Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Mapping Marine Ecosystems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Marine ecosystems are examined in this lesson. Students identify examples of different types and locate them on a world map. Includes handouts, website links, and a vocabulary list with definitions.
Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Types of Maps

For Students 3rd - 8th
Enchanted Learning provides an easy-to-understand explanation of projections. Site also provides a graph of related terms such as conic projection, cylindrical projection, Mercator projection, and more.
Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Essay Map

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A fillable essay map in PDF format with boxes for an introduction, main ideas, supporting details, and a conclusion. Directions on how to use this type of graphic organizer as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources are...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A List of All Weather Symbols and Their Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a comprehensive list of weather symbols used on weather maps.
Website
Other

Asia Society: Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive storehouse of all types of information on Asia, both current and past: maps and statistics, Asian food, travel guides, photographs, articles, timelines, and more. Asia Source is the work of the Asia Society, a national...
Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Democracy Project: Honk if You Agree

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
In this extensive lesson, students will learn to identify issues of importance, form their opinions, and support those opinions with evidence and reason. They will also learn how to state their feelings in a persuasive manner.
Website
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Putting Earthquakes in Their Place

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the location of faults by viewing a schematic Global Tectonic Activity Map. View the location of different types of faults, active spreading centers and volcanoes
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Ethical Issues in Pharmacogenetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Pharmacogenetics allows for a more personalized drug to folks who need to take certain types of medicine in response to how human genes react. The study does not come without ethical questions such as medical privacy and unequal...
Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Fontana Dam

For Students 9th - 10th
Fontana Dam, the largest dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system, is located on the Little Tennessee River in Graham County. Completed in 1945, it is a gravity-type concrete structure 480 feet high, 2,365 feet long, and 376...
Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Sand Dunes

For Students 9th - 10th
Sand dunes along the North Carolina coast are an integral part of the ecosystem immediately adjacent to the sea. The dunes are formed when sand particles that have been washed ashore are picked up by the wind and blown inland until an...
Website
Other

North Dakota Game and Fish Department: Small Game Hunting Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed guide of regulations for hunting various small game in North Dakota. Covers seasons, hunting methods, animal identification, federal laws, poacher reporting, and much more. Each type of small game is accompanied by a map...
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Urban, Suburban, and Rural

For Teachers 2nd
A comprehensive learning module on types of communities that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks, maps, and images, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include characteristics of...
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
Mining engineers are described here along with all other types of engineers. The report also gives prospective earnings and a prediction of the future of a career.
Lesson Plan
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Name That Tune

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students will learn that scientists use seismic technology (sound waves) to map patterns of rock formations below the surface of the earth and that different types of rocks affect sound waves.

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