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Summary of the Week: Students will learn about the different kinds of maps and map tools and what they are used for. Teacher Background Knowledge: N/A Notes for Teacher: ● The sequence of articles in this week is designed to build and support the learning of concepts for students. ● For activities that require students to stand, provide alternative solutions for students who are unable to stand, if necessary. ● There are connections between the concept of hand tools and map tools. This is an opportunity to expand students’ understanding of metaphor. For example, explain the comparison between how tools make it easier for a carpenter to make a table and how map tools make it easier to read a map. Essential Question: How do I read a map? Learning Objectives: ● Students will be able to identify different types of maps. ● Students will be able to identify map tools that help them read a map. “I Can” Statements: ● I can identify different types of maps. ● I can identify map tools that help people read a map. Student Edition Vocabulary and Phrases: cardinal directions: north, south, east and west compass rose: a symbol that shows directions distance: how far one place is from another place globe: a 3D model of the Earth intermediate directions: directions between cardinal directions (e.g., northwest, southeast) legend/key: explains what the symbols and colors on the map represent maps: flat drawings of places around the world map tools: things that help us read and understand maps
Map Skills | Week 17
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