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Social Studies Unit 1: Geography of America Duration: 3-4 weeks What the Standards Say: I can explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics using maps, satellite images and other models. I can use geographic tools (e.g., maps, charts, graphs) to identify natural resources and other physical characteristics (e.g., major landforms, major bodies of water, weather, climate, roads, bridges I can use geographic tools to locate and describe major landforms, bodies of water, places and objects in the United States by their absolute location. This means: What do I need to know?: o I can name and locate the major US geographic regions on a map. o I can name and locate major US landforms (Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Great Plains) on a map. o I can name and locate major US bodies of water (Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Ohio River, Missouri River, Rio Grande, The Great Lakes) on a map. o I can name and locate all 50 US states on a map. o I can name and locate major US cities (New York City, Chicago, Sacramento, Philadelphia, Boston, Houston, Phoenix). o I can explain latitude and longitude. o I can define absolute location and relative location. o I can find the Equator and Prime Meridian on a map. o I can label the hemispheres. o I can identify and describe the three different types of maps. o I can explain what would make a region a good place in which to settle. What can I do with what I know?: o I can compare the climate, resources, and landforms of different US regions. What will I do to show what I know?: o I can use latitude and longitude to find a location on a map. o I can tell a location’s absolute location. o I can read a map to describe an area. What can I make to prove what I know?: o I can create a new, fictional region that combines what I think is best about the other regions. Lessons, Activities, Resources, and Assessments Pretest Score: __________ Exploratory Project: Create a fictional country. Give it a name. Give it a capitol city. Draw a picture of what it looks like. What landforms does it have? What bodies of water? What kind of climate does it have? What kinds of natural resources are available? Lesson 1: Landforms and Bodies of Water (about 2 weeks) o Video Lesson o 3 Types of Maps ppt and quiz ______ o Promoting and Restricting Settlements flipchart Extended Response ______ o Reading o Chapter 1 of History Alive Quiz over reading ______ o Worksheets o Atlases- answer questions about US Phys. Char. ______ o Landforms and Water Sheet ______ o Products in California/Locating the Continents and Oceans______ o The Southern States/Getting to Pirate’s Island ______ o SS-Reading Connection o Read pgs 28-31 in gold SS book and answer comprehension questions on page 31 _______ o Read pgs 14-19 in gold SS book and answer comprehension questions on page 19 _______ o Hands-On Activity o Interactive Desk Map Activity _______ o Use topographical maps to explore US landforms How did this add to your understanding of geography? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Lesson 2: US Regions (about 1 week) o Video Lesson o Flipchart over US Regions Make US Regions flipbook (Teacher Initial) _______ o Reading o Reading from KY book over regions Make KY Regions flipbook (Teacher Initial) _______ o Worksheets o US Regions Matching sheet ________ o Space Ship Search/Acorn Park ________ o Label the 50 States ________ o SS-Reading Connection o Read Pages 22-25 in Gold SS book and answer comprehension questions on page 25 ________ o Hands-On Activity o US Regions matching game Lesson 3: Latitude and Longitude (about 1 week) o Video Lesson o Absolute Location Flipchart and *Quiz ________ o Worksheets o Casey’s Island/It’s Raining! It’s Pouring! ________ o Latitude and Longitude Lines/Street Map/Using a Compass Rose ________ o Location, Location, Location/State of Confusion ________ o Hands-On Activity o Whole Class Latitude/Longitude o Use desk maps and dry erase markers to practice latitude and longitude o Latitude and Longitude Task Cards ________ o Computer Activities o Pick 3 geography activities off my website. Complete reflection sheet. (Teacher Initial) _______ End of Unit Reflection: 1. How will understanding the US Regions help you in life? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How will knowing how to read a map help you in life? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How will knowing the major US landforms, bodies of water, and cities help you in life? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ *Make changes to your fictional country based on what you’ve learned. Early Finishers: o Make something that will help teach this concept to other students. Ex- newscast reporting on civil war from Union side and from Confederate side, video diary of colonist viewing NA culture for the first time, comic book, animoto, sock puppet reenactment, etc. Geography Mini-CMA Score: _______ Online Games Reflection Sheet 1. What did you work on? __________________________________________________________ What did you learn? __________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ How did this add to your understanding of Geography? Use at least 3 of these key terms in your answer: landforms, bodies of water, regions, latitude and longitude, absolute location, states, maps, natural resources, or hemispheres. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did you work on? __________________________________________________________ What did you learn? __________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ How did this add to your understanding of Geography? Use at least 3 of these key terms in your answer: landforms, bodies of water, regions, latitude and longitude, absolute location, states, maps, natural resources, or hemispheres. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did you work on? __________________________________________________________ What did you learn? __________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ How did this add to your understanding of Geography? Use at least 3 of these key terms in your answer: landforms, bodies of water, regions, latitude and longitude, absolute location, states, maps, natural resources, or hemispheres. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________