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The Earth's Surface
| Objectives |
The students will learn that a picture may be used to learn about
the characteristics of places.
The students will learn that places may be described in different
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| Materials Needed |
Landscape Picture Map, map markers or post it notes
(Teacher's note - All places on the Earth have certain characteristics
that make each place unique. Students are aware of different features in
their immediate environment. Encourage the students to describe the
features they know). |
Lesson
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| Ask the students to describe what they see when they travel between
home and school. Do they see a river, park, grocery store? Make a list
of the places and objects they mention on the board. Ask them to
describe the features in some depth.
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| Pull down the Landscape Picture Map. Tell the students the Landscape
Picture is a drawing of a make believe place. Tell them they can use
pictures to learn more about where they live.
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| Have the students circle, on the Landscape Picture Map, those places
or objects that appear on your list. Ask the students how the objects
shown in the picture are like the objects they described. How are they
different? What features appear in the Landscape Picture Map that did
not appear on the list? Ask the students to describe these features. Are
any of these features in your town or city? |
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