Geography skills will be taught throughout the 5th grade course, intertwined in each unit. However, the very first unit will focus on map reading skills, such as: finding directions using the compass, measuring distances with the scale, and interpretting map information with the legend.
Lessons:
Lesson 1: The difference between continent, countries, states and cities. Slideshow.
Lesson 2: Features of maps - title, compass, scale and legend. Slideshow.
Lesson 3: Landforms
Assessment:
Landform Assessment
Materials:
- Slideshow on Geography - Dad
- Mapskills - BrainPOP
- Cardinal Directions and Maps - National Geographic
- Measuring Distances on a Map - National Geographic
- Longitude and Latitude Puzszle - National Geographic
- Mapping Landforms - National Geographic
- Mapping your State - National Geographic
- North America - Physical Features Seterra
- Physical features US Map
- US Physical Geography Map - TCI
- Physical Features US Map - TCI
- World Map -TCI
- Environments 1 - TCI
- Environments2 - TCI
- Gold Rush Route Map - TCI