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- 2nd
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Students use latitude and longitude coordinates to pinpoint an exact location on the map. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students use a tennis ball and paper to construct a student-made globe. They sketch in continents and major map features and then compare a flat map to a globe. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students do a blind tour of their school by responding to verbal commands. They look and discuss various maps in the classroom. They locate the direction of the sunrise and discuss the compass directions of North, South, East, and West. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students examine the descriptive science dealing with the surface of Earth, its division into continents and countries, climate, natural resources, inhabitants and industries of the various divisions and analyze the political geography of the Space Age. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research the birthplaces and accomplishments of several important Americans. By reading maps, students locate their birthplaces, identifying them by latitude and longitude. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students watch a portion of "The Wizard of Oz" and discuss how a map could be useful to Dorothy. They identify key components of maps and design a map of their classroom, including a key. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore geo-political and economic contexts for the European Renaissance journeys of exploration, including those of Columbus, create cartographic symbols, and add those symbols to a print-out of Ptolemy's map. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students view and discuss a documentary about Lewis and Clark. They write a journal entry in Lewis' voice, locate sites on a current map, draw natural items for President Jefferson, and conduct research. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students draw illustrations (maps or pictures) or create "artifacts" to accompany their journal entries. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students create two maps: one that shows the route from school to their house and the other one should be a detailed map of the classroom. They also examine the map Lewis and Clark's expedition. Full Review »
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