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In this engaging lesson, students will gather essential materials like notebooks and pencils to delve into the significance of maps in our daily lives. Through partner discussions, they will explore various ways maps help us navigate and find locations. Using a globe, students will learn cardinal directions and key geographical concepts such as the North Pole, South Pole, and Equator. An interactive activity will involve a game similar to "Simon Says," where students identify directions based on their bodies' positions, enhancing their spatial awareness and comprehension of map literacy.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 DO NOW • Get out the following items: • Your social studies notebook • Notebook paper • Set of dividers • Sharpen pencils
EQ: How do we use maps in our everyday life as a tool? Talk to your elbow neighbor about some ways we use maps in our every day life. Be ready to share.
What is this called? What is it used for?
Let’s Look at a Globe cardinal directions the North Pole the South Pole the Equator
We are going to play a type of “Simon Says” Imagine your body as a globe Your head is the North Pole Your feet are the South Pole Your waist is the Equator Lines of Latitude (hands stretched outward) Lines of Longitude (one hand up, one hand down)
North, East, South, or West? Point to the North wall. Point to the East wall. Point to the South wall. Point to the West wall.
