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Social Studies Map Work

(Originally from the Inner City Technology Goals Document – June 1997)

Description:
Using Paintbrush and a transparency, students create and complete a map of Australia.

SocialStudies: Yes

TypeLessonPlan: Multi-class Lesson Plan - 2 to 5 classes

TechnologySkills: Tracing using a mouse (mouse control, eye/hand coordination), click and drag, using the scissors tool

SoftwareUsed: Paintbrush

EarlyYears: Yes

MiddleYears: 

S1-S4:

SpecificGrade: 4

Submittedby: David Wiebe

E-mail: dwiebe@wsd1.org

Details:

Find a map of Australia (an outline map is probably best) and duplicate it onto transparencies for each student in the class. Have each student open up Paintbrush and stick the transparency onto the screen (it will stick there by static electricity) and trace it using the drawing tool. Once the map is traced they can use an atlas or a large wall map to add state and territory boundaries, cities etc. Save your file for future use.

Extensions:(Literature Links, Further Explorations, etc.)
This can be done for any other country, province, or continents. If tracing the map is too difficult for your children the teacher may trace the map ahead of time with students simply labelling the cities, rivers, landforms etc. that are shown or they may have to draw them in. (An outline map of any given country, province or continent could be scanned in as well.) The names may be available by cut, click and drag or they may have to type them in themselves.




Filename: Social Studies MapWork.htm