To fully understand the breadth and scope of the Holocaust, view the following maps of key locations. These maps are in video form with explanations provided. There are also links provided for further research.

A collection of five interactive maps that each focus on a different perspective of Sherman's March to the Sea. These include a factual map, one that looks at African Americans and Southern civilians, one about travel, one on soldiers,...

Maths Maps is a collaborative project where participants use Google maps to choose a location within one of the cities highlighted, then create a Math problem about the site. The problems are marked on the map with various colors...

Through an interactive map, tours, documents, images, and videos, explore the account of the abolitionist movement in America.

This exhibition tells the story of the American Civil War both nationally and locally in Boston, Massachusetts, through maps, documents, letters, and other primary sources.

Lesson to reinforce basic map skills. Students discuss Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney, work in groups to create maps of the classroom, and use these maps to hunt for treasure.

Lesson designed to introduce maps and the cardinal directions. After listening to the teacher read aloud or tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood, students retell the story and use cutouts of landmarks and arrows to create a map of...

Lesson that helps students understand that maps show a "birds-eye view" of a place. Students stand above a teacher-made model and discuss how the objects in the model looked from above. Then students draw objects from a birds-eye view,...

Use this map to explore the topography of the United States.

This intervention, which is based on Schema Theory, emphasizes linking previous knowledge structures (schemata) with reading materials. A pre-reading technique (see "My Story Map") provides a framework that directs students' attention to...

How did early maps show the mapmakers' perception of the known world? Early mapmakers used maps drawn from coastal explorations, land travels, and even information heard word of mouth from American Indians or from colonists or traders....

Assignment from virtual learning module in which students label a map of the Silk Road route with physical features, then take a virtual tour to research goods, artifacts and ideas traded along the way. Students also complete a graphic...

Features activities that focus on maps.

In this challenge, students are asked to map out the ocean floor with a device that they design. The challenge site includes a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering process.

A live, interactive map of air quality in the United States.

Nature Cat and friends learned some map skills as they searched for treasure in the story segment "The Treasure of Bad Dog Bart". Learn about compasses, landmarks, and maps with Nature Cat, Squeeks, and more. Finally, help Hal remember...

Learn about the history of maps, what makes a map a map, and why bother with maps. Get answers to many different map questions and much more.

Lesson to reinforce maps skills and concepts. Students map locations around their school and use world maps to locate major landmarks.

Lesson plan introduces the concept of maps while providing a forum to practice the skill of navigating using a map.

Find out what topographic maps are and how to make them. The instructions are complete with pictures to help you construct a mountain of clay and and a corresponding topographic map.

Canvas the neighborhood or school grounds to identify the quantity and types of trees found. Students will map out the area including all of the trees locations. Reviewing the map, students will determine whether areas may benefit from...

A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of Key to Pelton's New and Improved Series of Outline Maps by Cale Pelton, a nonfiction geography book for children.

In this lesson plan, 1st graders are given a graphic of a map and are to use addition and subtraction to solve the word problem.

Use this map on the San Andreas Fault by following lines of posts that mark the various fault breaks in the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve. The trail takes hikers to see some of the effects of earthquakes in this otherwise tranquil...