Students use a variety of skills while learning about orienteering. Students learn about ocean currents by exploring two activities and then mapping the major ocean currents. Students look at a weather map and use its key to find high and low temperatures. Then they tell what they like to do in all kinds of weather. Provided by Scott Foresman .
Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.
Students explore an online resource and learn the names and locations of states by planning a virtual train trip. Students review their knowledge of geographic location and terms. Students construct their own map of the Oregon Trail using maps, documents, and photos found on the Internet. Students plot the course of Columbus' various expeditions on a map of the world. Students virtually visit the tops of South America's mountains to create addition and subtraction word problems.