Lesson+Plan+2+Map+Skills

Grade Level: 2

Unit: Map Skills

Assignment type: In small groups the students will create a [|map quiz widget] (like on Ms. Duncan's Teaching in Thailand Page ) using a map image of an assigned country. Students will post their image and their widget quiz on the class wiki so all the students can test their own map skills.

Lesson objectives:
 * Student will understand how to decipher a map using north, east, south, and west.
 * Student will be able to create a widget and embed it in the class page.
 * Student will understand how to ask questions about their maps for the rest of the class.
 * Student will have to use critical thinking skills to write questions involving multiple choices with only one correct answer.

Time required to complete this lesson: one hour

Title of lesson: Map widget! 

Resources/materials needed: Computer with internet, map from google images, and free widget making site. 

Description of lesson: In small groups the students will create a map quiz widget (like the one on Ms. Duncan's Teaching in Thailand page) using a map image of an assigned country. Students will post their image and their widget quiz on the class wiki so all the students can test their own map skills.

 Assignment: To do the other students quizzes at home. 

Technology used: Computer 

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: Students will not only use map skills but also create questions that will enhance other students skills using online resources. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">