Lesson one: United States of America: An exploration
Jan 21, 2016
Lesson one:United States of America: An exploration
Starter
Write down five words you associate with the United States of America.
Have you been to the USA?
What do you think it is like there?
Los Angeles © Neil Kremer, Flickr
Los Angeles
Texas © Paul Lowry, Flickr
Texas
Washington DC © Mark Hooper, Flickr
Washington, DC
Washington, DC © Jennifer Ferreira, Author’s Own
Washington DC
Oklahoma © Larry Lamsa, Flickr
Oklahoma
Dallas © Wikimedia
Dallas
Route 66 © Mark Silva, Flickr
Route 66
Death Valley, California © Mark Hooper , Flickr
Death Valley, California
Disneyland, Florida © Tom Bricker, Flickr
Disneyland, Florida
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon © Natasha Smith, Flickr
Las Vegas © Justin Bornw, Flickr
Las Vegas
Las Vegas © Werner Kunz, Flickr
Las Vegas
Niagra Falls © Daniel Mennerich, Flickr
Niagara Falls
Rocky Mountains © Amit Rawat. Flickr
Rocky Mountains
San Francisco © Ilirjan Rrumullaku, Flickr
San Francisco
Seattle © Don Sullivan, Flickr
Seattle
New York © Jennifer Ferreira, Author’s Own
New York City
Great Plains
Great Plains © Eldan Goldenberg, Flickr
Redwood National Park, California © John (little time), Flickr
Redwood National Park, California
Everglades, Florida © Floridadicau58, Flickr
Everglades, Florida
Hawaii © Tom Bricker, Flickr
Hawaii
Creating a map of the USA
In groups you are going to create a map of the USA.
You will need: • Outline map• Task sheet• Atlas (or computer with google maps)• Pencils
What does the USA sound like?
Listen to the audio clips. Try to match the sounds to the images you
have just sorted. What other sounds would you expect from the
types of places in the images? How are these sounds different to what you
hear on a daily basis?
Plenary
Go to YouTube website to watch the Drivelapse USA, tour around America video
Can you think of any new words to describe the USA?