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**Lesson 4 **

 Visiting Sloan Lake  [|Click here to see our map!] **Description of lesson:** We will talk about Sloan Lake, look at pictures of it, and discuss going to visit it at the end of our lesson. We will think of fun things to do while we are there. We will map the school to the park, and then the park itself, to get a better idea of where we are in relation to the park.

**Assignment:** Working as a team, the students will help the teachers map the park, and the route to the park from school, in class.

**Resources/materials needed:** Large color pictures of Sloan Lake, projector to display mapping materials, use of the internet and sharemymap.com 

**Technology reflection:**  Using the mapping materials, students will gain a better grasp of spacial relationships. Interactive tools allow students to view their city in real time, as well as being visually simpler and easier to understand. Unlike more traditional maps, this lets students interact with the maps and therefore their world.

**Evaluation:** Concentrate on just the basic ideas of getting from one place to another. Show students the idea of landmarks to help them orient where they are, and recognize areas.