ESS-1

Mapping the Earth 
 * Recognize, interpret, and be able to create models of the earth’s common physical features in various mapping representations, including contour maps.


 * Grade 6 - Introduction of vocabulary and recognizing simple contour maps.
 * Grade 7 - Building vocabulary, recognizing different features on contour maps, making basic contour maps.
 * Grade 8 - Mastery of reading contour maps, navigating on contour maps, and creating maps.

Vocabulary


 * Topographic Map

Minimum Coverage


 * Students should be able to recognize basic land features on physical and topographical maps, as well as globes and digital satellite imagery.

Maximum Coverage


 * Students will not need to differentiate between specifc varieties of land features such as canyon vs box canyon or stream vs brook.

Lessons & Activities
 * Ocean Floor Mapping Project


 * Topographic Map Reading

Physical Resources
 * Paper Boxes with Grid & Holes Lids


 * Clay


 * Plastic Tanks


 * Topographic Map Packs

Digital Resources
 * USGS Topographic Maps


 * GeoMapApp

Benchmarks


 * Yet to come.

Common Core Connections
 * Math


 * 6.RP-1 Ratio and Ratio Language


 * 6.NS-6 Rational numbers on a number line


 * 6.NS-8 Graphing points on coordinate plane


 * 6.G-3 Polygons on coordinate plane


 * 6.G-4 Surface area of basic 3D shapes


 * LA & Literature


 * 6.RST-3 Multistep Procedure


 * 6.RST-4 Determine meaning of symbols