Urquhart Castle: Learning about a Castle and Its Workers

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
Students are becoming familiar with the roles played by different kinds of workers during the primary grades—policeman, mailman, postal worker, etc. But what about the roles played in the years past? This lesson will have students learning the roles of the people living in the castle or its surrounding area. The students will also gain knowledge of how location can benefit human activities.
Author: 
Carol Warren and Gale Ekiss
Grade Range: 
6
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
4: The physical and human characteristics of places