Maps and current events
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In this lesson, students explore value of maps in illustrating important news topics other than weather forecasts. Activities in this lesson engage students in online learning, whole class discussion, collaborative group work, and development of map-reading skills.
Students will:
- list national or international news stories;
- read about one news story and summarize it in a paragraph;
- list geographic questions about the news story;
- use a print atlas and the National Geographic MapMachine to find maps to help answer their questions;
- discuss how maps can help them understand current events; and
- create “map packages” to illustrate another news story.
Xpeditions provides detailed directions for completing the lesson, suggestions for assessment and extension activities, discussion questions, and links to helpful web resources.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 9
- Goal 8: Patterns of History - The learner will assess the influence of ideals, values, beliefs, and traditions on current global events and issues.
- Objective 8.04: Characterize over time and place the interactions of world cultures.
- Objective 8.05: Analyze how the changing and competing components of cultures have led to current global issues and conflicts, and hypothesize solutions to persistent problems.
