Educational tool for Reading a Map
Here is a great educational tool we came across today as we were working on the list of social studies websites for elementary students. Reading a Map is an interactive web tool provided by the National Park Service that helps students develop their reading map skills. Students get to learn how to read different data on the map, identify major types of maps and navigate their ways through the typography of a map. The tool is free to use and does not require any software installation or registration.
To use this map reading tool, head over to this page and click on ‘Let’s go’. Follow the instructions as you go through the slides. The tutorial starts with a quick introduction of what a map is and how it is drawn. Then it proceeds to explain what a Topographic map is followed by a comprehension check exercise. More visually illustrated explanations are provided on the different features of a map and how to locate them. The last section of this interactive guide is devoted to the three constitutive elements making up a map namely : the legend, the scale and the direction indicator. Students will get to learn more about each of these elements and work on exercises to consolidate their learning.
CLIL UNIT: Primary Economic Activities
Subject: Social Science - Geography
Title of the Unit : Primary Economic Activities
INTRODUCTION: This Didactic Unit is aimed at studying the economic activities included in the primary sector of the economy: farming, fishing and forestry. Students will get familiar with the different farming methods and world agricultural landscapes and will be able to reflect on the challenges that the sector is facing in developed and underdeveloped countries.
Learning outcomes:
- To know the economic activities that can be included in the primary sector of the economy
- To identify the physical and human factors that can influence farming
- To analyse the differences between developed and traditional farming
- To know the different methods of farming around the world and their main characteristics: location, agricultural landscape, technology used and level of development, climate, type of crops grown, destination of the produce.
- To identify the main problems of fishing and forestry in the present world
- To know the meaning and implications of Genetically Modified Organisms and Organic Farming Methods
Subject content:
- The primary economic activities: definition, types (agriculture, livestock farming, fishing and forestry) and main characteristics.
- Natural and human factors that influence primary economic activities.
- Types of farming around the world: developed and underdeveloped farming methods.
- Fishing and forestry: main characteristics and challenges
Task:
A final presentation about the advantages and drawbacks of different types of farming (study case of GMOs and Organic Farming
Activities:
- Reading the texts
- Activities included in the worksheets provided: Answer short questions about the texts; defining vocabulary; labelling pictures about farming methods around the world; true or false activities; filling in the gaps; writing a short comparative text
- Listening activities about farming in
- Watching a video about food processing
- Online quizzes
- Gathering of information to make a presentation
Sessions:
Session 1:
- Motivating video: http://tu.tv/videos/food-inc-nuca-veras-la-comida-de-la-mi
- Brainstorming about farming to check prior knowledge: reflect about human and physical factors that can influence farming
- Introducing vocabulary about farming techniques: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GUXgL79kMP_GeXxbKp1j25inpr2V2imfacRFM7Yij7E/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p17
Session 2:
- Present Agricultural Landscape with the Powerpoint: Agricultural world (types and location of agricultural landscapes): https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B88OXNG0EzmnbzBtNGZiRWFacDA/edit?pli=1
- Read a worksheet about Agricultural Landscapes and work with the activities (completing tables, filling in the gaps, answering short questions…) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lJc5S9XFHzem1xa2tZQU9KSDQ/edit?usp=sharing
Session 3:
- Complete a table about Traditional and Developed farming: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lJc5S9XFHzaUVPU215dlIxVVU/edit?usp=sharing
- Using Tagxedo to familiarise and to know the meaning of terms. Make a list of the most important terms and their definitionhttp://www.tagxedo.com/artful/c95f6247410e418c
Session 4:
- Comprehension activity on the 6 minute listening about farming in
- Revising with online quizzes
- Quizz online about Farming in rural areas:
- Quizz online about Managing tropical areas
- Quizz online:
Session 5:
- Watching a short video about the development of organic farming: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-development-of-organic-farming/13392.html
- Webquest about Genetically Modified Organisms and OrganicFarming: http://zunal.com/process.php?w=76810
- Research to prepare a debate about the pros and cons of GMOs and Organic Farming. Divide the class in four groups, each one taking one of the following roles: nutritionist, farming, environmentalist, consumer.
Session 6:
- Class-group activity: Debate about GMOs and Organic Farming.
Resources:
Ø Motivating video: http://tu.tv/videos/food-inc-nuca-veras-la-comida-de-la-mi
Ø Powerpoints:
- Agricultural world (types and location of agricultural landscapes): https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B88OXNG0EzmnbzBtNGZiRWFacDA/edit?pli=1
- Farming sustainability: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BcEdEzaIECJGexzPMOKfV4hsGlcEe8y0aR39zHbYApY/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p31
- Farming techniques: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GUXgL79kMP_GeXxbKp1j25inpr2V2imfacRFM7Yij7E/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p17
Ø Comprehension activity after a listening about farming in Africa:
Ø Video about the development of organic farming:
Ø Online quizzes
Quizz online about Farming in rural areas:
Quizz online about Managing tropical areas
Quizz online:
Ø Website. Factors affecting agriculture:
PLANTILLA UD:
María Menéndez Fernández
There are more than 7 billion human beings on planet Earth. According to the population estimates released by the United Nations, the 6 billion mark was reached on October 12 1999. The rate at which poluation changes is of increasing concern due to the number of implications it brings to us on a local, regional, national and global scale.
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