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Intro to U.S. Geography Unit for 5th-7th Grade (2 weeks) PDF, PPT, Google Apps!

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The Intro to U.S. Geography Lesson Plan Unit for 5th-7th grade comes with EVERYTHING you need to teach your students about important topics such as the physical characteristics and climates of the U.S., population and settlement patterns of the US, the location, capital, and abbreviation of each one of the 50 states, in addition to building your students map reading and comprehension skills, and so much MORE! This U.S. Geography Lesson Plan Unit has you COVERED!!

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Here's what you'll receive with this awesome unit:

  • Unit Outline with Lesson-by-Lesson Overview
  • 6 highly curated, immersive presentations featuring built-in Discussion Based Questions (DBQ) in both PowerPoint (PPT) & Google Slides formats
  • 27 student exercise assignments complete with teacher answer keys
  • 15 links to supplemental videos on YouTube
  • Guided Notes Handouts for students for every lesson
  • Jeopardy Unit Review Game - Fun, engaging, interactive, and EASY-TO-USE!!
  • 55 Question Unit Assessment with teacher answer key and grading rubric

EVERY lesson in this unit comes loaded with amazing resources! You'll save HOURS of your time and have no problem whatsoever teaching your students all about these important US Geography topics:

Map Comprehension

  • Applying geographic tools to interpret maps (latitude/longitude, scales, symbols, etc.)
  • Main types of maps (physical, political, & thematic)

The 50 U.S. States

  • Identifying each state and its location in the U.S
  • State abbreviations and state capitals

Regions of the U.S.

  • Economic, Physical, Political, and Climatological regions of the U.S.
  • Examination of various regions such as Silicon Valley, Rust Belt & Sun Belt, Census Regions, etc.

Physical Features and Significant Land forms of the U.S.

  • Locating and describing the significance of land forms such as the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, Mississippi River, and many others

Population and Settlement Patterns

  • Identifying and explaining the importance of the largest population centers in the U.S.

Geographic Data

  • What it can be used for and how it can be interpreted (election results, census data, demographics, etc.)

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Total Pages
90+ slides in PowerPoint (PPT) & Google Slides formats
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
2 Weeks
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Standards

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Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

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