Road Map Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & Newsletter
April 5, 2007

History
April 5th is national Read a Road Map Day.

Geography
Try this challenging geography game:
http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/

Another one:
http://www.funbrain.com/where/

How do mapmakers make their maps?
http://pr.tennessee.edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html

Discussion Questions:

Fill in the blanks:

1. Because the Earth is round and paper is flat, it is hard to draw a map without __________the shape of the Earth.

2. _________-- show cultural features like the outlines of countries, states, and cities.

3. __________-- show natural features, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Science


Weather maps http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/weathermaps/

Math
The Mathematics behind Maps
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/workbk/map/mpprstory.html

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/04/math-challenge-april-5.html

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