th centuries. They create their own maps. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th - 8th
Rating
3 Stars

Students investigate a fossil site and diagram a site map. They role play as paleontologists. Full Review »

Grade Range
8th - 12th
Rating
5 Stars

Students read and analyze newspaper accounts of Holocaust-related items in various WWII newspapers. They discuss the physical placement of Holocaust-related news items to other news items in the same paper. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 10th
Rating
3 Stars

Students examine watershed maps from the Columbia River. They practice using maps and create their own watershed map. They share their map with the class. Full Review »

Grade Range
8th - 10th
Rating
3 Stars

Students analyze and calculate expenses using the historic Horatio's road trip. Mathematics is taught using a cross curricular approach. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
3 Stars

Students create their own symbols for a city from other letters of the alphabet (or geometric shapes). They rotate the letters to explore their possibilities. Corporate logotypes and other trademarks make excellent examples for this activity. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th
Rating
5 Stars

Students explore how to use a compass and how to interpret topographic maps. They gain experience in using information provided to successfully navigate or find their way in the environment. Students survey the environment around them using a compass and a topographic map. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd
Rating
4 Stars

Students develop an understanding of maps. They explore what a map is, who uses maps, and how to use maps. Students investigate the compas rose. They create a compose rose which illustrates the cardinal directions. Students practice reading maps. Full Review »