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ESL Map Conversation Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students take turns asking and answering questions about a map shown. Students ask and respond to "Where is the...?" questions.
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Organizing Doesn't Have to Be a Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review writing process, prepare cluster maps, organize events of their lives on an outline, and utilize graphic organizers to write autobiographical essays.
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Equator, North Pole, and South Pole

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify the Equator, North Pole, and South Pole on the globe. In this map skills lesson, students use a globe marker to locate specific locations on the globe. Students find where they live in relation to the Equator.
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Cardinal Directions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students draw items on a map in specific places to show their knowledge of cardinal directions. In this simple map skills lesson plan, students draw a cloud, a tree, a house, and a lake to show North, South, East, and West.
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Geography: Continents

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic geographical facts about the world they live in and distinguish between land and water on a globe. They research the continents and information associated with each one focusing on building their map skills.
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Old World and New World - Why Contact Took So Long

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use a globe to determine why contact between the old world and the new world took a long time. In this map skills lesson, students analyze routes between regions to determine why it took so long for the old world and the new...
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Ticky Goes to Jr. Map School

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the compass rose and North - East - South - West.
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States/Capitals L-N: Matching

For Students 5th - 8th
In this geography practice worksheet, students match the 17 listed states to the appropriate 17 listed capital cities located in the United States.
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Story Mapping A Favorite Book

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a diagram of a story by using the computer program Kidspiration. In this diagramming lesson plan, 1st graders will pick a book to write about. They then will plug in story elements of the book into the computer...
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Concept Map

For Students 2nd - 8th
A blank concept map graphic organizer helps learners get their information, thoughts, and ideas organized. One initial concept splits into three sub-topics, which then provide a larger section for more details.
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Mapping Your Way Around

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify a map, symbols on a map, and locate places on a map. Finally, they construct a map
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Pirate Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 1st
First graders name the directions North, South, East, and West on a map. They work collaboratively in small groups and create a treasure map using directions as clues.
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Things That Stick Out Or: How To Find Your Way Around on a Map

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explain the meaning of and recognize the map outlines of a peninsula, an isthmus, and a cape.
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Organizing a Speech

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the elements of an effective speech. They use Inspiration to create a graphic organizer or map of how to effectively organize a speech. Students share their graphic organizer/map with the class.
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Mapping the Prairie

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study maps of the Chicago area looking at defining characteristics and place names. They investigate settlement patterns by looking at the maps.
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Labeling a Map of the British Isles and Elapsed Time

For Students 4th - 5th
In this map work and elapsed time worksheet, students label England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland on a map. They calculate the elapsed time of a delivery that is described in a word problem that is broken down into four parts.
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The Country of Chile - Map Work

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this map worksheet, students label a map of Chile by following 11 directions given at the bottom of the page. They label landforms and water bodies associated with the country.
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How to Read a Topographic Map

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the use of topographic maps.
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Map Scale

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the purpose of map scale and how it is used to measure the distance and the size of objects.
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Cartographer on Assignment: Creating a Physical Map of Africa

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students use geographic information to make an outline map of Africa, then demonstrate their understanding of the physical landscape of Africa by using a variety of materials to create a physical map of Africa
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Story Map for Bud, Not Buddy

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Why should your class complete a story map? After reading Bud, Not Buddy, divide your class into pairs or small groups to complete the included worksheet. They list the main characters, the conflict, main plot events, the resolution, and...
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Mapping a Site Using a Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners map their playground as if it were an archeological site. They locate objects on the playground and determine their location using coordinate points. A related lesson is Coordinate Grid: Mapping an Archeological Site.
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Connecting Cartography to Society

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Older high schoolers use maps to study changes in society like migration, population loss, and economic shifts, and then connect events from historical events to present day mapping of their region (The resource focuses on Canada, but...
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You Can Find It!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students, in groups, use longitude and latitude to locate various places on a map.

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