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

2. Essential Skills
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?

4. 6th/7th Grade Example

5. 6th/7th 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 – 1945 = 55 years
If there is one BC/BCE and one AD/CE, add the dates BCE = 2,221 years

8. 6th Grade Example

9. 8th Grade Example

10. 8th Grade Example Why? First wave not on the timeline Second Wave
Third Wave
Period
of low immigration
Fourth Wave
(continue to present)

11. Maps
Maps

12. Elements of a Map
YES
MAYBE NO

13. YES MAYBE NO MARYLAND COLUMBIA BALTIMORE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Grid Coordinate
Legend
Key
Source
Title
Print
Pencil
Scale
Orientation
Colored Pencils
ATLANTIC OCEAN
ANNAPOLIS
Columbia
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Compass Rose
MARYLAND
Cursive
Pen
Blue land
Annapolis
COLUMBIA
CHESAPEAKE BAY
BALTIMORE

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

15. 7th Grade Example

16. Compare maps to explain population trends
7th Grade Example
Compare maps to explain population trends

17. Enhance lesson with visuals
7th Grade Example
Enhance lesson with visuals

18. 8th Grade Example

19. Charts and Graphs

21. 7th Grade Example

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