Today’s Title goes onto Page 3 Today’s Title: Map Skillz Today’s Date: August 30th, 2018 Today’s Essential Question (Goes on the top of Page 3): What are the basic features and functions of a map? How and why do we use maps today?
Map Skills/ Geography 6.G.2- Apply the tools of a geographer to understand the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions.
Map Skills Today we will be learning more about a valuable skill we will need for this year and the rest of our lives… the ability to read a map. All maps have certain things on them that help us find out more information about an area. There are a few important things we always need to look for in order to understand what the map shows.
What do you see on this map that might be important for us to understand or notice?
Scale Represents the distance between two locations on the map. Ex: 1 inch on the map equals 1 mile on the ground
Map Key A small chart included on a map that gives descriptions of what symbols are used and what they stand for. Some maps call the “key” a “legend” instead. Both words mean the same thing.
Symbol A picture that is used to represent an object on a map
Can you understand this legend?
Age Expectancy Legend Without the key or legend, we wouldn’t know what the colors on this map represent. Without the title, we wouldn’t know what the map is showing us.
A design on a map that shows directions Compass Rose A design on a map that shows directions
Cardinal Directions The four major compass points of North, South, East, West used to navigate a map
Intermediate Directions The in-between compass points of Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
Flocabulary https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/map-skills/ Username: student31710 Password: student31710 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp8VOG8Cgag (optional)
Day 1- map skills activity: My Neighborhood WS Make a map of the area surrounding your home (your neighborhood or street). Include: A title for your map A compass rose Key or legend with symbols used on the map Labels of important places on the map (at least 3) Make it neat and colorful. Pretend someone would actually need to use it to find your home.
examples
examples
Examples… This map is neat, but is missing the 3 parts labeled.
Examples…
What are some professions that would need to know how to use a map? Map Skills What are some professions that would need to know how to use a map?
Latitude Imaginary lines drawn on maps from east to west (or horizontally/ side to side) to locate places north or south of the equator These lines cannot really be seen on the globe
An imaginary line that runs horizontally through the center of the Earth, dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres. It is the most famous line of latitude. Located at 0 degrees Equator
Longitude Imaginary lines drawn on maps from north to south (or vertically/up and down) to locate places east or west of the Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth vertically dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres. It is the most famous line of longitude. Located at 0 degrees
Hemispheres Hemisphere means a half of a sphere or half of the Earth The Equator splits the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere The Prime Meridian splits the earth into Eastern and Western hemisphere
Today’s schedule 9:00 – 9:25 Homeroom 9:25 – 9:30 Transition to GYM 9:30 – 10:00 Start with Hello Assembly Part One 10:00 – 10:05 Transition to AUDITORIUM 10:05 – 10:45 Start with Hello Assembly Part Two 10:45- 11:30 1st 11:30- 12:10 2nd/lunch 12:10- 1:25 3rd 1:25- 2:09 4th 2:16 – 3:57 Encore (B Day!)