Group+Mini+Lecture

Group Mini Lecture

 **__ 50 State Centers Lesson Plan __** **Subject Area: ** Geography of United States 7.2.3.A Identify the physical characteristics of places and regions. 7.3.3.A Identify the human characteristics of places and regions using the following criteria, Population, Culture, Settlement, Economic Activities, and Political Activities. **Providing Background Knowledge **: Students will watch YouTube video of 50 states. **Goal **: Students will visit 50 centers throughout the week, and they will fill out a variety of graphic organizers using the facts that they learned at the centers. At the end of the week, students will use their information for the two states that they are assigned for the classroom state book. (Follow-up Activity) **Grade **: 2nd
 * Standards: **
 * Time **: 10 centers a day for 5 Days (1 week)

· <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Information about each state: Population, Culture, Settlement, Economic Activities, and Political Activities · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Costumes · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Volunteers · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Graphic Organizers · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUDDaEOvuY&feature=player_embedded **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lesson: ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students will visit different centers each day for 10 minutes each. Each day 10 states will be put into centers where students will visit, and fill out graphic organizers using the information that they learned. · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Volunteer //visiting// from state OR an online tutorial about the state. · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pictures of what the state is famous for · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A picture book about the state · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Fun State Facts · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Any interesting state material Ex: Seashells, food, games, lifestyle etc. · <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Map of state
 * <span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Materials **<span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">:
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Each Center will include: **

**<span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Assessment: **<span style="font-family: 'Albertus Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Graphic Organizers will be collected at the end of each day. If students understood the material from the centers, their graphic organizers will be complete.

//Centers where volunteers are not available, students will explore the state through a web quest created by the teacher. At centers, power points, props, and you tube videos will be used by volunteers to help the student learn interesting facts about the state.// //http://www.unit5.org/currenth/Curriculum%20Links/illinois_webquest.htm//
 * Technology of the lesson: **

//After the students go to the centers, students will create a book online with the facts that they learned from their graphic organizers.//

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