Visualizing Expansion Lesson 1 Lesson Plan
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Dublin Core
Title
Visualizing Expansion Lesson 1 Lesson Plan
Subject
"Westward Expansion"
Description
In this lesson, students will explore different kinds of maps and examine how the finished products reveal mapmakers' personal views, values, and biases. This lesson will set students up to successfully undertake analytical exercises in subsequent lessons in this unit, or it can be used to teach map analysis in the context of any other unit or study of geography.
Creator
Ellen Scheider, Deborah Michaels
Language
English
Type
Lesson Plan
Files
Citation
Ellen Scheider, Deborah Michaels, “Visualizing Expansion Lesson 1 Lesson Plan,” Native History Project, accessed July 11, 2026, https://native-history.sites.grinnell.edu/items/show/344.