FACTORS THAT SHAPE PLACES
PROGRAM |
student booklet
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activity 1
Learning goal: Using the maps in an atlas I will to be able to identify and label the map as directed in the worksheet (equator, prime meridian, oceans, continents).
I will have succeeded if
I have been able to label these places on the map:
I will have succeeded if
I have been able to label these places on the map:
- The equator
- Prime Meridian
- label the compass rose with north, south, east and west
- label the oceans
- colour and label the continents as directed
Prime Meridian or Greenwich Meridian
The prime meridian divides Earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere.
Interactive Google Maps
activity 2
time_zones_page.docx |
Learning goal: By the end of this activity, I will be able to identify time zones in different parts of the world.
I will have succeeded if
I will have succeeded if
- using the Time Zone illustration I am able to identify the time in different parts of the world
- compare time in Australia to the time in other countries
activity 3
country_scaffold.docx |
Learning Goal: To research one of the countries listed below:
I will have succeeded if I can answer the following questions about my chosen country:
I will have succeeded if I can answer the following questions about my chosen country:
- the continent the country is located on
- the time zone the country is in - how many hours it is behind or ahead of Sydney
- the climate in the country
- the language spoken in the country
- the dominant religion in the country
- I have devised, researched and answered 3 of my own questions about my chosen country
- I have referenced the sources of information I have used
Possible countries to research
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BE A POWER SEARCHER
- When researching online it is important to be as specific as you can. For example typing only 'Norway' will give you over 863,000,000 hits!
- However, by typing 'Norway facts' you now only (!) get over 614,000 hits. Still a lot, but better.
- Being even more specific and typing 'Norway facts kids' brings down the number of hits down to 50,600 hits. Much better!
- When searching online, LEAVE OUT words such as 'the', 'for', 'of', 'and'. They are unnecessary and will increase the number of unnecessary hits.