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Map Projections: The Grapefruit Activity
Students partcipate in activities in which they examine different map projections. They discover the positives and negatives of each type. They use grapefruits to help them with the different types of map projections.
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Australia and Oceania: Physical Map
In this Australia and Oceania physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located within this region.
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Australia Outline Map
In this Australia and Oceania outline map instructional activity, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located within this region.
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Central America Region: Physical Map
In this Central America physical map activity, students make note of the major landforms located in this region of the world.
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Eurasia Physical Map
In this Eurasia physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located in this world region.
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South America: Physical Map
In this South American physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located on the continent.
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Asia Physical Map
In this Asia physical map instructional activity, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located on the continent.
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Europe Physical Map
In this Europe physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located on the continent.
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Americas: Physical Map
In this Americas physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms and bodies of water located on the North American and South American continents.
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Australia Map: Labeled
In this Australia outline map worksheet, students make note of the political divisions of the 5 provinces and territories of the nation. This map is labeled.
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Where in the World is Hawaii?
Learners compare a globe and a two-dimensional world map and explore how they both represent the planet Earth. They locate the Hawaiian Islands on the globe or the world map and describe how the geographical position is unique.
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Chart Making for Navigators
Young scholars discuss the importance and function of nautical maps for sailors. They, in groups, take soundings of a simulated bay in a shoebox and develop a nautical chart that enable them to navigate the shoebox safely.
NOAA
Into the Deep
Take young scientists into the depths of the world's ocean with the second lesson of this three-part earth science series. After first drawing pictures representing how they imagine the bottom of the ocean to appear, students...
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Create Your Own Country Project
Young scholars demonstrate their knowledge of geography with this fun, collaborative social studies project. Working in small groups, students develop their very own countries, writing descriptions...
Geophysical Institute
Latitude and Longitude with Google Earth
Travel the world from the comfort of your classroom with a lesson that features Google Earth. High schoolers follow a series of steps to locate places all over the earth with sets of coordinates. Additionally, they measure the distance...
Concord Consortium
The Six Faces of Amzora
Here's a task that is out of this world! Given a description of a fictional cube-shaped planet, scholars answer a set of questions about the planet. They create a two-dimensional map and consider the distances between locations on the map.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Lesson 6: Biomes and Landscapes
Aside from the amazing animals in Gorongosa National Park, what else is there to discover? The sixth installment in an eight-part themed series contains an interactive map where scholars can learn more about the geographic features of...
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Making a Travel Brochure of a Louisiana Parish
Although the attachments for this travel brochure project are no longer linked, you can still use the idea here and create your own assignment sheet and rubric. Learners choose a parish in Louisiana (or a city in your state) to research,...
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Students identify and analyze map symbols and map grids by completing various worksheets and creating their own map using these skills. Students identify and analyze what latitude and longitude are on a map to play a game of Bingo....
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Getting to the Core of World and State Geography
Students create topography relief maps. In this geography skills lesson, students review geography core knowledge skills, design and make a state relief map, and compile a student atlas.
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Map Study
In this geography instructional activity, students study the United States. Students respond to 6 multiple choice questions about the map.
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What Do Maps Show?
Young scholars discover the uses for various types of maps. In this geography skills lesson, students discuss the type of maps that exist and what their individual features are. Young scholars then practice using different types of maps.
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Introduction to Maps
Students develop their map skills. In this geography lesson, students participate in an activity that requires them to survey their social studies book in order to find different types of maps and purposes for their uses.
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Memorable Maps
Students draw an assigned map from memory about the United States or any other region they are studying. In this maps lesson plan, students draw a map from their memory at the beginning of the year, and do the same assignment at the end...