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Mapping Skills with Google Earth: Map Your Classroom

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Cover of Mapping Skills with Google Earth: Map Your Classroom, labeled Chapter Slice with code CCP5786-2
Cover of the classroom-mapping chapter
Critical thinking chart identifies Bloom’s Taxonomy skills used in the classroom-mapping chapter and other chapters
Critical thinking skills chart for the mapping chapters
Assessment rubric rates concept understanding, text responses, and application of personal interests at four levels
Four-level assessment rubric for student responses
Teacher guide explains reading passages, before- and after-reading activities, Google Earth tasks, and answer keys
Teacher introduction and resource organization guide
Teacher reference explains Bloom’s six thinking levels and lists mapping vocabulary such as compass rose and legend
Bloom’s Taxonomy explanation and mapping vocabulary
Prereading activity asks for three known map facts and matches six terms, including relative location and compass rose
Prereading map knowledge and vocabulary activity
Reading passage explains relative location and classroom map features, followed by a Google Earth town-search task
Reading passage and Google Earth exploration prompt
Comprehension practice uses multiple-choice and fill-in questions about relative location, map titles, and map features
First after-reading comprehension activity
Follow-up tasks ask for school and classroom directions and research on relative locations and countries for 10 places
Written directions and location research activity
Classroom map-making activity asks students to include a title, compass rose, legend, date, and author on their map
Classroom map-making task to apply the chapter
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Mapping Skills with Google Earth: Map Your Classroom

A crucial teaching resource, the Mapping Skills with Google Earth: Map Your Classroom is designed for students in prekindergarten to grade two. This comprehensive package focuses on key elements of mapping including symbols, legends and the compass rose. Students get an opportunity to apply this knowledge by creating maps of their own classrooms and their routes to school.

Beyond the Classroom

Moving beyond local geography, students are introduced to larger geographical concepts like the Great Lakes of North America along with all seven continents and four oceans worldwide. These lessons offer a head start into learning about geographical sciences.

Fusion of Technology & Traditional Learning

The core utility of this resource extends far beyond traditional paper maps. The integration of Google Earth provides interactive study options for enhanced visual comprehension. Activities which include crossword puzzles and word searches help nurture essential navigation skills while adding a fun element into learning.

  • The package contains 23 PDF pages ready-to-print featuring reading passages & a comprehension quiz which also doubles up as an evaluation tool for teachers or parents managing homeschooling duties.
  • This well-rounded resource fits great for whole group instruction or can be divided into separate assignments based on individual learner capacity & curriculum pacing plans.

In conclusion, not only does this unique product align perfectly with Common Core State Standards but it also resonates well under Bloom's Taxonomy guidelines. Its intricate design assures educators feel equipped for instruction while young learners embark onto success in socially relevant studies like Geography.

What's Included

1 PDF with 23 ready to print pages

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