Lesson Plan #1 The World in Spacial Terms

submitted by: Zachary Haro

Lesson Plan #1
Grade: 5th Social Studies Strand: The World in Spacial Terms
Submitted y: Zachary Haro

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Lesson Plan #1 The World in Spacial Terms

submitted by: Zachary Haro

Nevada State College ( Spring !"4 &nstr'ctor: #aren $o%ell

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Lesson Plan #1 The World in Spacial Terms

submitted by: Zachary Haro ! Summary o" the Lesson Plan: This lesson %ill cover land)orms and other physical )eat'res o) the *nited States as %ell as ho% and %hy the climate changes thro'gho't the *+S+ &t %ill cover pages ,-- in the .o'ghton /i))lin 5th 0rade Social St'dies te12oo3+ #! asic $n"ormation: Grade Le%el: 5th grade Time to #omplete this Lesson: 5! min'tes Groupin&s: Whole gro'p4 individ'al4 pairs

'! (aterials: 5oca2'lary Cards

Note Cards

Social St'dies 6o'rnals S/78T2oard

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Lesson Plan #1 The World in Spacial Terms

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Social St'dies Te1t 9oo3

)! *b+ecti%es: o ,- State Social Studies Standards o 05+5+" &denti)y and locate ma:or geographic )eat'res in Nevada and the *nited States 'sing maps and map elements 05+5+, Derive geographic in)ormation )rom photographs4 maps4 graphs4 2oo3s4 and technological reso'rces+ St'dents %ill 2e a2le to descri2e land)orms and other physical )eat'res o) the *nited States 'sing maps+ St'dents %ill learn to e1plain ho% and %hy climate is di))erent thro'gho't the *nited States+ St'dents %ill 2e a2le to get in)ormation on geography )rom maps and pict'res in the te1t2oo3+

Student./riendly Standards

/! -ocabulary Land)orm ( a )eat're on the s'r)ace o) the land; i+e+ mo'ntain4 valley4 plain 0eography ( the st'dy o) the %orld and the people and things that live there $latea' ( high4 steep-sided area rising a2ove the s'rro'nding land Climate ( the type o) %eather a place has over a long period o) time E<'ator ( the imaginary line aro'nd the middle o) the Earth that divides the Northern and So'thern hemispheres
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Lesson Plan #1 The World in Spacial Terms

submitted by: Zachary Haro G! Procedure: "+ Warm-'p: 7s3 st'dents to descri2e the land %here they live in their social st'dies :o'rnals+ 7s3 them to descri2e a place they 3no% a2o't or have visited that has very di))erent land+ 7)ter 5 min'tes as3 a )e% st'dents to share %hat they have %ritten and e1plain that o'r co'ntry is made 'p o) land that varies )rom place to place+ + 7s3 st'dents to ta3e o't their social st'dies te1t2oo3s and s3im thro'gh pages ,-- and loo3 at the pict'res and as3 them %hat they thin3 the lesson is a2o't+ 3+ 0o over the 5 voca2'lary %ords 2e)ore reading the section4 give st'dents time to %rite the %ords and the de)initions do%n on their voca2'lary cards+ Tell st'dents the pre)i1 geo- in geography re)ers to the Earth Tell them a good %ay to remem2er the %ord e<'ator is to thin3 o) the %ord =e<'al> as the e<'ator divides the Earth into t%o e<'al parts+

4+ .ave st'dents read the )irst section =7 5aried Land> in a popcorn )ashion s%itching every sentences+ Stop at the )irst voca2'lary %ord and have st'dents repeat it?s de)inition 2e)ore contin'ing+ 7t the end o) the )irst section4 as3 the class =What <'estions to geographers as3@> 5+ .ave st'dents loo3 over the map on page A and have them ans%er the <'estions: What physical )eat're r'ns )rom /aine to 0eorgia and 7la2ama@ The 7ppalachian /o'ntains

Which plains r'n along the 0'l) o) /e1ico@ The 0'l) and 7tlantic Coastal $lains

,+ .ave a st'dent read the )irst t%o paragraphs on page B4 then stop to remind them that a synonym )or the %ord form is shape so land)orms are ?shapes o) land+? A+ .ave st'dents contin'e to read popcorn style 'ntil the 2ottom o) the )irst col'mn on page B then remind them that the %ord platea' comes )rom the /iddle Crench %ord )or platter+ 7lso pose the <'estion 9y %hat processes are canyons )ormed@ They are )ormed %hen rivers )lo%ing over platea's %ear a%ay the roc3 and c't long4 deep gaps into the earth+

