1. Teaching Students Map Skills, Chronology, and Charts and Graphs Presenters:Jeannette Lampron Susan Apple Presenters:Jeannette Lampron Susan Apple

2. Essential Skills  Timelines and Chronologies  Maps  Charts and Graphs  Timelines and Chronologies  Maps  Charts and Graphs

3. Pre-assessment  Do you evaluate your students’ skills at the beginning of the year or before a major unit?  If yes, then how do you evaluate your students’ skills?  Do you evaluate your students’ skills at the beginning of the year or before a major unit?  If yes, then how do you evaluate your students’ skills?

4. 6 th /7 th Grade Example

6. Timelines and Chronologies

7. Important Facts Concerning Timelines  Use equal increments of time between dates when constructing a timeline  The USA (as well as most countries in the world) use a Christian calendar (Gregorian)  BC means “Before Christ”  AD means “In the year of the Lord”  BCE (”Before Common Era”) has replaced BC  CE (“Common Era”) has replaced AD  If there are two BCs/BCEs or two ADs/CEs, minus the dates 2000 – 1945 = 55 years  If there is one BC/BCE and one AD/CE, add the dates 2000 + 221BCE = 2,221 years  Use equal increments of time between dates when constructing a timeline  The USA (as well as most countries in the world) use a Christian calendar (Gregorian)  BC means “Before Christ”  AD means “In the year of the Lord”  BCE (”Before Common Era”) has replaced BC  CE (“Common Era”) has replaced AD  If there are two BCs/BCEs or two ADs/CEs, minus the dates 2000 – 1945 = 55 years  If there is one BC/BCE and one AD/CE, add the dates 2000 + 221BCE = 2,221 years

8. 6 th Grade Example

9. 8 th Grade Example

10. First wave not on the timeline Second WaveThird WaveFourth Wave (continue to present) Period of low immigration Why?

11. Maps

12. Elements of a Map NGS Date Orientation Grid Scale Title Author Index Legend Source GMS Legend Orientation Scale Title Labeling Author Date Symbols

13. 7 th Grade Example

14. Compare maps to explain population trends

15. 7 th Grade Example Enhance lesson with visuals

16. 8 th Grade Example

17. Charts and Graphs

18. 7 th Grade Example

19. 7 th /8 th Grade Examples See the packet for additional examples.