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Harvard University

Harvard University: Maps and Mapping

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is provided for by Harvard University. Students follow a map on a scavenger hunt, create a map of their classroom and their town, learn how to read topographic maps, and discover latitude and longitude in these inquiry activities.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Find Your Bearing: Mapping

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this exercise, students use compasses to make a map of the school's campus.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Make Up Your Mind: Mind Mapping

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the pseudoscience of phrenology and its attempt to organize and assign different purposes to different parts of the brain. Create a phrenology chart on a bathing cap and compare it to modern understanding of brain function...
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PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Lost and Found Activity Plan

For Students 1st - 3rd
Gorillas, groceries, pirate treasure, and aardvark homes: these are just a few of the things children will search for and find in this week's Afterschool Adventure, Lost and Found. Children will use position words like above, below, and...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Let's Write About the American Flag

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will brainstorm adjectives to describe the American Flag and will write two descriptive sentences for homework. Students will also create star art to accompany their writing to show the relationship between words and pictures...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Come With Me to the Islands

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners will explore several islands by watching a multimedia presentation prepared by the teacher on islands and how they were formed. Students will then use globes and maps to find various islands using cardinal directions given by...

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