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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students use photo images from space to create a large map of the United States or the world, find where they live and label other places they know. They are exposed to a Web resource that allows them to view photo images of Earth taken from space. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the information depicted on topographic maps. They construct a 3-D topographic map of a local area. They go on a field trip to the depicted area and compare the 'real world' with their models. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students discover the basic knowledge and skills of location orientation and map reading. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students use a potato to demonstrate their understanding of topographical maps. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explore earth science through concept mapping, discussion, and self-discovery. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 9th
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Students complete a unit of lessons regarding building a more complete earth model. They calculate the circumference of a sphere, locate specific positions on a map or globe using coordinates, and write summaries of the earth's apparent shape. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students read a contour map to predict the areas on a hike that be the most strenous. They complete the hike using handheld GPS systems to collect data. They compare their data to that on the contour maps and refine predictions about the hike. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students conduct a variety of activities and experiments about the make-up of the earth, densities of the various layers of the earth, how large bodies of water affect the earth's temperature, comparing the heating a cooling properties of sand and water, etc. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students encounter map reading skills. They explore the concepts of latitude and longitude, globes and hemispheres, projections, map keys, special purpose maps, graphs, diagrams, charts, and tables. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students build an understanding of the dynamics and composition of the atmosphere and its local and global processes influencing climate and air quality. They analyze air masses and the life cycle of weather systems. Full Review »
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