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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Natural Hazards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate the hazards of naturally occurring events. After watching a video concerning safety hazards, students work in groups to discuss the safety issues involved in taking a trip to a mountainous region. Recommendations are...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sea Floor Spreading II

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students import ocean bathymetry data from text files. They then graph these observations along with model predictions to assess the model's ability to simulate observed topographic features of the North Atlantic. Students use Excel to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study a research telescope to obtain quantitative information about these objects. They use the SkyServer Navigation Tool to identify objects and record celestial coordinates. In addition, they associate star brightness and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mongolia Geography

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars examine the geography and culture of Mongolia. Individually, they cut out cut-outs of animals to place on their maps and label the grasslands and desert areas. They locate major cities and rivers along with vegetation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Life of Dona Felisa Rincon De Gautier

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify Puerto Rico and discuss its relationship and proximity to the United States. Next, students identify significant events that occurred during Dona Felisa's term in office and how if may have affected her...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Subsidence/ Erosion

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners utilize prior knowledge about the Pontchartrain Basin. In this subsidence/erosion lesson, students study the chart on land subsidence and must them identify and find solution for problems caused by erosion.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Slave Trade

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students map and explore a possible slave trade route. For this slave trade mapping lesson, students calculate the distance and amount of time it would take for African slaves to arrive in America.
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: A Latitude/longitude Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 6th
Through examining maps students will be able to identify locations and characteristics of them based on latitude and longitude and infer what events might occur in the places.
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City University of New York

Virtual Geology: Where on Earth: A Latitude and Longitude Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz starts with select points on a globe. Students must determine the latitude, longitude, and direction for each point.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Nova Online: Lost at Sea the Search for Longitude

For Students 3rd - 8th
"The quest for a reliable method to find your way at sea was one of the thorniest problems of the 1700s." Find out about the search for longitude at this NOVA site. Includes interactive Shockwave game, learning activities and more.
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Unit Plan
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: In Quiry: Minutes From Me: Latitude, Longitude and Vacations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An explanation of latitude and longitude along with a classroom activity that uses the location of students' vacation destinations for charting latitudes and longitudes.
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Activity
Social Studies for Kids

Social Studies for Kids: Latitude and Longitude

For Students 5th - 8th
A collection of latitude and longitude mapping activities ranging from pin-pointing exact locations on the globe to researching the history behind this basic geography concept.
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Handout
Diffen

Diffen: Latitude vs. Longitude

For Students 5th - 9th
Find out about the basics of latitude and longitude with this comparison chart. Then read the article and watch the video to dig a little deeper into the topic.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Try to locate famous landmarks using latitude and longitude coordinates in this interactive classroom activity.
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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Sea Wi Fs Biosphere Globes

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive globe allows you to get any view of the earth by entering latitude, longitude and season criteria.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Where Is Here?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
For this lesson, students are shown the very basics of navigation. The concepts of relative and absolute location, latitude, longitude and cardinal directions are discussed, as well as the use and principles of a map and compass.
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Handout
wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Get Longitude and Latitude From Google Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
This article will teach you how to get longitude and latitude for any given location using Google Maps.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Latitude and Longitude

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides definitions of latitude and longitude with good graphics.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova: Find Your Longitude

For Students 9th - 10th
Lost at sea with only your sextant? Use your knowledge of longitude to find your place. The non-shockwave interactive activity makes the concept of longitude concrete.
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Latitude and Longitude Treasure Hunt

For Students 1st - 8th
Use the longitude and latitude clues to find the treasures on the map. The more treasures you find the more challenging it will be to find them.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Location and Direction Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on latitude and longitude. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
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Website
Pamela Seed

The Art and Science of Fifteenth Century Navigation: Latitude

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronicle of the changes that occurred in various areas when latitude was identified in 1516. Site includes links to the changes in maps, compass roses, and the science of sailing.
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Handout
Other

Boat Safe Kids: Longitude and Latitude

For Students 9th - 10th
This website starts at the very beginning and explains how round globes are transferred to flat maps. Then they explain the use of longitude and latitude.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Latitude & Longitude

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Latitude & Longitude.

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