RESOURCE UNIT:

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RESOURCE UNIT CONTINENTS
JESSICA HEIER TIFFANY KING ED 417-01
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Slide Number Introduction 3 Cont
ent 4-5 Concepts 6 Objectives 7-8
Activities Activity 1 9-10 Activity
2 11-12 Activity 3 13-14 Activity
4 15-16 Activity 5 17-18 Activity
6 19-20 Activity 7 21-22 Evaluation
23-26 Teacher References 27-28 Student
References 29-31 Media References 32-38

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INTRODUCTION
All around the world people live different
lives. Their traditions and customs are
different, than the next person. To help the
students gain a better understanding about
various people and their cultures, we are going
to take a trip around the world. The students
will visit each of the seven continents. They
will learn the tradition of the people, the
animals, facts about the continent, and where
they are located on a map. The students will
learn this information through class activities,
videos, literature, research, and computer
software.
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CONTENT

• Asia
• The students will learn that Asia is the largest
  continent. They will also discover the people,
  animals, and learn many of the different
  countries of Asia.
• Africa
• The students will learn about the Samburu and
  Masai culture. The students will also learn some
  of the Samburu language and create mask.
• North America
• The students will learn that North America is
  divided up into three large countries. The
  students will research the different countries
  and share what they discovered with the class
  through a poster board.
• South America
• The students will learn that South America is
  made up of thirteen countries. The student will
  learn about the Amazon and discover the
  mysterious creatures that live on the land.

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CONTENT CONTINUED

• Antarctica
• The students will discover that Antarctica has
  no people living on the land except scientist.
  They will learn about the freezing weather and
  the animals that live on the land.
• Europe
• The students will learn that Europe has 46
  countries, but they will focus on England,
  France, and Italy. The students will research
  the countries and discover the people and the
  language they speak.
• 7. Australia
• The students will learn about the Land Down
  Under. The students will research the Native
  people of Australia the Aborigines. The students
  will learn learn culture and traditions.
• Evaluation
• The students will be evaluated on what they
  learned about the seven continents through a
  comprehensive test. The students will also be
  evaluated throughout the unit by participation
  and completion of assignments.

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CONCEPTS

• Australia
• Europe
• Antarctica
• Mask
• Language
• Big Ben
• Gondala
• Venice
• France
• Eiffel Tower

• Swahili
• Masai
• Samburu
• Didgeridoo
• Aborigines
• Continent
• Country
• Amazon
• Rainforest
• Translator
• North America
• South America
• Africa
• Asia

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OBJECTIVES

• The third grade students will be able to
• Identify the seven continents on a map
• Identify what types of animals live on each
  continent
• Identify selected countries on each continent
• Identify landmarks in Europe
• Identify where the Amazon is located
• Explain who the Samburu people are
• Explain who the Masai people are
• Explain why no humans live on Antarctica
• Explain why Australia is also known as the Land
  Down Under
• Explain what a didgeridoo is
• Explain what a rainforest is

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OBJECTIVES CONTINUED

• Examine websites to find information
• Explain the differences between the people on
  the continents
• Explain what a rainforest is
• Name the number of countries on each continent
• Name the size of the continents from smallest to
  largest
• Name the number of countries on each continent
• Name the size of the continents from smallest to
  largest

