Class: Early American History Grade: 10-11Unit: Geography, History, and the Social Sciences Lesson Plan: Thinking Geographically Time Frame: 3 Days Objectives: TSWBAT explain how the five themes of geography help define the connections between geography and history TSWBAT discuss how geography influenced population trends in United States History TSWBAT describe how maps are made and used Materials Needed: TextbookRobinson, Mercator Projections Theme Maps Five Themes Graphic Organizer Paper to create map Magazines for project Poster board I.Motivation Method:Brainstorm How does geography affect us today? How do the rivers in Philly affect us? Does the weather affect us? What geographic features do you know about that have impacted history? II.InputMethod:Graphic Organizer Student will complete the five themes of geography Graphic Organizer III. Closure Method: Case Studies Teacher will read three case studies. Student will identify which themes play a role in the study and how. Method:Poster Student will be assigned one theme and create a poster representing that theme IV. InputMethod:Maps Student will view Robinson and Mercator projections. What are the differences of these maps? Which is more accurate?
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