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Mapping
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Theme: |
Conducting research on the physical and topographical characteristics of a region in order to draw a map.
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Grades: |
3 - 5
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Subject: |
Social Studies
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Duration: |
2 class periods (Approximately 90 minutes)
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Standards
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State Standards: Illinois (Geography Standards)
Note that state standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.
The geographically informed person knows and understands:
- Standard 2 : How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places and environments in a spatial context.
- Knowledge Statement 3 --The location of major physical and human features in the United States and on Earth.
- Standard 5 : That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity
- Knowledge Statement 2 --The similarities and differences among regions.
- Standard 12 : The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement.
- Knowledge Statement 2 --The factors that affect where people settle.
Goals:
Students will:
- Map the political, topographical and natural resources of a selected state
- Compare patterns across the maps
- Present results to demonstrate understandings of the state they choose and its resources
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Objectives: |
- The students will (a) collect information from a variety of sources (b) make comparisons, and (c) create maps to represent resources, topography and political information.
- Present information to the class by selecting a final product with which they are most comfortable such as:
- Make a traditional oral presentation
- Create a video
- Design an original presentation using software (e.g. PowerPoint)
- Build and explain a 3-dimensional map
- Analyze information and respond to questions.
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