8/12/2019 Collaborative Lesson Plan: The Compass

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Partner Mini Lesson Plan: Geography Part 2

Name: Erin McGinnis & Amy Maroudas

Class Subject: 6thGrade Social Studies: Geography

Date: March 7, 201

Student Objectie!Student Outcome: Students !ill "e a"le to de#ine $compass% and its usesunderstand the #unction o# a compass to apply sense o# direction to real li#e situations and uses

to de'elop critical thin(ing s(ills through riddles and !or( together !ith others)

Content Standards:

**SS)E+A+iteracy)-S.)6/)etermine the meaning o# sym"ols, (ey terms, and other

domainspeci#ic !ords and phrases as they are used in a speci#ic scienti#ic or technical contet

rele'ant togrades 68 texts and topics)

**SS)E+A+iteracy)-S.)6/)3ollo! precisely a multistep procedure !hen carrying outeperiments, ta(ing measurements, or per#orming technical tas(s

Materials!"esources!#echnology :

Smart phone !ith compass

sca'enger hunt !or(sheet"rie# 4re5i #or introduction http:pre5i)com#p8agm's!present9

auth8(eynm!;5ollo!t5uo#yl5mu

compass handout pro'ided

#eacher$s Goals: orie and Eli5a"eth@s pre'ious lesson a"out maps)Sho! 4re5i introductory lesson:

8/12/2019 Collaborative Lesson Plan: The Compass

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minutes

1012minutes

Lesson &nstruction:

4re5i e#inition o# compass

4icture o# the compass

D-E3 history o# compass

irections #or sca'enger huntntroduce sca'enger hunt !or(sheet

Drea( into groups one person must ha'e a smart phone #orcompass

.!o groups start at F1, t!o groups start at F7

Must stagger start time "y 12 minutes to gi'e group time

'ssessment!Chec(s %or )nderstanding:

Students !ill #ollo! the created sca'enger hunt #or locations in theEducation Duilding)

4aces and riddles help #ind the locations "esides $ S E