Students explore cardinal directions. In this social studies instructional activity, students create maps of home and school using the cardinal directions.

Learners read newspaper articles. In this social studies instructional activity, students locate the latitude and longitude of the location where the news article takes place. Learners write a summary of the news article.

Students analyze Columbus' rationale for sailing west, and find the latitude and longitude of modern and ancient place names.

First graders sing "We All Live Together," by Greg and Steve. They look at a map and sing the "Soggy Waffle Song" to study about the compass rose. Students write N, E, S, W on the borders of paper that goes under a 100's chart. The...

Sixth graders discuss the characteristics of specific angles and then use the information to to identify and estimate given angles. The class goes outside, identifies north, and turns a specified amount of degrees. Using a given compass,...

Students develop skill in using co-ordinates. Up to eight cardinal points of the compass are used making this a useful activity in simple map and grid work. They utilize educational software to gain practice.

Third graders develop an understanding of maps. They explore what a map is, who uses maps, and how to use maps. Students investigate the compas rose. They create a compose rose which illustrates the cardinal directions. Students practice...