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Mapping with a Compass: A Simulated Survey
Students use compasses and grids to map the locations of artifacts found in a simulated dig site.  In groups, they role-play as future archeologists excavating a school site.  Groups begin at their assigned datum and site the artifacts...
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Algebra/Geometry Institute Summer 2007: Graphing Activity
Seventh graders practice identifying coordinates by examining a city map.  In this graphing activity, 7th graders create coordinate directions on an index card and practice locating these locations on a grid.  Students read and...
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Finding Important Community Sites
Students locate community sites on a city map using the map legend and grid system.