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Introduction to Maps
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/classroom/teachers/elem1.aspx
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In this lesson students will identify and interpret different types of maps. Following a group introduction, they will work in cooperative groups to compare and contrast information provided by maps. This activity is an introduction for a more in-depth evaluation. Students will also learn the following vocabulary words: commercial, cultivated, deciduous, herbaceous, industrial, and residential. This lesson plan is part of a series designed to accompany the Digital Shaded-Relief Map of Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Land Cover Map, both published by the United States Geological Survey and the Pennsylvania Geological Survey.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lesson plan
Subject:
  • Geographical Sciences:
    • Physical geography
Technical requirements:
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Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-004-906
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Characteristics / changes in populations
        • Types of resources
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Populations, resources, environments
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Geological Survey


Principal Investigator: Meg Burton
Pennsylvania Geological Survey