Technology Enhanced Lesson Plan
Lesson Overview
Lesson Topic or Title
Subject Area(s)
Grade Level
Goal(s)/Essential Question(s)
Geography-Location, Location, Location
Social Studies
Grade 5
Goals: Students will practice applying map skills to improve their
geography skills, such as finding the equator and prime meridian,
determining location with lines of latitude and longitude and identifying the
seven continents and four oceans of the world. After learning and
practicing these skills students will be able to identify locations on a map
using coordinates and label the seven continents of the world including its
four oceans.
Essential Question: What is Geography, and why is it important?
Question(s) or Problem(s)
What is a globe?
Why do we label a map?
What is a compass rose and what is it used for?
Where can you find the equator and what is its purpose?
Where is the prime meridian and what is its purpose?
What are lines of latitude and longitude and why are they important?
How many continents are there? What are their names, and where are
they located on the world map?
How many oceans are there, and where are they located on the world
map?
Lesson Summary: Students will be reviewing map skills such as the use of a globe,
compass rose, equator, prime meridian, and the implementation of lines of latitude and
longitude. These are skills that have been previously taught in earlier grades but need to be
revisited in fifth grade. Students will also learn the names and locations of the 7 continents
and 4 oceans of the world. In addition students will be asked to locate the 4 hemispheres
and identify various continents and their hemispheres. We will be using a SMART Board for
much of the lesson that includes video clips, websites, and interactive maps. Students will
have time to work independently or in pairs on laptops to practice skills learned throughout
the lesson.
Approximate Time Needed
This unit will take 5 or 6 50 minute sessions.
Objectives and/or GLE(s) with NETS-S
1.
Label key parts of a world map: the four hemispheres, a compass rose, the equator, the prime meridian,
the seven continents, and the four oceans.
2.
Use latitude and longitude to find locations on Earth’s surface.
3.
Explain geography and the ability to locate places on a globe or a map is important.
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GLE’s: Elements of Geographical Study and Analysis 5A, 5B
Tools of Social Science Inquiry 7B, 7C
NETS for Students: Performance Indicators 1, 2, 4, 7, & 8
NETS for Teachers: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 3A, 5B, 5D, 6D, 6E
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Technology Needed
Technology – Hardware
Camera
Computer(s)
Digital Camera
DVD Player
X Internet Connection
Laser Disk
Printer
X Projection System
Scanner
Television
X
VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
X Other: SMART Board, document
camera
Technology – Software
Database/Spreadsheet
Desktop Publishing
E-mail Software
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Materials Needed
Image Processing
Internet Web Browser
Multimedia
Web Page Development
Word Processing
Other:
Textbooks, Laptops, SMART Board, Map Handouts, Quizzes, colored pencils, S.S.
Journals
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=51952613-CC1B-4E50AB29-223056612634 (video from CSD)
Internet Resources
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=LabelMaps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
Other Materials
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Prerequisite Skills
Students need to know how to log in to the Moodle, how to manipulate the SMART Board, and how to properly use
the laptops.
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Lesson Procedures
1. Using the SMART Board, show slide #1 and tell students the following: “During the
next few days we will learn some geography skills for reading and understanding maps
of the world. You will also learn the names and locations of the continents and major
oceans of the world. Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to explain why it is
important to be able to have a standard method of locating and identifying various
places in our world.
2. Have students read section 1.1 in their History Alive book.
3. As you read you found out that geographers do many things. One of the important
things that they do is tell us locations and places on a globe or map. Why might this
be important? Ask for student answers. Using Moodle, pose this question to students
and ask them to respond. Discuss the chat and highlight ideas that are relevant.
4. Show slide #2 and ask students “What is a globe?”
5. Show both video clips attached to slide 2. Then ask students the question again:
“What is a globe?” Reveal the answer behind the blue circle after discussion. What
would we add to this definition? Ask students to write the definition for globe in their
S.S. journals.
6. Show slide #3 and ask students if they know what a compass rose is and what it is
used for? Wait for responses.
7. Show the video clip attached to slide #3. Then ask students the question again. After
discussion, have someone reveal the answer behind the blue square. Have students
write this definition in their journals. Ask them to draw a compass rose and label both
the cardinal and intermediate directions. Why are these things important when trying
to locate a place?
8. Go to slide #4. Ask students what the line drawn across the center of the page is
referred to as. (it is the equator). Why is it important? (because it divides the Earth
into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.) Discuss the slide and
the continents listed on this slide.
9. Go to slide #5. Ask students what the line drawn from the top of the map to the
bottom is called. (Prime Meridian). Why is it important? Because it divides the Earth
into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.)
10. Ask students to look at slide #5 again and decide how many continents there are.
What are their names? Wait for responses. Then ask how many oceans are shown?
What are their names? Wait for responses.
11. Go over slides 6, 7, 8 & 9 together as a class. Ask students if they know any other
interesting facts about the continents or oceans that they could share with the class.
12. Give each student a copy of Geography Challenge 1B. This is a map of the world with
the equator and the prime meridian labeled. It also shows lines of latitude and
longitude which we will discuss later.
