Our Objectives for today
• SWBAT differentiate between a country and a continent and locate the seven continents on a map.
• SWBAT analyze maps using map elements.
Make sure to keep this in mind...
Risk-Takers
It’s your first day in a new class! It can be really hard to speak up at a new school, but let’s have everyone participate together so that we can get to know each other!
Vocabulary: Continent
A continent is one of the landmasses of the Earth; there are seven continents (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica).
Vocabulary: Country
A country is a section of land with a specific type of government (United States, Mexico, Spain, France, China, etc)
Video Break!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJpjE2UEYMM
Todals! Why?
• TODALS helps us know what we are looking at• We will use TODALS to analyze maps• Every time you are asked to analyze a map, the first thing you will do
is identify the parts of TODALS
Are you with me?
• Turn and Talk
• Partner 1 (smaller number): What is a Compass Rose?
• Partner 2 (bigger number): Why are Compass Rose’s important?
Author
• Tells us who created the map• This is important because you can tell if there are other maps made
by that same author
Grid
The gird uses LATITUDE and LONGITUDE lines to help us locate where things are. (More on this next class!)
Group Work
Work with a table partner, and circle and label all of the TODALS on the maps that you can find. Then, write a one-sentence summary that tells your audience what the map is about.