Curriculum Map SAT Relate a geographic term and a place. Apply understanding of compass reading in activities. · Become aware of relationships between time and distance. http://www.vestavia.k12.al.us/lp/old/curriculum maps/3 Social Studies.htm
Extractions: Curriculum Map 2002-2003 Subject Social Studies Grade Month Content Strategies Assessment On going Course of Study#1 - Extend their development of map and globe skills. Course of Study #2 Course of Study#3 - Use references for independent investigations SAT Relate a geographic term and a place. SAT Analyze ,apply, and use map skills in a special purpose map. SAT Apply a compass rose and map skills. SAT Locate a state on a map. SAT Draw a conclusion from information on a map. SAT Differentiate among map types. SAT Analyze a graph. Associate symbols with features of thematic maps. Apply understanding of compass reading in activities. Become aware of relationships between time and distance. Use maps, globes, charts, graphs, time lines, and tables. Use atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, computers, etc. Map activities Homework assignments World map test Landform/bodies of water test Curriculum Map Subject Social Studies Grade Month Content Strategies Assessment First 9 weeks Course of Study #4 Describe the natural environment of North America.
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2nd Grade History & Geography -- Japan: Modern Civilization & Culture D. History and geography. Include a compass rose and map key 2. Read and discuss Let s Visit Japan on page 112 and 113 in What Your Second Grader Needs to Know http://www.prof-dev.okcps.k12.ok.us/coreunits/2 h&g modern japan.htm
Extractions: Author(s): Wendy Nelson (Hawthorne Elementary) Alice Wheeler (Dewey Elementary) Susan Campbell (Hawthorne Elementary) Diahn Boone (Putnam Heights Elementary) Nelsy Adams (Shidler Elementary) Julie Pemberton (Fillmore) I. Objective(s) A. Given a map of Asia, the students will label the four major islands, Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, Mt. Fuji, and Tokyo with 80% accuracy. B. After completion of the Japan unit, the students will illustrate five components of Japanese culture. II. Background Information A. Japan is an Asian country made up of many islands. B. Since the sun rises in the east, Japan is often referred to as "the land of the rising sun". C. The four main islands are actually the tops of a great mountain range. D. Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world. It is a modern city that is very busy and crowded. E. It is customary to take off your shoes when entering a Japanese home or apartment. F.
Two Tickets To Freedom them to include map elements compass rose, key Extension Read and discuss the book Sweet Clara and Return to the Economics and geography Lessons introduction http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade5/Two_Tickets.html
Extractions: Title Two Tickets To Freedom by Florence B. Freedman, (Scholastic Inc., New York, 1971) Lesson Developed by Patricia King Robeson Literature Annotation : This book, which is a true story of fugitive slaves William and Ellen Craft, is based largely on William Craft's narrative, Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom . The story begins on a winter morning in 1848 when Ellen Craft, a light-skinned young slave, disguises herself in men's clothing and walks into a train station in Macon, Georgia and purchases two tickets, one ticket was for herself and the other for her husband. Ellen posed as a white Southern planter, and her husband, William as her slave. This began their dangerous journey which took them to England and eventually back to Georgia. Grade Level Duration : This book contains 93 pages which are divided into nine chapters. This lesson can be used as students are reading the book Economic Concepts : Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, Interdependence
Mapmaking Journal entries and geographic landmarks on the maps are more reliable guides. Moulton theorizes that Clark relied on compass readings for his courses. His http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/TheJourney/Mapmaking.htm
Extractions: Home The Journey Mapmaking How did Lewis and Clark measure distances on their historic "Voyage of Discovery" from 1804 to 1806? William Clark was the primary cartographer of the expedition, according to Journal editor Dr. Gary Moulton "working with crude and unreliable instruments and with no apparent training," yet doing "a masterful job." Clark was primarily concerned with the "direction of travel from point to point, the numb er of miles covered between the points, and the daily mileage accumulation." Volume One of The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition , Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983, edited by Gary E. Moulton, is an oversize atlas which reproduces all the maps drawn during the expedition. This book is a fine source of geographical information as it was known to the explorers. Equipment
MSN Encarta - North Pole It is more than 1600 km (1000 mi) from the geographic North Pole, and because of this discrepancy, magnetic compass readings must be corrected by a factor http://ca.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761573354/North_Pole.html
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