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University of Arizona

Pulse: From Global to City Air: Air Quality, City Design and Disease

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are challenged to design a healthy city in this unit plan. The cross-curricular unit covers content standards for ninth grade in science, language arts, world geography, and math. Students explore air quality and the impact it...
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Unit Plan
US Navy

Navigation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Archived Content] Interactive site where students can learn about navigation techniques through various learning activities.
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Activity
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Collaborative Projects: International Boiling Point Project

For Students 9th - 10th
An Internet project designed to determine the greatest influence on the boiling point. After reading the project instructions and performing the experiment, submit your data and compare your results to other classes from around the world.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: World Geography App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This classroom activity features geography facts of countries around the world. Students explore latitude, longitude, area, climate, and more. They examine maps of the area, and discover the location of a country with respect to other...
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Other

World Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what the climate is like in thousands of places all over the world. You'll not only get the climate, but the latitude and longitude as well!
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Gps Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students go on a GPS scavenger hunt. They use GPS receivers to find designated waypoints and report back on what they found. They compute distances between waypoints based on the latitude and longitude, and compare with the distance the...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Direction on the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using latitude and longitude to find a location.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Elevation on the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using latitude and longitude to find a location.
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Graphic
NOAA

Noaa: Solar Calculators

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource allows users to find sunset/sunrise calculations based on latitude and longitude for various locations. Provides a glossary of related terms and an explanation of their calculations.
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Unit Plan
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Ptolemy's Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief discussion about Ptolemy's geography. Includes pictures of publications from ancient Greece based on Ptolemy's beliefs.
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Handout
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University: Alabama State Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University: Arkansas State Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the Arkansas' geography through the maps at this website from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. These maps give in depth information on the landforms found in Arkansas.
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Handout
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University: Arkansas State Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the Arkansas' geography through the maps at this website from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. These maps give in depth information on the landforms found in Arkansas.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Earthquakes With Arc Explorer Gis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity allows students to predict future earthquake activity by interpreting the results of geographic information system (GIS) analysis.
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Latimer Clarke Corporation

Altapedia Online: World Map Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Features downloadable World Political and Physical Maps that include country names, country borders, ocean features, island names, and lat/long graticules. Clicking on any part of the map enlarges it.
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Lesson Plan
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Teaching About and Using Coordinate Systems [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provides lessons and activities for teaching about the different types of coordinate systems including the Cartesian coordinate system, the Geographic Coordinate System, the Universal Transverse Mercator grid, and the State Plane...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Traveling on Good Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this high-level math lesson has students delve into the topic of Great Circles on a sphere (specifically, the Earth), in order to find the shortest distances between locations. Students will...
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Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Types of Maps

For Students 3rd - 8th
Enchanted Learning provides an easy-to-understand explanation of projections. Site also provides a graph of related terms such as conic projection, cylindrical projection, Mercator projection, and more.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Map a Buddy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity serves to introduce the concept of tracking and spatial movements of animals in relation to the environment in which they live. The following activity will aid student understanding of animal tracking and how technology...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Learn About Maps

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, the basic terminology associated with map are explained in this informational text. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Handout
NSTATE

The Geography of Texas

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of Texas. Find out the geographic center, total area, climate and much more.
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Handout
NSTATE

Net State: The Geography of Ohio

For Students 9th - 10th
Here at NetState you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of Ohio. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
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NSTATE

The Geography of Pennsylvania

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a variety of cool facts about the geography of the state of Pennsylvania. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
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NSTATE

The Geography of California

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of California. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.

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