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Latitude Longitude

For Students 6th - 10th
In this latitude and longitude learning exercise, students place a dot on a graph that represents each latitude and longitude location given. The learning exercise has 46 locations to graph.
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Latitude Longitude

For Students 6th - 10th
In this latitude and longitude activity, students plot 39 latitude/longitude locations on a graph, connecting the dots as they go along.
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Latitude Longitude

For Students 6th - 10th
In this latitude and longitude worksheet, students plot 34 latitude/longitude locations onto a graph, connecting the dots as they go along.
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Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore longitude and latitude lines to discover locations.  In this finding locations instructional activity students construct a model showing the latitude and longitude lines on Earth. 
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Longitude

For Students 5th - 6th
In this globe worksheet, students learn how longitude is measured on a globe. Students read the information before answering 5 questions. A globe will be required.
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Globe Lesson 5 - Latitude - Grade 6+

For Students 6th - 8th
For this latitude worksheet, students read a 3-paragraph review of latitude and respond to 12 short answer questions.
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Earth Viewer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the Earth. In this space lesson, students view the " Earth and Moon Viewer" web site and complete a related worksheet.
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Two Reasons for the Four Seasons

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the reasons for the seasons. In this season lesson,students use flashlights to demonstrate the movement of the Earth and how it influences the seasons. Students label pictures and discuss what would happen if the...
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Individual Horizontal Sundial 2: Cloud/Rain Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a sundial to measure local apparent time as it relates to the position of the sun in the sky. In this sundial lesson, students cut and glue gnomon to a sheet of thin cardboard.  Students then set the sundial in an...
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Quarters from the Coast

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils examine the Maine state quarter and discuss the features on the quarter that identify Maine as a coastal state. They identify coastal states and inland states on a map.
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Mapping the Garden

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discuss maps, the features on a map, and why maps are important. They make a map of a garden they will be planting, complete with symbols that represent the various plants they choose to plant.
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Let's Make a Map

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders draw maps of their playground, noting objects such as trees and play equipment. Working in groups, they make maps of different parts of the school and assemble them into a schoolwide map. They make maps on a field trip to...
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Maps and Local History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils study old and current maps of their town. They make connections between the geography of a town and the activities of its inhabitants.
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World Map and Globe - Four Main Directions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study the four main directions on a map. In this map lesson, students locate the North and South pole, and learn the four cardinal directions. They use the compass rose on a map to help with the directions. (Map is not included...
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Reading a Map 1

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this map reading activity, students examine the map of Melton Park and determine if the sentences are true or false. Students answer 20 questions.
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Map Coordinate Bingo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students play a bingo-type game to locate cities by coordinates. They explain the use of orientation on a map and identify cities in the western hemisphere. They compare road maps, shutttle images, and a CIR image and obtain an...
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Directions on a United States Map

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students generate directions for an imaginary trip. In this map instructional activity, students review the four main directions and how to use a map legend. Students locate destinations based on directions given by classmates.
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Water and Land 207

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine maps of different projections, mathematically calculate distortions, and note the advantages and disadvantages of each map. They study the different maps and transfer the map to graph paper.
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Test Your Reading Skills - Understanding Maps 2

For Students 6th - 7th
In this map reading worksheet, students will use their answers from p.62 (another worksheet) and the map of Melton Park on p. 61 (another worksheet) to fill in the missing words on the worksheet.
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Finding Longitude and Latitude on Pennsylvania Maps

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students draw the lines of longitude and latitude on a map. Students look at a topographical maps to see how topography relates to land use.
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Adventures With Maps And Globes

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the differences between a map and a globe. They discuss and identify the symbols on maps and globes, then in small groups complete a worksheet. Students then complete a Venn Diagram comparing maps and globes.
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Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study latitude and longitude. They estimate the latitude and longitude of their hometown and find the latitude and longitude of other cities using a map. They use a website to find out the cities' actual latitude and...
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A Special Relationship: Connecticut and Its Settlers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils study both geological and geographical features of Connecticut and the New Haven area. They focus on map works and rock formation.
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New Perspectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils examine maps that are designed to give different perspectives. They create mental maps that illustrate their own perspectives and those of people from other parts of the world.

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