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Learning About Location: Charting the Path of the George W. Elder Lesson PlanLearning About Location: Charting the Path of the George W. Elder Lesson Plan
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Learning About Location: Charting the Path of the George W. Elder

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Students acquire a working knowledge of the geographical concepts: absolute location, relative location, longitude and latitude. They analyze primary sources that shows the physical and human characteristics of the places along the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition's route. Students generate route maps using sequencing skills.

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latitude and longitude, map skills, absolute location

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absolute location, latitude, longitude, relative location, social studies
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5th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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3 days
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