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UnitStandards,GoalsandObjectives

Theunitprimarilyfocusedonsocialstudiesstandardsincludingthefollowing:

GeographyStandard2.1:Geographictoolssuchasmapsandglobesrepresentplace.

A.ExplainthatmapsandglobesaredifferentrepresentationsofEarth
B.Usetermsrelatedtodirectionswhendescribinglocations
D.Distinguishbetweenlandandwateronamaporglobe
E.Createsimplemapsshowingbothhumanandnaturalfeatures

ThegoalsfortheunitwerederiveddirectlyfromtheColoradoAcademicStandards

incombinationwiththelearningactivitiesandbooksIselectedforreadaloud.There

weretwooverarchinggoalsfortheunit.Thefirstgoalwastosteepstudentsinthe

importantqualitiesofmapssothattheywouldbeabletoidentifymapfeaturesand

producetheirownauthenticmaps.Thesecondgoalwastogivestudentsaconceptual

understandingofplacesothattheycouldusetermsrelatedtodirectiontodescribe

locations,understandhowcities,states,countriesandcontinentsareinterrelatedandto

explainthatmapsandglobesaredifferentrepresentationsofEarth.

Lesson1.ObjectivesStudentswillbeabletodescribethreeimportantfeaturesofamap

including,birdseyeview,compassroseandmapkey.Studentswillbeabletousea

compassrosetocorrectlyidentifycardinaldirections.

Lesson2.ObjectiveStudentswillbeabletouseamapkeyandcompassrosetofollow

mapcluesandfinishapartiallycompletedmap.

Lesson3.ObjectiveStudentswillbeabletocreateasimplemapoftheirdesks

featuringbirdseyeview,mapkeyandcompassrose.

Lesson4.ObjectiveStudentswillbeabletoidentifytheirschool,street,city,andstate

accurately.
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Lesson5.ObjectiveStudentswillbeabletoidentifytheirschool,street,city,state,

country,continentandplanetaccurately.

Lesson6.ObjectivesStudentswillbeabletoexplainhowmapsandglobesaredifferent

representationsoftheEarth.Studentswillbeabletodistinguishbetweenlandandwater

onamapandglobe.