Mormon Pioneers in Arizona

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
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.
Author: 
Dawn Schmidt
Grade Range: 
High School
Duration: 
1 class period
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconMormon Settlement Place Names
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconMormon Pioneers in Arizona PowerPoint
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconMormon Exploration map
application/pdf iconArizona Watersheds map
application/pdf iconImportant Rivers, Streams, and Washes of Arizona map
application/pdf iconArizona's Topography and Rivers map
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
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