Geography Lesson

Monica Beland 4th Evaluation December 2, 2008 Social Studies Lesson Learning Objective: The students will know the various communities in which they live as well as key geographical terms by creating an informational graphic organizer. CA Social Studies Standards: 3.1 Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context. Anticipatory Set: (5 minutes) Today we’re going to be creating a flip book. The flip book that we’re going to make will contain information about the geography that we are studying. Creating this flip book will help us to study as we learn more about the geography. This will also help you to study for the test that we will have in the next couple of weeks. Here is the flip book that we will be making in class (show the students) I have already created the flip book for you. As a class, we will write and paste pictures in our flip book. Dismiss students by groups to get their scissors and glue sticks from their cubbies. Instruction: First have the students label each of the pages of the flip book. Hand out the pictures. Have the students cut out the pictures from the page. Under community: Scripps Ranch Scripps Ranch is a suburban neighborhood in San Diego, It is well known for its Eucalyptus Trees. City: San Diego The second largest city in California (3,000,000 in the county) Average high: 71 degrees Average low : 57 degrees Mayor: Jerry Sanders State: California

Located on the west coast Nickname: The Golden State Population: ~36,000,000 people Borders: Pacific Ocean, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon Region: Country Region: West California Region: Coastal Country: U.S.A There are 50 states. Pacific Ocean is on the west coast and the Atlantic is on the east coast. President: Barack Obama Vice President: Joe Biden Population: ~300,000,000 Continent: North America There are 7 continents. There are 3 main countries in North America: Canada, United States, Mexico Hemisphere: North/ West The northern hemisphere is above the equator. Everything to the west of the Prime Meridian is called the western hemisphere. Planet: Earth Third planet from the sun in the Milky Way galaxy. The only planet that supports life. 4.5 billion years old 71% of Earth is covered in salt water. Assessment and Closure: Jeopardy Questions. You may use your flip book to help you answer these questions. This is called the “Golden State” California This lies above the equator. Northern Hemisphere What is the continent that we live in? North America What are the three main countries in North America? USA, Mexico, Canada What are California’s borders? Pacific Coast, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon What region is San Diego located? Coastal region and Western Who is the major of San Diego? Bob Sanders Reflection:

Were there points in the lesson that were not understood? Do I need to give additional help to the class or certain individuals? Did I begin and end on time, check the classroom environment, and work through the mechanics of the class efficiently? Did I set a pace that was neither too fast nor too slow? What did I do particularly well today? What can I do better tomorrow?