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Lesson 2.1 – Thinking Spatially: Mapping Texas
TX HISTORYUnit 2: Being a Geographer
Our New Motto
7th Grade in the Lead…
…Excel and Succeed
In your Interactive Student Notebook, create the next page’s title.
Title: Starter / Big QuestionsStarter / Big QuestionsPage: # 11# 11
Divide your page into two (2) sectionsDivide your page into two (2) sections
10 mins
Sketch Map of TexasSketch Map of Texas1. Draw a sketch map of the state of Texas2. Place at least four cities on your sketch
map
(Note- Your sketch map does not have to be exact)
With a partner1. Work together and add additional cities to
the maps2. Label states and countries that border
Texas
Share out to class….Use next slide as a guideStudents volunteer (walk up to the
projected map to label)
Big Question1. How does physical geography of a region
affect settlement patterns/migration?2. How different are the regions of Texas
(with examples)?
5 mins
In your Interactive Student Notebook, create the next page’s title.
Title: Exploring Texas/ TODALSIGExploring Texas/ TODALSIGPage: # 12# 12
Divide your page into two (2) sectionsDivide your page into two (2) sections
Suppose I ask you….
What is Ja
ckson M.S.’s
specific address?
Where is Jackson M.S.
compared to your
home?
How are the responses the same or different?
LocationAbsolute location
is based on latitude and longitude or a specific address
Relative location is based on where a place is in relation to other places
ReviewLatitude =
parallel/horizontal (think of “ladder” rungs)
Longitude = vertical (think
“long”)
List #1 to #61.2.3.4.5.6.
What are th
e latitu
de coordinates
for the NORTHERN boundarie
s of
Tx?
SOUTHERN boundaries o
f Tx ?
What is th
e longitu
de of the
EASTERN border of T
X?
WESTERN border of T
X
What is th
e ABSOLUTE location of
Houston?
What is th
e ABSOLUTE location of
Dallas?
What is th
e RELATIVE location of
Dallas to Housto
n?
What is th
e RELATIVE location of
Midland to El Paso?
““TODALSIGTODALSIG” Map Strategy” Map Strategy
T Title of MapO Orientation (compass rose)D Date of MapA AuthorL Legend or KeyS Scale / Surrounding placesI Inset/ IndexG Grid (alpha-numeric or
latitude/longitude)
CLEAR Model Lessons©2004-2005 Houston Independent School District
Source: Texas and Texans adopted text resource used with permission of Glencoe/McGraw -Hill
Use the “TODALSIG” strategy as a class to analyze the map.
In your Interactive Student Notebook, create the next page’s title.
Title: Questions of InquiryQuestions of InquiryPage: # 13# 13
Thinking Like a Geographer
Questions of Inquiry:
“How……”?
“Why……”?
CLEAR Model Lessons©2004-2005 Houston Independent School District
Source: Texas and Texans adopted text resource used with permission of Glencoe/McGraw -Hill
Pose and Answer Questions
• Let’s alternate generating questions that can be answered from the following maps with questions of inquiry (“how” and “why”)
For example:
(A.) What river borders Mexico and Texas?
(B.) Why was that river important to Texas?
CLEAR Model Lessons©2004-2005 Houston Independent School District
Source: Texas and Texans adopted text resource used with permission of Glencoe/McGraw -Hill
CLEAR Model Lessons©2004-2005 Houston Independent School District
Source: Texas and Texans adopted text resource used with permission of Glencoe/McGraw -Hill
Generate at least 1 question that can be answered on the map and
1 question of Inquiry with a partner.
CLEAR Model Lessons©2004-2005 Houston Independent School District
Source: Texas and Texans adopted text resource used with permission of Glencoe/McGraw -Hill
Generate at least 1 question that can be answered on the map and
1 question of Inquiry with a partner.
CLEAR Model Lessons©2004-2005 Houston Independent School District
Source: Texas and Texans adopted text resource used with permission of Glencoe/McGraw -Hill
Generate at least 1 question that can be answered on the map and
1 question of Inquiry with a partner.
CLEAR Model Lessons©2004-2005 Houston Independent School District
Source: Texas and Texans adopted text resource used with permission of Glencoe/McGraw -Hill
Generate at least 1 question that can be answered on the map and
1 question of Inquiry with a partner.
Using Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams
A graph is a way of summarizing and presenting information visually.
Using Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams
Bar Graphs
Graphs that use bars or wide lines to compare data visually are called bar graphs.
Generate at least 1 question that can be answered on the map and
1 question of Inquiry with a partner.
Line Graphs
A line graph is a useful tool for showing change over a period of time.
Using Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams
Generate at least 1 question that can be answered on the map and
1 question of Inquiry with a partner.
Circle Graphs
You can use circle graphs when you want to show how the whole of something is divided into its parts. Because of their shape, circle graphs are often called pie graphs or pie charts.
Using Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams
Generate at least 1 question that can be answered on the map and
1 question of Inquiry with a partner.
Charts
When you want to present related facts and numbers in an organized way, you can use a chart.
Using Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams
The most common type of chart is a table.
Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.
Generate at least 1 question that can be answered on the map and
1 question of Inquiry with a partner.
Diagrams
Diagrams are drawings that show steps in a process, point out the parts of an object, or explain how something works.
The diagram on the following slide is an elevation profile.
It shows an exaggerated profile, or side view, of the land as if it were sliced and you were viewing it from the side.
Using Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams
Generate at least 1 question that can be answered on the map and
1 question of Inquiry with a partner.
Part 11. With a partner, use the given handout
with your textbook. (Print your names under “Group #1)
2. Design a General Question that can be answered from the map/graph.
3. Design an Inquiry Based Question (“How” or “Why”)
SUGGESTION:Please PRINT neatlyYour questions.
Part 21. Exchange handout with another group.
(Print your names under “Group #2”)2. Answer their General Questions.3. Answer their Inquiry Based Questions
using your best hypotheses (best reasonable guess)
Part 31. Return the handout to the original group.2. Check for accuracy3. Respond to the Inquiry Based Answers (do
you agree or disagree and why?)
Time Has ExpiredManagers collect Handouts.Put away textbooks
Big Question1. How does physical geography of a region
affect settlement patterns/migration?2. How different are the regions of Texas
(with examples)?
5 mins
Exit TicketWhat are 2 Big Ideas that you learned in
this lesson?Why are they important?
Homework Online due this FridayYou will visit MrSantosClass.comUse your username & password
1.Select a political cartoon.2.Upload it to your web page.3.Use OPTICS to analyze the
cartoon4.Visit other students’ web pages to give feedback on
their cartoons.
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