First graders learn directional words and apply this skill to map making. They record their steps on paper.

Students plot a hiking course using aerial photos and a topographic overlay and find the latitude and longitude of absolute locations. They measure the total distance of a hiked area and figure the area of the ground walked using Heron's...

Students engage in several activities to explore Idaho and Social Studies themes. Using an variety of media, students become familiar with Idaho's geography and geology.

Students work in small groups to brainstorm a list of all creatures, plants, natural, and artificial processes that use or depend on fresh water. The class views an aquarium filled with water representing all the water in the world. The...

In this online, interactive learning exercise, students solve ten SAT preparation problems in 12 minutes. The problems vary in difficulty and content.

Learners identify various types of breads fromother countries and locate them on maps. In small groups, they make story maps of books that mention bread and make books resembling sandwiches. Students have a bread tasting party and...

Young scholars explore mathematics, geography and agriculture by studying world rice production. In this production of rice lesson, students read One Grain of Rice and use a worksheet grid to calculate how much rice was received. Young...

Learners work in small groups to identify some of the major transportation centers, recommending two as possible sites for a national political convention, based on population density and the travel networks available in 1835.

In this farming worksheet, students explain what is meant by sustainable development. Students review how rain develops. Students determine how climate effects crops that can be farmed. This worksheet has 4 graphic organizers, 1 graph,...

Study explore coral reefs. In this coral reef lesson, 4th graders examine the physical structure of coral reefs. Students consider why coral reefs need to be protected and ways to protect them.

Sixth graders classify and organize information about ancient China. In this Chinese history lesson, 6th graders create word search puzzles and record the processes they used to create them.

Fourth graders engage in a virtual tour of the state of Florida.

Students draw a map to scale. They illustrate knowledge of how to use DOGS TAILS on a map. Students identify the main parts of a map. They identify and illustrate the major features necessary for sustaining a quality of life for a society.

Students are introduced and increase proficiency in the use of the hand held GPS system. They explore the meaning of longitude and latitude lines, then identify the parts of the map.

Students become familiar with the use of GIS for research, natural phenomena in Indiana, and analyzing collected information.

Third graders "take a trip" to Japan. They discover what life is like for a typical Japanese child and compare/contrast it to life in America. They give an oral presentation of Japanese holidays and festivals.

Students have a better understanding of another culture other than their own. This help them to see that there were other people living in this region before us.

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A short tutorial on mapping tools and how to read maps. Covers features of maps, symbols, the compass, scale, distance, how height is represented, and grid references. Includes multiple-choice quiz at the end.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are expected to: explain the purpose of a map; identify and use a compass rose; use a grid to locate objects on maps; and use a map key. Activities are hands-on with students manipulating...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the division of the hemispheres, northern and southern, and eastern and western. The Equator and Prime Meridian are defined, as well as latitude and longitude. Students are given...