College of Education and the Liberal Arts

Understand by Design Lesson Plan

Date: 3/21/2022 Name: Benjamin Yeomans

Lesson Title: World of Maps Map of Africa

Grade: 5th

Time Frame:50 mins

Common Core State Standards 5 – U1.3.1 Use maps to locate the major regions of Africa
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Standards
Michigan Content Standards: Students can locate regions on a map of Africa.
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Integration Standards (Art, Music,
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Michigan K-12 Computer Science (CS)
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Social Emotional Learning
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Essential Question(s): Why do you need to understand maps?

Enduring Learning: Reading and understanding legends of many different maps.

Big Idea: Locate the different regions of Africa by using a map of Africa.

Daily Objectives: Reading maps and Participating in classroom discussions.

Assessment: Teacher will bring up two maps, one that is a topographical
Performance task. map. The other is a normal map with just the different
G.R.A.S.P.S. counties. Students will look at the maps given and identify the
different parts of the continent Then will identify the different
countries using the shapes and topographical regions with their
names on the assessment sheet.
● Goal: Be able to describe the different regions of Africa.
● What should students accomplish
by completing this task?
● Role: In the beginning the students will be listeners. Second half the
● What role (perspective) will your students will be identifying different countries in Africa.
students be taking?
● Audience: Students
● Who is the relevant audience?
● Situation: The students will have to learn how to read a map and how to
● The context or challenge provided understand the legend.
to the student.
● Product/Performance: Students can make their own legends for the map of Africa.
● What product/ performance will Students will be identifying different countries in Africa
the student create?
● Standards ● africa-countries-quiz-key (1).pdf
● (Create the rubric for the
Performance Task)
Integration: I can also us many different technology tools in this lesson to
Interdisciplinary connections and help the students have many different resources to help them
multiple perspectives learn.

Differentiation (at least 3):

Tailoring instruction to meet individual ● Needs work
needs.
● Enrichment: ○ Understands map’s
● Intervention:
legend
20 Differentiated Instruction Strategies
and Examples.
● Achievement
○ Fully understands the
map of Africa.
● Mastery
○ Understands a
topographical map of
Africa.
Adapted from: Wiggins, G. P., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by design (2nd ed.). ASCD KAN July 2021 2
STAGE 3- Learning Experiences / Lesson Plans
What sequence of teaching and learning experiences will equip students to develop and
demonstrate the desired understandings?
1. Talk about what the students already know about Africa.
2. Reveiw a map of Africa having the students asking questions
about the legend and how to read the map.
3. Explain to the students how to read a map and understand the
legend.
4. Have the students use the two links to create their own map of
Africa and to learn more about Africa.
5. The students can work together and create their maps to help
them learn how to make legends.
6. Finally have the students complete the worksheet and print of
the maps they have created.
7. Ask the students what they learned about maps and legends to
explain the differenbt reigions of Africa.

Resources: ● africa-countries-quiz (1).pdf

● Bibliography ● https://www.africaguide.com/afmap.htm
● Links ● https://www.mapchart.net/africa.html
● Equipment
● Materials
● Field Trip
● Guest Speaker
Follow-Up:

Adapted from: Wiggins, G. P., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by design (2nd ed.). ASCD KAN July 2021 3