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Discovering New Mexico

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss the elements of maps and using basic linear measurement. They calculate the distance between the cities and create a simulated journey around New Mexico using a road map. They write out the directions for their...
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Colonial Vacation Planner

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students plan a family vacation to states that were among the original 13 colonies. The groups determine which state they visit, map their route, calculate the mileage, and determine how much money they spend on gasoline.
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Post Roads

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students locate the major cities in the colonies during the Revolutionary War. For this map skills lesson, students use a globe to locate cities such as Charleston and Boston using latitude and longitude coordinates.
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Globe Skills Lesson 6 The Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the Louisiana Purchase territory. In this geography skills lesson, students use map skills in order to plot and note latitude and longitude, measure scale distance, and locate landforms that were part of the...
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Globe Skills Lesson 4 The Colonial Period

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice their map skills. In this Colonial geography lesson, students complete an activity that requires them to locate English colonial locations using latitude and longitude coordinates.
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Globe Skills Lesson 7 The Transcontinental Railroad

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the Transcontinental Railroad. In this geography skills lesson, students use map skills in order to locate legs of the Transcontinental Railroad on globes.
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Design an Island

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars make a map of an imaginary island using the topographic symbols provided from a worksheet. Students place lakes, dwellins, reefs, etc. in areas where they would logically be located from understanding how the topography...
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Where in the World Am I: Latitude And Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students demonstrate their knowledge in using latitude and longitude measurements to find locations on a map, especially places in Hawaii.
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Flat Earth Society

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore map distortion. In this geography instructional activity, students compare Mercator projection maps to globes in order to understand the strengths and weaknesses of projection maps.
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Math with Maps and Globes

For Teachers K - 8th
Students round out their math skills with these ‘round the world' ideas. In this math and geography activity, students try out time zone sticks, a polar race, and tic-tac-globe to engage them in learning more about globes and the...
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Earth on the Earth

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plot points on a graph and transfer those coordinates onto a large scale model resulting in an outline of the Western Hemisphere. They identify the major geographical landforms of the Western Hemisphere.
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Measure Up!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine parallax and angular measurements.  In this investigative lesson students calculate distances of objects and map their results.
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Absolute And Relative Location

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners create a map that takes someone from school to their home using both relative and absolute locations. They assume the person using the map is unfamiliar with the area.
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Indianapolis Government

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read about a girl who takes a trip during the time of the State Capital moving to Indianapolis and then write their own essay about a trip that they took. In this Indianapolis Government lesson plan, students use maps and...
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The Underground Railroad

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the Underground Railroad routes. In this map skills and Civil War lesson, students use map and globe reading vocabulary and skills to track the routes the slaves followed from the Bahamas to the United States and from...
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Globe Skills Lesson 8 Dust Bowl Travelers

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students develop their globe and map skills, In this geography lesson plan, students examine the Dust Bowl as they complete an activity that requires them to plot latitude and longitude.
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Geography Worksheet

For Students 8th - 10th
In this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 14 short answer questions by using maps and atlases. The maps and atlases are not included.
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Globe Skills Lesson 5

For Students 6th - 11th
In this map skills instructional activity, students read a text selection about locations during the American Revolution and then respond to 8 fill in the blank questions.
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Globe Skills Lesson 1 Some Early American Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply their knowledge of geography. In this geography skills instructional activity, students read brief selections regarding early Americans. Students respond to the questions included in the self-guided map...
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Globe Skills Lesson 11The Vietnam War

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners develop their globe and map skills, In this geography lesson, students examine the Vietnam War as they complete an activity that requires them to plot latitude and longitude.
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Lesson 3-5: Proportions and Similar Figures

For Students 9th - 12th
For this similar figures worksheet, students use proportions to solve 6 short answer and multiple choice questions.  Students use proportions to answer questions about map scales and height of trees given shadow lengths.
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Places in My World

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore where they are located on the globe. In this maps and globes lesson, 2nd graders use a map to show where they live and  show the cardinal directions. Students identify characteristics of mountains, flat land,...
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We've got the whole world in our hands

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore spatial sense in regards to maps about the globe. In this maps lesson plan, students label oceans, locate the continents and poles, follow directions, and explain the symbols on a map.
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Mapping a Stream

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students map an actual local waterway. They create full color scale drawings that include windfalls, plant cover, streambed composition, and landmarks such as trees, boulders, and slumps. This is a long-term project that involves...

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