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objectiveS

• Learn the basics of map reading

• Follow a bus route and identify features on a map

• Understand relative distances on a map

aCtIVIty DashbOarD Perfect for Substitute teachers

PowerPoint

Handouts

interactive — dVd or web

Learning reinforcement

Learning extension

*PowerPoint can be found on enclosed dVd.

aCtIVIty 2.1follow that Dart bus!

essentIaL QUestIOns

what do maps tell us?

DetaILs tyPe Whole-group

time 20 minutes plus 20 minutes homework (40 minutes total)

PriNteD materialS Handouts (Reading A Map, Follow that

DART Bus! map and Follow that DART Bus! questions)

techNology Reading A Map PowerPoint (Activity 2.1); SMART Board or computer projector with online access*

PreParatioN Copy handouts

stanDarDs & skILLstexaS eSSeNtial kNowleDge & SkillS (tekS)

• Geography: Understands location, distance and direction on maps and globes [113.14 SS (b) (5) B-D]

• Reading and comprehension skills [110.14 F]

life SkillS

• Map reading skills

• Familiarity of downtown Dallas landmarks

why are maps useful?

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DiScuSSioN PoiNtS aND more

• Go to www.maps.google.com, and type in the address of your school.

• Click on the “Map” and “Satellite” buttons to experiment with the different map-types. Zoom in and zoom out with the + and – buttons.

• Discuss “Essential Questions.”

• Review the Reading A Map PowerPoint (Activity 2.1) or review handout (Reading A

Map).

• Explain to students they will be reading a bus route map and answering questions about the map.

teacher DirectioNS

1. Distribute and review handout (Follow that DART Bus! map).

2. Have students locate the compass and various symbols on the map.

3. Demonstrate how to find each of the cardinal directions.

4. Review the bus route on the map. Discuss the landmarks the bus passes on the route.

5. Have students complete the handout (Follow that DART Bus! questions), either in class or as homework.

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reaDInG a MaPMap Legend A section of a map with symbols used to represent things on the map. On

your map, for example, the symbol for bus stop is .

Cardinal Directions

There are four cardinal directions: north (N);

east (E); south (S); and west (W). There are

also four intermediate directions: Northeast

This scale is for this map only and does not represent true distance.Map is representational and not intended to be an actual map of Dallas.

Dallas City Hall Plaza

MagnoliaBuilding

Bank of America

Plaza

Bank of America

Plaza

2

3

4

1

FoundersSquare

DARTBus

LegendBus RouteBus StopDART Light RailDART Light Rail Station

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Follow That DART Bus!

(NE); Northwest (NW); Southeast (SE); and

Southwest (SW). Can you locate the four

cardinal and the four intermediate directions

on the compass rose?

Compass rose

a compass tells you the direction you are traveling—North, South, East or West—or any direction in between. On this

compass, North is at the top. South is at the bottom. West is on the left,

and East is on the right. On this

compass, if you move right, you will

be heading East.

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Map scale

People often use a map to find out how far it is from one place to another.

Since a map represents an area much larger than the sheet of paper it is

printed on, a map scale is provided so distances between places can be

measured. This is a map scale — a line that represents a certain distance

on the map. The map scale shows how to measure miles on the map.

Map scale Questions

Use a ruler and the map scale above to calculate how many miles each of

the following lines represent:

_____ miles

_____ mile

_____ mile

_____ miles

0 mi 1 mi 2 mi 3 mi One inch equals one mile

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Map scale Questions

Use a ruler and the map scale above to calculate how many miles each of

the following lines represent:

2 miles

1 mile

1/2 mile

3 1/2 miles

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Dart bUs!name:________________________________________________________________________

1. On ElM STREET, how many miles would you walk from the DART lIGHT RAIl

TRAIN STATION to the MAGNOlIA BUIlDING?

____________________________________________________________________________

2. Going south on GRIFFIN STREET, what is the distance between BANK OF

AMERICA PlAZA and FOUNDERS SQUARE?

____________________________________________________________________________

3. What is on the southeast corner of ElM STREET and ERVAY STREET?

____________________________________________________________________________

4. What direction does the bus travel on ERVAY STREET?

_____________________________________________________

5. Circle all the DART bus stops. How many bus stops are

there on the map?

___________________________________________________

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6. What direction does the bus travel

on ST. PAUl AVENUE? ________________________

7. Is the MAGNOlIA BUIlDING East or West of the DART lIGHT RAIl TRAIN

STATION?

___________________________________________________________________________

8. Can you take the bus from DAllAS CITY HAll PlAZA to the DART lIGHT RAIl

TRAIN STATION?

___________________________________________________________________________

9. Is the BANK OF AMERICA PlAZA North or South of FOUNDERS SQUARE?

___________________________________________________________________________

Using the map, write two of your own questions for a classmate to answer. Then, check your answers with a partner.

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Dart bUs! answers1. On ELM STREET, how many miles would you have to walk from the DART LIGHT

RAIL TRAIN STATION to the MAGNOLIA BUILDING?

answer: four miles

2. Going south on GRIFFIN STREET, what is the distance between BANK OF AMERICA

PLAZA and FOUNDERS SQUARE?

answer: two miles

3. What is on the southeast corner of ELM STREET and ERVAY STREET?

answer: Magnolia Building

4. What direction does the bus travel on ERVAY STREET?

answer: North

5. Circle all the DART bus stops. How many bus stops are there on the map?

answer: four

6. What direction does the bus travel on ST. PAUL AVENUE?

answer: South

7. Is the MAGNOLIA BUILDING East or West of the DART LIGHT RAIL TRAIN STATION?

answer: east

8. Can you take the bus from DALLAS CITY HALL PLAZA to the DART LIGHT RAIL TRAIN

STATION?

answer: yes

9. Is the BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA North or South of

FOUNDERS SQUARE?

answer: North

Using the map, write two of your own questions for a classmate to answer. Then, check your answers with a partner.

answer key