Lesson 1: The Geographer's World
Duration of Days: 10
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to define geography
Guiding Question: What does it mean to think like a geographer?
Geography
Spatial
Landscape
Relative location
Absolute location
Latitude
Longitude
Equator
Prime meridian
Region
Environment
Landform
Climate
resource
6.Inq.2.a. Apply disciplinary knowledge and practices to demonstrate an understanding of world
regional studies context.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7
DOK Level 1 - Remembering specific terms and definitions related to geography
Local (Meriden, CT) and state and United States geography
Tiered Reading levels for informational text. Vocabulary Scaffolding, Think-Pair-Share, Multimodal inputs for infographics and maps.
Students will complete a series of guided notes and review terms for a formative assesment.
Google classroom, Chromebook, Discovering World Geography McGraw Hill textbook