Riddle Me This: Using Maps to Locate Places in the Americas

GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will choose places on a political map of the United States for which they will create riddles. The riddles will incorporate clues using cardinal (north, south, east, west) and intermediate (i.e., northwest, southeast) directions as well as mileage using the scale of the map.
Author: 
Penney Klaproth
Grade Range: 
4
Duration: 
1 class period
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconUnited States map
application/pdf iconThe United States and Capitals
application/pdf iconSouth America's Capital Cities
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information