EDEL453 Spring2013 BobbiCURRYnicciSLEETER Unit 1 Geography DAY 3

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Title of Unit: Maps

Title of Lesson: Using A Key Submitted By: Bobbi Curry and Nicci Sleeter

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan:This social studies lesson is designed for 3rd grade students to learn about keys, or

legends, on a map. This lesson uses a map found on Google images.

B. Target Population:

Grade Level: 3rd

Skill Level: students of all learning levels

Grouping: whole group- talking about a key and reviewing their answers;

independent- using map to complete assignment

C. Materials:

Map (one for each student)

Pencils

Compass rose (if needed)

Paper

D. Objectives:o NV State Social Studies Standards

G5.3.1 Identify and use cardinal directions on a compass rose tolocate places on a map

G5.3.6 Recognize different types of special maps, i.e.,neighborhood, school, and classroom

o Student-Friendly Standards

G5.3.1 I can identify and use cardinal directions on a compass roseto locate places on a map

G5.3.6 I can recognize different types of special maps, i.e.,neighborhood, school, and classroom

E. Procedure:

Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2013 Karen Powell- Instructorpage 1


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1. The teacher will review with the class the cardinal directions. The teacher willalso talk about a key which is located on a map. Today we will be learningabout a key or a legend. The key is something that helps us understandwhat symbols on the map mean. The key is located on the right side of themap. The key includes the symbol and the words that are what they symbolstands for. There is a map in front of you. This map includes a key. I want youto use the key and locate all of the dogs and tell me what direction they arefrom the pink house on Applesauce Avenue.

2. Allow the students to have time to write down all the answers for this. The

teacher can then have the students locate other symbols that are shown in thekey.

3. CLOSURE: The class will talk about their answers and review what a key is.

F. Assessment:

What will you use to measure student understanding?

The students are going to write down their answers and the teacher will be ableto see if the students understand the content.

Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the

lesson.

If the students can successfully find and understand the symbol used in the key,they will be able to successfully answer the questions.

G. Reflection:

1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you toteach?

I think the easiest part to teach would be talking about what a key is.

2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?

I think the most challenging part to teach would be for students to

understand how to read the map. They may not understand when the



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teacher says to use the pink house on Applesauce Avenue as the point to

start on.

3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson?

In the next lesson students will create their own key.

4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?

The teacher can spend one on one time with students who do not grasp the

concepts.

5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change?

I think the map might need to be changed. We chose it because it was very

simple, easy to read, and it had a simple key, which is great for new

learners.

6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult

part?

The most difficult part was trying to figure out which symbol you wanted the

students to find. This lesson can be adapted to find any of the symbols on

the map.



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