Lesson plan

Urquhart Castle: Learning about a Castle and Its Workers


GeoHistory GeoLiteracy

Description

Students are becoming familiar with the roles played by different kinds of workers during the primary grades—policeman, mailman, postal worker, etc. But what about the roles played in the years past? This lesson will have students learning the roles of the people living in the castle or its surrounding area. The students will also gain knowledge of how location can benefit human activities.

Duration

1-2 class periods

Author

Carol Warren
Gale Ekiss

Standards

3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
4: The physical and human characteristics of places

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Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

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