Indiana Map Scavenger Hunt
Indiana map scavenger hunt with 10 questions that send students around a state map to find cities, bodies of water, landforms and the capital using cardinal and intermediate directions.

- Grades
- Grades 4–6, Elementary, Middle School
- Pages
- 4
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Studies, Geography
- Topic
- indiana, map skills
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
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What's inside this resource
Introducing an Indiana Map Scavenger Hunt for grades 4-6 students to reinforce map skills and geography concepts. This 4-page PDF includes a map of Indiana along with questions that have students locate important cities, bodies of water, landforms, national parks and monuments, and the state capital using cardinal and intermediate directions. An engaging way for students to practice reading maps while learning about key geographical features of Indiana. Can be used individually or in small groups with the whole class. Pairs well with lessons on Midwest geography or a broader study of United States regions. From the makers of popular state-by-state and U.S. regional map scavenger hunt bundles used by teachers nationwide.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Locate cities, bodies of water and the capital on an Indiana map
- Identify Indiana's neighboring states by direction
Teaching tips
- Directions call for orange, blue, yellow, purple, pink and red, so set out colored pencils or crayons in those colors.
Skills covered
- Using compass directions — marking places described with cardinal and intermediate directions
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Cardinal directions
- Intermediate directions
- Map reading
- Indiana geography
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