Monday Oct 20th Day 39

Explorers Project

Here is the link to the Jeopardy game we played in class as a review for the test - (Jeopardy)

Today we assign students their Explorer for the Explorers Project - (Direction sheet)

In addition, the timeline project is continuing this week. Contributing to the info on your timeline is the Modern Map Making article  (Article Link here) be sure to answer the questions at the end and add the info to your timeline.

We also went over the test results for the Lat/Long/Seasons test. The curve was a 55, and the magic number (to not re-take the test) was a 41. Remember, you have 1 week to re-take the test.

Thursday & Friday Oct 16th & 17th Day 37,38

Latitude/Longitude/Seasons

Today we will review the materials for the Latitude/Longitude/Season test, before we actually take the test during the Block time period.

Objectives: Separated into 3 groups, student will work cooperatively assisting team members to determine the correct answer to possible test questions.

We will start the class playing jeopardy as a review game.
The test will cover all the material we learned about Longitude and Latitude (including determining the the distance in miles between lines,figuring out scale, knowing the significant lines of Latitude and Long, etc) as well as Seasons (the dates of the seasons, the locations of direct and indirect rays of the sun and the impact that has on weather and daylight) and lastly Time Zones (the way time is determined, and how to add or subtract time based on the location of a city).


One of the sources of information for this test came from the Seasons ppt -

get the PowerPoint version here (PowerPoint version)
get the PDF version here (PDF version)

When students finish the test, they should continue to work on their Map Making Timeline, or the Navigators and Tools article.

Tuesday & Wednesday Oct 14th &15th Days 35, 36

Island Project/Article/Timeline

Today students will work on their Island project, the Early Map Making Article, and the Navigators & Tools Article.

OBJECTIVES:
- Given and article covering historical Explorers and the tools they used for navigation, students will be able to describe using a summary format, the various advancements in exploration technology, and the effect those advancements had on the distance, duration and accuracy of travel.

Navigators and Tools -

ABSTRACT: Upon completion of this article student will be able to describe, using a summary format (answering the questions), the various advancements in exploration tools/technology, and the effect those advancements/tools had on the distance, duration, and accuracy of travel. In addition, students will be able to list in a timeline format the various people that played a major role in the advancement of cartography and exploration -  (Article and Questions)

                                                                 Timeline - 

Begin the process of making a timeline of events, people and advancements in cartography and exploration. Use the Google Drive Presentation tools to include: a line, pictures of people, tools,etc and a brief description of what the item is or who the  person was, and what impact they had on the history of mapping.- (Timeline directions )

example

Monday Oct 13th Day 34

HISTORY OF MAP MAKING

Today students will be introduced to the History of Map Making.

OBJECTIVES:
- students will be able to describe in detail using a historical timeline the various advancements in the art of cartography from early Babylonian Society to modern day.

-Given a chromebook with the Google Drive applications loaded and working, students will be able to construct a historical timeline of map development, including significant events of exploration.

Today's History of Mapping presentation - (PowerPoint version)
(PDF version)

TEST

There will be a test this week (Thursday/Friday) on Season/Latitude and Longitude/and Time Zones.

We will have a review activity on Tuesday/Wed as part of that block.

Thursday and Friday Oct 9th & 10th Days 33, 34

HISTORY OF MAP MAKING

Today students will continue on their island activity for the Cartographer project. In addition, we will watch the West Wing episode regarding the use of the Mercator Projection vs the Peterson Projection.
Students will be given an opportunity to compare the two maps and draw conclusions regarding their differences. In addition students will get the "early Map making article and will be given time to read and complete the questions to further their understanding of the history of Cartography.

OBJECTIVES:
-Given a first hand account of an explorer visiting a new land, students will be able to draw to scale a accurate depiction of the island, place it within the stated lines of  Latitude and Longitude and describe the appropriate vegetation and animal life that would occur on such an island.

-Given an article describing the early developments of Cartography, students will be able to accurately analyze and answer text dependent questions to demonstrate understanding of the articles content.

Mercator vs Peters

West Wing on Mercator vs Peters  - (watch the video)

Mercator vs Peters Projections -website animation - (watch the animated debate)

Original "Blue Marble" picture taken from the moon - (Orientation?)

Reading Assignment on Early Map Making

Early Map Making article - (Article and Questions)
Early Map Making article - (Student answer sheet)

Oldest Known Map

Ptolemy's world map

Tuesday-Wednesday Oct 7th, 8th Day 31, 32

Introduction to the Unit

We are beginning our Unit on the History of Cartography (map making). In this unit students will learn about the challenges early map makers had in representing an accurate picture of their surroundings. Many early map makers had limited to no technology at their disposal and had to develop a way to represent various land features, coast lines, mountains, etc. This led to many early maps being incredibly limited and  inaccurate. These inaccuracies led  many expeditions to unknown parts of the world and resulted in some very destructive behaviors as well as new found places and people. This unit will cover various explorers, and the lands they mapped-out for future exploration.

Objectives and outcomes:
*Given a blank piece of paper, the student will experience the challenges of a cartographer in producing and accurate map based solely on verbal instructions.
*Given a fictitious land mass to view, students will use only cardinal direction in describing the details to a amateur cartographer in producing a map.
*Given a description of a fictitious island, students will use recently acquired mapping skills to produce an accurate replication of the described land.
* Given a blank piece of paper students will be able to draw a relatively accurate map of a familiar place they know very well.

Does this look very accurate?

Steps to Map Making - ( Map Making Steps )
Cartographer project -  ( Project Directions )

Monday Oct 6th

Journal Writing

What did you do over the break

Objectives:

Given a scavenger hunt directions sheet with multiple latitude and longitude coordinates, students will be able to  find the locations listed and spell out the location of the hidden treasure with 100% accuracy.
Scavenger Hunt directions sheet - ( scavenger hunt )

Test your knowledge - 

Latitude and longitude practice site - ( fun practice)

Map Coordinates Practice - ( fun practice )

Time Zones practice site - ( fun practice )