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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

United States Map- Continent, Country, State

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students identify their continent, country, and state on a globe. In this geography lesson, students use a globe to identify the seven continents, the United States, and the state which they live in. Students define key terms.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

United States Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students compare the United States on a globe and on a map. In this map lesson, students relate the sizes of the continents and locate the United States. Students identify the location of the continental US as well as Alaska and Hawaii.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Examples of Dilations

For Teachers 8th Standards
Does it matter how many points to dilate? The resource presents problems of dilating curved figures. Class members find out that not only do they need to dilate several points but the points need to be distributed about the entire curve...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Close Reading of Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle: Predators and Prey

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Reading is fantastic, especially when it's reading about bullfrogs. Kids get cozy with predator/prey relationships as they hone their information-reading skills. They start out as they read a portion of the text aloud, then they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to the United States Map

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the United States of America and it's states on a map. In this mapping lesson, students examine a globe and find the United States as well as a few land marks (Florida and the Great Lakes).  Students then look at a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Middle Ages Traveler

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this map worksheet, students are given three maps of France to use to answer multiple choice questions. Students complete an activity from the perspective of a Middle Ages traveler.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Country Capitals

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students locate country capitals on a world map. In this map skills lesson, students review the definition of the word country and discuss what a capital is. Students locate and label capital cities on a world map using a map marker.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World Map and Globe - Lesson 15 Mountains of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars locate major world mountain ranges. In this geography lesson, students identify major mountain ranges on 6 on of the 7 continents on a large world physical map.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students find latitude and longitude on a map or atlas. They create maps with a cruise route. They practice plotting locations given latitiude and longitude.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading the World, Then and Now

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students distinguish geographic features using Ptolemy's map of the world.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bow-Wow County

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this maps and reasoning skills worksheet, students use the 8 clues provided to label the towns on the map. Students make sure the towns they have labeled on the map fit all the clues.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World Map and Globe - Lesson 1 Introduction to the Globe

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the earth with maps and globes. In this map lesson, students use maps and globes to locate oceans and continents.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cattle Trails

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify and locate cattle trails on a globe. For this map skill lesson, students use a marker to locate Texas and Montana and use the map scale to calculate the distance of the cattle trail.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to the Globe

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate how to use a globe. In this map skills instructional activity, students define what a globe is and locate the various continents on the globe. Students are also asked to locate the four oceans on the globe.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Continents of the Globe

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners identify the continents on the globe. In this map skills lesson, students define the term "continent" and identify the seven continents on the globe.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stately Names

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, learners complete a word puzzle with clues that links the name to that of a State. There are 26 word problems with an answer key.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Estimate Distances on a Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this estimation worksheet, students estimate the distance on a city map based on the scale given to them. Students answer 4 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Maps As Models of The Earth

For Students 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the different locations on an imaginary map with the focus upon reading retention and application.
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eBook
Rice University

Algebra and Trigonometry

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Move on into trigonometry. An informative eBook takes the content of a College Algebra course and adds more relating to trigonometry and trigonometric functions. The content organization allows pupils to build upon their learning by...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spherical Geometry: A Global Perspective

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate spherical geometry using a globe and an apple. In this spherical geometry lesson plan, students translate Euclidean geometry terms to spherical geometry terms using a globe. They answer 3 questions about spherical...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners examine the lines of latitude and longitude on a map, and explain why these lines might be useful. In this lesson students also explore websites that provide information to improve their understanding of how and why latitude and...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Graphic Organizer Collection: Character

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this collection of graphic organizers for a literature unit, students will complete 22 different graphic organizers on the topic of character development. For example, this collection includes character analysis and various attribute...