13. Using slide #10, have students come up to the SMART Board and put the continents
and oceans puzzle together. As students solve the puzzle, others should write the
continents and oceans in the appropriate place on their map. These maps are to be
glued into their journals upon completion. Go through the puzzle a few times. You can
then use slide #11 with students for more class practice.
14. Each pair of students will need a laptop to complete the next step. Show slide # 12.
Ask students to the website listed on this slide and follow the directions. It is a puzzle
very similar to the one that we completed on the SMART Board. Ask students to
practice until they have mastered their continents and oceans. Remind them that they
can go home and visit iknowthat.com Label Map Games. You can find this site at
<ikeepbookmarks.com/Mrs. Lombardo> then go to Social Studies and you’ll find the
title. There will be a quiz tomorrow on the continents and oceans.
Assessment: # 1 Continents and Oceans
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Day 3 or 4
1. Today you will be learning what longitude and latitude are and how to use them to find
locations on the Earth’s surface.
2. Show students slide #13. Ask the questions posed on each slide, then show the
attached video clip. After the video ask the following questions: What do we call the
lines that run east and west on a map? (parallels of latitude) Where do the parallels of
latitude begin and end? (They begin at the equator and 90 degrees north and south of
the equator. What do we call the lines that run north to south on the map? (meridians
of longitude) Where do the meridians of longitude begin and end? (They begin at the
prime meridian and end 180 degrees east and west of the prime meridian.) Point to 45
degrees north latitude and 105 degrees east longitude and ask: How can you use
latitude and longitude to identify this location? (Use the coordinates) Now ask
students if they can answer the two questions posed on slide #13. They should have
no problem with this by now. Student should write the definitions for longitude and
latitude in their journals.
3. Have students read section 1.3 in History Alive in pairs. Remind them to refer to the
map on p. 15 as they read.
4. Using slide #14 give students coordinates and ask them to come up to the SMART
Board to mark the location. Do several examples to make sure that all students
understand how to map the coordinates.
5. Give each student another World Map like the one given in the previous lesson and a
Geography Challenge Questions sheet for Longitude and Latitude. Students are to
complete this Challenge Questions and turn them in when finished. This will be taken
as a quiz grade.
6. Slide 15 is called Extend Your Thinking. It is the final assessment for this section on
map skills. It will be graded using a rubric for some questions and specific points for
others.
Note: Students will be given a day in class to review the SMART Board presentation, the
reading from their textbooks, and the work in their journals. The Latitude and longitude
page done yesterday will be graded and returned to glue in their journal. Students that did
not have a clear understanding of finding location using coordinates will work with the
teacher during study time. Students will be reminded to go the the iknowthat.com
website to practice their continents and oceans
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Evaluation/Assessment
Quiz #1 is a map that must be completed with the correct information (5A), Quiz #2 is also a map where students
must find the location of specific places using degrees of latitude and longitude (5B). The final test is a mix of the
two previous quizzes. It also incorporates a variety of questions that students must respond to. Some of these
questions will be based on points per question and some will be graded using a rubric.
Differentiated Instruction
Students that need additional help, will be given extra time using the internet puzzle to help them master continents
and oceans. Their quizzes and tests may be adapted so that they have fewer questions to answer. They will also
have access to a teacher created puzzle of the continents and oceans for a hands-on assembly approach.
Students that need to be challenged will be given an opportunity to visit the following website:
://www.iknowthat.com/com/PuzzleMap?MapName=Continents+%26+Oceans&Activity=Labels&SkipGuestWarning=truetude
This website has a section under continents and oceans called CLUES. Students can find enrichment questions here regarding
world geography.
Bibliography
. SMART Board ideas adapted from lesson by Carolyn Roberson. Lesson based on the first chapter of our 5th
Grade History Alive textbook.
Reflection
Students will be much more engaged in this lesson through the use of the SMART Board, video clips, interactive
maps, and interactive websites (laptops) than they would be without these tools. Most students have already been
exposed to this information in previous years, however I have found that they do not have a clear understanding of
the information when they reach 5th grade. They usually know what a globe is and understand the cardinal
directions on a compass rose, but they do not know or understand the purpose of intermediate directions or
latitude and longitude. The majority of students do not know where the continents and oceans are located.
Through the use of these tools, students will gain a better understanding of how to find locations on a map or a
globe and where they are located in relation to us. For students that might already have a clear understanding of
these skills, there is opportunity for enrichment using the website listed on slide #12.
This lesson is not at the level of thinking that I typically expect my fifth graders to reach for, simply because it is the
first social studies unit of the year. We need a jumping off point. As the days move on we will move into higher
level thinking skills.
DOK: This lesson falls under Level One of the DOK’s because students are asked to Label, Identify, Tell,
Memorize, and Name). It also fall under level three of the DOK’s because students are asked to support ideas
with details and examples. Keep
Grapplings: This lesson probably falls under the Adapting Uses category. However the piece in this category that
does not fit into my belief is where it states: Teachers view technology as interesting but optional and not
necessary to achieve present curriculum goals. I believe that these tools will help students achieve a great deal
more than if they were not used.
