Technology Standards

5T-F1 – Students utilize technology-based research tools to locate and collect information pertinent to the task, as well as evaluate and analyze information from a variety of sources.

3SS-F1 Construct and interpret maps and other geographic tools, including the use of map elements to organize information
about people, places, and environments, with emphasis on:
PO1 – Identifying the characteristics and purpose of maps, globes, and other geog tools
PO5 – Use globe/atlas to locate a student’s city and state
PO7 – Label continents, oceans, major mountain ranges on a map

Academic

• Students will compare the location of school by city, country, continent an world .
• Students will identify the characteristics and purpose of maps.
• Students will use maps to locate their city and state.
• Students will label continents, and major mountain ranges
• Students will compose a list of bodies of water in North America and then form a hypothesis comparing the ratio of land to water in the world.
• Students will explain their findings to the class in a group verbal report

• Students will identify sources of information about a topic
• Students will locate information in a resource selected by the teacher
• Students will be able to access information on the TrackStar activity.
• Students will operate the keyboard and mouse
• Students will work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers
• Students will use the computer appropriately

Materials
Computers, Internet access
Trackstar site http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display.php3?track_id=85467
Paper for recording answers – blank sheet located near computer.
Crayons/colored pencils for drawing
Pencil

Accommodations for Special Needs
Mix higher-level readers with lower level readers

Procedures
These activities will be a two-week – rotation of centers.  Center time lasts from 45 minutes to 1 hour each day.
1.      Center activities are selected by students. There are five center activities to choose from.  When a student’s name is called,
   that child goes to the activity of their choice until each center is full.  The groups stay together for these 2 weeks during
   center time.  (10 days)
            Centers: Week One
                  1.      Make a salt dough replica of our state
                  2.      Listening Center – My Place In Space
                  3.      TrackStar Activity
                  4.      Reading – Student Self Selected Reading
                  5.      Making Words – Geography

            Centers: Week Two
                  1.      Paint and label state salt dough map
                  2.      Math Game – First to Arizona (Game like Chutes & Ladders)
                  3.      Complete TrackStar Activity
                  4.      Reading – Guided Reading
                  5.      Making Words - Community

2.      At Computer center, teacher puts Trackstar Shortcut on Desktop
3.      Students click on Shortcut to Trackstar My Place in Space
4.      Students complete the activities on the track in numerical order recording answers
    and completing activities
5.   Students use their answers for a class discussion.

Assessment
A rubric has been developed to assessment student learning.
Teacher observation

Teacher Name: Jan Horetski
Site: Wilson K-8
Date Submitted: September 20, 2001