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Curated OER

CHARTING THE COURSE

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils uses atlases, maps, and Web resources to determine the distance, driving time, and amount of money they need to make the trip (estimates should include hotel/motel stays, meals, and souvenirs).
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Curated OER

Selecting A Destination

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students utilize atlases, maps, and Internet resources to select destinations and places to stop along the way on a day trip. They examine and write about the reasons they want to visit the particular places they chose.
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University of Texas at Austin

The Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection contains more than 250,000 maps covering all areas of the world, and ranging from political and shaded relief maps to the detailed and the historical. Select from a region of the world or an area of highlighted interest.
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Math Science Nucleus

What Is a Map?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you want to know what a map is? If you look here, you will find why we have them and their uses.
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Lesson Plan
Microsoft

Microsoft: Map Reading in the 21st Century

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn how to make informed use of new digital mapping information and tools. Learners create hands-on learning experiences for understanding the relevance of maps. The lesson plan consists of student activities, resources,...
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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Mathematics of Cartography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Can there be a connection between map making and math? Explore the mathematics of cartography in this resource that integrates web-based instruction, mathematical problem solving, geometry, history, and art. Interesting information and...