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North Carolina maps
A collection of lesson plans for grades K-12 centered on historic maps of North Carolina
Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
Where in North Carolina is... ? Teaching latitude and longitude
In North Carolina maps, page 1.5
In this lesson, students will learn about the concepts of latitude and longitude by locating the birthplaces of famous people from North Carolina and describing the location in absolute terms.
Format: lesson plan
By Jennifer Job.

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Planning a road trip
This lesson reviews latitude and longitude and asks students to find the latitude and longitude for several United States cities. The students create “road trip quizzes” to test their classmates' ability to figure out locations. This lesson... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)
Provided by: Xpeditions
Where in North Carolina is . . . ? Teaching latitude and longitude
In this lesson for fourth and fifth grade social studies, students locate the birthplaces of famous North Carolinians on historic maps of North Carolina and describe their locations using latitude and longitude. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies)
Provided by: UNC Libraries