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Geography Common Core 7.RP.A.2b resources
NO PREP! Hands-On Map Skills and Geography Project
Skip the lecture and get your students thinking and moving!
Start your geography unit off right with this fun and engaging activity! This inquiry-based lesson helps learn the parts of a map and their purpose and gives them real world practice in creating their own!
This interdisciplinary activity not only teaches your students geographic skills, it integrates Common Core Math Standards, as well. Students will be measuring, determining an appropriate real world-to-map ratio, calculating ratio
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Hands-On Map Skills--Create a Map Powerpoint and Project
Tired of using worksheets to teach map skills? Get your students up and moving with an activity that is sure to engage them!
This is a social studies project that has cross-curricular connections to Common Core Math Standards. It starts with a slideshow to facilitate class discussion.
Concepts covered in this lesson include:
* Key map features
* Using a map key/legend
* Understanding a map scale
* Reading a compass rose
* Cardinal directions
Then, students are introduced to their project w
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Big Bend Math: Graphing, Converting time, D=Rt, Unit Rate & Coordinate Graph
Hiking Big BendThis activity incorporates the following skills:· Converting minutes to hours and hours to minutes· Unit rate· Graphing and Interpreting· Unit Rate· D=RT· Real world application· Proportional Reasoning Calculating Distance Based on teacher preference you can answer for answers in hours and minutes or just minutes. The answer sheet includes both answers. Also, you can access the actual Big Bend map on the NPS website. This activity incorporates the following skills:· Converting m
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Design a Dream Vacation
Students will determine 10 of their bucket-list vacation destinations. They will use their knowledge of map scales and proportions to determine the actual distance between locations and the total distance of their trip. This could be extended by determining the cost of gas for their trip. It can also be coupled with a geography discussion. Great for a review, sub plan or assessment.
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6th - 8th
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