B+ 8ead the rest o) page B popcorn style and stop to direct st'dents to loo3 at the pict're and caption on the 2ottom o) page B+ -+ 9e)ore moving to page -4 have st'dents create a pict're dictionary o) land)orms 'sing their note cards that incl'de a la3e4 mo'ntain4 a desert4 an island4 and a plain+ Tell st'dents to la2el each pict're %ith the %ord it ill'strates+ "!+ 7)ter st'dents )inish their pict're dictionaries4 call on "! di))erent st'dents to come 'p to a map o) North 7merica on the S/78T2oard and locate and la2el the geographic )eat'res mentioned in the te1t4 incl'ding 2odies o) %ater4 co'ntries4 la3es4 rivers4 mo'ntains4 deserts4 and plains+ .ave st'dents )ollo% along %ith the map in their 2oo3s on page A+
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Lesson Plan #1 The World in Spacial Terms

submitted by: Zachary Haro ""+ /ove on to page - and read popcorn style 'ntil the end o) the )irst paragraph and remind st'dents that climate and %eather do not mean the same thing+ Weather descri2es daily changing conditions4 %hile climate descri2es the conditions in a place over time+ " + 8ead the rest o) the section popcorn style and pose the <'estion &n %hat %ay is climate di))erent in the northern and so'thern states@ Why@ So'thern states tend to 2e %armer 2eca'se they?re closer to the e<'ator

"3+ .ave st'dents do the Lesson 8evie% <'estions "-5 on page - and the t%o assessment <'estions that involve land)orms and la2eling a map+ DSee assessment section o) lesson planE "4+ Cor clos're have st'dents ta3e t'rns reading the lesson s'mmary and have them copy it and the =Why it matters+++> at the 2ottom o) the page into their :o'rnals+ H! 0ssessment: What 1ill you use to measure student understandin&2 Lesson 8evie% <'estions "-5 on $age What are three e1amples o) land)orms in the *+S+@

Where are yo'r three land)orms located on the map@

)3plain ho1 you 1ill 4no1 students understand the concepts "rom the lesson! &) st'dents can list di))erent land)orms4 locate them on an 'nla2eled map4 and tell ho% the climate o) a region can 2e determined 2ased o)) it?s distance )rom the e<'ator4 then & can ass'me that my st'dents have 'nderstood the concepts )rom the lesson+ $! #losure: Cor clos're have st'dents ta3e t'rns reading the lesson s'mmary 2'llet points and have them copy it and the =Why it matters+++> at the 2ottom o) the page into their :o'rnals+

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submitted by: Zachary Haro 5! 6e"lection: "+ Which part o" the lesson do you thin4 1ill be the easiest "or you to teach2 & thin3 the %hole lesson %ill 2e easy to teach considering all o) my reso'rces and in)ormation needed to teach the lesson are in the teacher edition o) the te1t 2oo3+ 7! Which part 1ill be most challen&in& "or you to teach2 &) & had to say one part might 2e challenging4 it %o'ld 2e the concept o) ho% a regions distance )rom the e<'ator determines it?s climate+ 8! Ho1 1ill you "ollo1 up or e3tend this lesson2 & %ill )ollo% 'p this lesson the ne1t day 'sing a description %heel graphic organiFer li3e on page - o) the teacher edition d'ring the %arm-'p to re-teach the lesson 2rie)ly+ 9! What can you do "or students 1ho don:t &rasp the concepts2 & can do more o) the leveled practice and e1tra activities )or the lesson in the teacher?s edition+ & can go thro'gh the voca2'lary more thoro'ghly and try to help that st'dent ma3e more meaning)'l connections in order to 'nderstand+ 5! Which part o" the lesson; i" any; do you thin4 mi&ht need to chan&e2 & don?t see anything in the lesson that & %o'ld change4 & thin3 & addressed more than one 3ind o) learner %ith the activities & chose4 & might need to incl'de a small gro'p or pairs activity tho'gh+ <! When you 1ere 1ritin& this lesson plan; 1hat 1as the most di""icult part2 The most di))ic'lt part %o'ld have 2een trying to pic3 %hich activities to 'se and not to 'se to stay %ithin the 5! min'te limit )or the lesson+ 7lso pic3ing the activities that & tho'ght %o'ld 2e more 'se)'l than the others %as di))ic'lt 2eca'se they %ere all pretty 'se)'l+

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