3/13/2015 Ready, Set, Go THE AMAZING RACE EXPLORING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN Key Map Concepts and Skills Making a Map of a Familiar Place Making a Map of an Imaginary Place Exploring Places with Maps Map Scrap Comparing Maps and Globes Looking at Geography Around the World How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World The Amazing Race Making a Passport Jeanne M. Stone University of California, Irvine Key Concepts and Skills Map Orientation Compass Rose Directions: North, South, East and West Legends Scale Map Grid Height and Elevation Latitude and Longitude Maps and Globes Making a Map of a Familiar Place Have students create maps of: The after school site for a new student The school site for a new student Their neighborhood with all the key places for a new boy/girl who just moved in Disneyland or their favorite adventure park or playground Traveling to a favorite friend s house Traveling to favorite shopping and eating places Use Google Maps to show maps with both street view and aerial view. Collect examples of maps to show. Making an Imaginary Map Exploring Places with Maps Create an original map of a land a la Weslandia by Paul Fleischman and Roxenboxen by Slice McLerran and Barbara Cooney Make a tourism brochure for your imaginary land Create an imaginary land from a children s book Marauder s Map a la Harry Potter at Hogwarts. Hundred Acre Woods from Winnie-the-Pooh Narnia from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Ramona s Neighborhood from Beezus and Ramona Never Never Land from Peter Pan The farm and barn from Charlotte s Web Create a Secret Shortcut to travel to school (The Secret Shortcut by Mark Teague) Map Scrap Activity Bag Your State Think of what artifacts you would include in a bag for a particular state. Follow the Team Trace the Angels schedule as they travel throughout baseball season Plan a family adventure using a map to mark the landmarks, travel distances, and cities to stay in. Get a sample Trip Plan from Auto Club for students to use as a sample. Collect some state Trip Books to highlight specific places to visit. 1
3/13/2015 Looking at Geography Comparing Maps and Globes Hottest Coldest Highest Mountain Deepest Longest River Wettest Driest Largest Create a scavenger hunt where students look for photographs of specific geographic features and/or landforms. Resource: Geography from A to Z by Jack Knowlton and Harriet Barton Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest by Steve Jenkins Creating a world map by tearing construction paper. Do We Think Flat? Have students predict what is on the opposite side of the globe. Build a tabletop (or floor map) of a state (see National Geographic resource) Make a Relief Map of a specific state, country, or continent. Use National Geographic resource to create map templates Resource: Maps & Globes by Jack Knowlton How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World Read How to Make an Apple Pie and See the WorldI or How to Make a Cherry Pie and see the U. S. A. Students pick specific foods that they like to eat and create a map that shows where they can travel to pick up the different ingredients. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_largest_producin g_countries_of_agricultural_commodities The Amazing Race Students create a passport that they use to record key items about their travel around the world. Students create a travel route that takes them through all the continents. Students explore the different types of travel, the travel time, and the cost. Using the information, they plan travel to a specific location. Globe Scavenger Hunt Provide clues or locations that students need to identify in order to collect the next clue (pictures of location specific items). Create a suitcase with Travel Stickers Landmarks http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/most_famous_landmarks.htm Eiffel Tower Pyramids of Giza Grand Canyon Taj Mahal Stonehenge Other Possible Topics Eating Around the World Animals Around the World Time Zones Comparing Places to the United States Money from Around the World (tie in math with exchange rates) Traveling through the National Parks Resources National Geographic Society http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/teaching-resources/?ar_a=1 Geography Club https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/dynamicpage.aspx?site=test%20one&we bcode=year1activities Global Geography Teaching Ideas http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/geography/contents_global.htm Geography technology http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/world_continents.htm Mixing Geography and Fun for Kids http://www.kidactivities.net/post/mixing-geography-fun-for-kids!.aspx 2
3/13/2015 Resources, continued Questions/Discussions Maps - Outline http://alliance.la.asu.edu/maps/maps.htm Geography and Geology for Kids, The Study of Our Earth http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/ Map Skills at ppst.com http://geography.pppst.com/mapskills.html Diversity and Multi cultural http://www.kidactivities.net/category/diversitymulti-cultural.aspx Maps and Globes Lesson Plans http://www.worldmapsonline.com/lesson-plans/table-of-contents-lessonplans.htm Around the World in 80 Days http://townofulsterlibrary.org/calendar/?mc_id=2033 Jeanne M. Stone UCI School of Education jmstone@uci.edu 3
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