Math With A Map: Physical Characteristics of the United States

GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
n this lesson, students will identify some of the major physical (natural) characteristics of the United States including mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans and forests.
Author: 
Dawn Larson
Grade Range: 
1-2
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconMath with a Map: US map
application/pdf iconMath with a Map: US map (Teacher's Key)
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
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
5: That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity