Lesson plan
Where in the Classroom is ______? Coordinate Plane and Mapping
GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
ELL
Description
The principles of reading or constructing acoordinate plane can also be applied to map reading
in terms of lines of latitude and longitude. This
understanding of mathematic and geography skills
can be useful in the world outside of the classroom
and show how mathematics concepts have real world
applications. In this lesson students will learn how to find and
position coordinates on a horizontal and vertical
number line. They will then transfer this knowledge
to locating places on a map using latitude and
longitude.
Duration
1-2 class periodsAuthor
Kassandra
Campos
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report informationTeacher Instructions
CamposCoordinatesT.pdf
(130.7 KB)
Student Materials
CamposCoordinatesS.pdf
(165.61 KB)
World-at.pdf
(294.64 KB)
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
CamposCoordinatesS2.pdf
(148.74 KB)
CamposCoordinatesV.pdf
(219.64 KB)
CamposCoordinatesVT2.pdf
(63.56 KB)
CamposCoordinatesVT.pdf
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