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SocialStudiesLesson4thGrade
MelanieGaskins
Topic:
Tounderstandmapfeaturesandperspectivesasitrelatestoageographicalposition.
EssentialQuestion:
Howcanmapsanddigitaltoolshelpustoexamineplaces?
Standards:
NJCC6.1.4.B.1Compareandcontrastinformationthatcanbefoundondifferenttypesof
mapsanddeterminehowtheinformationmaybeuseful.
LearningObjectivesandAssessments:
LearningObjectives
Assessments
SWBATidentifymapfeaturesandtheir
purpose.
VisualcheckofMeontheMapProject.
Teacherwilllistenduringgroupdiscussions.
SWBATcommunicateandwritedowntheir
globaladdress.
Teacherwilllistenduringpeertopeer
introductionsusingtheirglobaladdress.
VisualcheckofMeontheMapProject.
Materials:
ActivboardFlipChart
Zoom
byIstanBanyai
Sentencestrips(7)
GoogleEarthapplication
DifferenttypesofMapsex.Zoo,NJ,EveshamTownship,GreatAdventure
MapFeaturesObservationWorksheet
MeontheMapProject(1setperstudent)
PortableGPS
Prelessonassignmentsand/orpriorknowledge:
Studentshaverecentlycompletedauniton
DiversityandImmigration.Duringtheunit,studentswereaskedtointerviewfamilymembersto
identifytheirfamilysorigins.Studentshadtolocatetheircountryorcountriesoforiginonalarge
classworldmapandmarkthecountrywithatack.
Day1
LessonBeginning:
StudentswillbemeetinfrontoftheActivboardtolearnthepurposeofthedays
lesson.Theteacherwillexplaintostudentsthattheywillbeexaminingdifferentperspectivesasthey
explorethebook,
Zoom.
Perspectivewillbedefinedaswhatyoucanseefromwhereyouare.Instruct
thestudentstolookateachpageslowlyandtothinkabouthowtheirperspectiveschangefrompage
topage.(5minutes)
MapSkillsandPerspectives
SocialStudiesLesson4thGrade
MelanieGaskins
InstructionalPlan:
Timetable&Transitions
0:05:000:35:00
Share
Zoom
withtheclass
GroupDiscussion
Howdidyourperspectivechangefrompagetopage?
Howmightthisrelatetomapsandhowpeoplecommunicatewheretheyareinthe
world?
GlobalAddress
GroupDiscussion
Wehaveastreetaddressandalsoaglobaladdresswhichtellsexactlywhere
weliveonPlanetEarth.
Wewillstudydifferentmaps.Itisveryimportanttobeabletopinpointwhere
weareonthemapasourperspectiveschangefrommaptomap.
AccessGoogleEarthAskstudentswhattheynoticeoneachmapastheirperspectives
change.Createasentencestripforeachlocationandpostitontheboard.
EvansElementarySchool
EveshamTownship
BurlingtonCounty
NewJersey
UnitedStatesofAmerica
NorthAmerica
PlanetEarth
Havestudentsintroducethemselvestoeachotherusingtheirglobaladdress.Ex.
Hello,mynameisMelanie.IgottoEvansElementarySchoolinEveshamTownship,
locatedinBurlingtonCounty,NewJersey,intheUnitedStatesofAmerica,onthe
continentofNorthAmerica,whichislocatedonPlanetEarth.
0:35:000:55:00
MapImmersion
Insmallgroups,studentswillbrowsedifferenttypesofmapsandrecordwhatthey
noticeonaworksheet.
Teacherwillmodelhowtonoticefeaturesofamap.Recordresponsesonworksheet
displayedontheActivboard.Ex.symbols,roads,legend
Haveastudentpassoutworksheetstotheclass.Studentswillbringaclipboard,
pencilandtheworksheettodesignatedareasoftheclassroomtomakemapfeature
observations.
GroupDiscussion
Studentswillbeaskedtoputclipboardsawayandtoreturntotheirseats.
Createclasslistofmapfeatureobservationsusingtheactivboard.
Closure:
Howcanweusethisinformationfromdaytoday?Whenmightweneedtouseamap?How
dowegettoaplaceweveneverbeentobefore?Whenweuseanavigationsystemisthereamap?
Doyouthinksomeofthefeaturesonthatmapandthemapswelookedatarethesame?
MapSkillsandPerspectives
SocialStudiesLesson4thGrade
MelanieGaskins
Day2
LessonBeginning:
Studentswillbecalledtositinacircle.TeacherwillpassaroundtheportableGPS.
(5minutes)
InstructionalPlan:
Timetable&Transitions
0:05:000:20:00
GroupDiscussion
Whataresomeofthefeaturesyounoticedonthegps?
Inwhatwayswasitlikegoogleearthandthemapswelookedatyesterday?
Letsrevisitourclasslistfromyesterday.
Whatdoyouthinkthepurposeofsomeofthesefeaturesare?
Greatworkletswritesomeofthisdown.
0:20:000:55:00
MeOnTheMap
Studentswillbegiventhematerialstomakeaflipbookthathighlightstheirglobal
address.
Oneachpageoftheflipbook,studentswillwritedownonepartoftheirglobal
address.
Oneachpageoftheflipbook,studentswillwritedownonemapfeatureandits
purpose.Thestudentscanindependentlychoosewhichfeaturestohighlight.
Studentswillcutout,assemble,anddecoratetheirflipbook.
Differentiation:
Studentswillbeabletoshareinsmallandlargegroupstogetideasandshareideasifneeded.
Teacherwillpostlargesentencestripsofstudentsglobaladdressforstudentswhoneedto
seeinformationvisuallytoaidincomprehension.
Theteacherwillcirculatetheroomduringsmallgroupworkformoreindividualized
instruction.
ClassroomManagement:
Theteacherwillusethechimeandorhandsignaltoquietstudentsifnecessary.
Studentswillbemadeawareoftheappropriatevoicevolumebeforebeginningeachactivity
andtransition.
Theteacherwillcirculatetheroomduringpairshare,groupshare,andindependentwork.
Closure:
Whataresomeofthefeaturesyoudecidedtohighlightinyourflipbook?
MapSkillsandPerspectives
SocialStudiesLesson4thGrade
MelanieGaskins