What could you pack for a trip if you don't know the destination? After writing a list of items they would want to bring, fourth graders learn that the "trip" is to the South Pole - revealing the need to understand all available...

Students explore spatial sense in regards to maps about the globe. In this maps lesson plan, students label oceans, locate the continents and poles, follow directions, and explain the symbols on a map.

Need some punctuation practice? Challenge your third or fourth graders' editing skills with a helpful instructional activity on punctuation. After naming different types of punctuation marks, they rewrite a paragraph that has multiple...

Students create a mathematical formula to help plan ration supplies for a polar expedition. Using basic algebra skills, students identify the variables in planning for rations. They create an equation to help plan the expedition....

In this Bangladesh learning exercise, students read about the lives of men and women and the weather in Bangladesh. They then take that information to create a poster. Maps are also provided.

Young scholars simulate the movement of the Earth using their body motion. In this earth science lesson, students explain how this causes seasonal changes on Earth.

In this parallels and meridians learning exercise, students read about parallels and meridians and answer questions about lines of latitude and longitude. Students complete 8 problems.

In this parallels and meridians instructional activity, middle schoolers read a 2-paragraph review of parallels and meridians and respond to 7 short answer questions.

Students explore the patterns of day and night. In this geography skills instructional activity, students read brief selections and examine diagrams that note the transition of day and night around the world. Students respond to the...

In this magnet learning exercise students locate 12 words and mark them in the puzzle. Each word pertains to magnets, and the word search is shaped like a magnet.

Students study compass' and their use in navigation. For this compass lesson, students use a compass and a globe to answer the questions about navigation.