10/21/14

Location: Absolute
Standards:
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate
summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to
domains related to history/social studies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.5
Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
GLCEs:
6 G1.3.1 Use the fundamental themes of geography (location, place, human environment interaction,
movement, region) to describe regions or places on earth.
Goals:
Students will know which direction latitude and longitude lines run.
Students will be able to use lat/long to locate countries on a world map.
Students will know the term: Absolute Location.
Students will know how they use absolute location in their own lives.
Learning Targets:
I can use Latitude and Longitude to find countries on a world map.
I can define the term: Absolute location.
I can state the direction latitude and longitude lines run
I can describe how I use absolute location in my own life.
Daily start up routine: (15-20 min)
-Planner and agenda board
-CNN News
-Trivia
Lesson:
-Re explain ABSOLUTE location and difference from relative location
-lat and long, addresses (3 min)
-go over latitude and longitude (15 min)
-prime meridian and equator
-Take extra time to: Go over curved Longitude lines
-Degree intervals change on every map
-using a straight edge
-Latitude/longitude rap on youtube(2 min)
-Tricks to remembering which is which, share with class (maybe trivia question??) (2 min)
-Absolute location sheet in packet, work in groups to complete (10 min)
-Do 2-3 together as a class
-Use textbook maps
-If time go over together in class

Closure:
-Show me lat/long lines with your arms
-Point NSEW
-Quick review of relative, how does this differ?
-No homework/ finish absolute location worksheet
Strategies:
-Using music to explain
-Movement
-Memory tricks
-Independent work
-Collaborative learning

Materials:
-Pull down map
-Textbook maps
-Packet worksheets
-Yard Stick
-Youtube Rap video
Reflection:
Students did a good job learning the more difficult skill of latitude and longitude. As the day went on I
figured out what to include in my explanation and what got through to the kids best when trying to
explain the steps of finding a lat/long coordinate on a map.
The toughest part to explain was why Lat is labeled with NS when it runs EW and vice versa, but once
they started working on their own I think it became a lot clearer to them.
The students really enjoyed coming up and finding coordinates on the pull down map
Timing went well and few kids had homework from the lat long work sheet in packets.
Also kids LOVED the youtube video.