Make a Mental Map:
Time Frame: One class period
1. Put students into groups
2. Put up a list of cities that are home to major league baseball teams
Major
League Baseball Cities Worksheet
3. Ask students what these cities have in common. (They all have professional
baseball teams)
4. On a sheet of plain paper, have students make a sketch map of the United
States and approximately
where each city is located
5. When the students have finished their sketch, put up a correct map of
the cities so groups can see
how close they were the the exact location of the cities. Link
to Map of Baseball Teams Locations
6. Class Discussion:
Do you see any patterns?
Which group came closest to the correct location of the cities on your
map sketch?
Which cities were the hardest to locate and why?
Five Themes of Geography PowerPoint:
Time Frame: One week
- Show the Five
Themes of Geography PowerPoint to students by displaying it on the Five
Themes Power point Presentation
television monitor in your classroom or lab THIS
PRESENTATION IS BEST VIEWED IN INTERNET EXPLORER
- This
PowerPoint defines the Five Themes of Geography, giving visual examples
- At the conclusion of the Power point, there are links to assignments
for each theme from the
National
Geographic Expeditions web site
- Help students make the connection between each of the Five Themes and
why a baseball team might be
located in a particular city.
Make Baseball Cards:
Time Frame: Three class
periods
1.Have students pick a favorite
baseball player
2.Using index cards, have them create a baseball card for their favorite
player
3.The card should include player statistics, graphics of the player, or
team logo,
city where the team is located, including longitude and latitude.
4. The index cards may also be substituted for cards made on the computer
5. Use one class period to research the player in the library or computer
lab
6. Use the information gathered on the first day to create the baseball
card
on the remaining days
Inquiry Activities:
Latitude / Longitude Worksheet:
Time Frame: One-Two
class periods
1.Using the attached worksheet, have
students find the latitude and longitude of each team
city from the list of Major League Baseball team's home cities
Latitude / Longitude Worksheet
Latitude / Longitude Worksheet Answer Key
Team Map:
Time Frame: One class
period
1. Using the attached outline map, have
students plot each Major League Baseball city on a
map of the Unites States and Canada USA
Outline Map
Research The Five Themes Of Your Team's Home City:
Time Frame: One week
1. Show the Internet Tutorial under Application
Activities below to demonstrate how students
proper use of the internet while researching the Five Themes of their team's
home city
2. Allow students 3-4 days in the computer lab to research their team's
city
3. Have students use the attached Research Worksheet to make sure they
are finding the
information necessary to create their "Solve A Mystery" PowerPoint Presentation
Research Worksheet
Application Activities:
Internet Research Tutorial:
Time Frame: Two class
periods
1. This link will take you to a great
student centered tutorial on the best way to navigate
and search on the web. This site also includes on-line quizzes for students
assessment.
The web site is called "Welcome
to the Web"
2 . I would suggest showing the
Internet Search Tutorials on the television monitor. This
approach will allow a question and answer exchange on the first day.
3. On the second day, students may then take the quizzes for each section
of the tutorial
in a computer lab setting or from the monitor in the classroom. There is
a link to
quizzes on the Assessment Page of the Unit of Practice.
Power point Tutorial:
Time Frame: One class
period
1. Go through the Power point Tutorial
on the monitor or in the computer lab with your students.
PowerPoint
Tutorial
Power point Storyboard:
Time Frame: Two class periods
1. Print the attached worksheets. Storyboard
Worksheets
2. Students will use the worksheets to storyboard the slides of their Power
point
presentation
3. You will find a rubric for the Storyboard Worksheets on the Assessments
link
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