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ACTIVITIES
Day 1 Asia Introduction The teacher will
introduce the students to a map of the world.
The teacher will explain that there are seven
continents and each continent has its own
customs, culture, and traditions. The teacher
will explain that they are going to do a unit
over the seven continents. Each day they will
discover a new continent and complete various
projects. Outcome The students will learn Asia
is the largest continent and it has 48 countries.
The students will choose a country in Asia and
research the people, animals, weather, and
language. Development The teacher will provide
books, internet, computer software, and videos.
The students will work with a partner and
research a country they choose. Each group will
research a different country. The students will
share their information with the class.
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Day 2 Africa Introduction The teacher will
show the students where Africa is located on a
map. The teacher will show a video of the
Samburu and Masai people. Outcome The students
will learn the traditions of each tribe. They
will be able to tell the difference between each
tribe and know which customs belongs to what
tribe. Development After the video the teacher
will show the students examples of English words
that are translated to Swahili (an African
language). The students will practice Swahili
with a partner. The teacher will also show
examples of masks of African culture. The masks
tell stories. The students will create their own
mask and tell the story behind their mask.
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Day 3 North America Introduction The teacher
will show the students where North America is
located on a map. The teacher will explain that
North America is divided up in to three large
countries Canada, United States, and Central
America and Caribbean Islands. Outcome The
students will learn where each of the countries
in North America are located. They will also
learn the people, traditions, and animals of the
countries. Development The students will be
divided up into three large groups. Each group
will be responsible for researching their
country. The teacher will encourage the groups
to assign information for certain group members
to get, so everyone is not gathering the same
information. As a group the students will share
what they found by creating a poster board of
information and pictures.
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Day 4 South America Introduction The teacher
will introduce the South America by locating it
on the map. The teacher will explain that there
are thirteen countries in South America. The
teacher will explain that they are going to
concentrate on the Amazon. The Amazon is made up
of more than two and a half million square miles.
The Amazon gets more than nine feet of rain each
year. The Amazon is the home of many exotic
animals. Outcome The students will discover
what animals live in the Amazon. They will also
be able to locate the Amazon on a map of South
America. Development The teacher will allow the
students to choose one of the animals found in
the Amazon. The students will find information
on their animal by locating books in the library,
finding information on the internet, and from the
encyclopedia.
The Amazon spreads across much of South America.
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and
Venezuela all have Amazonian regions.
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Day 5 Antarctica Introduction The teacher
will show where Antarctica is located on a map.
The teacher then will ask the students if they
think anyone lives on the continent. The
students will share their opinions then the
teacher will share that no one lives on the
continent except scientist. The continent is too
cold for humans to live on it. Outcome The
students will know why no one is able to live on
Antarctica. The students will also learn what
animals live on the continent and what research
scientist conduct. Development The students
will explore a website . The website called
Glacier it will explain to the students what
scientist do in Antarctica, the animals, the
weather, and the seasons. http//www.glacier.rice.
edu/
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Day 6 Europe Introduction The teacher will
show the students where the continent of Europe
is located. The teacher will explain that Europe
has 46 countries, but we are only going to talk
about England, France, and Italy. The teacher
will show a video over each of the countries.
The students will pay close attention to the
people and the language they speak. The students
will also know famous landmarks in each country.
Outcome The students will be able to locate
the three countries in Europe. The students will
also be able to know what language the people
speak and characteristics of the
people. Development The students will take
notes during the videos and will also look
through books to gather information about the
countries. Each student will research each
country and create a power point presentation
over the information they gathered. Translator
The students will also be able to visit the
translator website to see how English translates
to Italian and French.
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Day 7 Australia Introduction The teacher will
