It's Not a Ford...It's a Fjord! Learning Landforms and Bodies of Water through Word Association

GeoLiteracy
ELL
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will learn the terms for various landforms and bodies of water increasing their geographic vocabulary, as well as, identifying and locating the world's landforms and bodies of water on a map. This lesson contains adaptations for diverse learners (ELLs).
Author: 
Barbara Martin
Grade Range: 
6
Duration: 
3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconStudent Example
image/jpeg iconGlacier Bay, Alaska Fjords
image/jpeg iconSouth Pacific Atoll
image/jpeg iconMississippi River Delta
Supplemental Files: 
image/jpeg iconDeath Valley, California Basin
image/jpeg iconTeton Mountains, Wyoming
image/jpeg iconRio de la Plata Estuary, South America
image/jpeg iconGreat Barrier Reef, Australia
image/jpeg iconStrait of Gibralter
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconVocabulary Cards
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconPower Point Presentation
image/jpeg iconCordillera in Western North America
image/jpeg iconMauna Loa, Hawaii Volcano
image/jpeg iconYellowstone River Waterfall
image/jpeg iconSalt Flat (Salt Playa), Death Valley, California
image/jpeg iconWadi in Egypt
Related Links: 
Audio-Visual Presentation of this Lesson
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places