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- Map of the contentents through geologic time
- Sequence of five globes show positions of the continents and oceans in Permian (225 million years ago), Triassic (200 million years ago), Jurassic (135 million years ago), Cretaceous (65 million years ago), and present periods, as the single landmass of Pangaea...
- Format: image/illustration
- What in the world does this have to do with maps and globes?
- This lesson focuses on the similarities and differences between a globe and a flat world map. It introduces critical vocabulary relating to cardinal directions and longitude and latitude.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Phebe Watson and Sylvia Easterling.
- Globe
- This is a photo of a globe.
- Format: image/photograph
- The five themes of geography
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.6
- In this lesson for grade six, students will explore different career paths based on the five themes of geography.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Shea Calloway.
- Landform adventure
- This lesson will enable students to learn the types of landforms and bodies of water. Then they will use geographic terms to describe landforms and bodies of water in Mexico. Activities in this lesson can be taught during a period of 2-3 days.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Beth Edmonds.
- Operation beach teach
- This lesson is the introduction to an integrated marine science unit which culminates in an early fall trip to Hammocks Beach State Park. (See attachment: Pre-Activity). The unit is designed to hook students into science and provide joyful learning experiences across the curriculum.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Melissa Tukey.
- Archibald Murphey proposes a system of public education
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 4.6
- Report of a joint legislative committee, 1817, laying out a complete plan for statewide public education, including primary schools, academies, and the University of North Carolina. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: report
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- Two paths to knowledge
- For students who who always finish their class work early or want more information than you have time to give, try curriculum compacting.
- By Waverly Harrell.
Resources on the web
- Mapping mars
- This lesson, from Xpeditions, introduces students to some common map projections and representations (e.g. globes or close-ups) and asks them to consider the ways that each representation can be used to show specific features of Mars. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- David Rumsey Collection
- State of the art technology brings over 10,000 rare and unique maps online to this website featuring North and South Americas as well as other parts of the world. Includes atlases, globes, and more. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Cartography Associates
- Comparing the continents
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine a map and globe to compare the physical features of Earth's continents. They play the GeoSpy continents game and manipulate an online map to compare the continents' climates. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- Explore your state with maps
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students create maps of their state using information from National Geographic's MapMachine. They then make their own maps from memory after studying the original maps they created. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
- Provided by: National Geographic
