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- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students make a circle with a compass and then demonstrate how to create a design using the same radius and repeating a pattern around the circle. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students examine the importance of a quilt from a culture standpoint. In groups, they create their own creative quilt. They donate the quilt to a local homeless or women's shelter. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students triangulate using a compass, topographical (topo) map and view of outside landmarks. They take a field trip to another location away from school and mark discernable landmarks (like mountains or radio towers) and changes in elevation (to illustrate the topographical features). Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students demonstrate various map skills using a map of the Effigy Mounds National Monument. They measure distances on the map, relate map features using the map key, and complete a worksheet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students participate in learning how to use a compass. They practice finding the bearing of an object, how to set a bearing, and how to use their compass to complete several different courses. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students learn essential map skills. They will look at a neighborhood map and learn that a map key explains what each symbol found on the map means. They take a look at the compass rose and what it represents. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore acts of kindness. After viewing a movie, students predict the outcome of specific scenes. They read a book and explain reasons to be compassionate. Students reflect upon acts of kindness and compassion. Students write their thoughts in a journal. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students practice using compass and calibrate their own pace, take field measurements of pre-set course with compass and pace, convert measurements into map, using angles and vectors, and make composite class map by adjusting different scales and orientations of maps. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students engage in a study of the compass and practice reading maps with a compass that is included. They conduct an investigation with the help of a map focusing on the different possible directions. Students also practice using direction words. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 7th
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Students view several styles of the compass rose from captured images from the Internet. They view photographs of images seen from the inside of many kaleidoscopes. They then fold paper to create kaleidoscope shaped designs based on those of the compass rose. Full Review »

