The purpose of this resource is to familiarize students with the importance of perspective and various scales of remotely sensed data. Students create a 3-D model of an area and develop a classification system for the landforms in their model. The maps can then be used to answer certain questions about the environment.

Students investigate the interconnectedness of the Earth's water reservoirs by learning about the hydrosphere. They then discuss ways in which humans are connected to and alter those reservoirs, especially the ocean.

Read Google Doc for instructions on using Google My Maps to create digital, collaborative maps.

Please see attached Google Doc for instructions on using Google My Maps to create digital, collaborative maps. This was remixed from a Word document. Nothing was changed except that it is now a Google Doc.

You will use Google maps to continue to investigate the two different environments that you were introduced to in the juncos case you are studying in class. This page shows you how to use the map view, satellite view, and street view options for exploring UCSD. Record your observations for this environment on this page. The back page provides the same for Mt. Laguna.

Students practice the language of location in relation to themselves and classroom objects. The class will work collaboratively to create a simple classroom map and then use it to describe the location of various objects found in the classroom.

To better understand how to find locations on a globe and the different types of terrain and physical features of these places, students will explore 3 stations : Places around the world in VR, Vocab activities with Maps and Globes, and a teacher led station about different physical features in different locations. 🌍🗺️Lesson Link

This article points out that there is no one official definition for the Arctic. Then the author identifies definitions ranging from geography to climate to culture and more. Maps and other visuals illustrate the definitions. The author suggests that defining the Arctic can be an example for K-Grade 5 students of the nature and challenges of classification systems. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears.