Students explore a world map and learn the seven continents and the oceans between them — the giant puzzle pieces that make up planet Earth.
Students will be able to…
Earth is huge — but it’s made of just seven big land pieces and a few great oceans. Can you find and name them all?
Project this world map and tap each continent. Have students find and name all seven, and notice the oceans in between.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Spin a globe — how many big land pieces are there?
Students investigate the world map.
Students analyze locations.
Students conclude with a labeled map.
Students build a world map.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies and Common Core literacy in social studies.
Construct maps and other graphic representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places.
Use maps and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions.
Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics.
Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps) and words to demonstrate understanding.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Assign each student a continent to research one fact, one animal, and one landmark, then share to “tour” the world as a class. A printable continent fact-card is in the Social Studies library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.