Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: I Can Compass Can You?

For Teachers 1st
Use a compass to identify a variety of places.
Activity
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Outdoor Safety: Reading a Compass and Orienteering

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explains how to use a compass to orient yourself outdoors.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Compass?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Provides basic information about compass points.
Handout
Treehut

Suzy's World: Magnetism: Why Does a Compass Point North?

For Students 3rd - 5th
This fact sheet from Suzy's World and Suzy Cato explores how magnetism works, including "why a compass points north." Content includes fun facts, an experiment, and the ability to make your own compass.
Interactive
Chateau Meddybemps

Chateau Meddybemps: The Legend of Compass Rosie

For Students 2nd - 5th
This interactive story about the ship Compass Rosie and her crew allows students to read the story and click to see ghosts return to the ship.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Rough Science: Weather Station

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS asks users to imagine that they are in the tropics and need to get a reliable weather forecast. It provides instructions on how to build a wind vane, construct a compass, make a barometer and find the dew point.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Group of Pyramids: Capacity and Position

For Students 4th - 5th
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario at the pyramids. Those skills include comparing capacity of three or more containers, using compass directions to describe locations, and using...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Nature Cat: Let's Explore With Maps!: Grade 3

For Students 3rd
Nature Cat and friends learned some map skills as they searched for treasure in the story segment "The Treasure of Bad Dog Bart". Learn about compasses, landmarks, and maps with Nature Cat, Squeeks, and more. Finally, help Hal remember...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: Map Trap

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson to reinforce maps skills and concepts. Students map locations around their school and use world maps to locate major landmarks.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Italy: How Are Magnets Made?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Paolo works in a Pizzeria. He is trying to make his own magnets. Join him and help him learn.
PPT
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Magnetism

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the basic concepts and vocabulary of magnetism.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient China for Kids: Inventions and Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the inventions and technology of Ancient China to Europe such as paper, the compass, printing, and gunpowder on this site.
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Magnets (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher lesson plan which includes six hands-on activities regarding magnets. Students will be able to experience magnetism; explain how magnets, magnetic poles and magnetic fields are related; and formulate the force law for magnets.
Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...

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