What a Map!

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students survey a wide range of thematic maps and identify their unique characteristics. Students analyze an assigned map, then each group presents information about their thematic map to the class.
Author: 
Diana Lee Strouth
Grade Range: 
6-8
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconMap Fact Sheet
application/pdf iconMap Presentation Format Worksheet
application/pdf iconVarious Types of Maps
application/pdf iconArizona's Landforms and Rivers map
application/pdf iconArizona's Topography and Rivers map
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconSpace Shuttle View
application/pdf iconStudent Example
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions with ELL Adapatations
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets and Assessments for ELL Lesson
application/pdf iconVocabulary Cards
Related Links: 
Audio-Visual Presentation of this Lesson
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
1: The World in Spatial Terms
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information