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Note: These activities are samples of in-school
programs with, and for, students, such as assemblies and visits with a
single class. For in-service programs, seminars, institutes,
presentations for administrators, teachers, parents, and associations, and
on-line, distance-education opportunities, go to An Introduction To "Mapping The
World By Heart" Programs
During the school day:
* Geography grab bag -- Students draw items from the grab bag, each item
tells a story about some aspect of Geography, the Earth, and/or global
connections. (K-4; 30 mins)
* Astounding geography -- Amazing facts and concepts about the Earth and
its people, told through activities and demonstrations. (K-4; ca. 30
minutes)
* Cultural Explorations -- Cultural identity and differences; origins of
foods, music, clothes, toys; how climates and changing seasons affect
culture, etc. (5-8, 45 minutes)
* Getting Around -- Through demonstrations, video, and stories, students
learn about the Coriolis Effect, Weather, Migration, Maps, Language,
Population Growth and Population Density. (5-8; ca 45 mins)
* Maps and Views of the Earth (or "Maps, Lies, and Dreams")-- When we use
a map, we are looking at the map-maker's view, which is not necessarily an
objective view of the subject. Using slides, discussion, and
demonstrations, students learn how to read maps more attentively, and how
to become more discerning map users. (9-12; ca. 1 hr)
* Geography and the World Wide Web -- What's out there, how to get there,
how to use it. An exploration that can be set up either as a
demonstration at a single computer, or in a lab setting. (9-12; ca. 1
hour)
* Classroom visits -- elaboration and enrichment with individual class
groups. Can be with any age level, any setting, any length of time.
After School:
Meeting with interested faculty and staff, to discuss the most up-to-date
materials and methods for geography education. This can focus on print
materials, software, and/or cyberspace resources, and always includes lots
of handouts and lesson plans.
Evening:
Evening parent meeting, with ideas for helping to keep children interested
and up-to-date in geography. Some materials from the morning assemblies
and faculty meeting, and some additional ideas directed specifically at
families. Several handouts.
Alternative Full-Day Activity (or activity for a second
day):
The playground map adventure. Students, faculty, and parents participate
in various parts of a full-day exercise which ends with the school having
a permanent world map painted on their playground or parking lot. Faculty
and parents lay out the large grid with chalk lines early in the morning,
students draw in sections of the large map during the day, then faculty
and parents paint over the students' lines with parking-lot paint. Can be
done in any size, and projection, with any desired level of detail.
Contact us regarding your
needs
Whether you are
looking for enriching and entertaining assemblies, or in-service
programs with PDP's for faculty, we can provide what you need.
Mapping
the World by Heart
P. O. Box 253
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel: 617-868-8575
Fax: 617-868-6023
For more information,
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