Lesson Plan Form

Name: _Kaitlyn Dodd, Hannah Bolinger, and Zack Stroud________

Lesson #: ___ Lesson Title: ___Maps _____________________
Date: __________ Day of Week: __________ Time (Class Period) _________________________________
Central Focus
Map Key to Determine Distance
Instructional Focus
What do I know about my students that will inform this lesson?
Students are supposed to understand how maps work and distances as well, so we will be doing this
quick mini lesson so that they can plot the physical journey in Leviathan and determine the distance
traveled between all of the different countries. Based on a PRE-ASSESSMENT, it was noted that not all
students had this knowledge.

How does this lesson connect with and build on the previous lesson(s)?
Students will tie this into math by creating a path along the way and determining the distance between
points and the total distance between ALL of the points.

Standards Addressed
Common Core/Georgia Performance Standards
MM1G1. Students will investigate properties of geometric figures in the coordinate plane. a. Determine the distance
between two points. b. Determine the distance between a point and a line. c. Determine the midpoint of a segment.
Learning Objectives/Learning Targets
Objective/Target Assessment
o SWBAT read a map key Map Key filled in and Map
plotted
o SWBAT to determine distance traveled in Leviathan Student will mark Map and
label distances with a final
distance listed at the bottom.
Instruction Strategies and Learning Tasks (Procedures & Timelines)

Time Instructional Strategies/Learning Tasks Purpose

5 Brief summary of how to read a map and a Map Key. Direct Instruction allows the
minutes students to acquire the
information.
10 Students will plot on a map the first three destinations The Frayer model allows
minutes mentioned in the book. Using this, they student will students to practice the
determine the distance based on the map key provided. information and learn what it
is and isnt which allows them
to more easily identify it later
on in life.
Materials and Resources
Handouts & PowerPoints
O Map of Eastern Europe with a Map Key