Diana Miranda

Final Project PresentationElluminate SessionDecember 6, 2009

Teacher’s Resource Guide for using Maps and Map related resources in the

Classroom

Diana MirandaLIBR-220-02

San Jose State University

C. Mayhew and R. Simmons : “Earth lights at night” NASA Digital Archive

Introduction: Why use Maps ?

• To create a dynamic and visual learning environment

• Introduce maps as valuable resources and tools

• Integrate technology into traditional “book” lessons

• Introduce research habits

Where can I find these resources?

• Your Librarian or Library Media Technician:Atlases Web 2.0 ToolsGazetteers Internet Web SitesBooks Bibliographies of Cartographic materials

and sites

• The World Wide Web

http://www.usgs.gov

Useful Internet Resources

Lessons directly support California State Public School Content Standards (2009)

www.education.usgs.govwww.nationalatals.govwww.terraweb.wr.usgs.gov/TRS/kidshttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

/

United States Geological Survey Site Features:

Guided Lessons K-6ActivitiesMap visuals (Social Science and Science: Biology, Geology, and Water )

http://education.usgs.gov/common/primary.htm

Materials and lessons support California State Content Standards 1-5th grade/

USGS site and support sites including the National Atlas Site and TerraServer for Kids

examples:

1st grade CA Content Standards:“Students examine the geographic and economic aspects of life in their own neighborhoods and compare them to those of people long ago” (CBE 2009, pg12)

“1.1 Locate on maps and globes their local community, California, the United States, the seven continents, and the four oceans. “ (CBE 2009, pg.12)

Examples Continued:

Second Grade Content Standards:1. “Locate on a simple letter-number grid system the specific locations and

geographic features in their neighborhood or community (e.g., map of the classroom, the school).

2. 2. Label from memory a simple map of the North American continent, including the countries, oceans, Great Lakes, major rivers, and mountain ranges. Identify the essential map elements: title, legend, directional indicator, scale, and date.” (CBE 2009, pg 14)

http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html#list

Second Grade CA State Content Standard Examples Continued:

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/reference.html#list

Grade 3 CA Content Standard: “Emphasis is on the physical and cultural landscape of California, including the study of American Indians, the subsequent arrival of immigrants, and the impact they have had in forming the character of our contemporary society. “(CBE 2009, pg. 16)

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/fedlands.html#list

These maps also support content standard for 2nd, 4th and 5th grades.

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/fedlands.html#list

Fourth Grade content standard: “1. Explain and use the coordinate grid system of latitude and longitude to determine the absolute locations of places in California and on Earth. “ (CBE 2009, pg.19)

http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/mapit/Can also be used with 5th graders

Fifth Grade content standards:“3. Trace the routes of the major land explorers of the United States, the distances traveled by explorers, and the Atlantic trade routes that linked Africa, the West Indies, the British colonies, and Europe.” (CBE 2009, pg.24 )

http://edc.usgs.gov/LewisandClark/

National Atlas Site:

http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/Natlasstart.asp

Energy Consumption 2001

Population Density 2000

Earth Observatory Site supported by NASA

Climate changes affecting the earth Images of the earth from SpaceArticlesNews Updates

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps/

CIA World Fact Book Site

Regional Maps Flags of the WorldGuide to Country Comparison World Facts:

PopulationMilitaryGeographyEconomy

Transportation https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Citations:California Board of Education Kilgensmith,B. & Geeting, G. (Eds).. (1998

reposted 2009). History-Social Science Content Standards for California Public Schools K-12. CDE Press . http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/histsocscistnd.pdf

Central Intelligence Agency. ( last updated April 2009). World Fact Book. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

National Atlas of the United States. (last modified Sept. 2009). http://www.nationalatlas.gov/index.html

Przyborsk, P & Remer, L. (last updated Dec. 2009) Earth Observatory. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps/

United States Geological Survey. (last updated Nov. 2009). Education. http://education.usgs.gov/common/primary.htm