Lauren's Preliminary Lesson Plan

Target Audience of the Lesson: 5th grade students

Big Idea of the Lesson: Students will discover the different regions of the United States and classify the states in these areas, defining how their land is used and the ways in which the use for them has changed.

Overall Goal for the Lesson: I want students to be able to learn about other states that make up our country and the specific things that each is known for. Through incorporating a fun activity in which the students have to research their state and also get a chance to do more hands-on work, I hope they will enjoy the project more. Also, I want the students to be able to become familiar with working with videocameras and using technology to share their final project with the class.

Indiana Content Standards Addressed:
View Resource(s)
Describe the major ways that land was used by American Indians and colonists in each region and explain how land use changed in the past and continues to change.
5.3.8
View Resource(s)
Identify the major manufacturing and agricultural regions in colonial America and cite ways that agriculture and manufacturing have changed in the past and continue to change.

ISTE CNETS Student Standards Addressed:
examine the interaction of human beings and their physical environment, the use of land, building of cities, and ecosystem changes in selected locales and regions;
explore ways that the earth's physical features have changed over time in the local region and beyond and how these changes may be connected to one another;
describe how people create places that reflect ideas, personality, culture, and wants and needs as they design homes, playgrounds, classrooms, and the like;