1. Topic-
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Review-Five Themes of Geography
Create a Bubble Map which highlights major landforms/reinforces "Place"
in the themes |
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2. Content-
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Five Themes Of Geography-Primary Focus Today - Place/Major Landforms
of Africa
Use of ActiveInspire to create a bubble map |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Interpret/Review Five Themes Chart-Goal 1 of the NCSCS
2. Assess relationship between physical environment and cultural characteristics-
Goal 2 of the NCSCS
3. Identify patterns of movement over time and place in Africa- Goal
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4. Objectives-
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1. Create bubble chart-Major Landforms of Africa using ActiveInspire
2. Identify/Describe factors that influence changes in population/resources
during class discussion
3. Introduce/Discuss theme of movement, recording on written chart
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5. Materials and Aids-
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ActiveSlate Chart-five themes
Laptop Cart Textbook
Teacher Computer Flashdrives |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Review of themes of Location, Region, and Movement
2. Introduction of the theme of Place
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B. Development-
1. Video of song "Africa"
(have students record descriptive details on written chart)
2. List of Landforms/Textbook-Map of Physical Geography of Africa-page
M11 in textbook
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C. Practice-
Model ActiveInspire to create map of the major landforms of Africa
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D. Independent Practice-
Bubble Maps on Laptop/Save to Flash Drives
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
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F. Checking for understanding-
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G. Closure-
1. Review place as one of the five themes of geography
2. Have students save onto flash drives |
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