point to Australia on the map. The teacher will
share with the students that Australia is known
as the Land Down Under because it is located in
the Southern Hemisphere. The teacher will show a
picture of Aborigines, the Native people of
Australia. The teacher will also play a clip of
the Didgeridoo, an instrument the Aborigines
play. Outcome The students will learn where
Australia is located and why it is called the
Land Down Under. The students will learn about
the culture of the Aborigines. Development The
students will view a website about aborigines.
The website will help the students understand
where they came from, their traditions, family,
art, and land.
The Aboriginal flag is divided horizontally into
two equal halves of black (top) and red (bottom),
with a yellow circle in the centre. The black
symbolizes Aboriginal people and the yellow
represents the sun, the constant renewed of life.
Red depicts the earth and also represents ochre,
which is used by Aboriginal People in ceremonies.
Click on the picture to hear the Didgeridoo.
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Day 8 Evaluation Introduction The students
will be given the test. Outcome The students
will complete the test with 80
accuracy. Development The students will be
evaluated on what they learned during the unit
over the seven continents.
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Continents Test Name Multiple Choice (2 points
each) 1. Which type of people would you find in
Australia? a. Samburu b. Aborigines c.
Masai d. Native Americans 2. The Amazon is
located on what continent? a. North America b.
Asia c. South America d. Europe 3. The
___________ and the __________ people can be
found in Africa? a. Samburu and Masai b.
Swahili and Aborigines c. Aborigines and
Samburu d. None of the above 4. People do not
live in Antarctica because? a. There is not
enough land to hold all the people b. It is too
cold for the people to survive c. There are
dangerous animals d. both a and c 5. Which is
not one of the three countries located in North
America? a. United States b. England c.
Canada d. Central America Fill in the blank Name
the seven continents (7pts.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7.
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List four countries found in Asia (4
pts) 1. 2. 3. 4.
Australia is also known as? (2pts)
List three countries found in Europe (3
pts) 1. 2. 3. What types of animals can be
found in the Amazon? (Name two) (2
pts) 1. 2. Matching- Match number of countries
to the correct continent (7 pts) Asia 0 Africa
48 Australia 3 North America 53 Europe
0 South America 46 Antarctica 13 Essay (5
points each) 1. What are some of the famous
landmarks that can be found in Europe? 2. What
was your favorite continent? Why? List at least
five reasons why you chose that continent.
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Label the seven continents on the map. (10 pts)
Extra CreditLabel the oceans (4pts. Maximum)
on the test it would be flipped around
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TEACHER REFERENCES
Beginning Geography These reproducible
activities will introduce the students to the
basic concepts about geography. The book covers
three areas including continents and
oceans. Hands on Africa Art Activities for All
Ages This book provides step by step directions
along with pictures on how to create various
activities about Africa. The supplies needed can
be found in any classroom. Enchanted
Learning This site offers teachers outlines of
the continents for students to fill in and color.
It also has several activities teachers can do
with their students to teach the continents.
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TEACHER REFERENCES
World Atlas This site allows teachers to find
information about the continents for example the
population, number of countries, the flags, and
much more. Geography of the Continents This
book combines all seven continent books in one.
It's a complete resource for the geography
curriculum.
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STUDENTS REFERENCES
Kids Almanac of Geography- Hardback book.
Alice Siegel. Blackbirch Press, 2000. The book
offers information about animals, people,
continents, culture, and much more. The book
also provides full-color photos, maps, charts,
and graphs. The book also have fun facts and
trivia from all around the world. Africa-
Hardback book. April Pulley Sayre. Twenty-First
Century Books, 1999. This book takes a close
look at Africa. It divides Africa up into four
different parts and looks closely at each region.
Africa- Hardback book. Yvonne Ayo.
Eyewitness Book, 2000. This book takes a closer
look at Africa. It discusses homes, female/male
dress, religion, medicine, weapons, and so on.
Eyewitness books offer actual photographs of
items that would be related to Africa. Asia-
Hardback book. David Petersen. Grolier
Publishing, 1998. This book is part of the A
True Book series. This book along with the
others in the category offers a simply version of
text for the younger students. The text is
larger and there are fewer words on each page.
There are illustrations to go along with the
text.
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STUDENTS REFERENCES
The Seven Continents This website allows
students to examine each continent. Each
