Get oriented
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/02/getoriented.html
A lesson plan for Grades 3–5 Social Studies
About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- 3–5
- Provider
- National Geographic
Legal
This catalog record is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. This license applies to the content of this page only and does not apply to the referenced website.
In this Xpeditions activity, become a whiz at the cardinal directions—north, south, east, west—and match wits with the Orientometer. Related activities for parents to do with their children are also found on this page.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 3
- Goal 4: The learner will explain geographic concepts and the relationship between people and geography in real life situations.
- Objective 4.01: Distinguish between various types of maps and globes.
- Objective 4.02: Use appropriate source maps to locate communities.
Grade 4
- Goal 1: The learner will apply the five themes of geography to North Carolina and its people.
- Objective 1.01: Locate, in absolute and relative terms, major landforms, bodies of water and natural resources in North Carolina.
Grade 5
- Goal 1: The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries of North America.
- Objective 1.01: Describe the absolute and relative location of major landforms, bodies of water,and natural resources in the United States and other countries of North America.
