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Resources, programs, and activities for teaching with maps on everything from the American Revolution to redlining and housing discrimination

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Early Grades

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Solving Problems With Maps
Boston General Map and Geography STEM

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Measuring Distances on a Map
STEM

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Massachusetts Market Game
General Map and Geography

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What Is a Map?
General Map and Geography

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Native Land
Data Mapping and GIS Social Issues Native People and Settler Colonialism US History

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Reading Maps of Boston
Boston General Map and Geography

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Boston Neighborhood Library Activity
Boston General Map and Geography

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The Big Rock Candy Mountain
Art

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Exploring Plymouth Before the Pilgrims
US History Native People and Settler Colonialism

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Mapping Happyland
General Map and Geography Art

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Elementary School

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Continental Conflict and the New Nation 1775-1783
US History

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Unrest in Boston: 1775-1776
Boston US History

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Mapping the Nez Perce War
Native People and Settler Colonialism

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The United States and the War of 1812
US History

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Measuring Distances on a Map
STEM

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Maps, Manuscripts and Documents: Boston and the American Revolution
Boston US History

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Map Projections: Squashing the Globe
General Map and Geography

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City-Wide Family Scavenger Hunt in the Parks
Boston

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House Floor Plan Activity
General Map and Geography STEM

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Maps of Foreign-Born Populations of Boston
Boston Immigration

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Massachusetts Market Game
General Map and Geography

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Boston's Geography and the American Revolution: Micro Unit
Boston General Map and Geography US History

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Britain's North American Empire 1607-1764
US History

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Introduction to the Coordinate Plane
STEM

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Civil War Curriculum Guide (Elementary)
US History

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Maps & Children's Literature - Exploring the World Through Outstanding International Children's Books
Social Issues World History

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Native Land
Data Mapping and GIS Social Issues Native People and Settler Colonialism US History

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Global Boston: Immigrant Places
Immigration Boston

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STEAM Maps
STEM World History Boston

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Walk the Arnold Arboretum
Boston General Map and Geography

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Old Maps of Boston and New England
Boston General Map and Geography US History Native People and Settler Colonialism

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The Big Rock Candy Mountain
Art

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Exploring Plymouth Before the Pilgrims
US History Native People and Settler Colonialism

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Maps of New England
Boston US History General Map and Geography

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Mapping Happyland
General Map and Geography Art

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Mapping the Boston Tea Party
US History

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Middle School

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Continental Conflict and the New Nation 1775-1783
US History

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Mapping the Nez Perce War
Native People and Settler Colonialism

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The United States and the War of 1812
US History

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Same Data, Different Stories
Boston Data Mapping and GIS General Map and Geography Social Issues Maptivist

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Mapping 17th Century New England: Proportional Reasoning and European Priorities
STEM US History

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Finding Home--Displacement and Migration Throughout the United States, 1830s-1960s
Social Issues US History

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Mapping Our Boston
Boston General Map and Geography Data Mapping and GIS Social Issues Maptivist

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Britain's North American Empire 1607-1764
US History

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Introduction to the Coordinate Plane
STEM

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Mapping Climate Change in Boston
STEM Boston Climate Change

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Visualizing Immigration
Immigration US History

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Maps & Children's Literature - Exploring the World Through Outstanding International Children's Books
Social Issues World History

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Mapping Prejudice
Social Issues Data Mapping and GIS Maptivist

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Interpreting and Evaluating Maps Protocol
Boston Maptivist

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Area and Geometry
STEM

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Migration to and within the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Immigration US History

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World Map Sort Activity
General Map and Geography

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World Maps Over Time
General Map and Geography World History

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Global Boston: Immigrant Places
Immigration Boston

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STEAM Maps
STEM World History Boston

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Maps for Artist-Teachers
Art

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Old Maps of Boston and New England
Boston General Map and Geography US History Native People and Settler Colonialism

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California and the 1849 Gold Rush
US History

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Boston: A City of Immigrants
Boston STEM Immigration

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Redlining Maps and Their Legacy
Redlining Boston Maptivist Social Issues US History

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In the Wake of Poseidon: Classical Gods on Antique Maps
General Map and Geography World History Art

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Boston: A City of Immigrants
Immigration Boston

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High School

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Continental Conflict and the New Nation 1775-1783
US History

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Mapping Inequality Lesson Plans
Redlining Maptivist

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The United States and the War of 1812
US History

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Same Data, Different Stories
Boston Data Mapping and GIS General Map and Geography Social Issues Maptivist

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Cod and "Cape Codd": The Fishy Priorities of 17th Century Mapmakers
US History World History

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Why Vote?
Social Issues US History

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Map Projections: Squashing the Globe
General Map and Geography

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Mapping Our Boston
Boston General Map and Geography Data Mapping and GIS Social Issues Maptivist

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Mapping Immigrant America
Immigration

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Mid-19th c Urban America: The Growth of the American City
US History

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Britain's North American Empire 1607-1764
US History

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Scale and Unit Conversion
STEM

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The French and Indian War: Road to Independence
US History

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Analyzing Maps
General Map and Geography

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Visualizing Immigration
Immigration US History

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Introduction to Functions
STEM

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Civil War Curriculum Guide (High School)
US History

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America Transformed - Native Viewpoints on 19th Century Westward Expansion
US History Native People and Settler Colonialism

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Mapping Prejudice
Social Issues Data Mapping and GIS Maptivist

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Interpreting and Evaluating Maps Protocol
Boston Maptivist

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Area and Geometry
STEM

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Native Land
Data Mapping and GIS Social Issues Native People and Settler Colonialism US History

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Migration to and within the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Immigration US History

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World Map Sort Activity
General Map and Geography

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Building the Local American Empire: Mapping Indigenous Peoples and Westward Expansion [BPS Micro-Unit]
US History Native People and Settler Colonialism

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Global Boston: Immigrant Places
Immigration Boston

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STEAM Maps
STEM World History Boston

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Maps for Artist-Teachers
Art

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California and the 1849 Gold Rush
US History

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Native American Removal and U.S. Expansion: 1800-1840
US History Native People and Settler Colonialism

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Boston: A City of Immigrants
Boston STEM Immigration

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Mapping Inequality
Redlining Boston Maptivist

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Visualizing Boston
Boston Maptivist

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Redlining Maps and Their Legacy
Redlining Boston Maptivist Social Issues US History

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APUSH Maps by Era
US History

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Similarity and Dilation
STEM

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Boston: A City of Immigrants
Immigration Boston

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