Title of Unit: The World in Spatial Terms Title of Lesson: Regions of Nevada Submitted By: Breanna Cape

A. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This Geography lesson is designed for 4th grade students to learn about the population in Nevada and the different regions in Nevada. This lesson uses resources found on the Internet and pages 6-17 in the Nevada (From Sea to Shining Sea) book. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 4th Grade Skill Level: Students at all learning levels Grouping: Whole group discussion, partner work C. Materials: Social Studies Journals Nevada (From Sea to Shining Sea) book Nevada Map Worksheet Pencils

D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o G5.4.2 Identify spatial patterns on a map of Nevada, i.e., deserts, mountains, and population.

Student-Friendly Standards I know the different regions such as deserts, and mountains on a map of Nevada.

E. Procedure: 1. First as a class we will discuss what types of regions Nevada has. After a short discussion we will read Nevada (From Sea to Shining Sea) Second Edition by Suzanne M. Williams. After we finish reading we will discuss what we learned from the book. We will be sure to discuss how Nevada is broken into regions on page 6. 2. Next we will discuss how there are many different types of maps such as: climate, economic or resource maps, physical maps population maps, road maps and topographic maps. We will define the different types of maps and students will write the definitions in their Social Studies journals. 3. After the whole group discussion I will explain that the students are going to work in pairs on creating a map of Nevada that includes the different regions and characteristics of Nevada such as: deserts, mountains and population. They will use the book Nevada (From Sea to Shining Sea) as their resource. 4. CLOSURE: After putting all the supplies away we will come back to a whole class discussion. In which I will ask questions like:
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What was the hardest part about creating your map? Did you learn anything new? Which map helped you the most?

We will then close by the collection of papers and putting the materials away. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? I will use the activity to measure student understanding. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will know whether students understand the concepts from the lesson by grading their activities. Depending on their grades I will be able to determine whether they understood or not. G. Reflection: 1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think the easiest part of the lesson will be to read the book as a class. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? I think the most difficult part will be teaching the students the different kinds of maps 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I would extend this lesson by having students create a different type of map of Nevada of their choice. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? If a student doesnt grasp the concept I will pair them with a higher-level student. I will also check in on them as they are working on the activity. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I may need to change the extension activity because it may be too hard for the students to do. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? The most difficult part of writing this lesson was figuring out a lesson that went well with the standard. Resources: http://www.amazon.com/Nevada-Sea-Shining-Second/dp/0531211371
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Title of Unit: The World in Spatial Terms Title of Lesson: Regions of Nevada Submitted By: Breanna Cape

Nevada State College

EDEL 453 - Spring 2013

Karen Powell- Instructor

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