EXPLORE THE POWER OF MAP TINA MELCHER Director and Clinical.

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EXPLORE THE POWER OF MAP TINA MELCHER Director and Clinical Associate Professor UTeach Liberal Arts Program Texas Alliance for Geographic Education - Consultant

Geography Awareness Week November 15 – 21, 2015 Explore! The Power of Maps State Geography Bee March 27, 2016

PURPOSE Students will have a spatial understanding of global, regional, national and local communities. - Texas College and Career Readiness Standards

Texas History TEKS 7.8 Uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data – create, interpret, and analyze 7.9 Understands the location and characteristics of places and regions of Texas – locate, compare, and analyze 7.10 Understands the effects of the interaction between humans and the environment – identify and explain 7.11 Understands the characteristics, distribution, and migration of population – analyze and describe

ANALYZING MAPS

PROBLEM SOLVING (7.23) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: Problem Solving Identify a problem Gather information List and consider options Consider advantages and disadvantages Choose and implement a solution Evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Evaluate Conclusion

QUESTIONS Summarization Evaluate Effectiveness Reasons

NATURAL TEXAS AND ITS PEOPLE WHAT WOULD YOU TITLE THE FOLLOWING MAPS AND WHO WOULD USE THESE MAPS?

NATURAL TEXAS AND ITS PEOPLE What does the location about the different Indian groups tell you about their culture?

AGE OF CONTACT What did Cabeza de Vaca see on his travels through Texas?

SPANISH COLONIAL Where do you think would be the best place for the Spanish to locate its first civil settlement in Texas? Source: Texas Park and Wildlife

MEXICAN NATIONAL What were the advantages and challenges of colonists settling in the state of Coahuila y Texas? Source: Virginia Tech

REVOLUTION If you were General Sam Houston’s military advisor, what would you advise him to do at the Battle of San Jacinto? Source: San Jacinto Museum

Problem Solving Identify a problem Gather information List and consider options Consider advantages and disadvantages Choose and implement a solution Evaluate the effectiveness of the solution ARE MAPS AN EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL? StrengthsChallenges Summarization Evaluate Effectiveness

Geography Awareness Week November 15 – 21, 2015 Explore! The Power of Maps State Geography Bee March 27, 2016

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