Bring life to your next California geography lesson with this great project! Learners design a three-dimensional wall relief map of California, painting and decorating regions using a variety of materials and labeling major geographical...

Learners explore cartography.  In this map skills and map making instructional activity, Students work in groups to create wall size world maps including legends, compass roses, latitude and longitude, and physical features. ...

Students view murals that depict various modes of transportation. They discuss the importance of maps to navigation and create a map. They compare and contrast transportation of the past with modes of transportation used today.

Learners investigate several maps detailing Sir Francis Drake's voyages.  In this geography lesson, students practice reading maps and locating the precise locations of where Sir Francis Drake visited.  Learners create an...

Students create a time line and map about how chocolate traveled the world. In this chocolate lesson plan, students also create and taste chocolate.

Fourth graders examine the role a teen from the Hudson Valley played in the American Revolution. They view the map of Sybil's ride and calculate the distance using the map's legend.

Second graders identify story elements in familiar stories from their lives. In this story elements lesson, 2nd graders act out familiar activities  by following directions. Students read a story and discuss the story elements....

Students create mental maps, compare their maps to street maps, and label the five elements of mapping. They create a mental map of their neighborhood, which include a legend and an icon for each of the five maps.

In this map of Ireland worksheet, learners label an Ireland map with its regions, major cities, important landmarks, compass rose and a legend.

In this map of France activity, students view and label a map of France with its regions, major cities and important landmarks. Students include a compass and legend to accompany their map.

In this map of India worksheet, students label a map of India with its regions, major cities, important landmarks and include a rose compass and legend.

In this map of Thailand worksheet, students view and label a map of Thailand with its regions, major cities, important landmarks, compass rose and a legend.

For this map of Vietnam worksheet, learners view and label on a map of Vietnam its regions, major cities, landmarks, compass rose and a legend.

Learners explore global geography by participating in an atlas activity. In this countries of the world lesson, students collaborate in small groups and analyze an atlas while researching continents, countries and demographics. Learners...

In this map of Wales worksheet, students view and label on a map of Wales its regions, major cities, landmarks, compass rose and a legend.

Students examine the Oregon state quarter and discuss how Crater Lake was formed-geologically and according to Native American legend. They practice making predictions and identifying the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

Students retell a legend orally, illustrating it with the art style of the source culture.

Students investigate the major themes in fantasy maps, expand basic map reading skills, write imaginative narrative essays based on the OZ map, and create their own fantasy map detail based on a core map.

Learners follow directions to draw a map of an island. They complete the island map adding their own details using symbols and a legend.

Students recognize and describe elements of Bob Marley's life that influenced his song writing as evidenced in the song "No Woman No Cry". They identify the elements of music characteristic of Reggae.

Students study maps. In this geography and art lesson, students create their own map of the classroom.

Sixth graders investigate natural environments by researching national parks. In this brochure making instructional activity, 6th graders explore a specific national park and research it's information by utilizing the web. Students...

Students investigate the local history and architecture of their community. They draw maps, conduct Internet research, discuss varied architectural designs, take a walking tour of their town and work in teams to record their community's...

Students understand the importance of Mount Rushmore as a national symbol. In this Mount Rushmore lesson, students locate Mount Rushmore on the map and investigate each of the four Presidents on Mount Rushmore. Students understand how...