3rd Grade Social Studies Unit 2

Big Idea:

Use map skills to interpret and locate various locations on a map.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

3.5(A) [Readiness] Use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on maps and globes such as the Rocky Mountains, the Mississippi River, and Austin, Texas, in relation to the local community.

3.5(B) [Supporting] Use a scale to determine the distance between places on maps and globes.

3.5(C) [Readiness] Identify and use the compass rose, grid system, and symbols to locate places on maps and globes.

Focus TEKS

3.5(D) [Supporting] Create and interpret maps of places and regions that contain map elements, including a title, compass rose, legend, scale, and grid system.

Ongoing TEKS

3.17(A) [Tools to Know] Research information, including historical and current events, and geographic data, about the community and world, using a variety of valid print, oral, visual, and internet resources

3.17(D) [Tools to Know] Use various parts of a source, including the table of contents, glossary, and index as well as keyword Internet searches, to locate information

3.17(E) [Ways to Show] Interpret and create visuals, including graphs, charts, tables, timelines, illustrations, and maps

3.17(F) [Tools to Know] Use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs

3.18(A) [Ways to Show] Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences

3.18(B) [Ways to Show] Use technology to create written and visual material such as stories, poems, pictures, maps, and graphic organizers to express ideas

3.18(C) [Tools to Know] Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation

3.19(A) [Tools to Know] Use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

3.19(B) [Tools to Know] Use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision

Student Learning Targets:

• I will use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on a map.
• I will use a scale to determine distances between places.
• I will identify a compass rose, grid system, and symbols to locate places.
• I will use a compass rose, grid system, and symbols to locate places.
• I will create and interpret a map that includes a compass rose, title, map key, legend scale, and grid system.
• I will use cardinal and intermediate directions, write how to get to a certain location. (ie: classroom to cafeteria)

Essential Questions:

• What is the benefit of using intermediate directions?
• What skills do you need to use a scale to determine the distance on a map?
• When would you ever use a map and how will it be helpful?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: American Legacy, Studies Weekly

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