Maps Unit - Medford School District

Maps Unit

4th Grade Social Studies Medford School District 549c

Created by: Anna Meunier and Sarah Flora

Maps Unit

4th Grade Social Studies Medford School District 549c

Table of Contents

Maps Unit Syllabus .............................................................................................1 Maps Unit Objectives..........................................................................................2 Maps Unit Lesson Plans ......................................................................................3 Print Shop Order .................................................................................................4 Maps Unit Lessons ..............................................................................................5 Maps Daily Lessons ........................................................................................... 12

Lesson #1 ........................................................................................................................................ Lesson #2 ........................................................................................................................................ Lesson #3 ........................................................................................................................................ Lesson #4 ........................................................................................................................................ Lesson #5 ........................................................................................................................................ Lesson #6 ........................................................................................................................................ Lesson #7 ........................................................................................................................................ Lesson #8 ........................................................................................................................................ Lesson #9 ........................................................................................................................................ Lesson #10 ...................................................................................................................................... Lesson #11 ...................................................................................................................................... Lesson #12 ...................................................................................................................................... Lesson #13 ...................................................................................................................................... Lesson #14 ......................................................................................................................................

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Oregon Content Standards Alignment Template--"Hitting the Mark"

Name: Sarah Flora, Anna Meunier

Curriculum Alignment Template for Social Studies

(subject area)

Unit Name: Maps

Unit Objectives:

Geography: 5. Apply skills, concepts, and technologies (e.g., maps, GIS, Google Earth) to gather, display, and analyze special information.

Unit Syllabus

Define basic geography vocabulary and interpret maps:

? Location ? Cardinal directions ? Intermediate directions ? Distance ? Scale ? Latitude ? Longitude ? Key/legend ? Hemispheres ? Continents ? Oceans ? Prime Meridian ? Equator

State Standards Covered

4.8. Use geographical tools (e.g., maps, GPS, Google Earth) to identify absolute and relative locations and physical characteristics of places in Oregon. Lessons #1-#14

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Oregon Content Standards Alignment Template- "Course Overview"

Team Members: Sarah Flora, Anna Meunier Course Title: Maps Course Objective: Geography The learner will: Identify and use cardinal and intermediate directions on a compass rose. Locate and label the continents and oceans on a world map. Locate and label the four hemispheres on a world map. Locate and label the Prime Meridian and Equator on a world map. Apply the use of lines of latitude and longitude to determine a location on a

map. Apply the use of a key/legend on a map. Apply scale by calculating distance on a map.

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These lesson plans were written as a guideline to teach map skills. The resource used with this unit is Map Skills, Teaching a Variety of Map Skills. The lessons in this unit are directly tied to the fourth grade state standards. The print shop order on the following page is for the worksheets needed to teach this unit as written.

Each lesson should take from 30-45 minutes.

The rest of the lessons and worksheets are also valuable map skills. You are encouraged to implement the other lessons and worksheets for homework, sponge activities or for "Weekly Map Skills" lessons. Those worksheets are not included on the print shop order form.

The section marked "Teaching Tips" of the Lesson Plans was inserted to alert you to potential problems that could arise in each lesson. These are problems that were encountered while piloting this unit.

These lessons are a work in progress. We would like to add and build upon them from year to year. If you find a problem with any lesson, have another way to teach it, or would like to provide feedback, please feel free to contact us: anna.meunier@medford.k12.or.us or sarah.flora@medford.k12.or.us

Abbreviations Key

TE Teachers Edition: Map Skills, Teaching a Variety of Map Skills

WS Worksheet

Maps Unit

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Publication Print Shop Order for worksheets needed to teach map unit.

Number of copies needed

Page #

3, 4 & 5 7 8 9 10 11 21 & 23 25 27 30 33 37 38 49 52 55, 56 & 57 66 62 Chapter Review Chapter Test

Color/paper type

Index

Hole punched

Back to Back

Stapled

Overhead Needed

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Day Objectives

Lesson Plan

1

Reviewing map skills

TE Page #2

Students complete WS 3, 4 & 5

Materials: Map Skills WS 3, 4, 5

Colored pencils

Teaching Tip

Curriculum Integration

Use when teaching classroom procedures the first week. IE How to pass out papers, seat work, raising hand, etc.

2 Locate and

TE Page # 6

WS 7 & 9

Explain to students

Capitalization of

label the continents and oceans on a world map.

Students complete blank map on WS 7 using map on WS 9.

Do not copy back to back. Students need to look at both WS at the same time. Also, make extra copies of page 7 for students who finish early for

there are not two Pacific Oceans as implied on the worksheet. Cut out map on WS 7 and form it into a globe using tape.

proper nouns

Make oceans & continents spelling words.

EXTENSION:

cutting out & making a globe.

Be sure to point out that

the numbers on the

WS 8 has added practice if time permits or use for homework.

Copy page 9 on index paper and have students keep. They will need this map to complete the review at the end of the unit.

continents & oceans must match the numbered blanks. (#1 South America) Answers must be spelled correctly and capitalized.

Colored pencils

Wall Map

Globe

WS 8 if time permits or for homework.

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