Social Studies 3: Module 2 (RETIRED) - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Map Scale pen or pencil;
2 Creating a World Map crayons or colored pencils
pen or pencil
globe
world map
3 Heritage Mapping crayons or colored pencils
globe
world map

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Map Scale
  1. Use map scale to determine size and distance.
  2. Identify different types of scales on maps.
2 Creating a World Map
  1. Identify the seven continents and five oceans on a world map and a globe.
  2. Create a world map that correctly indicates the seven continents and five oceans.
3 Heritage Mapping
  1. Map your family heritage.
  2. Draw outlines of your ancestors' countries.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
scale
map scale
distance
graph scale
verbal scale
representative fraction scale
globe
world map
continents
oceans
geography
heritage
mapping
ancestors
family tree

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
2 Creating a World Map 1 Continents Assignment
3 Heritage Mapping 2 Family History Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Creating a World Map
  1. How many continents are there?
  2. What are the names of each continent?
  3. How many oceans are there?
  4. What are the names of the oceans?
  5. What do we have more of on Earth?
  6. Land or water?
Heritage Mapping
  1. What does heritage mean?
  2. Who are ancestors?
  3. What are some customs and traditions your family has?
  4. What does heredity mean?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Heritage Mapping Family Tree
  1. What is genealogy?
  2. What is a family tree?
  3. Who are your ancestors?
Heritage Mapping Heredity
  1. What information does a Family Tree provide?
  2. Why do you have some of the same traits as members of your family?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing