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You Are Here
Students map local places and learn to use scale and distance. In this mapping lesson, students map their school and a favorite place. Students recreate their maps showing distance and scale sizes. Students locate their location on a...
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Popcorn Geography
Students use kernels to create a "Top Corn-Producing States" map or graph. They read and round off numbers. Students identify on a U.S. outline map the location of corn-growing states. They create a visual (map or graph) illustration...
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Election Results Map
Pupils use election night returns to create a map of the results. They can represent popular vote results or electoral votes received. They use the internet to gather information about the electoral college and results.
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Cartography
Students research about cartography and how to be a cartographer. For this math lesson, students draw a map of their classroom. They use a robot to explore navigation using a compass rose.
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Sunrise, Sunset: Quickly Go the Days
Students explore the concept of daylight. In this daylight lesson plan, students compare the amount of daylight on a particular day in Anchorage compared with daylight where they live. Students color maps of the US according to amount of...
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Asian Americans: Where Do They Come From?
Students identify 15 places (14 countries plus Hawaii) from which large populations of Asian Americans originate. They create a graph to help themselves visualize the places from which large populations of Asian Americans originate. Then...