1. Identify and distinguish between land and water on a map.
2. Understand how to represent landforms and bodies of water on a simple map.
3. Recognize the importance of maps in understanding Earth's features.

Materials:

1. Large world map or globe
2. Small individual maps for each student
3. Colored pencils, markers, or crayons
4. Pictures or images of various landforms (mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans)
5. Chart paper or whiteboard
6. Books or resources about maps and landforms

Vocabulary:

1. Map
2. Land
3. Water
4. Landform
5. Body of water

Definitions:

1. Map:

   • A representation of the Earth's surface, showing the locations of land and water features.

2. Land:

   • The solid surface of the Earth, including continents, mountains, and other physical features.

3. Water:

   • The liquid surface of the Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water.

4. Landform:

   • Any natural feature on the Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, hills, or plains.

5. Body of Water:

   • A significant expanse of water, including oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers.

Pre-lesson Discussion:

• Start by discussing what students know about maps and what information maps can provide.
• Introduce the terms "land" and "water" and ask students to give examples of each.

Lesson Activities:

1. Introduction to Maps (CCC):

   • Show a large world map or globe to the class.
   • Discuss the purpose of maps and how they represent the Earth's features.

2. Land and Water Identification (SEP):

   • Provide pictures or images of various landforms and bodies of water.
   • Ask students to categorize each image as land or water.

3. Map Creation (SEP):

   • Distribute small individual maps to each student.
   • Instruct students to use colored pencils, markers, or crayons to represent land and water on their maps.
   • Encourage creativity in drawing different landforms and bodies of water.

4. Class Discussion (CCC):

   • Have students share their maps with the class, explaining the features they included.
   • Discuss commonalities and differences in how students represented land and water.

5. Group Mapping (SEP):

   • Divide the class into small groups and provide each group with a large piece of chart paper or access to a whiteboard.
   • Instruct each group to create a collaborative map, combining their individual maps into one larger representation of land and water.

Teacher Notes:

• Emphasize the importance of using symbols and legends to represent different features on a map.
• Reinforce the idea that maps help us understand the arrangement and patterns of land and water on Earth.

Conclusion:

Wrap up the lesson by summarizing the importance of maps in helping us understand the arrangement of land and water on Earth. Reinforce the idea that maps are useful tools for navigation and exploring the world. Encourage students to continue exploring and creating maps to represent different features of Earth.

 Discussion and Analysis:

1. Introduction:

   • Begin by reviewing the key vocabulary terms: map, land, water, landform, and body of water.
   • Discuss why these terms are essential for understanding maps and exploring Earth's features.

2. Group Discussion:

   • Break the students into small groups.
   • Provide each group with a set of the key terms and ask them to discuss and define each term collaboratively.
   • Encourage students to use prior knowledge and insights gained from the lesson.

3. Whole Class Sharing:

   • Have each group share their definitions with the whole class.
   • Encourage students to listen actively and ask questions or provide additional insights.

4. Class Consolidation (CCC):

   • Summarize the definitions on the board or chart paper.
   • Discuss any variations in definitions and highlight commonalities.

5. Critical Analysis (SEP):

   • Engage students in a discussion about why clear definitions are crucial when working with maps.
   • Discuss how precise definitions help people communicate effectively about the features of Earth.

6. Application:

   • Connect the definitions to the maps created in the lesson. Discuss how the terms relate to the features represented on the individual and group maps.

Assessment:

• Map Evaluation (SEP):
  • Assess students' individual maps based on their ability to distinguish between land and water and represent various features.
• Group Collaboration (SEP):
  • Evaluate the collaborative group maps, considering how well the groups integrated individual contributions into a comprehensive representation.

Crosscutting Concepts (CCC):

• Patterns:
  • Maps and globes show patterns in the arrangement and location of land and water.

Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI):

• ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Earth's Structure:

               Maps show where things are located.