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Exploring Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore perimeter. In this geometry and measurement instructional activity, students create squares and rectangles using given perimeters. Young scholars construct four sided shapes with given perimeters using the computer...
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The Magic School bus Inside A Hurricane

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the concept of a hurricane by using the cartoon series "The Magic Schoolbus" to simulate the fantasy of traveling through a hurricane. The instructional activity uses a KWL graphic organizer in order to guide student...
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Earth on the Earth

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plot points on a graph and transfer those coordinates onto a large scale model resulting in an outline of the Western Hemisphere. They identify the major geographical landforms of the Western Hemisphere.
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Finding Latitudes and Longitudes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers analyze Columbus' rationale for sailing west, and find the latitude and longitude of modern and ancient place names.
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Sunspots 3: Tracking the Movement of Sunspots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze sunspots through the use of solar imaging from satellite instruments. They collect two types of images, and track the movement of sunspots using a latitude/longitude grid.
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Getting the Goods on Graphing

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore graphing. In this math lesson plan, students graph ordered pairs in the coordinate plane, write the coordinates of points shown on a plane, and create designs or pictures using ordered pairs.
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Social Studies:

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify various types of breads fromother countries and locate them on maps. In small groups, they make story maps of books that mention bread and make books resembling sandwiches. Students have a bread tasting party and...
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Lesson: Journey of a Tree

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the operation of a Christmas farm and how trees are shipped. After taking a tour of a Christmas tree farm and researching transportation, location and cost issues, 3rd graders create a map to show the distribution...
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Using Kilometers

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this measuring in kilometers worksheet, students choose 6 distances and measure each one in kilometers and choose 6 objects to measure in millimeters.
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Treasure Hunters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design an on campus treasure hunt to find various architectural vocabulary words which they then create definitions for on the blog page on the Environmental Design website.
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What a Site!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to how to properly create a grid site. In groups, they use Cartesian coordinates to establish the boundaries for the grid and photograph the location of artifacts. They exchange their photos with another...
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Finding Important Community Sites

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners locate community sites on a city map using the map legend and grid system.
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2 x 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to grid a 2 x 2 meter unit using the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem. After creating the grid, they identify the location of artifacts and create a map of their location. They develop a graph and table of their...
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"it's All in the Cellar"

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the process of constructing a site plan map at archaeological sites. They discuss the process of mapping techniques and calculation of percentages, create a plan site map of a cellar at Jamestown, and calculate...
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Rescue!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore movement and position concepts. They follow directions using left , right, up, down, North, South, East and West. Students draw and follow a path on a grid to show a route followed. They label and follow legends on a map.
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Tracking the Storm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss the different types of storms that can hit land. They locate specific coordinates on a plane grid. They discuss lonsgitude and latitude to plot the coordinates of a tropical storm. They practice finding coordinates...
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TE Activity: Nidy-Gridy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a grid and coordinate system map of their classroom as they investigate why it is important to have a common map making system. They look at how landmarks are used for navigating an area.
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Pacific Atolls and Island Groups

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils construct, interpret and translate maps and geographic data. Given a worksheet, students identify an island, an atoll, a scale, and a compass rose. Pupils grid systems, legends, and symbols. They use the map to find answers to...
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Measurement and the Illampi Mound Colony

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars comprehend the basic units of measurement, scale, plotting, and basic grids. Students practice their estimation and measuring skills and will demonstrate their ability to work well in groups.
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Eagle Creek Park (A Hike)

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars plot a hiking course using aerial photos and a topographic overlay and find the latitude and longitude of absolute locations. They measure the total distance of a hiked area and figure the area of the ground walked using...
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Exercise 23--the Regular Pentagon on a Given Side

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine and study how to recognize the characteristics of a regular pentagon and demonstrate how to construct one. They become aware of associating a regular pentagon to its term of a double map and practice the concept...
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Interdisciplinary Unit Planning II

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create playground maps and identify means of using these maps to enhance social studies learning of elementary students. They develop elementary-level interdisciplinary unit plans using social studies content for the primary...
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Traveling aroud Our Town

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are asked to describe to a partner how he or she walks to school or the bus stop. They are shown on the overhead an one-inch grid paper, and at the intersection of two lines on the grid paper, students are shown a house and...
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Seeing What You Cannot See--RADAR

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Student imitate mapping the ocean floor using the basic concepts of radar. Then they explain what radar is and how it workds. All of their measurements are recorded on a data sheet. Then the data is entered into a spreadsheet program. A...