Day+3+Lesson+Plan

Teacher of this lesson: Cooper Tisch

Group Members: Nicole Eagleston, Staci Schaffer, Christa Kovanis, and Beth Ginsburg

Lesson #3: Continents, Oceans, Countries and Capital cities

Justification of SSS: I chose to use lots of maps in my power point for SS.1.g.1.5 and for SS.1.G.1.5. I also pointed out the Gulf of Mexico and the Compass Rose during my lesson. I used positional words like “west” and “near” when describing locations to satisfy SS.K.G.1.1. I included a link with states and their capitals. I asked students “How do you think the continents are divided?” after telling them the continents and showing them a map of tectonic plates. This satisfies SC.3.N.1.6. I gave them some intuitive work by asking what they thought I meant by my explanations of capital cities and plate boundaries. I also asked them why it is important to learn the continents and countries.

1) SS.K.G.1.1 Describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words.

2) SS.1.G.1.2: Identify key elements of maps and globes.

3) SS.1.G1.5: Locate on maps and globes the student's local community, Florida, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico

4) SC.3.N.1.6: Infer based on observation.

Review: Types of maps: Physical, Political/Topographic and Distribution Map elements: key/legend, compass rose, cardinal directions

Goals: Students understand - Continents are divided by fault lines - Countries are divided by governing authorities - Capital cities are headquarters for jurisdiction in a country - the names of the five countries

The student will learn how political maps are divided. You will demonstrate your understanding of the seven continents, as well as the country, state and city where you live. You will demonstrate your understanding by classifying a capital city as one would with an animal. Instead of using Kingdom Phylum Class…, You will use Continent, Country, division (district/state/province) and capital.

Start Power point and lecture

-Continents are the largest division of land. Countries are smaller, then states/ provinces/ districts and the smallest area is a city. There are also Oceans. -There are five oceans: __the Arctic and Southern, Pacific and Atlantic, and Indian.__ They are differentiated by the countries that they are near. -There are seven continents: __North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica__. We live in North America. These continents are roughly separated by tectonic plate boundaries. -There are three countries that you must know in North America: The United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. There is also Greenland, Cuba, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Bahamas and a bunch of island countries. We live in the USA. Countries are separated by governing rule. -The USA is separated into 50 states that are under the power of federal government but sovereign in areas not overruled by federal legislation. We live in Florida. [] -Capitol cities are the center of legal action for each state. Countries have capitals too. The capital city for America is Washington DC. The capital for Florida is Tallahassee. -The city that this school is in is Orlando. Cities are separated by government boundaries, but are informally separated by the amount of people within a proximal zone. I might say I live in Orlando even though I live in Ocoee.

-It is important to know continents because there is a unifying continuity of culture in all continents except Asia. It will affect the way you act towards a culture. It is important to know where you live so you can affect how you live. It is important to know about countries and cities for the same reason as continents: they have cultures.

Review + HW (see ppt)

I also have an example for the students to reference for their homework assignment.