Walking Tour of Historic Occoquan

As Ken Jennings said, "There's just something hypnotic about maps." Certainly, the longer you look at them the more you can learn. For this project-based learning lesson, individuals study both historic and present-day maps of their area...

Students observe, record, and present knowledge of their local built environment while conducting a walking tour of their community. They develop written and photo journals, drawings, time lines, graphs, and charts to engage in...

Students research how the neighborhood in which their school is located has changed over time. They use maps, walking tours and interviews to research and document changes in the neighborhood over a period of several years.

In this Sydney, Australia activity, students click online two different websites to find the answers to nine questions associated with The Rocks in Sydney, Australia.

Young scholars take a 1.3 mile walking tour of Chippokes Plantation, inspect significant historic buildings and artifacts, and make inferences about plantation life from their observations while answering a series of questions.

Fourth graders survey their residential community and observe/discuss the architectural styles found, listing typical construction features characteristic to the architectural style. They sketch individual homes or architectural details.