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Reading a Local and National Weather Map

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate weather maps. In this weather lesson, students discover the meaning of different weather icons and symbols. Working independently, students use the local forecast to correctly label a state map.
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Map Your House

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students are introduced to the concepts of maps as scale models of the whole. After a brief lecture on creating and using an accurate scale when drawing and reading a map. They create a scale drawing of the floorplan of their homes.
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How to Interpret a Map

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies activity, students find all the important facts on a map. Students find any map and fill out the chart and answer 12 questions about what they find.
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Tall Tale Map Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this story map worksheet, students make a map of a tall tale they have read or heard to show they understand how the tales develop.
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Geography of South America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student's identify geographic features of a South American map. They use the scale of the map to calculate distances between points. They identify examples of the five geographic themes on the map of South America.
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Countries of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners define the meaning of the word country. In this countries of the world map lesson, students identify boundaries, countries, and symbols within countries on the map. Learners distinguish the words country and continent.
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Exploring the Hudson in 1609

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
While this lesson focuses on a study of the Hudson River, it could be used as a template for a discussion of map skills, converting measurements, and plotting a route. The lesson includes vocabulary and other resources to make it a...
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Food Traditions: Making Cherokee Bean Bread

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Imagine being forced out of your home and walking over 1,000 miles with only the things you could carry. How would you survive? What would you eat? After reading about the Trail of Tears and Cherokee resilience, middle schoolers are...
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Map Skills Worksheet 5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this map skills practice worksheet, students practice reading a legend as they respond to 12 short answer questions regarding a legend and a map.
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BOLTSS Map

For Students 8th - 12th
In this geography worksheet, students identify the six features always used on maps. They identify each of these features by the acronym BOLTSS. Students examine the Melbourne Cricket Ground shown and respond to the 4 questions that follow.
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Symbols and Legends

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use a legend and symbols to identify features on a map.
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Map Scale

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners investigate the purpose of map scale and how it is used to measure the distance and the size of objects.
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What You Can Learn From a Map

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the use of road maps, shadeded relief maps, and topographic maps.
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USA: Average Precipitation and Temperature Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this United States map instructional activity, students make note of the average precipitation and temperature in regions of the country.
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Africa & Asia: Physical Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this African and Asian physical map worksheet, students investigate the major landforms and bodies of water located on the African and Asian continents.
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California Regions Map

For Students 4th - 12th
In this California regions outline map worksheet, students examine the coastal, mountain, central, and desert regions of the state.
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World Climate Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this world climate map learning exercise, students examine the tropical, dry, warm temperate, cool temperate, polar and subartic, and highland climate regions of the world.
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Location, Location, Location!

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders locate cities, states and countries on maps. They use the cardinal directions to locate places on maps. They describe where they were born by giving clues without naming the exact state. They trade papers and try to guess...
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Santa Claus Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learn about the legend of Santa Claus around the world in ESL holiday plan. In it, learners explore the many ways that Santa Claus is depicted in cultures around the world. There are some excellent masters included in the plan that help...
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Caves

For Teachers K - 4th
Explore caves with your class! Your scholars will participate in scientific observation, research, inference and deduction, reading, vocabulary, and writing activities about caves with this lesson plan. This resource contains five...
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The Monsoon

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Few things are as fascinating as the challenge of climbing Mount Everest. This lesson investigates how monsoon weather impacts climbers. To begin, you are instructed to show various video clips. The only one directly provided, however,...
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Learning Directions on a Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use north, south, east, and west to identify relative locations and provide directions.
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Mapping a Garden

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders recognize the components of a map, particularly the legend, the key, the symbols and the area. They develop their own map of a garden they be planting in their upcoming science lesson plan.
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Map your Schoolyard

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice their mapping skills by creating an accurate map of their schoolyard using an aerial photo from the National Map web site. Students include legends, a scale, and a north arrow on their maps.

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