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mike rospenda geographic awareness

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Teaching for Geographic Awareness


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1. It helps children understand ideas about human interaction.

2. Explains social conditions◦ Climate◦ Culture◦ Environments◦ Answers the question “Where?”

Why teach geography


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1. Incidental- knowledge we get learn from everyday living.◦ Where the store is◦ Where school is◦ My home

Geographic Awareness Defined


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1.Intentional- fills in the gaps between our local world and the world outside our experience.

Helps in things like time planning Awareness of space What the limitations of time are

Geographical Knowledge


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Human Geography Spatial Understanding Physical Systems Cultural Systems

Aspects of Geography


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How people interact with the land and regions where they live.

The meaning of places in human interaction

Snow and AlaskaThe desert and camels

Human Geography


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Placing ourselves in a place in space Representing ourselves in a variety of

formats◦ Maps◦ Pictures◦ Latitudes◦ Directions

Spatial Understanding


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Why people live where they do Why people move How economics impacts what people do

Geographic Systems


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The impact of weather on where people live Landforms

Physical Systems


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These are my thoughts: 1. Make it real 2. Start small-

◦ Desk◦ Classroom◦ Bedroom◦ House◦ School

Using Maps to Develop Geographical Awareness*


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Eventually get to the world.◦ The idea is that we are a small piece of the puzzle

◦ ://httpmaps.google.com/

Geographical Awareness


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Show them how to use a compass Let the children do a compass course in

class Take that outside and do the course outside **The Boy Scout book will tell you

everything you need to know

Make it practical


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See the handout on the back of the power point

Make salt maps of the region you live in


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Your car Gas station Libraries Google maps School ( not so obvious) Rummage sales Ask for old maps from people at school

Places to get maps for practical use


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Compare regions Draw them Find out how maps are made Compare today’s maps of your city to older

maps of the same city

Things to do with maps


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Give children a space to observe.◦ Outside◦ Grassy area◦ Sandy area◦ Dirt area◦ Concrete area

Teaching regions without traveling


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The space should be about 2’x2’ square Have them observe interactions Climate Animals (insects) Map the region- discuss how to do this first Discuss conflicts, geography of each place Have them do this for about fifteen minutes Before moving to the next places

Teaching regions


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Take pictures of the regions Discuss what occurred at different times

◦ 10:00 AM compared to 10:22 am

◦ Relate all this to human regions and living

Teaching regions


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Physical Systems relate to the features of place.

Teaching Physical Systems


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Create a city. Create a land Create a region

Practical Physical system teaching


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Guidelines:◦ Students should use the information that you

teach them about cites, regions, lands ◦ Give specific guidelines related to culture, shelter,

food, economics◦ Give guidelines related to government, paying for

government

Physical Systems


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Reasons should be given for additions to student work

Students must show a representation of their region, city, ….◦ Have this open to interpretation

Salt map Line map Pictures 3D representation

Physical Systems


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Teach for meaning Teach that we are not alone Give a wide variety of experiences with

maps Show the practical uses of mapping GPS?? Teach that we all have basic needs

regardless of where we live Teach that we all have value, regardless of

geography or culture

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