Lesson 2 Up From Virginia
Lesson 2 Up From Virginia
Grade: 1-2
Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Computer Technology
Learner Outcomes: The
students will demonstrate directionality (north, south, east,
and west.)
The students will locate the legend on a map.
The students will locate and interpret the scale on a map.
The students will locate water, land, mountains, WV, and Va
on the US map.
The students will trace the path taken on US map.
The students will send electronic mail to WV Dept. of Tourism
Time Duration: 90 minutes
Materials: VA and WV
floor map, HotWheels, clock,
The Relatives Came, recipe cards and rulers, US wall map, US Map
worksheet, crayons, pencils
Technology/Courseware:
EasyBook Deluxe software, computer, mapquest,
WV Homepage
Teacher Notes: Have oil
cloth map made.
Procedures: 1. Reread
The Relatives Came. Discuss
howthe relatives traveled.
Begin mapping skills by discussing that up "traveling up"
actually means north. The teacher will explain north, east, south,
and west. The students will demonstrate with their bodies, north,
east, south, and west.
2. Using the US wall map, the students will discover the legend on
a map.
The main areas to explore will be directional arrows, scale (calculating
the
distance from Va to WV), and color key of the map, i.e. mountains -brown
water - blue, and land - green. Discuss how mountainous regions may
result in
longer travel time than other
flatter areas.
3. US MAP Worksheet
The students will label the states of Virginia and West Virginia and identify
their capitals. They will also color the Appalachian Mt. Range-brown.
. They will color the remaining states various colors and the surrounding
areas blue for water. While working individually on this project,
4
students at a time will access the web at Mapquest
to make driving
directions from the coast of Virginia to Hamlin, West Virginia.
4. The students will go to the website WV
Homepage
to email the Department
of Tourism for a free map of West Virginia.
5. The students will chart a course from Va to WV on the floor map.
They will take the HotWheel cars and "drive" their charted courses.
Homework: The students
will take a recipe card home and copy down a favorite family
recipe. This will be compiled into a 1st/2nd graders cookbook.
Modifications: None
Enrichment: 1.
The students will continue to work on EasyBook Deluxe stories at computers.
2. To extend the lesson,
any student having the ability, may label all the states
on US map worksheet.
Evaluation/Assessment:
Students will be evaluated through participation and discussion.
US Map worksheet will be graded.
WV
Instructional Goals and Objections:
Listening/Speaking: 1.7 1.11
1.16 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.10
Reading Comprehension: 1.52
1.53 2.39 2.43 2.44 2.55 2.58 2.64 2.96
Math: 1.42 2.37
Social Studies: 1.13
1.16 1.17 2.15 2.16 2.19
Computer Technology: 1.71
1.72 1.73 1.78 2.12 2.50 2.73
Technology
6. Understands the nature
and uses of different forms of technology
Math
4. Understands and applies
basic and advanced properties of the concepts of measurement
Geography
2. Knows the location of places,
geographic features, and patterns of the environment
3. Understands the characteristics
and uses of spatial organization of Earth's surface
References: Mapquest,
WV
Homepage,
Teacher Created Materials, geography
worksheet
The Relatives Came
Hamlin K-12 Complex
Robin
Stratton
Lester
Thompson
Sherri
Woods
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