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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 Am I?" Reading guide and activities

In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 3.3

This lesson for grade 8 will help students to understand the article "Where Am I? Mapping a New World" through the use of a graphic organizer and a reading guide.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

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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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)

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