Alliance Created State Giant Traveling Map Lesson “MAPPING MASSACHUSETTS” Title: Recommended Grades: Grade 3 Time Needed: 60 minutes
Objectives: Students will locate a point on the map based on clues given to them. (see clue cards) Students will identify the coordinates of their point on the grid. Students will write down a landmark for each cardinal direction. Students will record language location to refer to other towns in proximity to them.
Materials: Giant state Massachusetts map Pre-made Clue Cards (see laminated prepared cards) Recording Sheet
Preparation: Find a space big enough to lay out map Laminated clue cards Run off recording sheet (one per student) Can not be used ON the map. Fill out along sides of map.
Rules: • Shoes are not allowed on the map. Please have students remove shoes before walking on the map. • No writing utensils on the map.
Directions: • Explain to students, that today they will be following “leads” in finding out why Massachusetts is so special. • Pass one clue card per student • Independently, students will read their clue and find the point on the map that represents it. • They will place their card on the point and find the coordinates on the grid to their destination. • Next students will be responsible for writing down a landmark (geographical feature) for each cardinal direction. • Finally, students will record the towns that are nearest and farthest to their
Alliance Created State Giant Traveling Map Lesson point.
Modifications: Use a buddy up system if independent work is too difficult. Use textbook, Massachusetts Our Home as a reference for locations. Use small Massachusetts atlases included in kit as a resource.
Completed recording sheet Assessment:
(Continue on to the computer lab/chromebooks to conduct Extensions: research) Students will research their clue card for further information (including dates) and report back their findings to the class. Return to the map with dates and place date card on point. Evaluate the patterns of dates and locations. Complete activity by creating a timeline.
Standards: 3.7 After reading a biography of a person from Massachusetts in one of the following categories, summarize the person’s life and achievements. (A, B, E ) 3.8 On a map of Massachusetts locate the class’s hometown or city and its local geographic features and landmarks. 3.9 Identify historic buildings, monuments, or sites in the area and explain their purpose and significance. Grade 3 Concepts and Skills 4. Use cardinal directions, map scales, legends, and titles to locate places on contemporary maps of New England, Massachusetts, and the local community. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Vocabulary: cardinal directions (north, south, east, west), points, language location (nearest, farthest)
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Sample of CLUE CARDS: (see individual laminated cards)
Squanto helped the Pilgrims fish in the Cape Cod Bay.
James Naismith invented basketball. The Basketball Hall of Fame can be found in Springfield.
Was something evil lurking in Salem? Many people were accused of practicing witchcraft.
Volleyball was created by William Morgan in Holyoke. Bump Set .Spike! … …
A group of Pilgrims landed in Plymouth to begin their own colony for religious freedom.
Susan B. Anthony fought hard for women’s rights. She was born in Adams.
“The British are coming, the British are coming,” shouted Paul Revere along the road leading to Lexington.
Alliance Created State Giant Traveling Map Lesson Robert Goddard from Worcester, was called “Moon Man” because of all his work with space.
Catch our state fish the cod for dinner. The Atlantic Ocean is full of them.
Harvesting cranberries in the fall can be found in bogs of Wareham.
Hike Mt. Greylock, at 3,491 feet. Be sure to bring plenty of water.
Puritans started Harvard College in Cambridge. It was the first college in America.
Deborah Sampson dressed up as a man to help our country win the war. Back then, women could not be soldiers.
Horseback ride through the mountains in the beautiful Berkshires. Breathe in the fresh air and the beauty of nature.
The Sons of Liberty ruined thousands of dollars worth of tea to prove a point to the King of England. They threw heavy chests of
Alliance Created State Giant Traveling Map Lesson tea into Boston Harbor. The tax on tea was too much to handle.
The second President, John Adams grew up in Quincy. When speaking of the character traits of a President, he wrote, “May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.”
Emily Dickinson lead a quiet life in Amherst while writing her poetry. She wrote 1,800 poems in her lifetime.
Henry David Thoreau loved the outdoors in Concord. He was a lover of nature and believed that one person could make a difference.
At the Quabbin Reservoir, you will see people hiking or having a picnic, but you won’t see anyone swimming or fishing. It is important to keep the water clean and natural.
Head to the Cape for the home of the youngest president in our Nation’s history. John F. Kennedy spent his summers in Hyannisport.
John Chapman a.ka. Johnny Appleseed spread apple seeds throughout the countryside of Leominster.
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Experience colonial times in Sturbridge. Watch the farmer sheer his sheep.
People called Clara Barton the “Angel of the Battlefield.” She was the first president of the Red Cross in America. She was from Oxford.
You hear angry words shouting back and forth. A shot rings out and Crispus Attucks lays dead on the streets of Boston. This later is called, The Boston Massacre.
Massasoit signed a treaty with the Pilgrims in Plymouth. This helped create a great friendship between the two groups.
’ Ben Franklin s father was a candlemaker in Boston. Ben wanted his country to be free. He signed the Declaration of Independence.
Samuel Adams was a true Patriot. He spoke up for the rights of the colonists. This important leader was born in Boston.
Phillis Wheatley was brought to Boston as a slave. She latte became a poet. Phillis was the first African American to publish a book on poems.
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Name______Recording Sheet for Mapping Massachusetts
Clue Card Lead:______
______
______
Using the grid on the map, the coordinates for
______are ______.
A landmark (or geographical feature) ….
north of it is ______
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south of it is ______
east of it is ______
west of it is ______
Nearest town ______
Farthest town ______