The Mountain Community: Why Flagstaff?

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Legacy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students learn the reasons why people choose to live in Flagstaff.
Author: 
Patricia Hutchinson
Grade Range: 
4-5
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconLandform Regions of Arizona map (labeled)
application/pdf iconArizona Topography and Rivers map
application/pdf iconArizona Landforms and Rivers map
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf icon6 Traits Writing Rubric
application/pdf iconSatellite View of Flagstaff
image/jpeg iconSatellite view of Arizona and the Southwest (Courtesy of NASA)
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
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
2: Places and Regions
4: Human Systems
5: Environment and Society
6: Geographic Applications
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
4: The physical and human characteristics of places