Contour Maps With DOGSTAILS During this lesson your students will craft miniature mountains from lumps of clay. They will then translate their mountains into topographic maps... http: //nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lesso...
Map Projections This lesson emphasizes map projections and has students consider the different types of map projections and the most appropriate projections for various uses... http: //nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lesso...
Using Maps to See Regions Students will travel around the world on a visual scavenger hunt. They will select a handful of important natural and cultural characteristics of places. They will then search through magazines such as NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.. http: //nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lesso...