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Library of Congress

Loc: Samuel De Champlain's 1607 Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides the history and significance of Samuel de Champlain's map of New France and the St. Lawrence River in 1607.
Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Taxicab Treasure Hunt

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find the treasure hidden at an intersection in the city. Use the clues. Read the instructions then scroll to the bottom and click "hide the treasure".
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Latitude and Longitude Treasure Hunt

For Students 1st - 8th
Use the longitude and latitude clues to find the treasures on the map. The more treasures you find the more challenging it will be to find them.
Website
City University of New York

Earth and Environmental Sciences: Treasure Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking for enrichment? Here's an online treasure hunt requiring skill with directions, distance, contour maps, latitude, and longitude. Also supplementing the activity are interactive quizzes on latitude, longitude, and other related...
Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Find Captain Hook's Treasure

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Lesson that helps students understand maps, map directions, and map symbols. Students use teacher-created maps to locate numbered keys on the playground.
Graphic
Curated OER

European Library: European Libraries: Treasures: Map of Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Europe, with countries delineated.
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Other

Classtools.net: Map Treasure Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this tool to create a 'treasure hunt' based on Google maps. The teacher provides clues and locations, then saves the game and shares it with students and/or others. Players use the clues to collect the 'coins' that appear at each...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Treasure Island: Groups

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students will play interactive games to explore grouping, estimating, and counting.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Treasure Island: Time

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Visit Daisy the Dinosaur and help her figure out the time.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Treasure Island: Interpreting Data

For Students 5th - 6th
Students will play interactive games to interpret information from different types of graphs.
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British Council

British Council Go4 English for Arabic Speakers: Stories

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of 20-25 animated stories designed to teach children English. Children can read as they watch and listen, then play a game to see how much they understood. Includes original stories on topics of interest to students...
Handout
United Nations

Unesco: Ancient City of Damascus

For Students 9th - 10th
Damascus in Syria was founded in the third millennium BC. Its long history reveals the influences of many ancient civilizations, most particularly the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations. This World Heritage website...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Lost and Found Activity Plan

For Students 1st - 3rd
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...
Website
University of Guelph

Canada's Polar Environments

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a set of images along with volumes of information make this site a treasure trove. The site has satellite images.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Leonardo Da Vinci Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
You've found Leonardo da Vinci's secret vault, secured by a series of combination locks. Fortunately, your treasure map has three codes: 1210, 3211000, and, the last one appears to be missing. Can you figure out the last number and open...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: North of the Dungeon

For Teachers 2nd
Using castles and treasure maps, 2nd graders will learn how fractions are parts of a whole.
Graphic
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Treasure Island

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
See if you can find what the ordered pairs are for each of the items on the map. This one page website will help you practice plotting points on the grid. You can check the answers right on the website.
Primary
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Goliad Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
Political infighting among Texas politicians doomed military strength. In this Texas Library site read about the Goliad Massacre, which was a result of that confusion. Click on the maps and documents to seen enlargements. Links are...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Caribbean Sea: What Are Muscles?

For Students 1st - 3rd
This interactive module introduces young learners to the function of muscles by connecting them with pirate treasure. Learn about muscles and muscle identification, especially those muscles that help you really function. For each correct...
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Geologic Provinces of the United States: Records of an Active Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what geological treasures abound all around the nation. The United States has been organized into provinces based on geological features. Click on a province on the map, or on the links below it, to view a page of information...
Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: New York: A Walk Around Brooklyn

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the web companion to a TV series of video walking tours of famous New York Neighborhoods. Take a virtual tour through the borough of Brooklyn, New York and see all the landmarks and treasures it is famous for. You can also read...
Handout
United Nations

Unesco: Archaeological Site of Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Heritage website features Olympia, the site of the ancient Greek Olympics. Found here are a description, links, a map, documentation, and photos of its many archaeological treasures.
Unit Plan
CNN

Cnn: Visions of China

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN offers great links to information about China. Student can click on the Imperial icon to access information about ancient China: timelines, dynasties, maps, archaeological treasures and inventions.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Teacher: Harry Potter Brings Magic Into the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a list of lesson plan ideas for teachers to accompany the Harry Potter series.

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