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I Knew Him When....
Students examine different techniques of research to gather information and facts. They discover how to use multimedia computer application HyperStudio. They improve writing and word processing skills.
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Where Am I? Determining Relative Location
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...
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Topography: Know the topography of your neighborhood
Students read and identify features on a topography map. In this topography lesson plan, students learn how to read a topography map, and then go out and take pictures of their own and discuss the topography pictures they took.
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The UK and the Republic of Ireland
For this maps worksheet, students label the cities and countries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and answer a short answer questions. Students complete 4 activities.
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My Community
Young scholars identify how their school has changed. In this local community lesson, students listen to a brief history of their town and school and interview someone that graduated from their school. Young scholars then create a map of...
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Alberta And Saskatchwan: the View in 1905
Students analyze the differences between maps 1905 and current maps of Alberta and Saskatchewan. They use maps from the Canadian Council for Geographic Education to complete a guided inquiry. This lesson also has many extension activities.
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Mother's Day Flowers
Students complete a circle map describing why they love their mom and use a flower template to type the ways. Then they insert a digital picture into the center of the flower. The flowers are then printed out and given to their mothers...
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Asking For Directions
Pupils draw a map of their surrounding area using appropriate landmarks and identifying characteristics. Students ask for and give directions to locations found on their maps to their partner. This lesson is intended for pupils...
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Locating Places
Learners demonstrate how to use the map grid system. In this map skills instructional activity, students are given coordinates to locate several locations on a world map. Learners use the map grid system to identify these locations.
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Where in the World War? Mapping WWII in the Pacific
Students explore the Pacific Theatre of War. In this World War II instructional activity, students use reference material to access information about significant locations in the Pacific Theatre of War. Students identify the locations of...
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Teen America Travels New England
Young scholars simulate the role of a travel agent to understand how to read and use road maps. They plan a bus trip through New England for a group of travelers that includes, bus travel, meals and attractions. They plan the distance...
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World Map and Globe - Lesson 15 (K-3)
Students discover mountain ranges and their locations in the world. In this physical map lesson, students locate and identify major mountain ranges of the world on a large physical map.
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Orienteering 2
Students are shown the basics of map and compass work. They name the parts of a compass and comprehend the function of each part. Students define paces and tallies and use them in a real world situation. They use a map and compass to...
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Complex Analysis: The Complex Derivative
In this complex derivative worksheet, students determine the circle of a radius under the mapping principle. They identify analytic functions, and explore the relationship between real and imaginary parts of complex functions. This...
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Geographic Terms Glossary
In this geography worksheet, students learn 60 common geographic terms. Students read the words that are arranged in alphabetical order along with the meanings. There are no questions to answer; this is a glossary.
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The Odyssey Lesson 2
Ninth graders read and discuss part 1 of The Odyssey and create a mind map and visual images to represent vocabulary. In this reading lesson plan, 9th graders are introduced to poetry, and the Hero Cycle.
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Gilligan's Island
Students investigate topographical maps and match actual landforms to them. For this topographical maps lesson students create "Gilligan's Island" to scale then answer questions about it such as what the highest elevations is and...
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Lesson Six Where People Live
Students investigate where people live. In this early geography lesson plan, students read Make Way for Ducklings! by Robert McCloskey and then discuss what neighborhoods are as they identify them on landscape picture maps.
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Nina Bonita: Culture and Beauty
Young scholars read Nina Bonita by Ana Maria Machado. In this reading comprehension/ geography lesson plan, students recall various parts of the story and create a map of where the rabbit traveled throughout the story. They participate...
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CEENBoT Takes a Dive
Students create a map to scale using technology. In this algebra lesson, students navigate through a shipwreck to perform rescues. They use he CEENBoT program to perform the different tasks.
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Scale Drawing
In this scale drawing learning exercise, 10th graders solve 10 different word problems that include various types of scale drawings in each. First, they determine the length of a highway on a map. Then, students determine the dimensions...
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Nutrition: How important is rice to the world?
Fourth graders point out places on a map that grow rice around the world. In this rice growing lesson plan, 4th graders read about the importance of rice and use a map to see where it comes from.
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Scale Problem
For this scale problem worksheet, 6th graders solve 9 different problems that include reading a map scale of a neighborhood. First, they determine the distance between each person's home as illustrated. Then, students determine the...
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Pearl Harbor
Students identify the location of Pearl Harbor and Hawaiian Islands on a map. In this map skills lesson, students use latitude and longitude coordinates to locate various places of importance of the Pearl Harbor attack.