Activity
Inform the students that they will work in their assigned
groups to prepare an exhibit for the leaders
of their planet. The exhibit must display the
following information:
1.
A wall map of the continent they studied.
A) Instructions for drawing a wall map.
1.
Each group will be provided with a large sheet of butcher
paper or poster
board and
yardstick.
2. Create a grid on the butcher paper using
longitude and latitude lines.
3. Label the lines using the political and
physical maps you created in the previous
lesson.
4. Determine the scale of your map. What will be the ratio between a unit
of measurement on the map and the actual distance?
Example: 1 inch on the map may represent 1 mile on the ground.
5. Create a scale bar in the margin of your map to show distance.
6. To show direction from one point to another you will create a compass
rose on your map showing the four cardinal points—north, east, south, and west.
7. Using the longitude and latitude lines for orientation, draw the outline
of the continent.
8. Complete the map using the following criteria:
Maps
should include:
- Longitude
and latitude lines
- DOGSTAILS
- Major
physical features (deserts, waterways, mountains,
and oceans)
- Countries
and capitals
- Shade
the most livable region of the continent (be sure
to include this in your legend)
2.
A poster display that includes:
- positive
attributes of the continent
- a
description of the most livable regions of the continent
and why.
- potentially
harmful features of the continent
Posters
must:
->be colorful
->include pictures or illustrations
->have an original title
Closure
After students have prepared their exhibit,
assign each group an area of the room for their exhibit. Students
will rotate around the room in order to read and analyze the
exhibits. At each exhibit they will:
- Fill
out an evaluation of the exhibit
- Record
their impressions of the continent in a log
After
students have rotated through the entire museum exhibits,
have the class discuss the following:
1.
Which continent did you recommend to your superiors on
planet Sirius
for colonization and why?
2. In what ways were the maps useful in gaining an
understanding of the living conditions on the continents?
3. Did the poster displays and maps present the continent
in an objective manner?
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