Changing Face of the AZ Border

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Legacy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of how the Arizona border with Mexico has changed from open territory to a fortified boundary.
Author: 
Gale Olp Ekiss and Dennis Rees
Grade Range: 
8 and High School
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
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Supplemental Files: 
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconHow Border Security Changed PowerPoint
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconChanging Face of the Arizona Border PowerPoint
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
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future