Lesson Plan
Messenger Education

Look But Don’t Touch—Exploration with Remote Sensing

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Mars is home to the tallest mountain in our solar system, Olympus Mons. In this set of two activities, learners review geologic land formations through the analysis of aerial maps. They then apply this knowledge to aerial maps of objects...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The North and South Magnetic Poles

For Students 7th - 9th
In this north and south magnetic poles worksheet, students read about the presence of auroras over the earth's magnetic poles as opposed to the geographic poles. Students use 2 photographs taken by the IMAGE FUV and the Polar instruments...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Topographic Maps Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
In this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 37 multi-part questions that require them to read and interpret topographic maps.
PPT
Compton Unified School District

How Can We Locate Places?

For Students 2nd Standards
How can we locate places? Maps, of course! Expose second graders to the tools available in maps and discuss how these tools can help people find locations. Students also look at communities, including what makes a community and the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Tourism in Northern Ireland

For Students 6th - 7th
In this tourism worksheet, students label pictures of tourist destinations with the name of the country they are located in, write sentences about pictures showing damage caused by tourists, identify locations on a map, and fill in...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fourth Grade Social Studies Quiz

For Students 4th
In this social studies worksheet, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about the colonies, The Boston Tea Party, Native Americans, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Utah: State History

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Utah state history learning exercise, students read two and a half pages of information about Utah and complete 10 true and false questions.
Handout
World Atlas

World Atlas: North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Features maps and a description of the geography and history of North America with links to information on its countries, famous people, flags, symbols, and much more.
Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: World Atlas: United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a detailed map of the United States with some basic facts. Click on each state name to get even a more detailed map and information.
Graphic
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Map of Atlantic Coast: Chesapeake Bay to Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
A historic map of the Atlantic coast of America created by cartographer Joan Vinckeboons around 1639 for the Dutch West India Company. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in...
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: The Hall of Arctic People

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the online version of the Smithsonian Institute's exhibit devoted to the people of the Siberian and North American Arctic. The mannequins around the walls represent the peoples of the Crossroads region, dressed in traditional...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Relief Features of North America, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A relief map from 1910 of North America showing mountain, plateau, basin, and plains terrain, lakes and river systems, islands, and coastal features of the region. The submerged continental plateau is also shown.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1858

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1858 of North America showing the boundaries at the time for Russian America (Alaska), Greenland, British America or New Britain, Canada East and Canada West, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Eastern North America, 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of eastern North America in 1812 subtitled 'The War of Independence and the War of 1812-1814.’ The map is color-coded to show the territories of the original thirteen colonies, the territory to the west that was ceded to the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Greenland showing general land elevations, mountain systems, rivers, coastal features, and ocean currents. The map is color-coded to show land elevations ranging from...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean showing general land elevations, water and principal terrain features. The map uses color-contouring to show land elevations from sea level to over 4000...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1868

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1868 of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean showing the physical features of the region, vegetation types, ocean currents, temperatures, principal products and mineral deposits. Mountain chains are represented by...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of North America showing national boundaries, terrain features, and general land elevations for the region. The map is color-coded to show highlands over 2000 feet above sea level in buff tints, lowlands in greens, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1902

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1902 of North America showing national boundaries, terrain features, and general land elevations for the region. The map is color-coded to show highlands over 2000 feet above sea level in buff tints, lowlands in greens, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1882

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1882 of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, showing political boundaries at the time, major cities, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features of the region. The map is color-coded to show general...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Greenland (Danish America) showing the political boundaries at the time. The map shows capitals and major cities, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, coastal features,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1899

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1899 of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean showing national boundaries, capitals and major cities, terrain, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. The map shows longitude from Greenwich at the top of the map, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1885 of North America and Central America showing the major relief features of the region. The map shows the primary highland known as the Pacific Highland, with the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, the secondary highlands...
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1906 of North America, Central America, Greenland, and the Caribbean showing political boundaries at the time, major cities, mountain systems, rivers, and coastal features of the region. An outline map of Pennsylvania at the...