This site is provided for by Harvard University. Students follow a map on a scavenger hunt, create a map of their classroom and their town, learn how to read topographic maps, and discover latitude and longitude in these inquiry activities.

This lesson consists of two PowerPoint presentations that use animation (motion) to demonstrate how to obtain a 1-1 mapping between a plane and ordered pairs of Real numbers. These can be teacher presented or if you have enough PCs...

Defines what maps are and provides illustrations and related links to a site devoted to cartography.

The students will be able to use coordinates to find locations of specific cities on a map of Alabama.

Gorillas, groceries, pirate treasure, and aardvark homes: these are just a few of the things children will search for and find in this week's Afterschool Adventure, Lost and Found. Children will use position words like above, below, and...

Utilize data from historical hurricanes and a map of areas around the Atlantic Ocean to plot the paths of these potentially devastating storms.

Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Latitude & Longitude.

Normally we find things using landmark navigation. When you move to a new place, it may take you awhile to explore the new streets and buildings, but eventually you recognize enough landmarks and remember where they are in relation to...

In this lesson, students learn to determine the latitude and longitude of locations within the United States, while making observations about climate and the ways in which these measurements can be useful. Includes maps and discussion...

Can there be a connection between map making and math? Explore the mathematics of cartography in this resource that integrates web-based instruction, mathematical problem solving, geometry, history, and art. Interesting information and...