Lesson plan
Mormon Pioneers in Arizona
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Description
In this lesson, students will gain a better understanding of places and regions, as well as human systems, by studying the geographic, cultural, and economic characteristics of Mormon settlements in Arizona.Duration
1 class periodAuthor
Dawn
Schmidt
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information4: The physical and human characteristics of places
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
SchmidtMormonT.pdf
(176.15 KB)
Student Materials
SchmidtMormonS.pdf
(94.02 KB)
MORMON_SETTLEMENT_PLACE_NAMES.pdf
(34.21 KB)
SchmidtMormon.pptx
(4.45 MB)
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
Supplemental Files
AZ_explor_Mormon.pdf
(1.18 MB)
AZ_Watersheds_COLOR.pdf
(499.39 KB)
Az-rivers-key.pdf
(1.23 MB)
AZTOPO.PDF
(445.8 KB)