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IntroductionStudents,

You are a Geographer asked to accompany the astronauts into outer space. You board the spaceship and cannot wait to arrive in outer space. When you are finally allowed to more around in the spaceship, you go to look out the window. As a Geographer you want to see what the Earth looks like from the spaceship. What do you see? Is the Earth made up solely of landforms… or water… or nothing at all? Is the Earth flat…, 3-dimensional, or round? Describe the earth to your partner.

Your task as an Geographer isto become familiar with theEarth and it’s continents andoceans. After completing thistask you will be more aware ofthe world you live in.

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With your partner, you will do the following:

1. Define Geography

2. Explain why sometimes a map of the

world looks like this

3. Locate and name the seven continents

4. Locate and name the five oceans

5. Locate and name the countries in each continent

6. Pick one country in one continent and tell the class about

what you discovered.

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Use these hyperlinks to research your answers on the “Process” page.Geography.com This link will take you to a website that gives you information like Make a map online, Find where a place is, Learn what people do with a background or education in Geography.National Geographic Map Maker This link will take you to a site where you can make a map based on the filters you choose.Interesting Continent Facts This link will take you to a website where you can watch a video called 7 Continents of the World for kids.Continents and Oceans Video This link will take you to a video that not only tells you what the 7 continents are but also what bodies of water there are.WorldAtlas This link will take you to an interactive website where you can view each continent individually.The Continents Song This link will take you to YouTube to watch a short little video of a song that will help you remember the continents. Continents and Oceans GAME This link will take you to a game that can be played when the rest of the tasks are complete.

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Rubric for this project:

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Plan for Organizing

Information

Students have developed a

clear plan for organizing the

information as it is gathered

and in the final research

product. All students can

independently explain the

planned organization of the

research findings.

Students have developed a

clear plan for organizing the

information in the final

research product. All

students can independently

explain this plan.

Students have developed

a clear plan for organizing

the information as it is

gathered. All students can

independently explain

most of this plan.

Students have no clear

plan for organizing the

information AND/OR

students in the group

cannot explain their

organizational plan.

Ideas/Research

Questions

Researchers independently

identify at least 4 reasonable,

insightful, creative

ideas/questions to pursue

when doing the research.

Researchers independently

identify at least 4 reasonable

ideas/questions to pursue

when doing the research.

Researchers identify, with

some adult help, at least 4

reasonable

ideas/questions to pursue

when doing the research.

Researchers identify,

with considerable adult

help, 4 reasonable

ideas/questions to

pursue when doing the

research.

Delegation of

Responsibility

Each student in the group can

clearly explain what

information is needed by the

group, what information s/he is

responsible for locating, and

when the information is

needed.

Each student in the group

can clearly explain what

information s/he is

responsible for locating.

Each student in the group

can, with minimal

prompting from peers,

clearly explain what

information s/he is

responsible for locating

One or more students in

the group cannot clearly

explain what

information they are

responsible for locating.

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After completing this project youshould know the definition ofGeography, be able to list theseven continents, be able to listthe five oceans and describe onething from one country that youdiscovered.

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1. This activity will take 2 hours.2. The standard(s) and/or curricular area goals/objectives covered are as follows:

Idaho 3rd Grade - Standard 2: Geography Students in Grade 3 analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface and trace the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth's surface. Goal 2.1: Analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface. Objective(s): By the end of Grade 3, the student will be able to:

3.88.2.1.1 Describe the concepts of globe, continent, country, state, county, city/town, and neighborhood. (426.0Ia)

3.88.2.1.3 Locate on a map waterways, landforms, cities, states, and national boundaries using standard map symbols. (426.01c)

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