Measurement and map skills are the focus of this lesson, where young scholars crawl through a "cave" made out of boxes, desks and chairs, observing the dimensions.  Your young geographers measure various aspects of the cave and...

Ninth graders recognize isolines on a weather map and draw isolines based on temperature data on a weather map. They draw isotherms on a weather map to identify temperature patterns.

Find the distance between various locations in a neighborhood. Scholars use the interactive to find distances between locations on a map. The map is overlaid onto a grid to provide coordinates for each location, and pupils apply...

This is an intriguing problem that brings together real-world data, technology, and mathematical problem solving. If visibility wasn't an issue, could you see from the highest point in the lower 48 states, Mt. Whitney, to the lowest...

The last activity in a nine-part series has teams create a Google Earth map using the data they collected during a field trip. Using the map, groups analyze the results and make adjustments to the map to reflect their analysis. A short...

There are places in the US where a road cannot be found for miles! The lesson asks learners to use random longitude and latitude coordinates within the US to collect data. They then determine the sample proportion and confidence interval...

Map your way to successfully understanding inverse functions. Pupils use an interactive map to investigate how changes in the graph of a function affect the graph of its inverse. The results of the activity lead to the conclusion that...

How many miles did a car travel if it traveled at 55mph for three hours? What are the factors for this multiplication sentence? These are the questions young mathematicians must solve using a multiplication map.

Students create a map of their school grounds. In this mapping activity, students work in teams to make a map of their school grounds. Students note major features, observe, and record wildlife in the school grounds.

Introduce your class to map projections and coordinates, the basics for the work done in a GIS, with an activity that uses Google Earth to challenge learners to think about the earth's shape. 

Students are introduced to the concepts of maps as scale models of the whole. After a brief lecture on creating and using an accurate scale when drawing and reading a map. They create a scale drawing of the floorplan of their homes.

In this maps worksheet, students study a simple map and the scale in kilometres. Students read the directions and answer one question. Students then look at a sketch map of a town and answer 2 questions. Students also read how to show...

In the world of GPS, make sure your kids can still read maps and determine distances between locations. You will need neighborhood street maps, ideally of your class' home turf. Ask kids questions about different locations in relation to...

In this mapping skills worksheet, students read an excerpt that describes three different types of scales and how to calculate distance on a map. They respond to two short answer questions using the map provided on the sheet and to...

In this addition worksheet, students utilize data from a map to answer 6 fill in the blank questions where they provide the missing addends to addition problems.

Second graders calculate mileage for a journey. In this place value and measurement lesson, 2nd graders read Johnny Appleseed, work in groups to locate his birthplace on a map, locate the other states he stopped in, and measure the...

Here is an exciting exploration of a fascinating topic for your emerging ecologists: bird migration! They begin by visiting the US Fish & Wildlife Service website to discover which Arctic birds come to their areas. They are assigned...

Without using a ruler, learners estimate the relative length of various lines in these three scenarios. The first two are set up as maps, with learners determining the shortest and longest distances from one position to another. The last...

Students create a story about a problem someone could have which could be solved by the use of a map. They complete a worksheet that guides them through the features of a map of Chicago. Then they calculate story problems using the...

Students investigate the St. Lawrence River Valley, ice Storm of 1998.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students interpret ice storm data from tables and maps.  Students write about their own experiences of the ice...

Pupils become literate in their use of maps. In this 2010 Census lesson plan, students visualize census data on maps, use map keys to read population maps, and explore the concept of population density.

Ninth graders explore weather by analyzing maps. In this temperature instructional activity, 9th graders view black and white weather maps of locations in which the weather changes often. Students identify the isolines used on the maps...

In this transformation worksheet, students identify a series of transformations and sketch them. They use inversion mapping to establish a one-to-one correspondence between nonzero points. This four-page worksheet contains...

Learners explore reading maps. In this map reading lesson, students compare distances fom place to place. Learners work in groups and predict the distance then find the actual distance using string or rulers.