Lesson plan

Johnny Appleseed: The Path of a Barefoot Legend


GeoLiteracy GeoSTEM

Description

In this lesson students will learn where John Chapman was born and planted apple orchards on his way west. Students will then use appropriate tools to measure the distance he walked using the map’s scale and finally use the compass rose to determine which direction one would go to travel from Arizona to Pennsylvania.


Duration

1 class period

Author

Diana
Spratt

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations

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Student Materials

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

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