K-12 Education Resources


Map Scavenger Hunts (online activities)


Lesson Materials

K- 2nd Educational Materials

Introduction to Cartography

Mapmaking Lessons for Young Students (courtesy of Lee Urban, Hall Elementary School)

3rd - 5th Educational Materials

Introduction to Cartography

Colonial New England

Maine Studies

Portland History

Monsters on Exploration Maps

6th - 8th Educational Materials

Introduction to Cartography

Colonial New England

Maine Studies 

Portland History

Renaissance Maps: Myths and Monsters 

The Lives of Cartographers

Transportation and Tourism 

European Colonialism

South America Colonial History

Deering Oaks, Portland's Urban Oasis

Moses Greenleaf, Maine's First Mapmaker

9th - 12th Educational Materials 

Introduction to Cartography

Colonial New England

Maine Studies

Renaissance Maps: Myths and Monsters 

The Lives of Cartographers

Transportation and Tourism

European Colonialism 

South America Colonial History

Deering Oaks, Portland's Urban Oasis


Advanced Education Materials

    Link: American Treasures Exhibition 

    Link: The Changing Peninsula Exhibition

    Link: Mapping the Republic Exhibition

    Link: Exodus and Exile: The Spaces of Diaspora

   Link: Road Maps: The American Way Exhibition


Other Materials

 


Contact Information

The Osher Map Library offers and supports educational services in keeping with its mission statement and its location within the University of Southern Maine. For any information about the Osher Map Library's educational activities.

To request education materials, or to schedule a lesson or tour, please call:

Main Phone: (207) 780-4850

Education Outreach Phone: (207) 780-4910

TDD: (207) 780-5646