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Outline Maps
Don't miss this gold mine of blank maps for your next geography lesson! Regions include traditional continents such as Asia, Europe, and Africa, as well as other major world areas such as the Pacific Rim and the Middle East.
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Australia/Oceania Outline Map
In this Australia and Oceania outline map worksheet, students explore the region of the world as they label the 14 countries. The countries are numbered and lines for the answers are provided on the sheet.
It's About Time
The Changing Geography of Your Community
Lead your class in exploring their local communities as well as the general environment. As they determine continental distributions by investigating minerals, rocks, and fossils located in their local region, pupils construct...
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Countries Involved in World War II
Young scholars create their own floor map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific. They locate, identify, and speak for one of the countries involved. In addition, they classify the country they represent as an Axis Power or as an...
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Identifying, Mapping, and Personifying Countries Involved in WWII
Get artsy with this WWII group activity, starting with a whole-class assignment. Create a map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific using geometric shapes cut from construction paper and placed on the floor. Consider splitting the...
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WWII Project Outline
Work together as a class and get to know the ins and outs of World War II with this engaging collaborative project. Class members are broken into groups to research particular war topics, from life on the home front to the Holocaust and...
Roald Dahl
Matilda - The Reader of Books
The titular Matilda from Roald Dahl's famous novel adored books above all things. Discuss why it is important to read stories from across cultures and around the world using the first chapter from the ever-loved story Matilda.
Kate Stickley
Reading the World: Latitude and Longitude Lesson latitude and longitude, maps, coordinates on a map, prime meridian, reading maps, equator, globes
Find five activities all about longitude and latitude! Use oranges to show the equator and prime meridian, plot birthdays on a map using coordinates, and plan a dream vacation.
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Central America Outline Map
In this Central American political map instructional activity, students make note of national boundaries and capitals in this region of the world. National capital city locations are noted with stars.
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Central America Outline Map - Labelled
In this Central American political map worksheet, students make note of national boundaries and capitals in this region of the world. National capital city locations are noted with stars.
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Tejana Military Members in World War II
Seventh graders discover who the Tejanas were and how they contributed to World War II. In this World War II lesson, 7th graders listen to their instructor discuss who the Tejanas were prior to researching the contributions of three of...
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Across the United States- Home Learning Activity
In this home-school United States map learning exercise, students work with a family partner as they study a map of the United States. They talk about the states they have visited, play a game by giving each other clues about states, and...
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World: Political Map
In this world political outline map worksheet, students examine boundaries of each of the countries in the world. This map not is labeled.
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World Pacific Map
In this world Pacific projection outline map worksheet, students examine boundaries of each of the countries in the world. This map not is labeled.
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World Landforms
In this blank outline map worksheet, students note the major landforms of the 7 continents of the world on a Robinson projection map.
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World Map Labels
In this geography skills worksheet, students identify the countries and bodies of water labelled on the maps of the world, Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, North America, Australia, and South America.
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Geomnemonics: Facilitating the Teaching of Social Studies Content with Geography Skills
Students explore how to draw a world map by hand and how to locate countries.
NY Learns
Geography of the Fertile Crescent by ECSDM
Using Google Earth, a vocabulary assignment, and map handout, your class members will outline the Fertile Crescent in Mesopotamia and identify the source of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. They will then complete graphic organizers...
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I Can Find that Where? - A Study of Landforms
First graders make landform maps of the United States. In this landform lessons, 1st graders participate in a discussion of local landforms and make a landform map of the United States. They follow the teacher's directions to add plains,...
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Orienteering - Lesson 2 - Topographical Maps
One of the most important skills in orienteering is being able to read a topographical map. Understanding the contour lines and symbols and the scale of the map will make planning your route so much better. In this lesson, partners get...
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World: Physical Map
In this world physical map activity, students make note of the major landforms located on this Robinson projection map.
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Northern Hemisphere Map
In this Northern Hemisphere polar projection map worksheet, students examine this region of the world. The continents shown are labeled.
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Asia and the South Pacific: Political Map
In this Asia and the South Pacific map worksheet, students examine national political boundaries and national capitals in this region of the world.
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Eastern Hemisphere Map
In this Eastern Hemisphere polar map worksheet, students examine the Eastern Hemisphere including the political boundaries formed by the countries in this region of the world.