Advanced Education Materials These lesson plans were designed by Liz Swasey, a teacher with years of experience teaching High School. They are suitable for high schoolers in advanced history courses. An Introduction to Maps as Primary Source Doc...
This lesson uses both old and new maps to illustrate the different ways people can use and make maps. After a short presentation, students will complete Tino's Map Book, in which they will make their own maps of familiar areas. Grade L...
The Fall/Winter 2014 issue of Cartography Corner: K-12 Education Outreach Newsletter is available for download. Archive: Cartography Corner: K-12 Education Outreach Newsletter, Spring/Summer 2014 Cartography Corner: K-12 Education Outreach Newsl...
Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Allotment: 1.5 to 2 hours Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, D1, E1 This lesson examines various kinds of thematic maps from the 19th century. It begins with an example of a Sanborn fire insurance maps, followed by a serie...
Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Allotment: 60 to 75 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, C2, D2, E1, E2 This lesson uses European maps from before the American Revolution to show how Europeans saw the world a...
Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: 3-8 Time Allotment: 75 to 90 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, C2, D2, E1 This lesson shows maps of Maine made in the 1800s and early 1900s to illustrate how the state was settled and...
Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: 3-5 Time Allotment: 60 to 75 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, E1 This lesson shows how the development of tourism and different modes of transportation changed maps and history. It s...
Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: K-2 Time Allotment: 35 to 45 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, E1 This lesson shows how different modes of transportation changed maps and history. The students will complete a small ...
Lesson plans by Holly Hurd and Dixie Hayes with Joel Eastman These lesson plans are designed for Middle School students, grades 6-8, and focus on content from the book Settling the Maine Wilderness, by Walter Macdougall, about settlement of the inte...
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...
