Geography Review

AUGUST 18, 2022

Correlation to State Content Standards

Understanding Geography.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

         Students will be able to:                         

1. Create a hypothesis about the Bermuda Triangle.

2. Review identifying the 7 continents and their fun facts.

3. Locate absolute location using latitude and longitude.

Common Core Literacy Standard

RH 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

RH 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

WHST 9: Draw evidence from information texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

 Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

       Starter: 5 W's: Students will take a quiz based on their starters from last week.  This is to help build students skill of studying and taking a test.  Students will then vote for their student SSC representative. 

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

SDAIE: Direct Teach: Bermuda Triangle Hypothesis:  Teacher will discuss the answer to the hypothesis of the existence of the Bermuda Triangle and why the answer is based on the information given.

Guided Practice (10 min.)                

SDAIE:  TPS: Review: Teacher will go over the answers to the review worksheet with the students to assure students study the right answers to the test on Monday.

Independent Practice (20 min.)   

SDAIE: Table Talk/Discuss: Bermuda Triangle Hypothesis: Students will analyze the information they have gathered and make a hypothesis about the validity of the Bermuda Triangle.  Students will only base their hypothesis based on the data they have gathered and nothing more.

SDAIE: Graphic Org/TPS/Video Clip: Geography Review: Students will review the 7 continents and answer some fun facts using the short video clips.  Students will share their answers and make changes depending on their groups decision.  Students will then use latitude and longitude to find absolute location on a map.

Homework.

           EdPuzzle: Geography 5 Themes of Geography.

Due Friday, August 18, 2023 at 5 p.m.

            Study your geography notes for the test on Monday

            Study your starter for your quiz on Monday.

Closure (3 min.)

1.     Clean up.

2.     Dismiss Class.

Lesson Modifications for GATE, RSP, and EL Students

EL: Projector (visuals), questioning, chunking, cognitive words, repetition, translation in Spanish.

RSP: Projector (visuals), questioning, modified assignments, check for understandings.

GATE:  Require answers that will demonstrate depth and complexity of fertilization.