The Amazing Journey of Edgar the Eagle

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
ELL
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
This lesson, students will look at the United States and Canada through the eyes of a geographer and identify the five themes. They will learn about various places and regions and create a straight-line map. This lesson contains adaptations for diverse learners (ELLs).
Author: 
Dennis Rees
Grade Range: 
5
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconStudent Example
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconVocabulary Cards
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
2: How to use mental maps (a person's internalized picture of a part of Earth's surface) to organize information about people places, and environments
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past