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National Geographic

National Geographic: Mapping u.s. Watersheds

For Students 2nd - 6th
Students will identify and explore major rivers and watersheds in the United States.
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Other

Topo Zone: Free Usgs Topo Maps for the Entire United States

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge collection of topographic maps for each of the US states. Scroll down to see a map of the United States and click on the state you are interested in. From there, you can search for a particular location, choose a featured map, or...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Primary Technology Maps

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This hands-on, inquiry-based lesson combines maps skills which include identifying map elements, applying an understanding of cardinal directions, interpreting resource maps, and identifying a location. Students will have the opportunity...
Graphic
US Geological Survey

Usgs: u.s. Atlantic Continental Margin Gloria Mapping Program

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U.S. Geological Survey allows you to access detailed images of the continental margin around the United States. There is additional information about the sonar methods used, and a wealth of additional sources listed.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Don't Get Lost in Story Writing: Follow the Map!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, teachers will guide the students, as a group, through the process of writing a meaningful story using a story map. First the teacher will review the parts that make up a successful story. Then, the students will be guided...
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Puerto Rican Migration to the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses maps, documents, and photographs to tell the story of Puerto Rican migration to the United States.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Freezing Things: States of Matter

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The class will go back over the Power Point presentation on chemical and physical properties. The teacher will then conduct numerous liquid nitrogen demos. This lesson is used early in the Chemistry course. The students love it. This...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Plotting Points in Alabama

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The students will be able to use coordinates to find locations of specific cities on a map of Alabama.
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to explain the people involved with the Nazi concentration/death camps. Learn about who was targeted, and how those who led the camps were ultimately punished. Site provides...
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Other

Metrocosm: Presidential Elections Used to Be More Colorful

For Students 9th - 10th
As we have seen in the last few presidential elections, America is becoming more divided into so-called red and blue states. Visualize the evolution of this phenomenon by studying these election maps that show the progression of our...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Plan the Adventure of a Lifetime With Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This plan is the first lesson in my unit on Lewis and Clark. This is a project-based, hands-on unit in which students "become" part of the Corps of Discovery - the members traveling in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. For this lesson, the...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Taking Apart and Reconstructing Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson is designed as a project-based unit plan that will take students through the narrative process from deconstruction to construction. After initial discussion, students will use the Interactive Story Map feature at Read Write...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Introduction to the Cartesian Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
This lesson consists of two PowerPoint presentations that use animation (motion) to demonstrate how to obtain a 1-1 mapping between a plane and ordered pairs of Real numbers. These can be teacher presented or if you have enough PCs...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Wandering Alabama

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson is a fun fact gathering mission! Alabama is rich in history, museums, natural and manmade attractions, and some just plain wacky attractions. Students will work in collaborative groups to create a guide to sites in Alabama...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dream Vacation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This unit teaches students to plan a trip with an itinerary, remain within a budget, and work cooperatively. It is a technology-based project that combines a study of mathematics, economics, geography, and social studies.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Reading and Writing About Miss Moo

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Lesson for early elementary and special education young scholars utlizing the book Miss Moo Goes to the Zoo by Kelly Graves and graphic organizers to identify elements in a story (title, author, setting, characters, etc.). Students...

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