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) . Specific Objectives: At the end of lesson, students should be able to: 1. Define a map. 2. Identify the types of maps. Other: ________________ ______________________ ______________________ 3. List alternative map substitutes 4. Discuss the purpose of a military map. 1 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 Other: ___________________ ________________________ ________________________ 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 2 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: 1. 2. State 2 things they learned from this lesson. State 2 things that they did not understand. 3 Homework given: A scenario would be given where students would use notes given in class to identify specific locations on a map. 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