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National Geographic

National Geographic: Mapping Ocean Currents

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An unfortunate spill of 92,000 rubber ducks into the ocean in 1992 elicited invaluable information about global ocean currents as scientists tracked their journeys around the world. In this lesson, students first learn about the Ocean...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping Our Worlds

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson, introduce your learners to the world of maps and discover a world of information online. Students learn how to identify different types of maps, comparing maps to the rooms of a house.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Bus Station: Position on a Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
Help Jamal read maps, describe directions, and identify coordinates in this series of interactive exercises.
Activity
NASA

Nasa: World Map Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the National Aeornautics and Space Administration provides an interesting activity with a relief map and its correlation with space. "Wouldn't it be fun to make your own miniature world, complete with mountains, valleys,...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Wisconsin Education: Into the Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this learning module, students will explore the world of geography by creating and analyzing maps.
Website
Other

Completed Maps for Fasttrack to America's Past

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interesting site provides quite a variety of maps from the 1400s to the present, all based on important events occurring in America. You can find a map of Trade Routes Before Columbus, the Japanese Empire, Civil Rights Hot Spots and...
Interactive
University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Word Literacy: World Languages Map

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click the continents on this animated map to learn facts about some of the languages spoken in the world.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: World of Fish: Position on a Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students will play an interactive game to interpret simple maps by describing position, plotting points with coordinates, and drawing and following a path.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: World of Fish: Position and Directions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Meet Calypso the fish and go to the underwater world to learn more about position on maps.
Interactive
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Map of the 7 Continents of the World Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
A quick game where students drag and drop the name of each continent onto the correct location on an interactive world map.
Interactive
Google

Google Maps: Street View

For Students 1st - 9th
Take a journey of "world landmarks, discover natural wonders, and step inside locations such as museums, arenas, restaurants and small businesses" with 360-degree images with Street View by Google Maps.
Handout
Exploring Nature

Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Oceans of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
A set of illustrated fact pages, and some activity sheets, on coral reefs, tidal pools, and ocean ecosystems. Find maps, graphic organizers, and a movie link to tidal zones. Hyperlinks to specialized vocabulary words are also provided....
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Can Teach

Can Teach: Creating an Edible Map

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This imaginative lesson uses food products to demonstrate the physical characteristics of maps.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mapping Your World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This activity serves as an introduction to mapping skills and the classroom. Students will create a map of the classroom, analyze and determine qualities that make a clear, concise map, then create a database of qualities they will use...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Map Your World

For Students 2nd - 8th
Students can follow these easy steps to develop a model (drawing) of their room and the things in it. Then they can broaden the drawing to include their entire floor, apartment, or house.
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography

For Teachers 3rd
A learning module on world geography. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students investigate where their community is located, where...
Graphic
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: World Time Zones

For Students 3rd - 5th
The interactive map displays the time zones of the world. An explanation of why the world is divided into different time zones is provided.
Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Grasslands of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the Missouri Botanical Garden explores the two types of grasslands: tropical and temperate. A brief overview of the grasslands of the world is provided, including a color-coded map.
Handout
Other

Kids World Travel Guide: Argentina

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here are some interesting Argentina facts which were chosen and researched by kids, especially for kids. Includes history, maps, geography, attractions, animals, people, language, and food.
Handout
Other

Kids World Travel Guide: Australia

For Students 1st - 8th
Here are some interesting Argentina facts which were chosen and researched by kids, especially for kids. Includes history, maps, geography, attractions, animals, people, language, and food.
Unit Plan
The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Arctic Tundra Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the Arctic Tundra Biome. This site discusses where it is found, temperatures, precipitation, soil, plants and animals. It also has a few videos to view.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Global Knowledge Where in the World Am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the division of the hemispheres, northern and southern, and eastern and western. The Equator and Prime Meridian are defined, as well as latitude and longitude. Students are given...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: World Atlas: Jordan

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find all the basic data on Jordan on this page. Contains a clear map from "MapQuest", flag and facts in a list format. Categories include languages, religions, life expectancy, currency, GDP, industry, agriculture and more.
Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: World Atlas: North Korea

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find all the basic data on North Korea on this page. Contains a clear map from "MapQuest", flag and facts in a list format. Categories include languages, religions, life expectancy, currency, GDP, industry, agriculture and more.

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