Lesson Plan

  • Deering Oaks, Portland’s Urban Oasis

    Deering Oaks Lesson This lesson, designed for Middle School students, features a 3-part powerpoint illustrating the history of Deering Oaks through historical maps and images. The students use the information found in the presentation to complete an...

  • Colonial South America

    Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: 6-12 Time Allotment: 75 to 90 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, D2, E1, E2 This lesson examines European maps of South America and the Caribbean for illustrations of colonial ambition...

  • Cartography and the Renaissance

    Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: 6-12 Time Allotment: 50 to 60 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: D1, E1 This lesson compares maps made in the Middle Ages to maps made during the Renaissance to illustrate the widespread a...

  • Medieval Maps and Monsters

    Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: 3-5 Time Allotment: 50 to 60 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, D1, E1 This lesson uses maps made during the Middle Ages and Renaissance to show the sea monsters and monstrous peoples ...

  • Colonial New England

    Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: 6-12 Time Allotment: 75 to 90 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, C2, D1, D2, E1 This lesson includes a discussion of the rival powers competing for land in present-day New England and ...

  • Projections and Globemaking

    Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: 3-8 Time Allotment: 75 to 90 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: D1, E1 This lesson tells the story of the ways the surface of the earth has been depicted throughout history, and how maps c...

  • X. Bibliography

    [expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Maps of Route 66: How Road Maps Built an American Legend I. Before 66 II. Mapping the Dream III. The Early Days IV. Rise in Popularity V. Iconography VI. 2,300 Miles from Chicago to LA VII...

  • IX. The Legend Lives On

    [expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Maps of Route 66: How Road Maps Built an American Legend I. Before 66 II. Mapping the Dream III. The Early Days IV. Rise in Popularity V. Iconography VI. 2,300 Miles from Chicago to LA VII...

  • VIII. Road Trips Across America

    [expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Maps of Route 66: How Road Maps Built an American Legend I. Before 66 II. Mapping the Dream III. The Early Days IV. Rise in Popularity V. Iconography VI. 2,300 Miles from Chicago to LA VII...

  • VII. Decline

    [expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Maps of Route 66: How Road Maps Built an American Legend I. Before 66 II. Mapping the Dream III. The Early Days IV. Rise in Popularity V. Iconography VI. 2,300 Miles from Chicago to LA VII...