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Rivers, Maps, and Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use maps to locate and label the major rivers of North and South America. Using the internet, they identify forests, grasslands, mountain ranges and other landforms on the continents as well. They compare and contrast the...
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K12 Reader

Absolute Location

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Where in the world are we? As a reading comprehension exercise, kids read a short passage about navigation using latitude and longitude, and then respond to a series of questions based on the article.
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It's About Time

Where are the Volcanoes?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Middle school geologists map the volcanoes closest to themselves, learn about map distortion, and infer possible future volcano locations. A focus on latitude, longitude, and volcanoes beneath the ocean helps connect the lesson. 
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Who Can Make the Best Coordinate System?

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Working with a map that does not have a coordinate system on it, small, collaborative teams must come up with a coordinate system for their map. Groups then explain their coordinate structure to the class.
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Where in the World Am I: Latitude And Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students demonstrate their knowledge in using latitude and longitude measurements to find locations on a map, especially places in Hawaii.
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Lesson Plan on Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify at least ten places on the world map using given longitude and latitude points. They identify the longitude and latitude of ten places on the world map.
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Latitude and Longitude: Geography and Geometry!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use latitude and longitude coordinates to pinpoint an exact location on the map. In this geography lesson, 2nd graders utilize handouts from the Maritime Museum in order to gain practice in finding locations throughout the...
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Latitude and Longitude- Online Interactive

For Students 5th - 6th
In this maps worksheet, learners learn about longitude and latitude by reading a two paragraph text and studying two maps. Students answer 9 fill in the blank questions. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Longitude & Latitude

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders role play as ship's captains to study longitude and latitude.
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What Time Is It? (Latitude and Longitude)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice latitude and longitude by identifying locations by degrees, use meanings of a.m. and p.m. appropriately, become familiar with 24-hour (universal) clock, and calculate time at different degrees longitude.
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Snow Cover By Latitude

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create graphs comparing the amount of snow cover along selected latitudes using data sets from a NASA website. They create a spreadsheet and a bar graph on the computer, and analyze the data.
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Latitude, Longitude, Seasons

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this latitude and longitude worksheet, students use their classroom notes on both longitude and latitude lines as well as seasons to complete 20 fill in the blank questions.
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Lesson Design Archaeology- USGS Maps

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students research USGS maps and identify the major features. In this map skills lesson, students identify low and high elevations on a USGS map and practice finding latitude and longitude.
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What do Maps Show?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice the skill of reading maps.  In this geography lesson, 8th graders participate in a classroom lecture on how to read a map. 
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How Do Cartographers Find Points on a Map?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders describe latitude and longitude and how they may be useful to find things on a map.  In this cartography lesson students divide into groups and devise a coordinate system that can be used to communicate a position. 
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Latitude Longitude

For Students 6th - 10th
In this latitude and longitude activity, students plot 34 latitude/longitude locations onto a graph, connecting the dots as they go along.
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MAP GRIDS, CLIMATES AND HEMISPHERES

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students compare/contrast the grid and latitude/longitude system used on a globe. They describe the areas which are considered to be a tropical, temperate, and polar, based on knowledge of climates.
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Maps, Charts, and Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define key geographic terms and track a hurricane on a map. They examine various types of maps and find locations on them,including rivers, cities and mountains.
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Latitude Longitude Skills

For Students 5th - 8th
In this latitude and longitude learning exercise, students determine the number of degrees between the equator and specific latitude points. Students to the same for the longitude points from the Prime Meridian. This learning exercise...
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Give Me Some Latitude

For Students 7th - 9th
In this latitude worksheet, students use an atlas or other reference to respond to 4 multiple choice questions about the equator and the poles.
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Topographic Maps Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
In this geography skills learning exercise, students respond to 37 multi-part questions that require them to read and interpret topographic maps.
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Anza and Font in Search of Latitude

For Teachers 7th
This is an integrated lesson plan that incorporates Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. In Social Studies, 7th graders complete an online interview and complete an online worksheet about latitude of sites on the Anza trail. In...
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Walking on Maps

For Teachers K - 4th
Students are introduced to the various types of maps and their functions. As a class, they play a game similar to twister to review map concepts. They answer questions about the map and use the internet to view larger maps of the world.
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Exploring Earth Through Maps and Technology

For Students 5th - 6th
In this maps worksheet, students read 3 pages of detailed information about maps, latitude, longitude, topography, satellites and global positioning. Students then answer 10 questions. There is also a research project assignment available.

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