Social Studies
Continents & Oceans/Map Skills
Students need to know...
*Maps are a resource for identifying continents, countries, landforms, cities, and bodies of water.
*The components of a map help the user measure distance & time.
*The world is divided into may groups with are a part of larger groups (towns, cities, states, countries, continents)
Links"
Name the Continents
Latitude & Longitude
Map Puzzles
Create a Travel Journal
Students will be able to...
*Use a compass rose
*Use a map, globe, and computer to locate the continents and oceans, landforms, major countries and cities of the world.
*Use a map scale to measure distance.
*Locate time zones and latitudes and longitudes.
Lenape
*Compare and contrast the Lenape way of life to present day
*Reflect on how the Lenape used their environment to sustain life
*Recognize the importance of the contributions the Lenape made to present day society
*Identify the aspects of culture presented in literature, art, music, and sports
*Discuss how the Lenape expressed and transmitted their beliefs and values through oral tradition, literature, songs, and celebrations
*Compare current state and national issues with how it would or would not relate to the Lenape culture through oral or written formContinents & Oceans/Map Skills Games
Lenape Sites
Lenape Fact Sheet
NJ History Kids
Continents & Oceans/Map Skills
Students need to know...
*Maps are a resource for identifying continents, countries, landforms, cities, and bodies of water.
*The components of a map help the user measure distance & time.
*The world is divided into may groups with are a part of larger groups (towns, cities, states, countries, continents)
Links"
Name the Continents
Latitude & Longitude
Map Puzzles
Create a Travel Journal
Students will be able to...
*Use a compass rose
*Use a map, globe, and computer to locate the continents and oceans, landforms, major countries and cities of the world.
*Use a map scale to measure distance.
*Locate time zones and latitudes and longitudes.
Lenape
*Compare and contrast the Lenape way of life to present day
*Reflect on how the Lenape used their environment to sustain life
*Recognize the importance of the contributions the Lenape made to present day society
*Identify the aspects of culture presented in literature, art, music, and sports
*Discuss how the Lenape expressed and transmitted their beliefs and values through oral tradition, literature, songs, and celebrations
*Compare current state and national issues with how it would or would not relate to the Lenape culture through oral or written formContinents & Oceans/Map Skills Games
Lenape Sites
Lenape Fact Sheet
NJ History Kids