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- 3rd
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Students review spatial sense learned in grades one and two. They measure distances using map scales. They use atlases, and on-line sources to find geographical information. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students practice using the reference sources of atlases, almanacs, and encyclopedias. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students use atlases, maps, and Web resources to generate and examine maps of their own neighborhoods. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students interview their parents or other relatives about what it was like where they grew up. They use outline maps to create "genealogical atlases." Full Review »
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- 3rd - Higher Ed
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Students recognize the difference between political and physical maps. They create a political map using atlases and Internet map resources as guides. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students uses atlases, maps, and Web resources to determine the distance, driving time, and amount of money they need to make the trip (estimates should include hotel/motel stays, meals, and souvenirs). Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students utilize atlases, maps, and Internet resources to select destinations and places to stop along the way on a day trip. They examine and write about the reasons they want to visit the particular places they chose. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore a variety of reference resources while seeking information. atlases, almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and online search engines as well as library card catalogs are utilized in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students use maps, atlases, and reference books to trace how bananas get from the plantation to the United Kingdom. they mark the round trip of the ships transporting the bananas and predict the time needed for the journey. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students map their route from their local community to Salt Lake City, Utah for the Winter Olympics. Using atlases, they gather topographical information and use the internet to research any landmarks they might pass on the way. They present their route to the class and put a copy of the map into their portfolio. Full Review »