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Geography Challenge Questions for
Latitude and Longitude
1. Write the name of the parallel at 0 degrees latitude.
2. Write the name of the meridian at 0 degrees longitude.
3. Label the ocean where 15 degrees south latitude and 90
degrees east longitude is located.
4. Label the ocean where 45 degrees north latitude and 45
degrees west longitude is located.
5. Label the three continents through which 45 degrees north
latitude runs.
6. Label the ocean that lies at 75 degrees north latitude.
7. Label the continent where 15degrees south latitude and 60
degrees west longitude is located.
8. Label the continent where 30 degrees south latitude and
135 degrees east longitude is located.
9. Label the continent where 15 degrees north latitude
and 15 degrees east longitude is located.
10.Label the ocean where 45 degrees north latitude and 165
degrees west longitude is located.
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Geography Test Scoring Guide
Note: Questions #1, 2, 3, 6, & 7 will be scored using the
following rubric.
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2
1
*Student gives an exceptional answer to the question.
*Student gives a logical example to support their answer.
*Student gives a good answer to the question.
*Student gives student gives a logical example to support their answer.
*Student gives a good answer to the question.
Or
*Student gives a logical example for the question.
Question #4 & 5 the same rubric will be used but instead of a logical example, students must
state the correct purpose for either longitude or latitude.
Map Questions: 7 points (1 for each continent)
4 points ( 1 for each ocean)
4 points (1 for each hemisphere)
Total points possible: 36 points
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World Map: Continents and Oceans Quiz #1
Label your blank map with the following
information:
1. Label the largest continent in red.
2. Label the smallest continent in blue.
3. Locate the United States. Within its borders, label the two
hemispheres in which it is located in green.
4. Locate Africa. Within its borders, label the hemispheres in
which it is located in orange.
5. Label the continent directly north of Africa in pencil.
6. Label the ocean that touches the shores of Europe and
South America red.
7. Label the two continents the equator runs through brown.
8. Label the ocean that lies north of Europe blue.
9. Label the ocean that touches the shores of both Asia and
South America green.
10.Label the ocean that lies to the south of Asia orange.
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Geography
Oh The Places
We Can Go!
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Globe
What is a globe?
What_Is_a_Globe_.asf
Different_Types_of_Globes.asf
A globe is a
representation of
the earth that is
shaped like a sphere.
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What is a compass rose,
and what
is it used for?
Direction.asf
It indicates the
cardinal directions N,S,E, and W
and the
intermediate directions NW,
NE, SE, and SW.
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Continents of the World
North America
We live on the continent of North
America. Three large countries in
North America are the United
States, Canada, and Mexico.
equator
South America
South America is joined to North
America by a narrow strip of land
about 90 miles wide. It is located
almost entirely in the Southern
Hemisphere.
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Arctic Ocean
Map of the World
Arctic Ocean
Europe
North
America
Asia
Atlantic
Ocean
equator
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
equator
South
America
Indian Ocean
Australia
prime meridian
Antarctica
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Continents of the World
Europe
Asia
equator
The continents of Europe and Asia share the
same body of land. Asia is the largest
continent in the world. Europe is located
entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Australia is the smallest
continent and is located in
the Southern Hemisphere.
Africa
Australia
Africa joins to Asia in an area known as
the Middle East.
Antarctica, the location of the South Pole, is the
only continent that has no one living there
permanently.
Antarctica
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Oceans of the World
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Test Your Knowledge
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Map of the World
Atlantic Pacific Ocean
Ocean Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
prime meridian
equator
North
South
America America
Australia Antarctica
Asia Africa
Europe
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Make Your Own Map
Atlantic Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean
Australia
Ocean Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean
South
America Asia
North
America
Africa Europe
Antarctica
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Extended Activities
For more practice with continents and oceans, go
to
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=LabelMaps
Click on continents and oceans for more practice
with maps. You can use labels or puzzles. Stuck or
want to learn more? Click on Clues for interesting
facts as well as practice.
Have Fun!
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What are the lines called
that run North and South
on the globe?
What are the lines that run
East and West on the
globe?
Lines of Longitude
Lines of Latitude
Latitude_and_Longitude.asf
What can these lines be
used for?
These lines can be
used to find any
place on earth.
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Extend Your Thinking
Answer the following questions to the best of your ability:
For questions #1-6, support your answer with an example.
1. Who might use a map or a globe and why?
2. Why do we label a map?
3. What is a compass and what is it used for?
4. Which direction does the equator run and what is its
purpose?
5. Which direction does the prime meridian run and what is
its purpose?
6. What are the lines of latitude and longitude and how do
they help us find places on a map or a globe?
Pick up a map from the round table and do the following:
Label your map with all of the continents, the oceans, the
equator and the prime meridean.
Label each of the four hemispheres.
7. Why is geography important? Please give an example of a
time when you may need to use your geography skills.