Transcript Communities - Wright State University

Maps & Communities
in Ohio
ED 417-02
Dr. Helms
10/4/06
Elisabeth (Lisa)Murphy
Maps & Communities in
Ohio
• Target Grade for lessons: 3rd
• Activities:
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Explore maps of Ohio and America.
Explore map of Main street in Xenia, Ohio.
Compare/contrast communities in Ohio.
Explore map of Ohio and the 5 bordering
states.
– Explore landforms of Ohio and 5 bordering
states and how they impact
communities.
1. Explore maps of Ohio
and America
Objective: Students will be able to identify the
state of Ohio on a map of the United States
and be able to identify major cities in Ohio.
Materials:
two print-out maps for each student
glue sticks, scissors, colored pencils,
overhead map of the United States, &
various map print outs
Lesson 1
• Students will discuss words
associated with communities.
• Students will discuss how there are
many communities in the United
States and also in Ohio, which is one
of the states.
Lesson 1 continued…
• Students will be given two maps-one of
Ohio and one of the United States.
• Students will discuss where Ohio is found
on United States map as well as major
cities of Ohio.
• Students will color maps and cut them out,
and then glue the maps on the paper to
bring home and discuss with parents.
2. Explore map of Main
street in Xenia, Ohio
Objective: Students will be able to identify and
label streets and places in their community
(Xenia), which is in Ohio.
Materials:
writing paper,
glue sticks, word lists,
colored pencils
maps of Xenia, Ohio
Lesson 2
• Students will review what they
learned about communities in Ohio.
• Students will make a list of important
places in Xenia, Ohio
• Students will discuss where the
important places are in relationship
to the main street in Xenia, Ohio.
Lesson 2 continued…
• Students will each be given a map of
downtown Xenia, Ohio and then label the
major streets, such as Main street,
Detroit street and West Market street.
• Students will also label the important
buildings on the major streets.
• Students will discuss the importance of
buildings and streets in a community, and
specifically for Xenia.
3. Pictorial tour of Main
street in Xenia, Ohio
Objective: Students will be able to use
technology to observe, reflect and compare
on their community in Ohio (Xenia) with
another community in Ohio (Dayton).
Materials:
computers, video, TV & VCR,
pencils, journals
journals,
poster paper
Lesson 3
• Students will watch a video that compares
their community (Xenia, Ohio) with
another community (Dayton, Ohio).
• Students will discuss the differences and
the similarities they observed from the
video.
• Students will compile a class list from
their discussion on poster board
paper.
Lesson 3 continued…
• Students will be assigned to compare and
contrast another community in Ohio with
Xenia, Ohio, using information from the
Internet on classroom computers.
• Students will journal about their
observations.
• Students will share their observations
with their group.
4. Explore the bordering
states of Ohio
Objectives: Students will be able to locate and
identify the five states bordering Ohio. They
will also be able to identify specific landmarks
for each state and understand how geography
influences communities.
Materials:
maps of United States
maps of Ohio and the five states bordering it
colored pencils
glue sticks and
scissors
Lesson 4
• Students will re-identify Ohio on
class map and then learn briefly
about the five bordering states.
• Students will learn about landforms
and how geography
affects communities.
Lesson 4 continued…
• Students will be given a map of Ohio
and the bordering states to color and
label.
• Students will label the states, as well
as their major cities, rivers, and
landforms.
5.Explore landforms of
bordering states
Objective: Students will be able to make model
landforms of Ohio and five bordering states,
based on maps from previous lesson.
Materials:
green and blue salt dough for each table,
5 different colors of salt dough (one for each
table), a piece of ply board for each table,
landforms map of Ohio and 5 bordering
states
Lesson 5
• Students will use their maps of Ohio and
five bordering states and review how
landforms impact communities.
• Students will work
with table to make a
model of the landforms
for Ohio and each of
the bordering states.
Lesson 5 continued…
• Students will work cooperatively to
create one model per group.
• Students will journal about how they
had to work in a small communities to
make salt dough models as well as
journal about the importance
of cooperation.
Graphics Website
• http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/
default.aspx?lc=en-us
Lesson Websites
continued…
• http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/
(A website with information and maps
about Ohio)
• http://www.xacc.com/
(A website with information and maps
about Xenia, Ohio)
• http://maps.yahoo.com/
(A website that can find maps about
specific cities and streets)
Lesson Websites
continued…
• http://pics2.citydata.com/city/maps/fr1557.gif
(A website with a map of Ohio and the 5
bordering states)
• http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/state/oh
io.html
(A website with maps and information
about Ohio)