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What do Maps Show?
Eighth graders practice the skill of reading maps. In this geography lesson, 8th graders participate in a classroom lecture on how to read a map.
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Calculation the Cricumference of Earth using "Google Earth"
Eighth graders investigate properties of circles. In this eight grade mathematics lesson, 8th graders apply proportional reasoning to data gathered with “Google Earth” to calculate equatorial and polar circumference of the...
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Native Americans and Topography at Rose Bay
Students visit a wetland ecosystem. While they are there, students explore how to read topography maps of Rose Bay.
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TE Activity: Nidy-Gridy
Students make a grid and coordinate system map of their classroom as they investigate why it is important to have a common map making system. They look at how landmarks are used for navigating an area.
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Where Are We?
Students use Cartesian coordinates or degrees of latitude and longitude to locate important locations within their specific countries. They Use a grid to apply the concept of latitude and longitude, or positive and negative Cartesian...
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LAND USE ISSUES
Students relate math with real life situations. They identify and plot points on a grid map. They identify and locate the Drop Box Sites.
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Design an Island
Students explore islands. They create a two- or three-dimensional map of an island. They explain how the topography of an area influences the location of water sources, ecosystems, and human settlements. Lesson includes adaptations for...
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Making Sense Of A Round World On A Flat Surface
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the development of geography skills. They take part in a number of activities that center around finding and traveling to different locations. The lesson has resource links that can be...
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Reading Contour Maps
Learners examine contour maps and bathymetry maps and discover how to interpret a contour map of the East Pacific Rise. Students look at a map as a class and answer questions together before working independently on a map of the East...
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Mapping Africa
Students identify the location of parallel and meridian coordinates. They illustrate their understanding of the physical shape of the continent of Africa through a mapping activity, then explain the processes that have influenced the...
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South America Layered
Seventh graders create an overlay map of South America. They show the relationships between population, landforms and economies with their maps.
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Give Me a B: North Dakota Quarter Reverse
Students examine the North Dakota quarter reverse and note the bison. and Badlands displayed on it. After practicing as a group making the B sound, they explore the classrom for more words beginning with that letter. Working in pairs,...
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Planet Earth
Students explore and analyze data from different maps in order to explain geographic diversity among the continents. Student groups research continents' physical features and examine how they contribute to quality of life for inhabitants.
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May We Present Planet Earth?
Learners draw a map to scale. They illustrate knowledge of how to use DOGS TAILS on a map. Students identify the main parts of a map. They identify and illustrate the major features necessary for sustaining a quality of life for a society.
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Lichens as Air Quality Indicators: A beginning lichen identification study (2003
Young scholars use GPS and trees to explore lichens and air quality.
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Baseball Challenge - Basic Geography Skills
A fabulous presentation/activity based on geography. The author has designed a "baseball game" where batters advance to the next base if they correctly answer a multiple choice question about geography. Geographic terms are used, along...
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Geographics in Arkansas
Third graders discuss where Arkansas is located on the United States map. They use geographic tools to participate in activities.
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Water Monitoring Vocabulary
As the title implies, this is a list of vocabulary terms relating to water monitoring. If your ecology class is learning about how to test water quality, this will be an appropriate reference sheet for them. As a bonus, if you live in...
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Design an Island
Young scholars make a map of an imaginary island using the topographic symbols provided from a worksheet. Students place lakes, dwellins, reefs, etc. in areas where they would logically be located from understanding how the topography...
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Tracking the Movement of Sunspots
High schoolers examine how the development of new technology has increased our knowledge of how the sun works. Students study sunspots through the use of solar imaging from satellite instruments.
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Earth and Environmental Sciences: Treasure Hunt
Looking for enrichment? Here's an online treasure hunt requiring skill with directions, distance, contour maps, latitude, and longitude. Also supplementing the activity are interactive quizzes on latitude, longitude, and other related...
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Brooklyn College, Cuny: Latitude and Longitude
Students can read about how lines of latitude and longitude form a grid that makes it easy to pinpoint one's location on Earth. Then they can take an online quiz to check their understanding.
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Class Flow: Global Knowledge Where in the World Am I?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the division of the hemispheres, northern and southern, and eastern and western. The Equator and Prime Meridian are defined, as well as latitude and longitude. Students are given...