Look and Learn: Photographic Study of Arizona with the Giant Floor Map

GiantMapActivities
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this activity, student will learn about various cities and landmarks found in three geographic regions of Arizona: the plateau, the mountain, and the desert regions. Then the students will locate the regions on table-top versions of the giant Arizona Landscape map or locate the regions on the actual giant map.
Author: 
Sheila O'Connor
Grade Range: 
3-HS
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
application/pdf iconPlateau Region Small Labels P1
application/pdf iconPlateau Region Small Labels P2
application/pdf iconMountain Region Small Labels P1
application/pdf iconMountain Region Small Labels P2
Student Materials: 
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet iconSortable Places List
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconPlateau Region PowerPoint
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconMountain Region PowerPoint
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconDesert Region PowerPoint
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconTable Top Version of Arizona Landscape map
application/pdf icon8.5 by 11 Version of Arizona Landscape map
application/pdf iconLandform Regions of Arizona map (unlabeled)
application/pdf iconLandform Regions of Arizona map (labeled)
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconDesert Region Small Labels P1
application/pdf iconDesert Region Small Labels P2
application/pdf iconDesert Region Small Labels P3
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
5: That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity