Name: Fairfield Township School District / Date: MP 1; 1-2 wks
Lesson Title: Maps- Using Maps
Subject: Social Studies / Grade Level/Course: 2
Overview of Unit: Use maps and globes to determine spatial understanding. Use maps to measure distances and spatial relationships.
Interdisciplinary Connections: x Language Arts x Math Science PE
Art x Technology Music World Language
Learning Targets
BIG IDEA(S): Compare and contrast information that can be found on different types of maps, and determine when the information may be useful. Use maps to explain how the location and spatial relationships have contributed to cultural diffusion and economic interdependence. Explain how and when it is important to use maps and globes to measure distances and to determine time zones and locations.
Standard(s): 6.1.4.B.1-3
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS / ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS· How can maps help us understand a place in the world?
· Where is New Jersey in relation to other parts of the world?
· Where is the United States in relation to other parts of the world?
· How do the features on a map give clues to the lifestyle of the people who live there? / · Spatial thinking and geographic tools can be used to describe and analyze the spatial patterns and organization of people, places, and environments on Earth.
UNIT LEARNING TARGETS:
Students will be able to…
· Use maps to compare how far New Jersey is from other major cities or countries.
· Use maps to determine where the United States is in comparison to other countries, continents and oceans.
· Use maps to infer lifestyle of a region.
ASSESSMENT
PERFORMANCE TASKS:
Teacher Prepared assessments can include but are not limited to:
1. Written assessment
2. Small Group Projects
3. Individual Project
4. Find New Jersey on a map of the United States. Find the United States on a map of North America. Find North America on a map of the world.
OTHER EVIDENCE:
· Small group discussion
· Whole group discussion
· Student observation
LEARNING PLAN
· Use a map to determine the distance (far, farther, farthest) of major U.S. cities from Trenton, NJ.
· Determine and label continents and oceans on a map. / Resources
· Harcourt Trophies 2nd grade story Beginners Atlas
· http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/ , http://www.yourchildlearns.com/megamaps.htm map outlines
· Internet
· Read aloud books and poems
· Related videos
· Discovery Education Social Studies Units
· Scott Foresman People and Places pages
o 20-21 Read a City Map
o 60-61 Landforms/water on a map
o 184-185 Use a map grid
o 214-215 Read a history map