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Lesson Ten: Direction
Students explore the concept of relative location. In this map lesson, students read I Hate English by Ellen Levine and consider how maps and globes help people to familiarize themselves with an area.
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World Map and Globe - Lesson 15 Mountains of the World
Students locate major world mountain ranges. In this geography lesson, students identify major mountain ranges on 6 on of the 7 continents on a large world physical map.
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Introduction to the United States Map
Students explore the United States using a map. In this map lesson, students discover how to use a United States map and a globe to locate places.
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United States Map - Lesson 2 Introduction to Symbols
Students explore the United States using a map. In this map instructional activity, students discover how to use map symbols in order to read maps.
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Angles, Bearings and Maps
In this angles, bearings and maps learning exercise, students measure angles and classify, calculate the size of unknown angles, and complete related multiple choice and word problems.
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Maps and Lines
In these organizing data worksheets, 5th graders complete four worksheets of activities that help them learn maps, graphs, and lines. Students then study images of maps, lines, and graphs.
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A Map Mystery
First graders solve a mystery by following map clues. In this map clues lesson plan, 1st graders follow a computer program called Neighborhood Map Machine. In this program, it gives students directional and spatial clues in order to...
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Learning About Maps
Students investigate the many uses and features of maps and globes and locate where they live on both. In this map lesson plan, student play a travel game and create their own maps to explore states, continents, countries, and islands.
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Meet Me in Austin
In labeling maps practice learning exercise, students label the 11 landmarks in the city of Austin that are highlighted on the provided map.
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Map Study
For this geography worksheet, students study the United States. Students respond to 6 multiple choice questions about the map.
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School-Home Link: Maps
In this atlas and parent communication form worksheet, students use an atlas to find several things: the capitol city of Japan, the number of countries in Africa, where to buy a newspaper, the names of Presidents of the United States,...
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The Sustainable Olympics
In this sustainable Olympics worksheet, students utilize a large map of the British Isles, map scale a long piece of string to calculate the approximate distance between their school and 8 locations where some of the Olympic events may...
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Bow-Wow County
In this maps and reasoning skills instructional activity, students use the 8 clues provided to label the towns on the map. Students make sure the towns they have labeled on the map fit all the clues.
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Angles and Turns
In this angles worksheet, students solve 24 problems in which angles and measurements on a compass are calculated. There are also some map problems to solve. The page is intended for online use but can be done on paper.
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Map Skills
In this history worksheet, students use a map and legend to answer nine comprehension questions. Students check their answers when done.
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Map Skills
In this history worksheet, students utilize a map and legend to answer eleven comprehension questions. Students check their answers when done.
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Maps/ Scales and Conversions
In this math worksheet, students look for the actual values for the measurements of distance. The answers are found on page three.
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How to Interpret a Map
For this social studies worksheet, students find all the important facts on a map. Students find any map and fill out the chart and answer 12 questions about what they find.
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A Weather Map Worksheet
In this science worksheet, students examine the data given on a map in order to answer the questions related to performing weather interpretation.
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Canada
For this geography worksheet, students examine a Canadian outline map. The title "Canada" is at the top, with no other labels. There are no suggested activities.
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Mapping Your Schoolyard Habitat
Students explore the terrain, structures, plants and signs of habitats around their schoolyard. They draw a sketch map showing the different areas around the schoolyard. Students identify the location of weeds and native plants on their...
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Name That Continent
Young scholars practice locating the seven continents, four hemispheres, and four oceans using a large world map and a review song. They also import a world map to the Kid Pix computer program then type in proper labels on the map. There...
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History of the West using the Digital Atlas
Pupils navigate the digital atlas of Idaho. They research the unique features of south central Idaho and the geological events which have shaped it over the past 17 million years. Afterward, they write an essay on an aspect of changes...
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The Amazing PE Race
Students utilize map reading skills, perform locomotor movements, and practice skills as they make their way through the Amazing PE Race. They use a map of school grounds to collect clues around the building.