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Lesson Plan #3 -Geography submitted by:Deborah Thompson
Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2014 Karen Powell-
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B. Summary of the Lesson Plan:This social studies lesson is for
4th grade students to learn about locations national
monuments. This lesson will be completed using Integrating
Language Arts and Social
Studies textbook Strategy17 (p.118-130).
C. Basic Information: Grade Level:4th grade Time to Complete
this Lesson:Approximately 50 minutes Groupings:Whole group
discussion, partners for discussion, independent work for
assessment
D. Materials: Postcards of Lakes, Mountains, River Index cards
with Lakes, Mountains, River on each for group sortE.
Objectives:
o NV State Social Studies Standards G6.1.1 Sort and group
pictures displaying geographic features.
o Student-Friendly Standards G6.1.1 I can sort and group
pictures displaying geographic features.
F. Vocabulary geographic features - are the components of the
Earth (lake, canyon, forest) range- a line of mountains hill - a
naturally raised area of land but not as large as a mountains
G. Procedure:1. Review previous lesson on Communities
Explainthe list of categories the students will be sorting
under.(Lakes, Mountains, River)
Call students attentionto the features of a postcard. Identify
& discuss some geographic features close to Las Vegas
(ask student to list some of the ones they have visited)
Introduce vocabulary(geographic features, range, )2. Ask the
following questions:
What is the difference between a river and a lake?
What is the difference between a hill and a mountain?
3. As a class have the students take turns sorting some of the
pictures of the geographicfeatures on the board.
4. In groups have the students complete the sort of the
geographic features
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Nevada State College EDEL 453 - Spring 2014 Karen Powell-
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H. Assessment: What will you use to measure student
understanding?
I will have the students complete the Geographic Features
Sorting Worksheet. ( seeattached)
Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from
the lesson.Students must correctly sort all of the geographic
features on the worksheet.
I. Closure:Brief discussion about other geographic features not
found in Nevada.
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Geographic Features Sorting Worksheet
Student will cut out pictuers and sort the features in the
correct categories.
Carson River Pyramid Lake Bull Run Mountains Kings River
Black Mountains Yucca Mountain Snow Lake Echo Lake
Lake Tahoe Carson Range Amargosa River
Lakes Mountains Rivers
