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Around the World At 30o North Latitude
Reinforce the use of an atlas and reference materials with writers. They discover how geographic location can make living easier or harder. They draw an assigned journey on a map, categorize survival needs, and prioritize options during...
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What's Geography?
While not a comprehensive look at the study of geography, this resource could be used as an introduction to the topic. A teacher could add examples and other information to augment this presentation.
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Absolutely and Relatively: The Puerto Rico Quarter Reverse
How much does your class know about Puerto RIco? How much can they learn from the back of a 2009 quarter? Use the coin, part of a series of quarters that depict US territories, to teach learners about the geography, culture, and history...
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Principles of Flight: Where are We?
Students explore the concept of topographical maps. In this topographical map lesson, students discuss how airplanes know where to fly. Students use topographical maps to simulate a field trip on the computer.
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Make a Volcano Foldable
In this volcano worksheet, students make a "foldable" for the three types of volcanoes. They identify the volcano types, the type of lava, the type of eruption, the location of the volcano and the slope on one of three cards in the...
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An Archaeological Adventure in Athens
Young scholars review map skills and practice finding locations on a map. In groups, they create maps with mystery locations identified by hidden stick-on magnets. Other groups attempt to find the mystery locations and then check their...
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Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes
Challenge geography classes to locate the major volcanoes and earthquake faults on a world map. In groups, they identify the pattern made and examine the relationship between the locations of the faults and volcanoes and tectonic plates....
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'Tis a Long, Long Way to Tipperary!
Students practice finding the location of cities across the world by using an interactive Web site, and figure out the world's time and the value of time zones the world over.
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Yoko and the Sushi Party
Students listen to a read aloud of Rosemary Wells, Yoko as they begin a study of Japanese culture and customs. They experience Japanese food, geography and culture. They write a friendly letter to the author.
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2nd Grade - Act. 21: Me On the Map
Second graders read book, Me On the Map, and create map of their bedroom and of their house.
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Ticky Goes to Jr. Map School
Second graders explore the compass rose and North - East - South - West.
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Absolute Location Using GPS Technology
GPS is great for identifying your position, but is it finding your relative or absolute location? Ninth graders explore the difference between absolute and relative location, use the standard grid system coordinate system, and use GPS to...
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Name That Town
Students explore geographic locations and locate towns on a map using map coordinates.
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States and Capitals of the United States
Students label states and capitals on a United States map and complete research on one of the states. For this states lesson plan, students fill in the states on blank maps.
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Me on the Map: Homes, Neighborhoods, and Communities
Students read a book about maps and identify the differences between a picture and a map. In this maps lesson plan, students also label maps of their home, neighborhood, and community.
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Where am I Located
Young scholars calculate and find a certain location. In this geometry lesson, students examine a coordinate plane for pair of coordinates. They calculate the distance between point using the distance formula and estimation.
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Star it Chart
In this main idea worksheet, students fill out a star graphic organizer about the main idea, movement, location, place, and more for a subject. Students complete 6 spaces.
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Prepositions of Places
In this prepositions worksheet, students work with prepositions of places. Students unscramble words and complete sentences by choosing the correct prepositions.
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Location, Frequency, Likes, and Dislikes
Students identify and write short sentences with likes and dislikes, frequency, and location. In this short sentences lesson plan, students read the sentences, identify what is asked, orally practice saying sentences, and then write...
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Where in the world is...
Students identify locations around the world. In this mapping lesson, students place tag board pieces with names of locations on a wall map of the world. Initially, students identify states, then cities, then continents, eventually...
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Prepositions Anyone? -- Learning to Use Prepositions
For this prepositions worksheet, students read 9 sentences and underline the preposition in each one. Students write 4 original sentences using prepositions to show location, direction, time and a relationship. Students fill in 6 blanks...
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Learning to Use Prepositional Phrases
In this prepositional phrases worksheet, students answer or fill in the blanks to 5 facts about prepositional phrases. Students underline the preposition in 9 sentences and then write the object of the preposition on the lines provided.
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Using Time Conversion Charts
In this time conversion worksheet, 8th graders solve 8 different problems that include using various types of time conversion charts for each situation. They determine when the data was taken and the age of the data using the listed...
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Locations of Objects
In this locations of objects worksheet, students solve 5 different problems that include counting objects and determining where each is located. First, they identify the location of each object. Then, students fill-in the correct bubble...