LTEC Cindy Adame University of North Texas

§ Social Studies, Grade 6. Geography. The student uses maps, globes, graphs, charts, models, and databases to answer geographic questions. The student is expected to: (A) create thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases depicting various aspects of world regions and countries such as population, disease, and economic activities; (B) pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns for selected world regions and countries shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases; and (C) compare selected world regions and countries using data from maps, graphs, charts, databases, and models. G E O G R A P H Y

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students:  learn interesting facts about a variety of places in the world.  use available resource materials (atlases, encyclopedias, the Internet…) to pinpoint on a world map the locations of ten places associated with the facts presented.

LESSON PLAN  This activity requires that students have access to the Internet or to plenty of maps, sets of encyclopedia, and other geography resources. Students might work on this activity on their own or in pairs.  Print out a world map for each student. If you do not have a map to use, here are a couple of free online sources for you: World Map 1 World Map 2 World Map 1 World Map 2  Provide students with a copy of the Map a World of Facts printable page. Challenge students to pinpoint on their world maps the locations associated with each of the ten facts presented on the Map a World of Facts printable page.Map a World of Facts printable pageMap a World of Facts

MATERIALS NEEDED  a world map (resources provided)  Map a World of Facts printable page Map a World of Facts  access to resources with maps (for example, atlases, encyclopedias, the Internet…)

EVALUATION  Check students' maps for accuracy.  Students can take turns telling the class the most interesting fact they learned.

REFERENCES  Texas Education Agency website 13/ch113b.html 13/ch113b.html  LessonPlans.com resource.php?l= / dailylp/dailylp080.shtml resource.php?l=