Lesson plan
Desertification: Cause and Effect
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
ELL
Description
n this lesson, students will become familiar with the causes and effects of desertification through mapwork, completing a color-coding activity, and writing a short essay. This lesson contains adaptations for diverse learners (ELLs).Duration
1-2 class periodsAuthor
Barbara
Stout
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information4: The physical and human characteristics of places
5: That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
15: How physical systems affect human systems
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future
Teacher Instructions
StoutDesertT.pdf
(196.73 KB)
Student Materials
StoutDesertS.pdf
(143.71 KB)
StoutDesertArticle.pdf
(54.06 KB)
StoutDesertS2.pdf
(926.21 KB)
AFREG.pdf
(667.96 KB)
AFREGNM.pdf
(723.73 KB)
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
StoutDesertV.pdf
(1.86 MB)
Supplemental Files
StoutDesertStuEx.pdf
(8.51 KB)
AfricaBiomesGSFC2266.mpg
(4.2 MB)