Vermilion Parish Curriculum Map

Grade __3___     Subject __Social Studies_

Unit Title	Guiding Questions	Grade Level Expectation	Instructional Activity/Resource	Type of Resource
Unit 1 Louisiana’s Geography 4 Weeks Unit Description This unit focuses on basic geographic skills using various types of maps, for a better understanding of Louisiana. The unit will also examine characteristics of urban, suburban, and rural communities.	Student Understandings Students understand the characteristics and uses of various maps. They will locate various regions of Louisiana and compare characteristics of different areas. Students understand the use of geographic tools to find location. Guiding Questions Can students · understand and describe the characteristics and uses of various maps? · use geographic tools to locate major geographic features on a map and compare various areas in Louisiana? · describe and compare various community settings in Louisiana? · explain patterns of settlement in Louisiana past and present?	Geography The World in Spatial Terms 1.  Describe characteristics and uses of various maps (e.g., physical, political, topographical, population)  2. Differentiate between a bar, pictograph, and circle graph  4.     Use a compass rose and cardinal directions to locate and interpret a map of the community and Louisiana  5.     Locate major geographic features of Louisiana on a map  6.     Construct a chart, line graph, or diagram to display geographical information  7.     Sketch a simple map of Louisiana from memory (mental map)  8.     Show the location of a specified place by entering it on a labeled grid (e.g., the library is located at [grid point] Places and Regions 9.     Describe and compare the physical characteristics of various regions of Louisiana  Physical and Human Systems 14    Locate, describe, and compare urban, suburban, and rural communities in Louisiana  15    Identify and explain patterns of settlement in different time periods in Louisiana  18    Locate the town, parish, state, and country in which the student lives on a political map History Historical Thinking Skills 46.   Complete a timeline based on given information	Louisiana Map Quiz  Printout	Printable Map
			Interactive Louisiana Map	Instructional Resource
			Satellite Tour of Louisiana	Interactive Website Informational Resource
			Louisiana Regional Maps & PowerPoints	Printable Maps PowerPoints
			Various maps of Louisiana (relief map, parish map, satellite map)	Instructional Tool
			Make State Maps With MapMachine	Interactive Maps Lesson Plan
			Allows students and teachers to customize their own maps by making simple choices.	Instructional Resource Printable Maps
			Online Almanac:  Louisiana	Informational Resource Research Information
			Maps on both the physical and human demographics of Louisiana	Printable Maps
			Explore Louisiana (8 different types of maps of Louisiana)	Instructional Resource
			Marvelous Map Skills:  A Complete Map Skills Unit	Lesson Plans Printable Material
			Louisiana Outline Map	Printable Map
			Types of Communities Interactive Map	Interactive Website
			The Places We Live (A vocabulary interactive game focusing on law, map title, suburb, compass rose, citizen, map key,  community, population, urban)	Interactive Website
			Interactive Timeline Maker	Interactive Website
			Printable Community Maps	Printable Map
			Kinds of Communities:  Reading Comprehension Passage	Printable Material
			Love it Or Leave It:  Students record the advantages and disadvantages to living in urban and rural areas.	Printable Material
			Longitude and Latitude on the Ceiling	Instructional Strategy
			Create a Wetland Scene	Interactive Website Lesson Plan Printable Material

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