Topic For Webquest

Topic : Draw Map My Town

My Webquest project will allow 6^th grade students to draw maps of their towns. I will let students to assume that they will be lost on the road. They will draw maps and find their way home. The map will contain roads, stores, parks, buildings, etc. Then each student will create a summary for his or her town and explain the structure of the map. They will present it in front of their peers. The presentation will also include the direction, environment and landmark. Students will use various map sources from the internet such as Google map, Google earth or the MTA map.

This task will address the following NYS Learning Standards

Standard 3, Key Idea 2

Key Idea 2: Geography requires the development and application of the skills of asking and answering geographic questions; analyzing theories of geography; and acquiring, organizing, and analyzing geographic information. (Adapted from: The National Geography Standards, 1994: Geography for Life)

Performance Indicators--Students will:

Elementary

• ask geographic questions about where places are located; why they are located where they are; what is important about their locations; and how their locations are related to the location of other people and places (Adapted from National Geography Standards, 1994)
• gather and organize geographic information from a variety of sources and display in a number of ways
• analyze geographic information by making relationships, interpreting trends and relationships, and analyzing geographic data. (Adapted from National Geography Standards, 1994)