Finding the Americas: How Physical Features Impact Human Settlement

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
ELL
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will review the seven continents. They will also be able to describe how the earth’s physical features influence human settlement. This lesson is meant to be an introduction to the study of early American history.
Author: 
Don Lambert
Grade Range: 
4
Duration: 
3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconAssessment
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconFinding the Americas PowerPoint
application/pdf iconContinents of the World (unlabeled)
application/pdf iconContinents of the World (labeled)
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconVocabulary PowerPoint
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past