Pupils are introduced to Africa. The purpose of this lesson plan is to find out what students all ready know about the continent of Africa, and what pupils are interested in learning more about. They focus on the physical features of...

Learners locate major world mountain ranges. In this geography instructional activity, students identify major mountain ranges on 6 on of the 7 continents on a large world physical map.

Students brainstorm prior knowledge of Ancient Egypt, locate Egypt on map of Africa and on world map, watch King Tut film, discuss term biography, and map geographical information mentioned in stories and documentaries about Ancient Egypt.

Students are introduced to the different climates and vegetation of Africa, and compare them to similar climatic regions found in the United States.

Third graders discover Ancient Rome through maps and worksheets.  In this world history lesson, 3rd graders locate Rome on a world map and identify the scope of the Roman Empire.  Students label an entire map of Italy after...

Students practice making a map of a continent and correctly plotting five cities on that map. They place latitude and longitude lines on a map, determine the need for various map projections and explain why map scales are necessary.