The Gift of Water: Modifying Our Environment

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will learn about adaptation and modification of our desert environment through reading and discussing the book Alejandro's Gift.
Author: 
Barbara Post
Grade Range: 
4-5
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions with ELL Adapatations
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets and Assessments for ELL Lesson
application/pdf iconVocabulary Cards
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image/jpeg iconStudent Example
image/jpeg iconStudent Example
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
2: Places and Regions
5: Environment and Society
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources