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Learning Activity 6-B-1**FINAL!** __**Part A:**__ // Good collaboration. Well done SEA final form too. CK .// 6/9 Rosie---I am so sorry but when I was putting everything together I deleted your two ideas on part B's first question. Can you add them by the asterisks and add anything else you think we may need. Mark "Final" whenever you have finished! Great Ideas and great working with you again!---Jamie

(6/7) Hi Rosie! I am looking over the map and will post my SEA worksheet soon! Let me know what other maps in the WWII maps series you may want to review for Part B. Talk to you soon! ---Jamie

(6/8) Hi! I posted my worksheet and you can either add some comments here and I can add them to my worksheet or you can post your own and we can merge!! I am having a hard time figuring out what other maps to use for part B! ---Jamie

(6/8) Hi Jamie. I added to your SEA worksheet. I left yours up...didn't want to delete it until you read our combined SEA. I am going to move on to part B in a second... (6/8) Hi Jamie...these are my ideas for part B of the assignment: (6/9) Hi Rosie..great ideas, I added my own and we can mark "final" after you have read mine I organized the format so Chris and review it and our comments are out of the final project! (6/8) Hi again Jamie: These are my ideas for part C:

__**Part B:**__ 1. The series of WWII maps could be used in the classroom to: .*Teach map basics and differences between maps. Map basics include a title, legend, symbols and dates.
 * Give students a visual representation on war strategies and how the geography of an area played into those strategies. Students could do a presentation among groups on their findings - // Yes, good idea. CK .//
 * Students could use the entire series of maps to track the movement during the entire Normandy Invasion timeline.
 * Students could compare/contrast the WWII series of maps to modern day war maps.// Yes, these are good applications to the maps. CK .//

2. What prior information would be necessary for students to use maps: behind WWII. interpret maps. (How to read a title, interpret a legend, etc)// I agree that these are all very important things for students to have first. CK .//
 * Students would most benefit if they had prior knowledge of the basics
 * Students should have a prior knowledge on map specifics and how to

3. Would you use these in your classroom? Why or why not?
 * Although I teach WWII, we only focus on the Pacific end of U.S.'s involvement in WWII and it is not taught in detail. I don't think I would use these as most 6th graders would not be interested. I would definitely post the website as each year, there is at least one students (usually a boy) who is very interested in WWII. (RP)
 * I would most likely use these maps with higher level students to challenge them and have them interpret the maps for further meaning. I teach 5th graders and do not cover WWII at all but I could use them as a comparison and contrast to the Revolutionary War maps which are covered in our curriculum. Again, they would be a great way to differentiate instruction and challenge students. // This could be one of those extra activities for teachers that may use a more individualized approach. Students progressing to this level can work their way to this type of lesson. CK .//

__**Part C:**__ Maps can certainly be used in other subject areas: __Science__: __Math__: __Language Arts:__
 * Maps can be used to discuss soil or rock differences in various locations.
 * Maps of the solar system or constellation maps could also be used in science.
 * Maps can be used to study weather and patterns of weather. Students can be meteorologists and report their weather findings.
 * Although latitude and longitude is often taught in geography classes, it could certainly be used in math. The 6th grade gifted teacher did did an extension activity with latitude and longitude by having them go into seconds and hours.
 * Students often need to interpret graphs and charts that are part of a map. Students are asked to read the graph and answer math questions based on the maps.
 * Maps can be used to give more information when reading historical non- fiction//- These are all very good connections to subject areas. CK .//