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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: The Expansion of the United States, 1846 48

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This online lesson plan shows young scholars through primary sources how the borders of the U.S. changed in just a few years. They are asked to analyze maps and use map skills. All maps and worksheets are included as well as additional...
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Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Birdseye View, Mapping

For Teachers K - 1st
Lesson that helps students understand that maps show a "birds-eye view" of a place. Students stand above a teacher-made model and discuss how the objects in the model looked from above. Then students draw objects from a birds-eye view,...
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Activity
Social Studies for Kids

Social Studies for Kids: Latitude and Longitude

For Students 5th - 8th
A collection of latitude and longitude mapping activities ranging from pin-pointing exact locations on the globe to researching the history behind this basic geography concept.
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Website
Other

Centre for Topographic Information: Map Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource uses illustrations to demonstrate scale. Check out the links to the The National Topographic System of Canada and the Aerial Survey Data Base.
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Lesson Plan
US Mint

United States Mint: In Mr. Lincoln's Shoes [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using the study of President Abraham Lincoln as a guide, students demonstrate basic map skills including cardinal directions and how to use a compass rose.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Geography/map Skills Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ten question quiz, students can assess their understanding of key geographical features on maps.
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Study Guide
Ohio Test Prep

Ohio Test Prep: Module 7: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module with Ohio state test preparation material on Geography, including map skills and modifying the environment. Inlcudes video tutorial, interactive review game, and module assessment.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: Fairy Tale Maps

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson designed to introduce maps and the cardinal directions. After listening to the teacher read aloud or tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood, students retell the story and use cutouts of landmarks and arrows to create a map of...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: Maps and Me

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson to reinforce basic map skills. Students discuss Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney, work in groups to create maps of the classroom, and use these maps to hunt for treasure.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: Map the Path in My Father's Dragon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson that helps students understand map concepts. After listening to the teacher read aloud each chapter of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett, students discuss the book and use a map and general direction terms to describe the...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Tortoise and Hare Races

For Teachers K
In this lesson students use the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" while learning basic mapping skills.
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Whiteboard
A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: St. Patrick's Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How can you celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your students? Come and explore this informative resource that features several links to St. Patrick's Day activities, poems, and more. Includes PDF resources (require Adobe Reader).
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Try to locate famous landmarks using latitude and longitude coordinates in this interactive classroom activity.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Primary Technology Maps

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This hands-on, inquiry-based activity combines maps skills which include identifying map elements, applying an understanding of cardinal directions, interpreting resource maps, and identifying a location. Students will have the...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dream Vacation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This unit teaches students to plan a trip with an itinerary, remain within a budget, and work cooperatively. It is a technology-based project that combines a study of mathematics, economics, geography, and social studies.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Plotting Points in Alabama

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The students will be able to use coordinates to find locations of specific cities on a map of Alabama.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Capture the Flag

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson requires students to read maps in order to play the game capture the flag.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Treasure Hunt

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Get hands-on with students in building a map with a class. Take students outside to a sandbox and work with them to build a map of campus. Once the map is drawn you can turn their design into a treasure hunt to assess map interpretation.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Where in the World Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A collaborative distance learning project on world geography.Two classrooms will interact while solving clues about "mystery" counties.
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Activity
Other

Usps: The Flags of Our Nation: All Over the Map

For Students 4th - 5th
This activity reinforces students' geographic, directional, and map skills while conveying interesting facts and state trivia.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Bus Station: Position on a Map

For Students 3rd - 5th
Help Jamal read maps, describe directions, and identify coordinates in this series of interactive exercises.
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BBC

Bbc: Landscapes: Map Skills: Symbols and Keys

For Students 1st - 4th
A guide for young learners to understand reading maps and their keys.
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BBC

Bbc: Landscapes: Map Skills: Grid References

For Students 2nd - 5th
Young map readers will learn the idea of referring to the grid numbers to help find locations or to describe locations on a map.
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Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: City Map Reading Activity #1

For Students 3rd - 5th
Using a diagram of a labeled map, students follow the directions given to find a certain location.