HASAN RAZAGrade: XThe City SchoolGulshan Boys CampusKarachi

“To enhance Map reading skills

among students by using

21st century skills ”

By changing teaching strategy and applying 21st century approaches students will be able to:

Recognize map signs and symbolsRecognize different types of linesRecognize special charactersRecognize height and depression trajectories

Subtopics Approaches ModeDesign the assessments as per the higher order thinking criteria

Observing, Monitoring and questioning skills

Worksheets House wise Quiz

21st century Information Technology as resource

Encouraging skillsDirectional SkillsCommunication Skills

Search on line maps and different techniques to present and prepare them

Additional classes for explanation and reinforcement

Questioning SkillsIntervening SkillsDirecting SkillsListening Skills

Instructional lessonsWorksheets and Questionnaires

Pakistan Studies / Geography club will be formed

Directional skillsIntervening skillsEncouraging skills

Students will put up on their work soft boards. Best selected ones will be published in the annual magazines

CHALLENGESSome of the students may not

show interest in reading maps. Some students may complain

about the quality of a printed map provided.

Some teachers may not cooperate to conduct special classes for this purpose

Suitable teaching support material may not available

SOLUTIONS• Group work is a good

solution for such students.• Better quality maps and

atlas may be provided by the school.

• Study periods may be exchanged with them to ease the situation

• New and better material could be purchased for the smooth conduction of the classes.

September October November December January February March

Students will understand the value of maps in geography.

Students will get familiar with map signs and symbols

Students will start working on given assignment

Other teachers within the subjects will be involved to share their teaching methodologies

They will prepare a standard project regarding use of maps in everyday life.

Students will be working in groups and present their work.

Students will be assessed as per CIE standard

To inculcate map reading skills among students to equip them for CIE requirements and to encourage them to use same skills in practical life with the 21st century

PakistanLand Forms

FATA: Federally Administrated Tribal Areas

Northern Mountains

Thar DesertKharan Dersert

Pakistan Coast

Q1. What is a map? (Knowledge)

Q2. What is a map symbol? (Knowledge)

Q3. What are different purposes of a map? (comprehension)

Q4. Recognize any three map symbols.(comprehension)

Q5. Draw a map of your classroom or your floor in school. (application)

Q6. Analyze the need of different map symbols used in a given map. (analysis)

Q6. Draw a floor plan for an upcoming event in a school floor map with signs and symbols. (synthesis)

Q7. Compare the maps of students with each other. (evaluation)

Q8. Prepare a presentation of your work and deliver it in front of students. (evaluation)

All students will search Karachi by using ‘Google Earth’ and will locate and mark following locations:

1. Karachi Port Trust2. Sindh Assembly Building 3. Pakistan Steel Mills4. Jinnah Terminal 5. Cant. Railway Station6. SITE7. Karachi Northern Bypass (M-10)8. Karachi University

InternetReference books, curriculum, Word processing, multimedia, worksheets, spread sheet applications

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