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Scaling it Down: Caves Have Maps, Too

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Measurement and map skills are the focus of this lesson, where students crawl through a "cave" made out of boxes, desks and chairs, observing the dimensions.  Your young geographers measure various aspects of the cave and practice math...
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Map Scale and the Pioneer Journey

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, using a map, ruler and calculator, determine the distance the pioneers traveled from Nauvoo, Ill. to the Salt Lake Valley.
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Geographical Skills-- Map Scale

For Students 5th - 6th
In this maps worksheet, students study a simple map and the scale in kilometres. Students read the directions and answer one question. Students then look at a sketch map of a town and answer 2 questions. Students also read how to show...
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Map Your Favorite Sports Team's Next Road Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars track a sports team across the country. They use a map scale to calculate the number of miles traveled by their sports team on a trip, conduct Internet research, and calculate how much it would cost them to go along on the...
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Scale Skills

For Students 5th - 8th
In this mapping skills activity, students read an excerpt that describes three different types of scales and how to calculate distance on a map. They respond to two short answer questions using the map provided on the sheet and to...
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Math and Measurement

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Engage the class in exploring linear measurement and map scales. They work in groups to measure various distances in the classroom and convert measurements to other units as directed by the teacher. To access this Word document, click on...
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Scaled Drawings

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Your carpenters will enjoy learning scaled drawing techniques and applying their new knowledge to make some real-life scale drawings of gardens. Your carpenter scholars will be reviewing some basic skills in a warm-up section of problems...
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Playground Mapping

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students convert their physical models of a playground from a previous lesson into a map of the playground that includes a scale and key. They examine and discuss examples of maps, view an image to map photo essay, and create a map using...
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Map the Civil War

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Mapmaking was a very important element in successfully planning attacks on enemies during the Civil War. Guide pupils through the process of pacing to find the average length of their steps, measure the distance between one object to the...
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Map Making/Floor Plans/Map Reading

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners apply their knowledge of scale when mapping the classroom. They determine the use of a map legend and orient a map using a compass. They create the classroom maps using transfer graph paper.
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Map Work: How Far?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this map scale worksheet, students analyze a map of an area with several towns marked. Students use the scale (1 cm = 1 km) to answer 6 questions about the distances between towns.
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Real World Investigation- Math and Geography- Elevation Changes

For Students 6th
In this math and geography real world investigation, 6th graders plan a driving trip to a city that is located several states away from their home while recording the elevations of three cities that are included in the trip. They use...
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Are We There Yet?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover how to use maps and why they are important when using a map. They calculate distance using a map scale and time using travel speed and a map scale.
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Map Adventures

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the relationship between a scale drawing and actual distance. In this mapping instructional activity, students use an amusement park map to determine distances and what they would be like in real life.
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Introduction to Field Mapping with a Compass and Pace

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice using compass and calibrate their own pace, take field measurements of pre-set course with compass and pace, convert measurements into map, using angles and vectors, and make composite class map by adjusting different...
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Basic Mapping Skills

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Establish and study the parts of a map with your class and, then they will work in small groups to create their own detailed map, including a legend.  There are specific instructions to follow on what needs to be included.
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Lesson Plan: Using Maps and Scales to Get to the Basketball Hall of Fame

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students view a quicktime video of basketball players going from Atlanta to Springfield, Mass. In this scaling lesson, students use a map to calculate the distance of the trip and the length of travel time. Students apply ratio and...
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Rivers, Maps, and Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use maps to locate and label the major rivers of North and South America. Using the internet, they identify forests, grasslands, mountain ranges and other landforms on the continents as well. They compare and contrast the...
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Exploring the Hudson in 1609

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
While this lesson focuses on a study of the Hudson River, it could be used as a template for a discussion of map skills, converting measurements, and plotting a route. The lesson includes vocabulary and other resources to make it a...
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Problem-Solving Decisions: Reasonable Answers

For Students 5th - 6th
In this problem solving learning exercise, students answer 6 questions pertaining to a story problem about a tabletop scale model of the Nile River.
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The Crash Scene

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore geography by participating in a mapping activity. In this engineering instructional activity, 5th graders identify the differences between latitude and longitude and practice locating precise points on a globe or...
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Mapping Skills

For Students 4th - 6th
In this mapping skills worksheet, students practice scale measurements as they respond to 8 questions that require them to measure to scale.
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Geo-Trip

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore geographic locations by creating a travel brochure.
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Johnny Appleseed Walkabout

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders calculate mileage for a journey. In this place value and measurement lesson, 2nd graders read Johnny Appleseed, work in groups to locate his birthplace on a map, locate the other states he stopped in, and measure the...

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