Lesson Plan

Lesson Topic: World Geography

Lesson Objectives: The students will be traveling the world going to different continents. They must be able to answer questions based on the clues that they are given. They should be able to locate where they are by determining what geographic monuments and features are given to them.

Instructional technique: The teachers will ask the students what continents are. They will see how much the students know before the lesson. Once we have gathered how much knowledge the students have about continents we will go over where the continents are on the globe. We will hand out two sheets of paper as well. One will have lyrics to a song that helps to remember the names of the 7 continents and the other is a sheet that has the seven continents on it. The students will read the paper with the lyrics on it and learn the song together as a class. They will then color in the sheet with the continents on them (they can color code them however they want). After the students have learned the continents we will do an overview of what countries are in each to familiarize them with it. We will then introduce them to the website.

Instructional materials: 2 worksheets

Theoretical perspective: It is important for students to learn about the continents because it helps them narrow things down geographically. Continents play a large role in physical, cultural and economic characteristics of places. It’s learning about diversity and how parts of the world differ from one another. Each continent is unique in its own way. They all have different history, climates, wildlife and monumental features. It is important for a student to be able to differ which continent is which after being given certain information.

Procedure:
Introductory activity- The introductory activities are the class discussion, the worksheet (blank map) and the song. It familiarizes the students with what continents are and although they already have a background in the subject it refreshes and answers any questions that they have.

Step by step- we will bring the students into the computer lab and using the over head show them what to click on to get to the site. We will do the first page with them so that they understand how the website works. Then they will be on their own, the teachers will be walking around to make sure the students are staying on track and to answer the questions any students may have. Once completed we will ask the students what they liked about the site, if it helped them and ask them if they have any questions or comments.
Adaptations for different learners- the teachers will be walking around to help the students if they have any questions.

Evaluation:
We will determine how well the students did by going around and checking their computers when they are done. Also how fast a student finishes will show how knowledgeable the student is, because the faster they finish means the less times they had to go back and re-do a question.

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