8th Grade World Geography Lesson Plans Week 2
8th Grade World Geography Lesson Plans Week 2
8th Grade World Geography Lesson Plans Week 2
08/01/2021 - 08/07/2021
Mr. Salber
8th Grade World 8th Grade World 8th Grade World 8th Grade World 8th Grade World
Geography Geography Geography Geography Geography
Evaluate the Evaluate the Evaluate the Evaluate the Evaluate the
advantages and advantages and advantages and advantages and advantages and
disadvantages of disadvantages of disadvantages of disadvantages of disadvantages of
using different maps using different maps using different maps using different maps using different maps
and geospatial and geospatial and geospatial and geospatial and geospatial
technologies for technologies for technologies for technologies for technologies for
analyzing spatial analyzing spatial analyzing spatial analyzing spatial analyzing spatial
distributions and distributions and distributions and distributions and distributions and
patterns on Earth. patterns on Earth. patterns on Earth. patterns on Earth. patterns on Earth.
Utilize maps and Utilize maps and Utilize maps and Utilize maps and Utilize maps and
geospatial geospatial geospatial geospatial geospatial
technologies to technologies to technologies to technologies to technologies to
explain relationships explain relationships explain relationships explain relationships explain relationships
among peoples, among peoples, among peoples, among peoples, among peoples,
places, and places, and places, and places, and places, and
environments. environments. environments. environments. environments.
Categorize the Categorize the Categorize the Categorize the Categorize the
geographic geographic geographic geographic geographic
organization of organization of organization of organization of organization of
people, places, and people, places, and people, places, and people, places, and people, places, and
environments using environments using environments using environments using environments using
spatial models. spatial models. spatial models. spatial models. spatial models.
Direct Instruction Direct Instruction Direct Instruction Direct Instruction Direct Instruction
Do Now - Challenge/ Do Now - how do you Do Now - Review - Do Now - Review - Do Now - Define
Assessment read this What are the 5 What two landforms 1) Adapt
Label as much as 30° 22' 2.7120'' N themes of geography are connected? 2) Change
you can on this map and 89° 5' 34.1484'' Guided Practice How? Be sure to use your
It will be graded this W Guided Practice own definition, create
Guided notetaking -
time Bonus points of you a visual
50 Landforms Provide students with
Guided Practice can find where this is representation and
an example of how
Guided Practice compare and contrast
How does your Students will identify they may want to
the two terms
phone know where Exploration of Google and define 50 complete the
you are? Earth different landforms. Landform Scavenger Guided Practice
How does it know Ensure google earth Hunt activity. What it means to
how to get you to the works on student Independent Practice adapt to the
baseball field, the devices. Character is on an environment
Brain Breaks -
grocery store, the Explore what you can island. The island Situation
CHALLENGE
beach? do on google earth could be formed by a I live in a cold climate
Out of the 13
Independent Practice volcano. The island is I live in a hot climate
landforms covered so
PPT on GPS and in the ocean. - 3 of The air is polluted
Students are given far try and name
Geocaching the required with yellow dust
13 sets of them without peeking
landforms are done I live on the side of a
coordinates.
Geocaching video right there. mountain - I can't
Student need to Out of all the
plant crops
identify what country landforms covered so
5 Theme project Options for
they are in and what far which ones are
share storytelling. What it means to
the significant most interesting to
Standards http://storybird.com/ Change the
landmark is. you
http://www.storyboard environment
ITG.1 Investigate
that.com/ Situation
the world using Name one landform
I live in a cold climate
that we have talked
spatial terms, 22.9519° S, 43.2105° about so far that you Independent Practice I live in a hot climate
concepts, and W Christ the have actually been Outline your project. The air is polluted
thinking and Redeemer to. Create a diagram the with yellow dust
employing maps and 39.9169° N, connects 10 of the 50 I live on the side of a
other geographic 116.3907° E Try and name as landforms mountain - I can't
representations, Forbidden city many landforms as plant crops
tools, and 40.6892° N, 74.0445° you can!! Begin to outline a Independent Practice
technologies. W Statue of Liberty No cheating! story for your There are numerous
ITG.1.1 Evaluate the 27.1751° N, 78.0421° There are 48 character areas of life impacted
advantages and E Taj Mahal landforms we
by changing and
disadvantages of 48.8584° N, 2.2945° reviewed! Create a presentation adapting to the
using different maps E Eiffel tower explaining your 10 environment.
and geospatial 51.5081° N, 0.0759° After reviewing all of landforms. You will explore
technologies for W Tower of London the landforms today, Homework these areas
analyzing spatial 41.8902° N, 12.4922° name one or more
This is a two part Economy
distributions and E Colosseum landforms that you
assignment. Be sure Energy
patterns on Earth. 29.9773° N, 31.1325° didn’t know about
to read all sections of Transportation
E Pyramids of Egypt until today.
ITG.1.2 Utilize maps the assignment Recreation
50.8450° N, 4.3500° Homework
and geospatial carefully. Be sure to Agriculture
E Manneken Pis
technologies to This is a two part check that you have Housing
13.7516° N,
explain relationships assignment. Be sure completed all of the Create two columns:
100.4927° E Temple
among peoples, to read all sections of required parts of How we adapt to the
of the emerald
places, and the assignment BOTH parts of the environment on one
Buddha
environments. carefully. Be sure to assignment. side and How we
27.1127° S,
check that you have Part I change the
ITG.1.3 Categorize 109.3497° W Statues
completed all of the Demonstrate your environment on the
the geographic of the Easter island
required parts of knowledge of the five other.
organization of 43.8791° N,
BOTH parts of the theme of geography Homework
people, places, and 103.4591° W Mount
assignment. and the landforms
environments using Rushmore This is a two part
Part I through a PowerPoint
spatial models. 43.3373° N, 17.8150° assignment. Be sure
Demonstrate your presentations. It will
E Bridge of Mostar to read all sections of
knowledge of the five be a total of 12
Standards the assignment
theme of geography slides. The first is you carefully. Be sure to
ITG.1 Investigate and the landforms title slide which will check that you have
the world using through a PowerPoint have your name on completed all of the
spatial terms, presentations. It will the slide. The next 10 required parts of
concepts, and be a total of 12 slides will include an BOTH parts of the
thinking and slides. The first is you image of the assignment.
employing maps and title slide which will landform, an example Part I
other geographic have your name on of the landform, a Demonstrate your
representations, the slide. The next 10 definition, the exact knowledge of the five
tools, and slides will include an location (if possible), theme of geography
technologies. image of the and a description of and the landforms
ITG.1.1 Evaluate the landform, an example some characteristics through a PowerPoint
advantages and of the landform, a (climate). The final presentations. It will
disadvantages of definition, the exact slide will be a work be a total of 12
using different maps location (if possible), cited page. You will slides. The first is you
and geospatial and a description of use MLA format to title slide which will
technologies for some characteristics cite all of your have your name on
analyzing spatial (climate). The final pictures. the slide. The next 10
distributions and slide will be a work Part II slides will include an
patterns on Earth. cited page. You will You will demonstrate image of the
use MLA format to an understanding of
ITG.1.2 Utilize maps landform, an example
cite all of your how the landforms
and geospatial of the landform, a
pictures. interact through the definition, the exact
analyzing spatial
distributions and
patterns on Earth.
ITG.1.2 Utilize maps
and geospatial
technologies to
explain relationships
among peoples,
places, and
environments.
ITG.1.3 Categorize
the geographic
organization of
people, places, and
environments using
spatial models.