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REVIEW:
Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms is a rich resource for teachers
and students. Teachers will want to read through the information
in the Instructions for Teachers section before using the site in
the classroom. It includes the general organization and use of the
site, National Standards for geography and social studies, information
on displaying and printing images and text at the site, how to read
historical maps and general resources on cartography as well as
fair use policies. The lesson plans consist of eighteen modules
organized into six major themes: discovery and encounter, migration
and settlement, environmental history, the historical geography
of transportation, political and military history, and the geography
of American communities. Each module has four age specific lesson
plans (k-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) based on one or more of the primary
map documents, curators notes that provide historical background
about the map, and other resources including supplemental images.
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