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Second graders increase their usage of maps and understand how maps are important in their lives. Students define what an atlas is, and to enforce the students' definition of what an atlas is, they also make their own atlas.
Second graders use games that use the atlas and the globe. Students take a ride (journey). Students place their chairs as if they are riding in a car. The Teacher is the driver. As the students travel along they point out different sites that they see along the way. Students discuss the importance of knowing how to use maps to help them find where they want to go.
Learners explore the various categories of clouds and how they are formed. Through use of the Digital Atlas of Idaho, students research cloud types and formations. They use their information to answer questions on a worksheet. provided by the teacher.
First graders explore cardinal directions. In this mapping lesson plan, 1st graders sing a song using directions for north, south, east, and play a game to practice facing in the right direction. Students view a map, an atlas, and a globe. Students complete a worksheet.
Students map specified mountain ranges using an atlas. They include specified details on their maps and summarize the project on the back of their map.
Ninth graders, working in pairs, use a multimedia world atlas, Encarta Multimedia Encyclopedia and the Internet (as well as any text materials found in the library) to research information about a specific region of the world.
Young scholars investigate the concept of mapping out areas according to regions and finding them in an atlas. They are expected to practice reading a map and use components like the key to locate landmarks and special features asked for in the lesson.
Students use atlases, maps, and Web resources to generate and examine maps of their own neighborhoods.
Learners practice their mapping skills. In this geography skills lesson, students use atlases, highway maps, and other print sources to find sites of interest in Preston County. Learners chart the data they collect on re-sized county maps and use their finished maps to make inferences regarding the themes of geography.
Eighth graders practice using atlases. In this geography skills lesson, 8th graders select a college they would like to attend and use an atlas to respond to questions about the geography of the place.