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- 6th - 12th
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Students research a variety of drought-related concerns, acting as part of a 'drought preparedness taskforce.' They propose next steps for the government to take in case of drought and assess the viability of these proposals. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine marine maps showing ishing activity, climate variation, fish distribution, and currents. Strudents discuss given scenarios and determine what useful information they can get from maps. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students practice map-reading skills. Using a drought map of Afghanistan from National Geographic's Afghanistan: Land in Crisis site, students study how to recognize drought, where drought can occur, and how drought affects the people who live there. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students consider the various ways that maps help people in everyday life by analyzing and discussing maps on National Geographic's MapMachine, and writing paragraphs explaining how maps are helpful in planning a fictitious international festival. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students compare maps of the Middle East using National Geographic's Hot Spot: Iraq, and a map of their own region, looking for similar features. They fill in and label their own blank outline maps of the Middle East and the United States. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students construct a 3D model/map of the Saskatchewan Province and discuss concepts associated with the making of different types of maps. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students define "natural disaster" by offering examples and charting them to discover what a concept definition map is. Then students create their own maps using the word "city". Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop and implement the concept of creating a database and applying it into an ArcView mapping project. They create a printed layout along with a database that would be useful to a prospective real estate buyer. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students determine what information is revealed on physical and political maps. They use a geographic perspective in identifying and comparing features of physical and political maps of the world. Students use both a political and physical map to choose a class trip destination. They create a proposal for a class trip destination. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study droughts in Oklahoma and list possible reasons for droughts. They form subcommittees to explore the drought problem and create plans for drought management and relief. They research five areas around the world where drought has occurred. Full Review »
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