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Lesson 3: Map Skills

One Day approximately 45 minutes                                 

State Goal 17A: Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth.

Objective: Identify elements of a map by creating a TODALSIGs list.
Outcome: List (Visual)

Activities:

Illinois Double Entry Journal Prompt page 5:

What would happen if there were no maps?

 

T = Title
What, where, and when
O = Orientation
Directions
D = Date
When map was made
A = Author
Who made the map
L = Legend
What the symbols mean
S = Scale
What map distance is
I = Index
Map address of places
G = Grid
Locates places on a map

 

Make and display TODALSIGs Transparency.
Display examples of good maps.
Invite partner pairs to discuss the elements of a good map.
Distribute TODALSIGs worksheet to partner pairs.
Inform students that each letter of the acronym stands for an element of a map.
Invite partner pairs to predict the meaning of each letter of the acronym on the TODALSIGs Worksheet.
Circulate around the room to check on partner pair predictions
Verify predictions by writing in the meaning of each letter on the TODALSIGs Transparency.
  • **Note: The TODALSIG Worksheet could be used later in the unit for assessment.
Students glue completed TODALSIG Worksheet  onto page 6 of double entry journal
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4th Grade Social Studies
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