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All About Maps - 4th Grade

In this lesson of Let's Learn GA!, students will learn all about maps! Georgia teacher Lisa Rogers introduces learners to atlases, a compass rose, and different types of maps. Major landforms in the United States are also identified on maps. 

All About Maps - 4th Grade

From Let's Learn GA! - Model Lessons, Social Studies Model Lessons
All About Maps - 4th Grade

In this lesson of Let's Learn GA!, students will learn all about maps! Georgia teacher Lisa Rogers introduces learners to atlases, a compass rose, and different types of maps. Major landforms in the United States are also identified on maps. 

Materials needed for this lesson include:

- paper

- rayons, colored pencils or markers

Social Studies

SS4G1.a

Locate major physical features of the United States: the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Great Plains, the Continental Divide, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes.

SS4G1

Locate important physical and man-made features in the United States.

Let's Learn GA! - Model Lessons Segments

Social Studies Model Lessons

Let's Learn GA! is series of video lessons for grades K-5 taught by Georgia teachers. The videos in this collection are aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence for social studies. Let's Learn GA! is a collaboration between GPB and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) to support both in-person and remote learning plans. Check back for more social studies lessons coming soon.

The Carter Commissary Store & Math - 2nd Grade

Jimmy Carter's Boyhood Home - 2nd Grade

Life on a Farm in the 1930s - 2nd Grade

Regions of Georgia - 2nd Grade

All About Maps - 4th Grade

The Cold War - 5th Grade

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