This lesson was created for 3rd grade. It involves students in making a map of the route that delegates of the convention took from Georgia to Pennsylvania. This lesson could also be adapted for other grades.
This lesson was created for 3rd grade. It involves students in making a map of the route that delegates of the convention took from Georgia to Pennsylvania. This lesson could also be adapted for other grades.
Primary
Learning Outcome(s)
A. The students
will trace the route that delegates took to get to Pennsylvania for the
convention, including terrain, weather patterns, natural disasters, etc.
that may have had an affect on the journey to Pennsylvania.
Assessed
QCCs
Social Studies:
Core Social Studies Skills
57
Topic: Map
and Globes
Standard:
Uses maps and globes to explain geographical settings of historical and
current events.
Total Duration: 45 minutes
Materials
and Equipment
enlarged blank
United States map
Goode's Atlas
paper
pencils
colored pencils,
crayons, or markers
Procedures
Step 1:
The teacher
will begin the lesson by reviewing what the students learned from reading
the book A More Perfect Union. The teacher will tell the students
that today they are going to be following the route that delegates took
from Georgia to Pennsylvania for the convention. The teacher will tell
the students that the Goode's Atlas will help them to explore and discover
information about the journey for those delegates. Some of the information
the students will discover includes: terrain, weather patterns, any natural
disasters, land forms, etc. they may have affected the journey of the delegates
from Georgia to Pennsylvania.
Step 2:
The students
will use the Goode's Atlas to find information about the journey. The students
begin by finding the state Georgia and then locating Pennsylvania. After
they have found the states they will list the states that you need to travel
through to get to Pennsylvania.
Step 3:
After the
students have finished their list, the teacher tells the students to look
up information in the atlas that focuses on terrain, weather patterns,
land forms, etc. The teacher will tell the students to write down any information
that will help them to locate and draw on a map the travel of the delegates.
The information should be detailed because this will aid them in creating
their map.
Step 4:
When the students
have completed step 3, have them form groups to complete their maps. Each
student must turn in a map. This is what will be assessed.
Assessment
The students
will be assessed according to how accurate their maps and information was
according to the atlas. A rubric will be used to assess the students.
Rubric
The map is
accurate according to the information found in the Goode's Atlas.
___ (5-4)
Very Good ___ (3-2) Good
___ (1-0) Needs Improvement
Accurate, important
additional information was included.
___ (5-4)
Very Good ___ (3-2) Good
___ (1-0) Needs Improvement
Pre/Post
Test
1. Where did
the journey of some the delegates begin and end? Include all states they
traveled through.
a. Philadelphia to Atlanta
b. Pennsylvania to Georgia
c. Georgia to Pennsylvania
d. Waycross to Pennsylvania
2. Using the information that you collected about the delegates' route, design your own route that you would have traveled in order to arrive at the convention.
