Types of Maps Teacher Resources

A teacher-created video to help teach first grade students some mapping basics. Well done and comprehensive. [4:26]

Use real-time data to study factors that affect weather and climate, create weather instruments, and share data with learners around the world.

In this extensive lesson plan, students will learn to identify issues of importance, form their opinions, and support those opinions with evidence and reason. They will also learn how to state their feelings in a persuasive manner.

Use this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory that highlights several different map types. You can find anything from a shaded relief map to a North Carolina county map. Find out about North Carolina in 1859,...

This article in the Journal of Geoscience Education describes a classroom exercise based on four world maps containing earthquake, volcano, topographical and seafloor age data. Students participate in this exercise by using a "jigsaw"...

At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about the landforms and other geographical features of the state of Delaware. Check out the different map types at this website.

At this site find any type of map on Africa. Just click on what you want and you will get an accurate, colorful map.

In this instructional activity, introduce your students to the world of maps and discover a world of information online. Students learn how to identify different types of maps, comparing maps to the rooms of a house.

Check out this site from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for several different types of maps for the state of Alabama. You can find everything from a county map to a shaded relief map. If you are looking for map...

At this site find any type of map on the U.S. and any of its states here. Great site for teachers to print out maps to use in the classroom.

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...

At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about this fascinating state through various types of maps. This site contains links to a shaded relief map, county map, black and white map,...

At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about Utah through these different types of maps. This site contains a black and white map, a county map, a satellite image map, a shaded...

This site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory allows you to learn more about Virginia through these different types of maps. This site contains a black and white map, a county map, a satellite image map, a shaded...

This site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory allows you to learn more about Washington through these different types of maps. This site contains a black and white map, a county map, a satellite image map, a...

This site has a good description of what this particular type of map represents. It also explains the colors and letter symbols, faults, and strike and dips.

Kids can learn about various types of maps and understand all the four directions. [6:24]

Check out this site from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for several different types of maps for the state of Alabama. You can find everything from a county map to a shaded relief map. If you are looking for map...

This site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory contains several map resources for the state of Georgia. Don't miss out on the different types of maps found at this website from black and white map to a county and...

At this site from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about the great state of California. Find out about the landforms that run through this vast state. There are several types of maps found at...

At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can look for Colorado landmarks and landforms at this site. You will find several different types of maps at this site. Look for black and white maps and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about many different types of maps and the people who make them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about the great state of Kansas through its geography. You can learn a lot of information by studying maps. Different types of maps can give...

Go to this website from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to explore the state of Kentucky through different types of maps.