Faculty Publications
Document Type
Guide
Keywords
Elementary Education; Elementary School Curriculum; Geography; Geography Instruction; Instructional Materials; Locational Skills (Social Studies); Map Skills; Maps; Social Studies
Abstract
This unit of 20 classroom learning episodes is structured to improve students' ability to read and interpret maps and globes. Performance objectives; outlined in part 1; include developing map and globe skills to locate; acquire; organize; interpret; evaluate; and express knowledge and information. Each of the learning episodes in part 2 contains instructional objectives; learning activities; and materials needed to carry out the activity. The learning episodes require 1 to 3 days of instructional time. Activities are developed and materials are provided to teach: (1) the four cardinal directions; (2) the four intermediate directions; (3) use of map symbols and legends; (4) designing maps; and (5) using map grids. Students are also taught to use state; United States; and world maps. An outlined U.S. map is provided for students to label the states; and the continents and oceans are labelled on an outline world map. A comprehensive posttest is provided. (SM)
Department
Department of Teaching
Original Publication Date
1985
Object Description
1 PDF file (99 pages)
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©1985 Joan Duea, Lynn Nielsen, Janet McClain, and Betty Strub
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Duea, Joan; McClain, Janet; Nielsen, Lynn; and Strub, Betty, "Maps and Globes: An Instructional Unit for Elementary Grades" (1985). Faculty Publications. 5703.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/5703
Comments
ERIC Document - ED292691 found in the ERIC Database