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Teaching for Geographic Awareness
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1. It helps children understand ideas about human interaction.
2. Explains social conditions◦ Climate◦ Culture◦ Environments◦ Answers the question “Where?”
Why teach geography
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1. Incidental- knowledge we get learn from everyday living.◦ Where the store is◦ Where school is◦ My home
Geographic Awareness Defined
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1.Intentional- fills in the gaps between our local world and the world outside our experience.
Helps in things like time planning Awareness of space What the limitations of time are
Geographical Knowledge
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Human Geography Spatial Understanding Physical Systems Cultural Systems
Aspects of Geography
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How people interact with the land and regions where they live.
The meaning of places in human interaction
Snow and AlaskaThe desert and camels
Human Geography
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Placing ourselves in a place in space Representing ourselves in a variety of
formats◦ Maps◦ Pictures◦ Latitudes◦ Directions
Spatial Understanding
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Why people live where they do Why people move How economics impacts what people do
Geographic Systems
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The impact of weather on where people live Landforms
Physical Systems
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These are my thoughts: 1. Make it real 2. Start small-
◦ Desk◦ Classroom◦ Bedroom◦ House◦ School
Using Maps to Develop Geographical Awareness*
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Eventually get to the world.◦ The idea is that we are a small piece of the puzzle
◦ ://httpmaps.google.com/
Geographical Awareness
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Show them how to use a compass Let the children do a compass course in
class Take that outside and do the course outside **The Boy Scout book will tell you
everything you need to know
Make it practical
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See the handout on the back of the power point
Make salt maps of the region you live in
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Your car Gas station Libraries Google maps School ( not so obvious) Rummage sales Ask for old maps from people at school
Places to get maps for practical use
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Compare regions Draw them Find out how maps are made Compare today’s maps of your city to older
maps of the same city
Things to do with maps
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Give children a space to observe.◦ Outside◦ Grassy area◦ Sandy area◦ Dirt area◦ Concrete area
Teaching regions without traveling
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The space should be about 2’x2’ square Have them observe interactions Climate Animals (insects) Map the region- discuss how to do this first Discuss conflicts, geography of each place Have them do this for about fifteen minutes Before moving to the next places
Teaching regions
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Take pictures of the regions Discuss what occurred at different times
◦ 10:00 AM compared to 10:22 am
◦ Relate all this to human regions and living
Teaching regions
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Physical Systems relate to the features of place.
Teaching Physical Systems
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Create a city. Create a land Create a region
Practical Physical system teaching
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Guidelines:◦ Students should use the information that you
teach them about cites, regions, lands ◦ Give specific guidelines related to culture, shelter,
food, economics◦ Give guidelines related to government, paying for
government
Physical Systems
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Reasons should be given for additions to student work
Students must show a representation of their region, city, ….◦ Have this open to interpretation
Salt map Line map Pictures 3D representation
Physical Systems
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Teach for meaning Teach that we are not alone Give a wide variety of experiences with
maps Show the practical uses of mapping GPS?? Teach that we all have basic needs
regardless of where we live Teach that we all have value, regardless of
geography or culture
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