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Week 1

Students will identify and use compass rose , grid, and symbols to locate places on maps and globes. They will use vocabulary related chronology and will describe historical times in terms of years, decades, and centuries.

THEME WORDS/VOCABULARY LIST:

map physical map political map

map key compass rose grid

scale globe hemisphere latitude

longitude equator prime meridian

ancient modern decade century

Activities for this lesson:

  • shared reading

  • note-taking

  • crossword puzzle

  • explore maps and globes

  • research

  • project: draw a map

Click here for your week 1 vocabulary list

'Cornell Note-Taking Method Worksheet.pdf'

Use this page when you are taking down notes. Turn this in for a grade.


Watch these learning videos

All About Maps

Know Your Globe

Cardinal Directions Song

Learning about Maps


Maps & Globes

Longitude and Latitude song


Latitude & Longitude

Types of Maps

Map Scale

Map Skills: A Key

Map Skills: A Compass Rose



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