continent gives brief descriptions of the people,
animals, land, and traditions. The site also
offer additional sites the students can
visit. PBS KIDS This website offers the
students an opportunity to look at Africa. It
shows actual pictures, kids can play the Thumb
Piano, make a mast, and listen to Swahili
folktale. Games This site would be great to
have on the computers for the students to test
their knowledge. The site offers different games
that test the children about the
continents. National Geographic This site has
not only information but also has interactive
games. The students can choose from a variety of
games to play and they will learn at the same
time.
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STUDENTS REFERENCES
Africa This website takes a closer look at
Africa. There are different activities the
children can look at such as the art, animals,
crafts, and hear stories. Children Just Like
Me This book allows students to see how children
from all over the world live and dress. The book
is filled with photographs of children and their
traditional dress.
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MEDIA REFERIENCES
Activity Books Hands on Geography This
reproducible activity book provides teachers with
activities to help their students learn
geography. It give facts and important
information about the world. Quantum Pad(TM)
Book Geography This is an interactive approach
for students to use to learn about the
continents. The book list the continents and the
countries within the continents. Africa This
activity book has a timeline of events beginning
in 1492. This book covers the history of
Africa. The Atlas of World Cultures This
hardback book celebrates the diversity of humans.
It depicts their lifestyle, traditions, and
beliefs. It includes full color paintings and
photographs.
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MEDIA REFERIENCES
Video Cassettes Hello! From Around the
World This complete collection of eleven video
cassettes includes reproducible activity sheets.
The students will learn about the community,
culture, history, language, and much more about
various countries around the world. Understanding
and Using Maps and Globes This set of two video
cassettes shows students how to use map, what
they are good for, what features they have. The
teacher also have the option of giving test to
see what the children have learned from the
videos. Africa People and Places This video
cassette travel through Africa. It shows the
Samburu people in Kenya and their traditional
ways.
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MEDIA REFERIENCES
Geography Wall Charts World Geography Game This
is an interesting way to ask students questions
about what they have learned. Playing time and
level of difficulty vary. Geography Units The
seven books in this series provide a rand o
material for teaching map skills and facts about
animals, plants, and cultures. Each book comes
with a full color photo of the continent. Flags
of Nations This includes a full color strip of
eight panels depicting national flags. This
would be a great display for the children to
learn different flags around the world.
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MEDIA REFERIENCES
Wall Maps The World Wall Mural This enormous
map measure 8 feet by 13 feet wide. You can
write on the map with wipe off pens. The map
shows national borders, major cities, and sea
features. Political Maps This set of nine full
color maps has the latest updates and changes to
provide the most accurate information. Geography
Wall Charts This set of eight laminated maps can
be hung on the walls to show the students each
continent up close. The maps are in
color. Maps These maps are large enough for the
whole class to see and touch. The maps role up
for easy storage.
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MEDIA REFERIENCES
Interactive Globes Talking Globe-Electronic Quiz
Game Feosafari School Model This 12 inch globe
asks over 10,000 questions. The students hear
the question then search the globe for the
correct answer. The Pioneer Globe This 12 inch
diameter full color globe features thousands of
place names, detailed boundaries, and has raised
mountains.
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MEDIA REFERIENCES
CD-ROM Games Rug rats Wild Thornberry
Rambler Visit Five Different Continents and
Brave the Elements in The Wild Thornberry's! Rug
rats Wild Thornberry Rambler. Kids Atlas
2000 This games has maps, flags and photos from
every corner of the globe, Kids Atlas 2 is a fun
and interactive way to learn about the
fascinating world around us.
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MEDIA REFERIENCES
Puzzles and Manipulative
Puzzle Continents Wood Puzzle Travel around the
world with this beginner geography puzzle.
Teacher's Guide includes activities to round out
your curriculum.
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MEDIA REFERIENCES
Music Geography Songs KitIncludes 25 x 36 map
of the world to label and color, 96 page workbook
with song lyrics, maps, crossword puzzles and
matching pictures. Songs include Continents
Oceans Geography, Geology Meteorology  
Lets Go Sailing (Oceans) Land Forms
Continents Longitude, Latitude Rap Its A
Volcano! Rock Rap N.S.E.W. Where Do You
Live? Cloudy Day Cloud Rap Water cycle
Wonderful Wind Weather Words