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Unit 1
Unit 1
Day 1 - Unit Hook!
Day 1 - Unit Hook!
Lesson 1: I can explain why maps are distorted.
Lesson 1: I can explain why maps are distorted.
Click on the link below to watch this clip.
Click on the link below to watch this clip.
Imperfect Models - How and Why Maps Distort.pdfRead this Article at least twice.
Read this Article at least twice.
The first read
Interact with the text:
highlight/underline main ideas and details.
Write a question mark next to parts you don’t understand.
Put a star next to important information.
Circle words you don’t understand and look them up.
Underline important vocabulary.
The second read
Read for understanding:
As you read, ask yourself what each section was about as you finish. In short, summarize the main ideas and details of each section in your head.
Read this article to find out more about the actual size of countries.
Read this article to find out more about the actual size of countries.
Lesson 2:
Lesson 2:
I can compare and contrast the "map in my head" to a real map.
I can compare and contrast the "map in my head" to a real map.
I can analyze how the "map in my head" has similar and different misconceptions as the rest of society.
I can analyze how the "map in my head" has similar and different misconceptions as the rest of society.
contincut cut outs.pdfCreate the "map in your head"
Create the "map in your head"
Students will create the map of the world that they have in their heads by cutting out the continents and gluing them onto a blue piece of construction paper.
Notes:
To save time, students do not need to paste on the labels and can handwrite them.
Fold the blue piece of paper into quarters to make a Prime Meridian and Equator.
Read the Newsela Article
Read the Newsela Article
Having an atlas, and the students' maps that they created, we will read this article and anylize our own maps to see where we have the same misconceptions that the article discusses or where we have different misconceptions and keep track on a double bubble map.
Maps in our Minds are Different.pdfStudents will write a paragraph comparing and contrasting their "mental map" and the rest of societies.
Lesson 3:
Lesson 3:
I can examine a map for bias.
I can examine a map for bias.
I can explain why different countries might draw borders differently on the maps they make.
I can explain why different countries might draw borders differently on the maps they make.
Nearpod presentation
Nearpod presentation
As a class, we will go through the "Map Bias" slideshow and use the interactive features of Nearpod.
Read the Newsela Article
Read the Newsela Article
The first read
Interact with the text:
highlight/underline main ideas and details.
Write a question mark next to parts you don’t understand.
Put a star next to important information.
Circle words you don’t understand and look them up.
Underline important vocabulary.
The second read
Read for understanding:
As you read, ask yourself what each section was about as you finish. In short, summarize the main ideas and details of each section in your head.
TCI Mapping Lab
TCI Mapping Lab
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