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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Unit Scale to Find Actual Dimensions

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use unit scale to find actual dimensions from scale models, drawings or maps.
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Lesson Plan
National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Quaternary Glacio Fluvial History of the Upper Midwest Using Anaglyph Stereo Maps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the anaglyph stereo map and use textures to generate a surficial geology map of the Upper Midwest. They can then interpret the textures in terms of landforms, geomorphic features, and earth-surface processes, as well as...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Topo Map Mania!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Maps are designed to allow people to travel to a new location without a guide to show the way. They tell us information about areas to which we may or may not have ever been. There are many types of maps available for both recreational...
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Interactive
University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Interactive Nolli Map of Rome: 1748 Map of Rome

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive Nolli Map introduces students to Rome and the structure of its urban form based on the work of eighteenth-century Italian architect Giambattista Nolli. Using the map engine, navigate through the city at a variety of scales,...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Getting Life in Proportion: Scale and Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson learners will explore the use of pictures and maps to represent physical spaces. We will explore the concepts of scale and conversions between pictures, maps and real-world units. Conversions between kilometers and miles,...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Robotic Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn and practice how to find the perimeter of a polygonal shape. Using a ruler, they measure model rooms made of construction paper walls. They learn about other tools, such as a robot, that can help them take measurements....
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mapping Your World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This activity serves as an introduction to mapping skills and the classroom. Students will create a map of the classroom, analyze and determine qualities that make a clear, concise map, then create a database of qualities they will use...
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Lesson Plan
National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Nagt: Bringing the Geologic Time Scale Down to Earth in the Students' Backyard

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity is specifically designed for a field trip to Drayton Hall, which is a historic plantation near Charleston, South Carolina. It does provide a model of how a similar activity could be designed for a local area, and there are...
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Website
Curated OER

History Matters: Making Sense of Maps

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Very detailed site from History Matters containing an explanation of how to read maps and understand them. An excellent resource for teachers. The site covers how to begin, how to use a scale, how to create a flat map for a round world,...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Assessing the Situation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this activity, students will use the scale, the key, and longitude and latitude on a map to determine where they have crashed. They will then use the map scale to determine the distance to the nearest city and how long it will take...
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Hunting for States, Capitals, and National Parks! [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Students can use a map of the United States to locate state capitals and national parks.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Geologic Time and Correlation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this amazing interactive tutorial you will learn about what methods are used by geologists to learn about the history of the Earth. Investigate a geologic time scale and learn about how scientists have developed and organized a record...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Possible Locations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use their knowledge of scales and areas to determine the best locations in Alabraska for the underground caverns. They cut out rectangular paper pieces to represent caverns to scale with the maps and place the cut-outs on the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Drawing Asia, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A chart from 1872 illustrating instructions for drawing Asia. "General instructions for drawing the continents. Make a scale by marking on a slip of paper or pasteboard the measures 1,2,3, etc., as on the sides of this map. Every measure...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia (Physical), 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Asia from 1901 showing the physical features of the region including mountain systems, plateaus, basins, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and coastal features and islands. The map shows major ocean currents, the mean annual...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 2: What's a Watershed?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students build a physical model to simulate watershed features, then use Google Earth software to tie the model to a real place. By exploring several layers of map-based images and data, students learn the complexity of a watershed and...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Image Tool

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Measure angles, distances, and areas in several different images (choices include maps, aerial photos, and others). A scale feature allows the user to set the scale used for measuring distances and areas.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hurricane! Saving Lives With Reasoning & Computer Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and apply the distance formula and an x-y coordinate plane on a hurricane tracking map, and then use a map scale to determine distance in miles. Then, using MATLAB computer science programming language, students help...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Land Surveying Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This project resulted from of the collaboration of a computer aided drafting teacher, Chris Bond, and a math teacher, Lee Cable, (Hewitt-Trussville High School) to provide higher math expectations in CT and real life application in...