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What do Maps Show?
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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Landscape Picture Map - Lesson 8 (K-3)
Students explore the functions of landscape picture maps. In this geography skills lesson plan, students examine a landscape picture map and identify buildings on the map where people are employed. Students also participate in a...
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Map
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer questions that require them to analyze the maps of their choice.
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United States Map- State Capitals
Students explore the state capitals. In this geography lesson, students use a political map to identify the state capitals and place post-it notes on various capitals.
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Landscape Picture Map
Young scholars identify a neighborhood on a Landscape Picture Map. In this geography lesson, students discuss the characteristics of their neighborhood and identify their neighborhood on a Landscape Picture Map. Young scholars use...
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Traveling/Mapping
Students examine routes to gold. For this California gold rush lesson, students map land and water routes to California. Students use maps to copy the routes that they want to market to gold diggers.
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Silk Roads Big Map
Students create an oversized map from Europe to East Asia. They include information such as Silk Roads, geographical features, major cities and cultural information on their map.
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Social Studies: Cultural New Orleans
Students observe the PBS film, "New Orleans," to explore such topics as race relations, cultural history, and urbanization. After examining n interactive map displaying the city at various dates in its history, students role-play as...
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Sub-Saharan Maps
For this geography skills worksheet, students draw real or imaginary maps that feature escarpment, rift valleys, gorges, diamond mines, plateaus, mountains, lakes, rivers, and gold mines.
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Mapping World War II: During and After
In this World War II worksheet, students follow the provided instructions to mark 2 maps according to events and outcomes of the war.
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The Global Grapefruit - Maps vs Globes
Students tell how maps differ from globes, state some characteristics of 3 different types of map projections, and realize that distortions are inherent in various systems of map projections.
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Map Scaling
Second graders use a map scale to determine distances between cities in the state of Florida.
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Mapping Counties
Students practice reading a map. In this mapping instructional activity, students illustrate a map and compare and contrast the counties based on their population. Students also explore what a census is and read census data on a map. A...
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United States Map - Lesson 4: States
Students use a United States Map to locate their state and use map symbols to determine the boundaries of a state. In this states lesson plan, students learn the definition of a state and identify their own on a map.
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Gingerbread Map
Second graders read the book Gingerbread Baby, identify local features and cardinal directions on a map, and then construct their own map. In this mapping lesson plan, 2nd graders construct their own map in groups based on where the baby...
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Where Am I? Map Activity
In this map activity learning exercise, students determine which countries are shown on a set of 16 maps, then read facts about each country designed to help with a report on that country.
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Map Facts Worksheet
In this geography, ecology, and folklife worksheet, students search Louisiana maps of their choosing to discover the factual information required to complete the graphic organizer.
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The Oregon Trail
In this Oregon Trail worksheet, students practice their map skills while they explore the states of Oregon, Missouri, Idaho, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Students us a map of the US to plot six points on the map that show the Oregon Trail.
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World War II Map
In this World War II map learning exercise, students identify the labeled Axis and Allied countries on the map.
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Map Literacy
Pupils locate their home state on a map. They differentiate between physical and population sizes of states. In two groups, students "become" states with string for boundaries. They ascertain that area does not always equal large...
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Mapping China
Learners identify cities in China on a map. In this map skills lesson, students locate the continent of Asia and the country of China. Learners use a blank map to label China and bordering countries.
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Roman Empire Map
In this Roman Empire worksheet, students label the 6 noted areas of the Roman Empire marked on the map.
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BOLTSS Map
In this geography worksheet, students identify the six features always used on maps. They identify each of these features by the acronym BOLTSS. Students examine the Melbourne Cricket Ground shown and respond to the 4 questions that follow.
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The Country of Chile - Map Work
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.