Identifying Land and Water from Postcards

GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will be able to identify land and water using postcards from various places around the country. They can also compare their environment to those in the images.
Author: 
Carol Carney Warren and Gale Ekiss
Grade Range: 
K
Duration: 
3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconUnited States map (color) (labeled)
application/pdf iconUnited States map (labeled)
application/pdf iconImages for My Postcards Worksheet
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconImages of Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona
Standards
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
8: The characteristics and distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface