Map Reading Skills Workbook, Grades 5 - 12 - by Myrl Shireman (Paperback)

About the Book

Build your students' confidence in their map skills with the Mark Twain Map Reading Skills Geography Workbook! Geography for kids in grades 5-12 helps to prepare students to use maps and GPS devices in real world situations. The 8.3" x 10.

Book Synopsis

Geography for kids in grades 5-12

Build your students' confidence in their map skills with the Mark Twain Map Reading Skills Geography Workbook!

Geography for Kids Workbooks are a great way to help prepare students to use maps and GPS devices in real world situations.

Why You'll Love This 8.3" x 10.8" Geography Workbook

• Engaging activities to enhance map skills. Students learn about map legends, latitude and longitude, time zones, the Global Positioning System, the Universal Transverse Mercator, topographic maps, and compass bearings.
• Tracking progress along the way. Use the answer key in the back of workbook to track your child's progress before moving on to new lessons and topics.
• Bringing math skills in the mix. The 64-page workbook incorporates mathematics skills as students make conversions, determine angles, keep track of time zones, and deal with scale measurements.

About Mark Twain Books

Designed by leading educators, Mark Twain Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and resources in a wide range of subjects for middle- and upper-grade homeschool and classroom curriculum success.

The Mark Twain Geography Workbook Contains:

• Hands-on activities
• Reproducible maps
• Answer key

From the Back Cover

Map Reading Skills provides students with practice in map reading and the use of latitude and longitude to locate places on a variety of maps and globes. A section on how the Global Positioning System works allows students to keep up to date with new technology. Students will also investigate time zones and longitude around the world. The activities are designed for a wide range of students and skill levels, with difficulty ranging from the most basic to the more abstract. Many of the activities incorporate mathematics skills as students make conversions, determine angles, keep track of time zones, and deal with scale measurements. These activities will help prepare students for using maps and GPS devices in real life. Students will learn to: -Understand map legends - Compare maps and globes - Understand latitude and longitude - Use latitude and longitude to pinpoint locations -Investigate time zones - Learn about the Global Positioning System -Locate places using the Universal Transverse Mercator -Utilize topographic maps -Find correct compass bearings