Lesson plan

Fun in the Sun?


GeoLiteracy GeoSTEM

Description

In this lesson, students will learn which states have
the highest rates of skin cancer and then create a
choropleth map of the United States that illustrates
this information. They then will determine if there is
any correlation between skin cancer rates and
location of a state.

Duration

2 class periods

Author

Sara
Jenkins

Standards

15: How physical systems affect human systems
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Teacher Instructions

JenkinsFunSunT.pdf (180.47 KB)

Student Materials

JenkinsFunSunS.pdf (84.56 KB)
US-NAMES.pdf (378.12 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files