Lesson B the Five Regions of Georgia

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Daily Lesson GAME Plan

Lesson Title: The Five Regionsof Georgia

Related Lessons: Georgias Landforms, GeorgiasRivers, Georgia Has Regions?, and Tourism of

Georgia ProjectGrade Level: 2nd Grade Unit: Georgias Regions

GOALSContent Standards:

SS2G1 The student will locate a!or to"o#ra"hical $eatures o$ Geor#ia and willdescri%e how these $eatures de$ine Geor#ia&s sur$ace'

a. Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont,Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, and ppalachian Plateau.

(STE )ETS*S Creati!ity and "nno!ation Critical #hin$ing, Pro%lem&'ol!ing, and

(ecision&Ma$ing

Communication and Colla%oration (igital Citi)enship

Research and "nformation *luency #echnology +perations and Concepts(nstructional O%!ective+s,:Overarchin# -uestions:

. -hy is the orld around youimportant in your life/

2. -hy is the 0i.e. Piedmont, Blue

Ridge Mountains, Coastal Plain,ppalachian Plateau, and Valleyand Ridge1 located there/

. 3o does here " li!e influenceho " li!e/

4. -hat do you mean %y 5region/67. -hat ma$es a region uni8ue and

different/9. -hat can e learn from the past/

. 3o can the places e li!e, ma$ea difference in the ay e li!e/

To"ical -uestions:

. Can you locate each of the fi!eregions of Georgia on a map/

2. 3o does li!ing in ;;;;;;;;; region

affect the ay e li!e/. 3o are the 7 regions 0Piedmont,Coastal Plain, ppalachian Plateau,Valley and Ridge, and the Blue RidgeMountains1 ali$e and different 0oruni8ue1/

ACT(O).e$ore*Class Pre"arationLocate !ideo < Georgia Regions Movie LIVELocate %oo$s 0print materials1 on the regions of Georgia6s 0at li%rary or school mediacenter1Locate 0and print1 images from each region of Georgia 0images should include, %ut arenot limited to, animals, landforms, tourist attractions, flo ers, plants, trees, etc. thatrepresent the specific region %eing discussed1


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Print out a set of 7 ord e%s for each studentPrepare a map of Georgia indicating each of the fi!e regions of GeorgiaLocate and prepare the /e#ions o$ Geor#ia PowerPointLocate the /e#ions o$ Geor#ia Pre0i PresentationPrepare the Per$or ance Tas : Touris Association o$ Geor#ia and the corresponding

ru%ric 0Grou" Pro!ect /u%ric 1 Durin# ClassTi e (nstructional Activities Materials /esources7 (ays 0 -ee$10(ays < 1

+Day 3, 4 =>plain the standard0SS2G1 #he student ill locatema?or topographical features ofGeorgia and ill descri%e ho thesefeatures define Georgia6s surface. a.Locate all the geographic regions ofGeorgia: Blue RidgeMountains,Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley andRidge, and ppalachian Plateau.1 andthe essential 8uestions 0listed a%o!e1,

again, for the acti!ity. 0-1

+Day 3*5, * Give the studentsthe 6ord 6e% . (Evaluation)Explain to the students thatthey will view the /e#ions o$Geor#iaPowerPoint and Pre0i + and anyother presentations you ould li$e toutili)e from the Geor#ia /e#ionsPath$inder, and will need torecord any importantinformation about each of the

5 regions of Georgia usingtheir word webs, (W) as theteacher presents anddiscusses the ower oint(one region at a time).(Explore and E!uip)

+Day 3*5, 4 s$ students to %egintheir ?ournal riting, Life as ananimal in a Georgia Region 7andcontinue the ?ournal riting for thene>t 7 days. 'tudents ill rite a%outthe follo ing gi!en topic: -rite

a%out a day in your life as if youere an animal from one of the fi!eregions of Georgia.

If you could be one of the manyanimals that live in one of our fiveregions in Georgia, Which would

you be? Why? What region would you come from? What ty es of thingswould you see? What would you dofor the day? 0=>plore, =8uip, and

Pencil, ?ournal 0or note%oo$paper1, pro?ector, computer,"nteracti!e %oard 0or hite%oard1, %oo$s a%outGeorgia6s regions, ''te>t%oo$, a map of Georgia0 ith all 7 regions indicatedon the map or a classroom

map of Georgia1, imagesfrom each region ofGeorgia, spea$ers, GeorgiaRegions Pathfinder,/e#ions o$ Geor#iaPowerPoint and Pre0i


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=!aluate1

+Day 5, 4 Gi!e each student a copyof Per$or ance Tas : TourisAssociation o$ Geor#ia along iththe corresponding ru%ric 0 Grou"

Pro!ect /u%ric 1. =>plain to thestudents that they are going to %e tourguides for the state of Georgia. @e!inLangston, (eputy Commissioner for#ourism, has as$ed them to research,plan, and create a creati!epresentation using eitherVoice#hread or Glogster, to %e usedas Georgia6s ne online tra!elA%rochure. #he online tra!elpresentation ill %e presented to their%oss 0@e!in Langston1, the other tourguides, and tourists. #he presentationmust include the follo ing:

.1 #he names of all 7 geographicregions.2.1 -hat does the land loo$ li$e/0description and picture1

.1 ames of ma?or cities in theregions.4.1 Local attractions for !isitors.7.1 atural resourcesDmanufacturedproducts in each region.9.1 #ypes of communities in eachregion 0e>. ur%an, rural, su%ur%an1

.1 Create a creati!e onlinepresentation.

otes: Modifications and accommodations can %e !ie ed %elo .MO)(TO/

Teacher O%servation8Con$erencin# 4 #he students ill participate in class discussions

6ritin#: Li$e as an ani al in Geor#ia&s /e#ions 4 'tudents ill rite a%out thefollo ing gi!en topic: -rite a%out a day in your life as if you ere an animal from one ofthe fi!e Georgia regions. If

you could be one of the many animals that live in one of our five regions in Georgia,Which would you be? Why? What region would you come from? What ty es of thingswould you see? What would you do for the day?9acet 4 (nter"retation8A""lication8Sel$*

nowled#e8Pers"ective8E "athy8E;"lanation

Student Sel$*Assess ents: Student Evaluation o$ Per$or ance Tas : TourisAssociation o$ Geor#ia Presentation 4 #he students ill reflect upon small groupassignments 0the tourism Po erPoint1 they ha!e produced ith their group mem%ers and


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their o n role in completing the assignment.9acet 4 Sel$* nowled#e8E;"lanation

Acco odations and E;tensions:'tudents ill %e placed into small groups to complete the Performance #as$, rather than

completing the tas$ indi!idually. 'tudents ith an "=P, ill %e gi!en the 7 ord e%s,and as$ed to only complete 2 facts a%out each Region of Georgia, rather than additionalfacts re8uired.

.ac u" Plan:"f "nternet access is una!aila%le, the teacher ill introduce and discuss, in&depth, allregions of Georgia using a classroom map of Georgia. "mages of Georgia6s regions ill%e sho nD!ie ed through the '' te>t%oo$ andDor %oo$s located from the li%rary.

ETE)DLesson Reflections and otes:

)ote 1: @ey !oca%ulary is introduced as they are mentioned in the learning acti!ities, te>t%oo$, otherreading material, and performance tas$. 'tudents ill read and discuss, ith the teacher, rele!ant sectionsof the '' te>t%oo$ 0pages 4&EE1 in order to support the learning acti!ities and performance tas$. 0=>ploreand =8uip1

)ote 2: s an ongoing acti!ity, the students ill rite a paper a%out a day in the life of an animal fromoneof the fi!e Georgia regions, as if you ere the animal. ns er the follo ing 8uestions: "f you could %e oneof the many animals that li!e in one of our fi!e regions in Georgia, -hich ould you %e/ -hy/ -hatregion ould you come from/ -hat types of things ould you see/ -hat ould you do for the day/0Rethin$, Re!isit, Reflect, and Refine1

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