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Exploring Maps: Lesson 2 Guide: Navigation

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Learners explore and examine how maps have been used in navigation. They research how travelers collected observations to keep track of their positions and plotted information on maps. Each student then makes a Mercator projection similar to the one Lewis and Clark used.

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mercator projection, navigation, social studies
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Grade
5th - 9th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days

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