Geography K-3: Indicator #6



Geography: K-3rd

Students will use geographic concepts and processes to examine the role of culture, technology, and the environment in the location and distribution of human activities and spatial connections throughout time.

 



Indicator #6
Describe how transportation and communication networks link communities.



Activities for parents (but adaptable by teachers) designed to help children learn basic geographic concepts http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/movement.html
 

A complete set of lesson plans and activities on transportation
http://nicanor.acu.edu/~armstrongl/geography/trans.htm
 

A lesson plan on transportation and everyday life
http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Geography/GGR0035.html
 

A literature based (Pancakes, Pancakes) lesson plan (Grade 1). This lesson plan is interdisciplinary with economics.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade1/Pancakes.html
 

A literature based (Abuela's Weave) lesson plan (Grade 3). This lesson plan is interdisciplinary with economics
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade3/Abuelas_Weave.html

 

A lesson plan that examines transportation networks by having the children imagine they are operating a plane, train, or truck to see how specific products get from one place to another  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/11/gk2/belongings.html



 
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