• After viewing a PowerPoint presentation, students will Identify and name the seven continents, given a map, students will Identify and name the five oceans, and then Complete a writing activity using the listing the continents and oceans.
4th Grade Geography
In this activity:
Content Standard: 3.0
• Geography enables the students to see, understand and appreciate the web of relationships between people, places, and environments. Students will use the knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts within the six essential elements of geography: world in spatial terms, environment and society, environment and society places and regions, physical systems, human systems, and the uses of geography.
Learning expectations:•3.01 Understand how to use maps, globes, and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
The ContinentsAbout one third of the earth is made
up of land areas.
The large land areas are called continents.
There are seven continents
The Seven Continents
• The seven continents are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica.
Oceans
About two thirds of the earth is covered by water.
Oceans are the largest areas of water on the earth.
There are five oceans.
Oceans• The five oceans are the Pacific Ocean,
the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Southern Ocean.
Quiz:Name that Continent
•The following quiz is consists of seven multiple choice questions. • Directions: Click on the right answer to progress to the next question. The wrong answer will allow you to try again.
•Click on the arrow to begin.
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Continents.html
http://mcwdn.org/MAPS&GLOBES/Continents.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf--PQNDn7g
Make learning fun. Click on the hyperlinks below to enhance your learning experience and complete your writing activity.
http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/continentNames/continentJig.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent