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Social Studies Themes

Description: 

In this unit, students will be introduced to and begin to apply the themes of geography.  They will incorporate vocabulary terms such as Longitude, Latitude, Scale, Absolute Location, Relative Location, Physical Characteristic, Human Characteristic in applying the themes.  Knowledge about physical features and map making will be applied in describing how the themes apply to a location on Earth.

Learning Targets: 
Define each theme of geography: (location, place, human environment interaction, movement, region).
Describe each theme of geography: (location, place, human environment interaction, movement, region).
Give examples of each theme of geography: (location, place, human environment interaction, movement, region).
Understand examples of physical features and how they can be used to describe a place.
Link: 
Kahoot: General Vocab Terms
https://play.kahoot.it/
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Author: 
Alicia Hyma
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Other Social Studies
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Unit
Licensing: 
Creative Commons Licence
Grade: 
6-8
Common Core Language Arts
Common Core Language Arts: 
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.4
Tags: 
cohort05-14-2018

How are the standards/objectives assessed?

Students will choose from a list of locations.  They will apply each theme to that location and explain how the theme applies to that specific location.  Students will also take a summative quiz including multiple choice, matching, and true/false questions.

Student prerequisite skills and knowledge

Students should have some prior knowledge about the region and state that they live in.  It would be helpful to have some previous experience working with different types of maps.

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

Definitions of key terms.  Interaction with terms when reviewing maps.  Application of themes to hometown and other areas that have been studied in the past or introduced.

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

The themes of geography can be hard to apply.  I would review some of the terms and topics as we continue with the course and cover various civilizations and areas around the world.