Astrid lives in Norway, and really likes Viking ships and rocks. She is visiting a Viking museum, and needs help learning about different types of rocks, where rocks come from, and the different characteristics of rocks.

Links to all of Canada's provinces and territories relief maps. Maps can be viewed as a picture or as a .pdf file. Be sure to check out the links to lesson plans as well as the many other types of maps.

Explore different types of maps and how different things are represented on maps in this media gallery from WGBH. Maps are used to help locate different places and different things. Map symbols are representations of larger things in the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about many different types of maps and the people who make them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

What can we learn from maps? How can we use maps? How can we best read maps? Find out the answers to these with detailed explanations of making the most of maps presented to us. Examples of historical, pictoral, miratory, etc. types of...

At this site find any type of map on the U.S. and any of its states here. Great site for teachers to print out maps to use in the classroom.

An animated adventure story, developed by NASA, that helps children understand earth science concepts by using satellite photography and other types of aerial photographs to identify physical features on the surface of the earth. Teaches...

This site has a good description of what this particular type of map represents. It also explains the colors and letter symbols, faults, and strike and dips.

In this lesson, students learn about what objects are made from and the origins of the materials.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart allows students to explore 3 basic types of maps, physical, political, and historical. Characteristics of each are discussed and web links to additional examples are given. A short quiz...

At this site find any type of map on Africa. Just click on what you want and you will get an accurate, colorful map.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Fill in the concept map regarding respiration, anaerobic and aerobic, to test your knowledge of the different types. You will need a sign in code to access this media but it is worth it!

This resource provides information on countries throughout the world, current news, and different types of maps.

This slideshow lesson focuses on note taking using concept maps and flow charts; it provides background information, 6 types of concept maps or flow charts with best uses, uses in the classroom, uses while reading or researching, and how...

For this lesson, students learn about the different types of weather and the factors that impact them, including air pressure, humidity, sun and wind.

This site provides a lesson plan in which groups of young scholars will each investigate a different type of weather map use for weather forecasting. Also includes discussion questions, extension ideas, and links to additional sites for...

At this site from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about the great state of California. Find out about the landforms that run through this vast state. There are several types of maps found at...

Explore the map of Mexico and try to identify the types of landforms. Available in multiple languages.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How meteorologists create and read weather maps.

This website has a political and a physical map index.

This is a technology-based group project. It requires students to use the Internet as well as various types of software to creatively display their knowledge of the novel, Of Mice and Men.

For this lesson, students learn about the five senses, identify objects that make sound, and take a fun fact quiz at the end.

This clickable map of the United States defines different geographic features such as mountains, plains, islands, and deserts.

Students will play several learning games to explore polygons such as triangles, and how to determine the area of triangles and the different types of triangles. They will also explore time zones.