Listening and Viewing

: Treasure Island

Approach: Station

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Resources: Treasure map.

Questions / instructions:
Here is a map that Pirate Pete used to find the treasure. He stopped for a rest at three places. He looks to the front and can see to the sides when he stops, but he never looks back.

Draw a ring around what he can see at each stop.

% responses

Stop 1
one palm tree
flag
big fish
big rock

big ship
stream
waterfall
tree stump

Correct choices: 4
3
2
1
0

47
25
10
12
6

Incorrect choices: 3–4
2
1
0

1
15
14
70

Stop 2
treasure
stream
tree stump
tiger

small boat
waterfall
big fish
3 trees together

Correct choices: 3
2
1
0

71
13
15
1

Incorrect choices: 3–5
2
1
0

4
10
16
70

Stop 3
ship
big fish
2 palm trees
waterfall

tiger
treasure
tree stump
3 trees together (possibly

Correct choices circled: 4
3
2
1
0

38
24
20
18
0

Incorrect choices: 3–4
2
1
0

2
6
8
84

Commentary:
Students had considerable success interpreting the map and envisaging what they would see at each stop. About 70 percent of the students identified most of the correct choices and very few of the incorrect ones.

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