Map Maker, Map Maker, Make Me a Map Title: Map Maker, Map Maker , Make Me a Map
Subject: Social Studies
Grade Level: 1 - 2
Overview:
Students will visit Black Bayou Lake refuge. While there they will follow a map to visit certain areas of the refuge such as The Pier, The Nature Trail, etc. The students will be introduced to a compass which they will use to identify which area is north at the refuge. Back at school the students will create a map of the Black Bayou Lake area in KidPix. They will add a compass rose and a legend to the map. The students will identify Black Bayou Lake as a physical feature.
Approximate Duration: 3 - 45 minute lessons
Content Standards:
Geography: Physical and Cultural Systems
Students develop a spatial understanding of Earth's surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between people and places, and the relationship between man and his environment.
Benchmarks:
G-1A-E1
identifying and describing the characteristics and uses of geographic representations, such as various types of maps, globes, graphs, diagrams, photographs, and satellite-produced images.
G-1A-E2
locating and interpreting geographic features and places on maps and globes;
G-1A-E3
constructing maps, graphs, charts, and diagrams to describe geographical information and to solve problems;
G-1B-E1
describing and comparing the physical characteristics of places, including land forms, bodies of water, soils, vegetation, and climate;
Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs):
The World in Spatial Terms
Grade 1
1. Identify and use simple map symbols and key/legend (G-1A-E1)
3. Describe a map as a representation of a place(G-1A-E1)
5. Create simple maps to identify the relative location of places in the school and community (G-1A-E3)
Grade 2
2. Describe basic characteristics of maps and globes
(G-1A-E1)
3. Use cardinal directions to locate places on maps and places in the classroom, school, and community (G-1A-E2)
4. Identify geographical features in the local region
(G-1A-E2)
6. Sketch a simple map related to the classroom, school, or community (mental map)
(G-1A-E3)
Places and Regions
Grade 1
6. Identify Earth’s various physical features (e.g., oceans, islands, mountains, rivers)
(G-1B-E1)
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Science : Life Science
The students will become aware of the characteristics and life cycles of organisms and understand their relationships to each other and to their environment.
Science : Science and the Environment
In learning environmental science, students will develop an appreciation of the natural environment, learn the importance of environmental quality, and acquire a sense of stewardship. As consumers and citizens, they will be able to recognize how our personal, professional, and political actions affect the natural world.
Educational Technology Standards:
Use a variety of developmentally appropriate resources and productivity tools (e.g., logical thinking programs, writing and graphic tools, digital cameras, graphing software) for communication, presentation, and illustration of thoughts, ideas, and stories.
Use technology tools (e.g., publishing, multimedia tools, and word processing software) for individual and for simple collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities for a variety of audiences.
Objectives:
1. The learner will identify a map.
2. The learner will identify and explain the use of a legend and map symbols.
3. The students will identify a compass rose.
4. The students will identify a compass and state that it points to the north.
5. The students will construct a map of the Black Bayou Lake refuge in KidPix.
Lesson Materials and Resources:
Outline of the Black Bayou Lake refuge
Videos from United Streaming
Sharpies
Transparencies
Compass
Technology Tools and Materials:
Hardware:
Multi-Media Computer
Internet
Printer
CompassSoftware:
KidPix
- Websites:
Black Bayou Lake refuge
http://www.fws.gov/northlouisiana/blackbayoulake/
TerraServer-USA
http://terraserver-usa.com/
"Do-It-Yourself" State Maps
http://monarch.tamu.edu/~maps2/
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/
How To Use a Compass
http://www.learn-orienteering.org/old/lesson1.html
Enchanted Learning
http://search.enchantedlearning.com/cgi-bin/uncgi/search?key=City+map+reading
Background Information:
The students will be familiar with their community to some degree. The students will have limited knowledge with the actual use of a compass. Students will have varying levels of ability when reading and interpreting maps.
Most of the students will be familiar with the computer; however, students may not be familiar with the software, KidPix.
Lesson Procedures:
Day 1- 1. Introduce the lesson by allowing students to view a video from LPBCyber Channel," Understanding and Using Maps and Globes," and/or "Maps in Physical Geography."
2. Allow the students to explain in their own words what a map is and how it is used.
3. Review the parts of a map such as the legend and compass rose. Fly over Black Bayou Lake refuge with TerraServer. The address is 480 Richland Dr., Monroe, LA 71203. Lead students to recognize that this is a different type of map. Discuss the aerial map.
4. Briefly discuss the compass, and how it is used. Go to How to Use a Compass for lessons with the use of a compass. (for the teacher's use)
- Day 2
1. Take the students on a field trip to Black Bayou Lake refuge where they are going to use a real compass. The students will also follow a map to visit points of interest at the refuge. (The procedures may be modified to suit the teacher.)
2. The students will be placed in groups with a compass and a map. Students will take turns exploring with the compass. Lead the students to notice that no matter which direction they face, the compass needle only points to the north.
3. Have the students face north. Label north on the map. Draw a structure or geographical feature located in this direction. Follow this procedure for all of the cardinal directions.
- Day 3
1. Back at school have the students trace an outline of the Black Bayou Lake refuge area in KidPix.
2. The students will then add a compass rose and a legend for their map. The students may use the stamp feature to decorate their map. Students will use the map used at the refuge for a reference.
3. Place all of the maps in a KidPix slideshow for a show and tell activity.
Assessment Procedures:
KidPix Student Product
Teacher Observation
Rubric - KidPix Map
Accommodations/Modifications:
Students will work in groups of varying abilities.
Reproducible Materials:
Directions to Black Bayou refuge
Simple Compass Rose
Map Rubric
Explorations and Extensions:
Students could create maps of other areas at or near the school.There are many additional learning resources for map reading at http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/
Lesson Development Resources:
GLE Related Material
http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/1914.html
LPB CyberChannel
http://www.lpb.org/education/cyberchannel.cfm
Compass Rose
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
People of Louisiana Lesson Plan
http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/intech/k6/day3/lapeopleframeset.htm
Directions to Refuge Map
http://www.fws.gov/northlouisiana/blackbayoulake/
Additional City Map Skills
Enchanted Learning
http://search.enchantedlearning.com/cgi-bin/uncgi/search?key=City+map+readingContact Information:
Rosemary Dillingham
rosemary.dillingham@mcschools.net
Instructional Technology
Joyce Tate
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