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UNIT 4

WHERE IN NEW MEXICO IS TSIKW'AYE (MESA PRIETA)?

Objectives

Students will know how to locate places on a road map using

coordinates.

Students will understand and use symbols, legend, compass rose, and

distance scale on a road map.

Students will become oriented to the map of New Mexico.

Students will become oriented to the location of Mesa Prieta and its

relationship to the Rio Grande and the Rio !o "aliente, the cerros

#olcanoes, Pilar and our modern

cities and towns.

S!bjects Mapping skills, math,

social studies.

S!""este# ti$e$hree class periods.

M%te&i%s

$eacher prep% &sing a paper

cutter, cut a paper strip '( x )( for each student, to be used as a mileage

gauge *Math +xtension acti#ity.

"opy for students% Where in New Mexico is Mesa Prietaacti#ity sheet

*- ), New Mexico outline mapstudent acti#ity sheet *- /.

0rom the trunk% NM road map and laminated map of northern NM for

e#ery student, poster si1e laminated map of northern NM

0rom the teacher% highlighters, pencils, crayons or colored pencils,

one fi#e inch paper strip for each student *Math +xtension acti#ity.

c%b!%&*

C$+%ss &se, the symbol indicating the four cardinal directions

north, south, east and west.Ci-%tes ,the numbers and letters on the borders of a map that

are used to locate a place on a map.

.ist%-ce sc%e, the miles and kilometers between places and the

relationship to inches and centimeters.

I-#e/ 0 Cities %-# T1-s ,2lphabeti1ed list of the names of all

towns and cities that are included on a map.

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2e"e-# ,the symbols and their meanings that are used on a map.

Mie%"e T%be ,3ist of distances between wellknown destinations

on a map.

Setti-" t3e st%"e 2sk the students where their school is located in the state

of NM. +ncourage them to use directional words such as north, south, east

and west. +xplain that today4s acti#ity will in#ol#e using a New Mexico

road map to disco#er where their school is located and where Mesa Prieta is

located. $hey will be using mapping skills that are #ery important when

someone tra#els to a place where they ha#e ne#er been before.

Activit* .%* 5 , Ne1 Me/ic &%# $%+

'. Pass out a NM road map to e#ery student. 5a#e them put their

names on the front. $each students how to refold maps. 2sk e#eryone to

locate their school on the map. 2s soon as someone finds it, stop the acti#ityand ask them how they found it. "ontinue with this process until e#eryone

has found the town or #illage where your school is located. 6raw a c$+%ss

&seon the board and explain how it shows the cardinal directions. North is

usually at the top of the map. $o help the students remember the -

directions, teach them 7Ne#er +at Sour 8orms(. 2sk the students to find the

c$+%ss &seon their map. 6iscuss where they are in relation to other cities

and landmarks using north, south, east and west. 0ind "olorado on the map.

8hat direction is the compass rose pointing to "olorado. *north 8hen you

go out for recess, draw a compass rose on the sidewalk using chalk or

tempera paint. Practice finding the directions and pointing to landmarks and

cities. +xample% Where are the Sangre De Cristo Mountains from

Espaola?2s a class, say and point east. Re#iew the directions often.

9. +xplain how the ci-%tesare used to locate a city. 5a#e them

find the coordinates for their school and mark the location with a dot using a

highlighter or a sticky dot. 5a#e them locate $aos, *:; +spauer>ue *6), 3as ?egas *6; using coordinates

and mark them with a dot. *8rite these names on the board. ptional% Pass

out copy paper and ha#e the students record answers.

@. Now show the students the I-#e/ 0 Cities %-# T1-sthat islocated below the map of NM. 5a#e them pick a town they don4t know and

find it using the coordinates. $his may be repeated until e#eryone

understands how it works. $his is a fun game.

Assess$e-t &se the Where in New Mexico is Mesa Prieta acti#ity

sheet as an assessment or re#iew in class. 5a#e students use their maps for

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this re#iew.

A-s1e&s t %ctivit* s3eet 6!esti-s

' ).8hat direction is "olorado from your schoolA *north 2ri1ona

*west, $exas *east an! south, klahoma *northeast, Mexico *southA

=. 8hat direction does the Rio Grande flowA *north to south

/. 8hat direction did the la#a flow from +mbudo to "hamitaA *N to SW

;. 8hy do think Mesa Prieta is so narrowA *"he la#a flowe! !own a

#alle$ an!%or the flow ran out of la#a&

B. 8hat direction is Mesa Prieta from +spaue on the board and

ask the students to find these cities on their map and using erasable markers,

they may circle the cities on the laminated map.

@. 8rite on the board and then ask the students to locate Duesta,

"hamita, +mbudo, the cerros #olcanoes *$hey look like little clouds on the

map. Revie1 t3%t t3e %v% 01e# 0&$ % 0is3e& -e%& Pi%& %-# e-#e# %t

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t3e +&ese-t t1- 0 C3%$it%8 9&$ E$b!# t C3%$it% t3e %v%

01e# 0&$ -&t3 t s!t31est 0&$i-" t3e c%+ &c: 0 Mes% P&iet%8

-. 5a#e the students find and outline highways =; and 9;). Notice

how they are on either side of Mesa Prieta and follow the Rio Grande and

Rio !o "aliente respecti#ely.

). 5a#e the students draw #olcanoes on their map where the cerros are

and then draw the ri#er of la#a that flowed from Pilar to present day

"hamita.

=. :e sure to ha#e the students erase all lines when they are finished.

Activit* .%* ; , Assess$e-t

'. Pass out the handoutNM outline map student acti#ity sheet and the

laminated map of northern NM to each student. 5a#e the students label on

the outline map the title 7Map of New Mexico(. 6raw a compass rose in the

lower part of the state.9. &sing the laminated map as a resource, ask the students to label on

their outline map% $aos, +spauer>ue and the Rio

Grande. 8rite these names on the board. *Point out that the dots for the

cities and the line for the ri#er are already on the map.

@. 6raw the #olcanoes erupting and the la#a flowing down near

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