Curated OER
Map Skills
Students create two types of maps. In this map skills lesson, students discuss map vocabulary and view maps of Florida. Students draw a free hand map of Florida and include major cities, bodies of water and land forms. Students work...
Curated OER
The Gift of the Nile: Egypt and its River
Students begin with a piece of a puzzle that shows an artifact from ancient Egypt. They find others who have pieces that go with their puzzle piece. Students work in these groups to construct a relief map of the Nile River Valley.
Curated OER
The Bread of the Sandwich
Students create relief maps of Canada and Mexico out of everyday objects like dried macaroni, dry rice, sand, etc. They create a clue card for a location game and try to stump their classmates. They host a travel fair to display their...
Curated OER
Rivers Run Through It
In this mapping practice worksheet, 5th graders read an informational paragraph and answer 7 questions about the parts of a map along with places shown on a given map.
Other
University of Alabama: Alabama Maps
This page contains 3575 maps of Alabama. Includes historical and contemporary maps.
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University: Alabama State Maps
Check out this site from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for several different types of maps for the state of Alabama. You can find everything from a county map to a shaded relief map. If you are looking for map...
NASA
Nasa: World Map Puzzle
This site from the National Aeornautics and Space Administration provides an interesting activity with a relief map and its correlation with space. "Wouldn't it be fun to make your own miniature world, complete with mountains, valleys,...
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: Make a Topographic Map
Find out what topographic maps are and how to make them. The instructions are complete with pictures to help you construct a mountain of clay and and a corresponding topographic map.
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University of California
Earthguide: Maps: Shaded Relief: Eurasia [Pdf]
View a digital image of a colored shaded relief map of Eurasia.
University of California
Earthguide: Maps: Shaded Relief: Mediterranean [Pdf]
View a digital image of a colored shaded relief map of the Mediterranean.
University of California
Earthguide: Maps: Shaded Relief: Gulf of Mexico [Pdf]
View and/or print a colored shaded relief map of the Gulf of Mexico. PDF (requires Adobe Reader)
University of California
Earthguide: Maps: Shaded Relief: United States [Pdf]
View a digital image of a colored shaded relief map of the United States.