Unit Plan #1: Maps! Maps! Maps!

Submitted By: Meghan McQuain Partner: Alyce Mack

EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2013 Instructor: Karen Powell

UNIT PLANNER#1: Maps! Maps! Maps!

Summary of Lesson Plan MONDAY week #1 NV State Social Studies Objectives

Week 1 of 2
Notes

This lesson is designed to refresh the G5.4.1: Identify and use intermediate students memories on maps, with directions on a compass rose to the compass rose, and coordinates, Print a class set of Worksheets, maps, locate places on a map of Nevada. and print the teacher transparency. but in a fun way.

TUESDAY week #1

In this lesson students learn to define, and identify geographic features.

G5.5.1 "Identify and locate major geographic features in Nevada and the United States using maps and map elements"

Have power points ready. Geography, Landmasses and Geography, Bodies of Water Bring in extra magazines if needed Bring buzzers/bells

WEDNESDAY week #1

This lesson continues the previous lesson. This time the students must locate the geographic features on a map using map elements.

G5.5.1 Identify and locate major geographic features in Nevada and the United States using maps and map elements

Print a class set of the Almanac Map Practice

Have access to large United States Map.

THURSDAY week #1

This lesson review maps, as well G5.5.3 "Describe purposes for the as, focuses on the difference different types of maps and between political maps and physical globes, i.e., topographical, maps. Students should add new political, physical." vocabulary to their social studies notebooks.

Have Teachers Edition of United States History Volume 1. Houghton Mifflin

FRIDAY week #1

This lesson will introduce a population map to the students. The lesson is created to see if students can find a pattern between population and political or physical features.

Internet access preferably through smart board (or class access to computer lab) Sign in to eduplace.com G5.5.2 identify spatial patterns of the United States. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsc i/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s _u9/index.html#top

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

Making a Plan #1

Submitted By: Meghan McQuain & Alyce Mack

UNIT PLANNER#1: MAPS! MAPS! MAPS!

Summary of Lesson Plan NV State Social Studies Objectives

Week 2 of 2
Notes

MONDAY week #2

This 2 day lesson is designed to sum up the week of map lessons by having students apply and use what theyve leaned.

G5.5.1 "Identify and locate major geographic features in Nevada and the United States using maps and map elements" G5.5.4 "Construct maps, graphs and charts to display information about human and physical features in the United States." G5.5.1 "Identify and locate major geographic features in Nevada and the United States using maps and map elements" G5.5.4 "Construct maps, graphs and charts to display information about human and physical features in the United States."

Make a class set of copies of the rubric Ask for two days in the computer lab.(30 min. a day)

TUESDAY week #2

This 2 day lesson is designed to sum up the week of map lessons by having students apply and use what theyve learned.

Make sure students have a copy of the rubric.

WEDNESDAY week #2

This is the last lesson of the unit. It is designed to get students thinking of maps and how theyre created.

G5.5.4 "Construct maps, graphs and charts to display information about human and physical features in the United States."

Provide students with enough materials to create their own 3-D map.

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

FRIDAY week #2

THURSDAY week #2

Karen Powell- Instructor

Making a Plan #1

Submitted By: Meghan McQuain & Alyce Mack

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

Making a Plan #1

Submitted By: Meghan McQuain & Alyce Mack