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Ernie Laden and Kate BartonErnie Laden and Kate Barton

Curriculum Project Curriculum Project

Education 200Education 200

Overall GoalOverall Goal

► In a 4In a 4thth grade class room, this unit will grade class room, this unit will develop students’ spatial intelligence develop students’ spatial intelligence and give them a deeper understanding and give them a deeper understanding of the geography of their community of the geography of their community and the United States. and the United States.

ObjectivesObjectives

► Students will improve and develop spatial awareness Students will improve and develop spatial awareness based on actual distance and familiar locations.based on actual distance and familiar locations.

► Students will gain an understanding of conversions Students will gain an understanding of conversions through visual aids and measurements.through visual aids and measurements.

► Students will analyze local and national geography Students will analyze local and national geography and construct detailed maps of designated regions.and construct detailed maps of designated regions.

► Students will illustrate and compare estimated Students will illustrate and compare estimated distances relative to scale.distances relative to scale.

► Students will improve interpersonal relations by Students will improve interpersonal relations by critiquing and evaluating each others work and critiquing and evaluating each others work and presenting their own work to the class.presenting their own work to the class.

JustificationJustification

► The Connecticut Bureau of Curriculum and The Connecticut Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction for 4Instruction for 4thth grade classes requires grade classes requires students to be able to:students to be able to: - “- “observe and describe how places and regions are identified, defined and bounded” (Social Studies Standard 9)

- “locate places within their own and nearby communities in Connecticut” (Social Studies Standard 9)

- “Estimate lengths and areas by comparing” and - “Estimate lengths and areas by comparing” and “convert distance” using appropriate measurement “convert distance” using appropriate measurement (Mathematics 15 A and 16)(Mathematics 15 A and 16)

► The objectives also reflect Bloom’s Taxonomy The objectives also reflect Bloom’s Taxonomy and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences.and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences.

Daily PlannerDaily Planner

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FridayFriday

►Students Students draw map of draw map of their their neighborhood neighborhood emphasizing emphasizing landmarkslandmarks►Students Students compare compare maps in small maps in small groupsgroups►Create a list Create a list of important of important landmarks in landmarks in areaarea►Class Class creates large creates large map map

►Field Field Trip!Trip!►Walk to Walk to top of top of chapel chapel tower at tower at Trinity Trinity CollegeCollege►Students Students estimate estimate distance distance between between visible visible landmarkslandmarks►Class Class modifies modifies large maplarge map

►Students are Students are shown maps of shown maps of neighborhoodneighborhood►Measure Measure actual distances actual distances on mapson maps►Compare Compare estimated and estimated and actual distancesactual distances►Class redraws Class redraws large maplarge map►Homework: Homework: Determine Determine landmarkslandmarks

►Students Students identify identify national national landmarks landmarks on maps on maps ►Analyze Analyze and calculate and calculate distances distances from from McDonough McDonough ElementaryElementary►Class Class enlarges enlarges map to map to accurately accurately include new include new landmarkslandmarks

►EvaluationEvaluation►Students Students teach class teach class how to how to locate a locate a specific specific landmark landmark using using knowledge knowledge acquired acquired throughout throughout the weekthe week

Wednesday : A Closer Wednesday : A Closer LookLook

► Students are shown real satellite photos from Students are shown real satellite photos from Google Earth and Yahoo MapsGoogle Earth and Yahoo Maps

► Maps and photos projected onto the wallMaps and photos projected onto the wall

- String is used to measure distances between - String is used to measure distances between previously established landmarkspreviously established landmarks

► Students work in groups to convert measured Students work in groups to convert measured distance to actual distancedistance to actual distance

► Compare estimated distance to distance foundCompare estimated distance to distance found► Redraw Redraw class mapclass map with accurate distances to with accurate distances to

specified landmarksspecified landmarks► Homework:Homework: Determine landmark to “teach” the Determine landmark to “teach” the

classclass

Wednesday : A Closer Wednesday : A Closer LookLook

► Students are shown real satellite photos from Students are shown real satellite photos from Google Earth and Yahoo MapsGoogle Earth and Yahoo Maps

► Maps and photos projected onto the wallMaps and photos projected onto the wall

- String is used to measure distances between - String is used to measure distances between previously established landmarkspreviously established landmarks

► Students work in groups to convert measured Students work in groups to convert measured distance to actual distancedistance to actual distance

► Compare estimated distance to distance foundCompare estimated distance to distance found► Redraw Redraw class mapclass map with accurate distances to with accurate distances to

specified landmarksspecified landmarks► Homework:Homework: Determine landmark to “teach” the Determine landmark to “teach” the

classclass

Friday : Evaluation DayFriday : Evaluation Day

► Students will be assigned a landmark of their Students will be assigned a landmark of their choice or from a number of suggestions choice or from a number of suggestions (i.e. – Pope Park, the State Capitol)(i.e. – Pope Park, the State Capitol)

► Each student must show the class where Each student must show the class where their landmark is located and measure its their landmark is located and measure its distance from McDonoughdistance from McDonough

► Presentations can include any method of Presentations can include any method of measurement taught throughout the weekmeasurement taught throughout the week

► Students will pinpoint their landmark on the Students will pinpoint their landmark on the large map.large map.

The end!The end!