Interpret information using a chart, map, or timeline. SPI 0401.6.5

Links verified on 10/28/2011

1. Beginner's Map Reading Skills - Several activities are presented to assist in teaching the concepts of reading maps.
2. Chart Reading Practice - Use the chart to answer the questions. self checking
3. Engage Your 4th Grade Traveler! - Use an ordinary map, highlighter, pencil and paper to turn your fourth grader into a Time-Traveler
4. An index of timelines is available at Internet4Classrooms
5. Index of topics and quizzes offered by David J. Leveson at CUNY in Brooklyn, NY
6. Latitude and Longitude quiz - online quiz that checks answers
7. A Map For All Reasons - students identify the function of various parts of a map
8. Map Reading Activities - practice reading maps using compasses, latitude, longitude and more
9. Mathematics of Cartography - several map activity from Cynthia Lanius
10. National Atlas of the United States - interactive map maker
11. Searching Informational Text - Use this lesson plan to guide students to an understanding of the conventions of informational texts and develop comprehension
12. Using Graph and Charts
    1. Interpreting a Data Chart - answer questions about what can be found in a grid chart
    2. Interpreting Column Graphs - answer ten questions about a column graph
    3. Interpreting Circle (Pie) Graphs - answer eight questions about a circle graph
13. Using Graphs to Understand Data - a five-question multiple-choice quiz
14. What do Maps Show - Several activities are presented to assist in teaching the concepts of reading maps.
15. What’s On a Map? - eight questions about using various parts of a map

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