3.2.3+Lesson+3

= LESSON PLAN = created by: Grovecrest Elementary

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Standard 3: Students will use geographic tools to demonstrate how symbols and models are used to represent features of the school, neighborhood, and the real world. Objective 2c: Identify the compass rose and cardinal directions on a map and on a globe.

__Student learning objective__:
Students will use a compass to find cardinal directions on the school grounds.

__Materials needed__:
[|Compass Rose Page] Compasses - One for each group or you can do it as a whole class using one compass. Treasure - One for each child. Cards for a treasure hunt with steps for each section.
 * You'll have to make the cards work for your school grounds. Example: 1. Take 57 steps North. 2.Walk West 25 steps, etc.

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:

 * Show a picture of a compass rose.
 * Have cards labeled North, South, East, West.
 * Talk about each of the directions.
 * Choose students to take the cards and put them on the corresponding walls of the classroom.
 * Introduce a compass and tell the students that a compass tells us the direction we are going.
 * Practice using the compass inside the classroom by going certain directions.

__Teachers/Students (With/By) actions__:
As a class, go outside to the playground. Start out as a whole group. Have someone read the first card. Go together as many steps as the card says in the correct direction and collect the 2nd card. Read the directions on that card and go together to the next card. On the 3rd card you can split into smaller groups or continue together as a class. If you continue in smaller groups, have as many clues as you want groups and have them continue on in different directions. Eventually all the groups will end up in one spot to find a treasure.

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
As the students come to the treasure, see which ones make it using their compass and which groups are not able to find their clues and make it to the treasure.