Topic: Geography Class: Social Studies

Content Objectives: - Students will be able to find and map out coordinates on a globe.
- Students will be able to create continents on a globe by just being
given
the coordinates.

Language Objectives: -Interact with others in a group

-Learn English vocabulary

Standard: 17 Understand world geography and the effects of geography on society, with
an emphasis on the United States.
A. Locate, describe and explain places, regions and features of the Earth.
17.A.3b Explain how to make and use geographic representations to provide
and enhance spatial information including maps, graphs, charts, models,
aerial photographs, satellite images.

Key Vocabulary: Materials: -large white paper

- Longitude - Globes (3D and flat)
- Latitude - markers, crayons, colored
pencils
- Equator
- Degrees
- Continent
- Globe

Higher-order Questions:
1. Why do people speak different languages on the different continents?
2. In your new planet does everyone on every continent speak the same language?
3. What will the new planet’s seasons be like? Will they be like Earth’s?

Time: Activities
- Begin by showing students a globe and how to read it. Describe what the
latitude and longitude is so the students have a good sense of what is going
on. Describe the continents and the people that live on them. Also explain
languages and temperatures that go on in each continent. Make sure that
students understand that a continents temperature and way of life depends
on where they are on the globe related to their latitude and longitude.
- Let students explore the globes and maps on their own discovering where the
continents are and where they are at on the globe.
- Set-up the project the students are going to do. Tell them that you discovered
a new planet but the continents need to be added. Describe that you are
going to give them a worksheet with coordinates and parameters and that
they are going to have to create the continents on this new planet. Explain
that the continents may be any shape or design that they want but they need
to keep them inside the parameters you have specified on the sheet.
 - Give students plenty of time to complete the planet. Helping them or making
sure they understand degrees and latitudes/longitudes on the map. When
they are done creating their planet have them color it and make it look nice.
- After the students will create an explanation of their planet. Who lives where,
what the weather is like, what languages people may speak, along with
names of the continents and bodies of water.
- Once the students are all finished creating their new planet bring everyone
back together to present everyone’s ideas.

Review & Assessment

- Individual, group, written, and oral assessment.

-Review key vocabulary after the maps have been made to make sure students
remember the key themes. Have the words written on the board so that the students
can always see them throughout the day.
-Review key content concepts by going over everyone’s version of the planet and
relating it back to earth and what the students know of our planet. Make sure they
understand weather or climate changes based on the equator and lines of latitude and
longitude.