8th Grade Geography Google Apps

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the physical geography of Europe!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Physical Geography of Europe Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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Teaching map projections can be challenging. This lesson is an easy way to give students the foundation they need to understand what map projections are and how each has its own level of accuracies and distortions based on the size and shape of land masses and measurement/distance between points. This works very well with my students and is a fund group cooperative activity that requires higher-level thinking skills and or helps students develop higher-level thinking skills by analyzing various map projections, and determining their accuracies and distortions.

LESSON: MAP PROJECTIONS: WHICH ONE WOULD YOU USE?

GRADE LEVEL: 7-12th

TIME FRAME: 90-120 MINUTES (TWO 60-MINUTE CLASS PERIODS)

TYPE OF ACTIVITY: GROUP COOPERATION ACTIVITY
NOTE: ADJUST MARGINS UNDER PAGE SETUP BEFORE PRINTING or SCALE TO FIT TO AVOID GRAPHICS FROM BEING CUT OFF.

OBJECTIVE:

• The learner will familiarize his/herself with the following map projections: Robinson Projections, Mercator Projections, Goode Projection, & Hammer Projection
• The learner will understand theaccuracies and distortions of flat map projections.
• The learner will understand the three variables of map projections: Shape, size &
  distance.
• The learner will investigate and explore various map projections to determine their accuracies and distortions.
• The learner will be able to determine what map projections can be used for accuracies of size, shape & distance.

MATERIALS:

• Presentation: Google slide format & PowerPoint presentation (included in zip file).
• Comparison Chart Listening Chart (1 per student)
• Activity Instructional Sheet: Map It! (1 per group)
• Internet connections to obtain a copy of map projections. (For each group)
• Printer to be able to print the map projection.
• Poster boards or butcher paper are cut into the size of poster boards. (One per group)
• Rubric: Map It Group Presentation
• Provide students with glue, markers, crayons, colored pencils, rulers, and scissors.

PREPARATION:

• Review the presentation and be prepared to discuss the accuracies and distortions of the maps presented.
• Make a copy of the listening guide for each student.
• Have students bring posterboards for group assignments or cut butcher paper into
  poster board size pieces.
• Make a copy of the Activity Instructional Sheet: Map It! 1 per group.
• Make sure your students will have access to the internet to find a map projection
  to examine and a printer that will allow them to print off the map projection.
• Print a rubric for each group so they know the requirements.

CLASSROOM SETUP:

• A desk and or table will be set up for students to work in teams of two’s, three’s, or with whatever the instructor feels comfortable.

INTRODUCTION: (10 minutes)

• PowerPoint Presentation or Google Slide Show (This is the same presentation)
• The PowerPoint presentation is included in the zip file.
• GOOGLE DOC SLIDE SHOW -- will receive with the purchase

PROCEDURE: (Group Reading Activity—30 minutes)
Divide the class into groups. Provide each group with the Instruction sheet: Map It! As well as a rubric, poster board, crayons, colored pencils, markers, glue, a ruler and scissors. Explain the instructions to the class based on the Instruction Sheet: Map It. Review what the group needs to present during their group presentation using the grading rubric.

CLOSURE / EVALUATION: (20-30 minutes)
Students will present as a group their findings regarding their map projection.

VIDEOS FOR REVIEW OF CONTENT:

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This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the physical geography of Southeast Asia, including countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia Passage (4 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 10 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the human geography of Canada!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Human Geography of Canada Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the human geography of Southeast Asia, including countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Human Geography of Southeast Asia Passage (4 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 10 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This webquest is accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the physical geography, provinces, and territories of Canada!

This activity can be completed digitally via Google Slides as long as students have internet access. You may also print the question pages and provide the links to students in a method of your choice (links provided in a list on the answer key).

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Regions of Canada Webquest (14 pages)
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the human geography of Latin America!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Human Geography of Latin America Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This activity is an engaging and accessible way for your students to practice and strengthen their knowledge of American geography as well as states and capital cities!

Students will be tasked with identifying a mystery state that can be only be solved through the process of elimination. They will be prompted to use a political map of America to solve various puzzles and eliminate 49 states until they have only one left, thus solving the mystery.

This is a great way to review states and capital cities and basic map skills. The print version requires that students have access to a physical map but there is a link to a map in the digital version.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• FIVE puzzles for students to solve using a political map of the United States and their knowledge of American geography
• Answer Key
• Link to Digital Version

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Get your students excited about Social Studies!

I designed this to give students a refresher on Social Studies skills at the beginning of the year but this could easily be given to a substitute for kids to work on, or a good practice activity for any point in the year!

This activity contains SEVEN worksheets:

• Pre-Assessment
• The Many Faces of Social Studies
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Map Skills
• Types of Maps
• Chronology of Events
• Interpreting Charts, Tables, and Graphs
• Answer Keys
• Choice Board to extend learning
• Link to digital version!

This would realistically work for any middle school grade level. This could be given to students as an independent work packet, split up over multiple days as warm-ups, or used as a direct teach tool. Whatever works best for you!

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the physical geography of Canada!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Physical Geography of Canada Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the human geography of Europe!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Human Geography of Europe Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the physical geography of Latin America!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Physical Geography of Latin America Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the physical geography of the United States of America!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Physical Geography of the United States Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the human geography of the United States of America!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Human Geography of the United States Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the human geography of Southwest Asia, including countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, and Turkey.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Human Geography of Southwest Asia Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

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