Grade level and unit:    

Grade 9 Geography
Human Environmental Interaction
 
Lesson purpose:

• Students will understand the impact of the environment on peoples lives.
• Students will plan and organize a long term project.
• Students will develop skill working on a team.

Lesson length:
 This lesson can be taught in 10 class periods.

Historical and Social Sciences Analysis Skills:

Grades 9-12

Chronological and Spatial Thinking

3.Students use a variety of map and documents to interpret human movement, including major patterns of domestic and international migration; changing environmental preferences and settlement patterns; the frictions that develop between population groups; and the diffusion of ideas, technological innovations, and goods

4.students relate current events to the physical and human characteristics of places and regions

Historical Interpretation

5.students analyze human modifications of a landscapes, and examine the resulting environmental policy issues

Management and Assessment Tips:
 

• A good way to keep a handle on individual participation is to assign a separate grade for  the participation of each student based on your observation of on-task behavior. This  will ensure more even distribution of work from the team members.
• Emphasize the daily progress of student investigations during the road trip by having  students report out to the whole group at the beginning of class.
• It will be good to spot check progress, and collect journal notebooks at regular intervals  to iron out difficulties, make revision suggestions, and keep them on the  road to  success.
• Set clear tasks and monitor Internet use of groups to ensure maximum on-task behavior, and minimal  surfing  or downtime.

Extra Materials/Resources:

• Chart paper
• Markers
• Maps of the United States

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