Date:
45mins
Course: BRC
Subject: Map Reading
Topic: Introduction to Map Reading.
Students’ Activities:
 Independent
activities
 Cooperative learning
 Peer tutoring
[  ] Hands-on
manipulative
[ ] Technology integration
Pre-requisites/Previous Knowledge:
Students are familiar with:
The map and its purposes are to find
distances, identify terrain features,
locate positions etc. Maps represent
information about the world
visually.
Materials/Media and
Technology
[ ] Handouts
[ ] Textbook pg.
[ / ] Power Point
[ / ] Projector
[ ] Web Quest
[ ] Charts
[ ] Case Study
The purpose of a map is to provide
information on the existence, the
location of and the distance
between ground features, such as
populated places and routes of
travel and communication. It also
indicates variations in terrain,
heights of natural features, and the
extent of vegetation cover. (Found
in GDF Manual 2012)
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Specific Objectives: At the end of lesson, students should be able to:
1. Define a map.
2. Identify the types of maps.
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3. List alternative map substitutes
4. Discuss the purpose of a military map.
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Introduction:
Instructor introduces the lesson by: 5 minutes
Students are advised to pay attention to the role play as lesson topic is
being introduced.
A soldier as fighting war in Haiti and his troops lost the vehicle that has to
bring the ration. After making radio contact, the lost soldiers are
somewhere in the forest using the map to try and find the truck. After much
contact with the soldier on the radio, the lost soldier is unable to locate the
truck with ration and everyone dies.
Procedural Development and Formative Assessment: 35 min
Step 1. Students will then be engaged in a short discussion about maps.
Prompt questions’: Was the soldier able to read the map correctly?”
“What were some of the things he or she did incorrectly?”
“What were some of the things mentioned by the caller as to how to read the
map?”
Teacher will ask students to define a map in their own words based on
previous discussion.
A map is a geographical representation of a portion of the earth’s
surface, drawn to scale, as seen from above illustrating natural and
man-made features.
Step 3: Afterwards, students will be divided into five groups and given
different maps to closely examine the components.
For example:
Topographic Map– a map that portrays terrain features in a
measurable way, usually through the use of contour lines, as well as the
horizontal position of the features represented.
Practice Activity:
[ / ] Worksheet
[ ] Textbook –
[ ] Web Quest
[ ] Case Study
[ / ] Question/Answer
[ ] Puzzles
[ ] Games
[ ] Test
[ / ] Quiz
[ ] Use of Rubric
[ ] Use of Rubric
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Photo Map -a reduction of an aerial photograph upon which grid lines,
marginal data, place names, route numbers, important elevations,
boundaries and approximate scale direction have been added.
Terrain Model- a scale model of the terrain showing features and in
large scale models showing industrial and cultural shapes. It provides a
means for visualizing the terrain for planning purposes.
Military /City Map- a topographic map showing details of a city It
shows street names, important buildings and other important elements
of urban landscapes.
Special Maps- These are maps for special purposes such as traffic
abilities, communication and assault maps. The scale is usually smaller
than 1:100,000 but larger than to 1;1,000,000. A special purpose map is
one that has been designed or modified to give information not covered
on a standard map.
Step 4: Students will engage in discussion about the details of a military
maps and asked questions. Discussion will continue as instructor highlights
that actual maps may not always be available so Map Substitutes will not
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need to be used.
Examples of Map Substitutes:
Foreign maps- are maps that have been compiled by nations other than
our own, the scales may differ from our maps, but they express the ratio
of the map distance to the ground distance and can be used in the same
way.
Atlases- these are a collection of maps of the regions, countries,
continents or the world.
Geographic maps- these maps give an overall idea of the mapped area
in relation to climate, population, relief, vegetation and hydrograph.
Tourist road maps- these are maps of the region in which the main
means of transportation and the areas of interest are shown.
City utility map-these are maps used to show streets, water ducts,
electricity and telephone wires and also sewers.
Field sketches- these are preliminary drawings of an area or a piece of
terrain.
Aerial photographs- these can be used as map supplement or substitute
to help you to analyze the terrain, plan your route, or guide movement
of troops.
Step 5. formative assessment
Students will be given a worksheet to identify specific parts of the map
to review what was taught in class.
Consolidation - Instructor closes lesson by:
5min
Selected students will do the following orally:
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State 2 things they learned from this lesson.
State 2 things that they did not understand.
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Homework given:
A scenario would be given
where students would use
notes given in class to identify
specific locations on a map.
Instructor’s Reflection of the lesson and achievement of Objectives
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Evaluation (Training Warrant, Training Officer)
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