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\nLet's Map the Earth\n

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\nBefore maps went mobile, people actually had to learn how to read maps. Pupils look at map elements in order to understand how to read them and locate specific locations. Finally, young cartographers discover how to make aerial maps.\n
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\nUnderstanding Maps of Earth\n

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\nHere is your go-to student resource on primary geography concepts, including facts about the surface of the earth and its hemispheres, latitude and longitude, globes, types of maps, and identifying continents and oceans.\n
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\n\"Landscape\n\n
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\nLandscape Picture Map- The Earth's Surface\n

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\nStudents discuss different landscapes. In this map lesson, students describe what they see when they travel between home and school. Students use a landscape picture map to locate the places or objects they see.\n
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\nWhere Are the Plastics Near Me? (Mapping the Data)\n

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\nThe last activity in a nine-part series has teams create a Google Earth map using the data they collected during a field trip. Using the map, groups analyze the results and make adjustments to the map to reflect their analysis. A short...\n
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\nDesigning and Creating Earth Science Lessons with Google Earth\n

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\nEverything from adding an overlay to uploading images to navigating the software, teachers become apt at using Google Earth™ in the classroom to create Earth Science lessons.\n
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\nSynthesizing Information from Texts about Natural Disasters: What Makes an Earthquake a Natural Disaster?\n

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\nAre all disasters natural? Scholars reread Earthquakes! to determine what classifies these events as a natural disaster. They label earthquake facts as N for natural or D disaster to support their ideas. They then discuss academic...\n
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\nEgyptian Pyramids Virtual Field Trip!\n

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\nA virtual field trip takes enthusiastic travelers to the pyramids of Giza. Using Google, scholars explore the grounds of the ancient pyramids found in Egypt then complete three worksheets: a photo analysis page, a reflection sheet, and a...\n
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\nMaps as Models of Earth\n

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\nEighth graders use different types of maps to find locations and surface features.  In this map-reading lesson students use a compass to find direction.\n
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\nThe Earth is an Orange\n

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\nStudents examine and identify the various types of maps. Using two types of maps, they compare the data that can be gathered from each one. They also identify and locate the continents and the oceans. They review the purposes of each...\n
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\nIsland Rotation: Lesson Plan 1\n

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\nHow do scientists provide evidence to support the theories they put forth? What clues do they put together to create these theories? After watching West of the West's documentary Island Rotation class members engage in a series of...\n
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\nClimatic Zones\n

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\nThird graders recognize and locate Frigid, Temperate, and Torrid climatic zones on the word map or globe. They explain that plants, animals, and human societies display adaptations to the climates they live in .\n
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\nWhen a Map Isn't A Map...\n

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\nIn this maps learning exercise, students read about the Earth, sky, rivers and lakes, and more, and then answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 3 questions.\n
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\nGeometry of Exploration: Eyes Over Mars\n

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\nLearners research how engineers and scientists generate linear and angular measurements with geometry to survey the Earth and Mars. They assess how geometric shapes affect navigation. A surveyor comes to the classroom and explains how he...\n
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\nMath Word Problems\n

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\nIn this word problems worksheet, students add 2-digit numbers to solve. In this fill in the blank worksheet, students find two sums.\n
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\nExploring Plate Tectonics\n

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\nIn this plate tectonics worksheet, students answer questions about plate movement, the types of boundaries, the history of Earth's crusts and plate tectonics. They use an on line source to get their answers.\n
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\nContinental Drift\n

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\nStudents simulate convection waves using a model. In this earth science lesson, students explain the effect of plate movements to Earth's geography. They use the internet to find answers to graphic organizer questions.\n
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\nExploring Plate Tectonics\n

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\nIn this plate tectonics worksheet, students complete 8 fill in the blank questions on plate boundaries, 9 short answer questions on the Earth's crust and 5 fill in the blank on continental drift. There are 3 follow questions at the end.\n
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\nThe Arctic Ocean\n

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\nIn this Arctic Ocean worksheet, students read a 2 page passage, then complete 10 true/false questions. Answers are included on page 4. A reference web site is given for additional activities.\n
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\nThe Fractal Coast\n

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\nStudents investigate measuring as it relates to the real world. In this geometry activity, students measure distances as they discuss fractals and how it relates to measuring. They measure both linear and non-linear distances.\n
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\nSerc: Exploring Monsoon Precipitation and Streamflow in a Semi Arid Watershed\n

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\nStudents use both My World GISTM and Google Earth maps to investigate streamflow and precipitation relationships in the vicinity of Tucson, AZ.\n
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\nAmerican Museum of Natural History: Plates on the Move\n

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\nExplore how plates move with this interactive site. Students choose locations on the map of Earth to see if the tectonics plate are slipping, spreading, colliding, or subducting.\n
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\nSmithsonian Institution: Time and Navigation\n

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\nExplore navigation methods by sea, air, and space, what latitude and longitude mean, how GPS works, about satellite navigation, and learn about professional navigators. Includes a timeline of developments in navigation from 1280 to the...\n
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\nCk 12: Plix: Map for Earth's Tectonic Plates: Earth's Tectonic Plates\n

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\n[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand what is happening at the plate boundaries with this interactive map of Earth's tectonic plates. This page slso includes a short quiz over plate tectonics.\n
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\nNasa: Probing Earth Through the Clouds\n

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\nThis site from the National Aeornautics and Space Administration provides a fun activity for the subject. \"Clouds often hide large areas of the Earth's surface. We can use radar to make detailed maps of Earth right through clouds or...\n
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