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Mediterranean Lands: A Pilgrimage Through Time and Space
Students will use context clues and examine several maps to answer series of short answer questions over range of geographical topics, identify specific places, practice using GoogleEarth to compare satellite views to those produced two...
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Lesson Nine: Size and Scale
Young scholars investigate scale as it is related to maps. In this map instructional activity, students read Jack and the Beanstalk by Carol North. Young scholars then compare the setting in the story to a landscape picture map to help...
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The Water Around Us
Students discuss importance of reading maps and knowing about the geography of the United States, and locate bodies of water on different types of maps and examine how they are used in the state or local community.
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Everyone Eats Bread
Students identify similarties and differences between different countries and what type of bread they eat. They examine the different cultures of countries by emailing people in other countries. They also locate the country on the map.
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This Land is Your Land
Students consider the concept of borders and their development by looking at maps and documents. They create a presentation highlighting a current border dispute and propose solutions.
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Watershed Investigations
Students explore the components of a watershed and the factors that affect it. They read a topographical map and use geometry to determine the area of a watershed. Students estimate the volume of a body of water and perform runoff...
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Map Making with Lewis and Clark
Students develop maps based on a virtual internet expedition of The Louisiana Purchase land area. They create the maps based on an actual outdoor expedition of their communities. Student create two maps, one based on the Louisiana...
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Europe 1914
In this Europe 1914 map worksheet, students note the 9 regions of the Europe labeled on the map and their relevance to World War II.
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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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From Here To There
Students plan a trip while using maps and times tables. In this trip planning lesson plan, students work in pairs, and complete problems about gas, travel time, and more.
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Revisiting the Somme
Students consider how the military folly of the Somme during World War I. In this World War I lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the Somme, propaganda, and their effects on the...
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Comprehension is Key!
Students observe and demonstrate how to use a story map to identify the main idea of text. They observe the teacher read an article about birds out loud, and create a story map for the article. Students then independently read another...
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The Gold Rush
Students identify the routes involved in the Gold Rush on a map. In this map skills lesson, students use a United States map to locate the routes used to travel to California during the Gold Rush. Students demonstrate how to use the map...
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Cardinal Directions
Students explore cardinal directions. In this social studies lesson, students create maps of home and school using the cardinal directions.
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Turning the Tide in the Pacific, 1941-1943
Students analyze the Japanese strategy for the Pacific and compare it to the Allied strategy. They identify on a map the sites that were important the early war in the Pacific, and identify key military engagements.
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Where Am I?
High schoolers apply map reading skills by locating places through the use of latitude and longitude.
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Facts, Fictions and Perceptions of Regions
Students examine the different characteristics of the regions of the United States. They discuss places they have visited in the U.S., and in small groups conduct research on a selected region of the U.S. Each group labels a map of...
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Seven Wonders of the World: The Great Pyramids
Students explore the Great Pyramids. In this instructional activity on Egyptian culture, students use primary sources to examine Egyptians. Students will design and draft blue prints of their own pyramid.
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Absolute And Relative Location
Students create a map that takes someone from school to their home using both relative and absolute locations. They assume the person using the map is unfamiliar with the area.
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CHARTING THE COURSE
Students uses atlases, maps, and Web resources to determine the distance, driving time, and amount of money they need to make the trip (estimates should include hotel/motel stays, meals, and souvenirs).
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Continents of the Globe
Students identify the continents on the globe. In this map skills lesson, students define the term "continent" and identify the seven continents on the globe.
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A Priceless Collection
Students read and discuss the background of plants, seeds, and gene banks and grow seeds on their own. In this seeds lesson plan, students also use maps to identify seed banks and research plant farmers.
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Read a Transportation Story
Eighth graders research the career of Arctic transportation. In this arctic transportation lesson, 8th graders read a book about Arctic truck travel and review the historical aspects of transporting goods in the Arctic. Students review...
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Weather Forecasting Unit
Young scholars study weather concepts, mapping, characteristics in this series of lessons.
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