Map projections in your curriculum
Pick your country to see which official objectives this site helps with, which labs and lessons to use, and a short lesson sequence. Each page links the official source it was checked against.
Each objective is marked Strong, Partial or Context, so you can see at a glance where the site fits and where it does not. These pages are unofficial summaries, not the curriculum itself.
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England — National Curriculum
Supports part of KS2 and KS3 Geography: maps, globes and the equator. No coordinates or time zones.
United States — C3 and National Geography Standards
No national curriculum. Matches National Geography Standards 1 and C3 map skills in part.
See the objectives for United States — C3 and National Geography Standards
Australia — Australian Curriculum (v9)
Partial fit with Years 3-6 HASS map skills. Version 9 never names projections or latitude and longitude.
See the objectives for Australia — Australian Curriculum (v9)
India — NCERT Social Science (Grades 6–8)
Strong fit: Grade 8 names map projection, Mercator, Robinson and Greenland vs India.
See the objectives for India — NCERT Social Science (Grades 6–8)
France — cycle 3 and cycle 4 geography
Strong fit: the new 6e programme names four projections, Equal Earth among them.
See the objectives for France — cycle 3 and cycle 4 geography
Spain — LOMLOE minimum curriculum (Primaria and ESO)
Partial fit: asks for maps, globe and scale; never names a projection.
See the objectives for Spain — LOMLOE minimum curriculum (Primaria and ESO)
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