Unit Plan Template

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Unit Author

First and Last Name

Marien Voorhees, Peyton Britt, Emma Castay, Esther

Castay

Authors E-mail Address

Mvoorh7@lsu.edu, pbritt5@lsu.edu, ecasta3@lsu.edu,

ecasta4@lsu.edu

Course Name(s)

ELRC

Course Number(s)

2507

Course Section(s)

Instructor(s) Name(s)

Debbie Heroman

Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title

Going on a date with the United States

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Goals

Content Questions

What are the broad goals of your unit?

Geography:
Can students identify the five regions of the nation?
Do students know main geographical features of each
region?
Social Studies:
Can students identify 15 Presidents by their pictures or
facts?
Did students complete Presidential Profiles?
Did Student complete in depth research of their president?
Science:
Can students distinguish between the nine climates
regions?
Do students know the different climates of the regions
during each season?
Math:
Can students calculate the various depths of the Great
Lakes?

Unit Summary

Students will learn about the geography of the United States, weather patterns in the United
States, presidents of the united states and Math will relate to United States.
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Subject Area(s)

Students will cover Geography, Math, Social studies and science.

Grade Level [Click box(es) of all grade level(s) that your Unit targets]

K-2
6-8
ESL
Gifted and Talented

3-5
9-12
Resource
Other:

Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks

People, Land, and Environment (Standard #4)

3.4.1 Compare and contrast the physical features of various regions
3.4.4 Explain how humans have adapted to the physical environment in different
regions
Maps and Globes (Standard #3)
3.3.4 Locate and label major geographic features on a map
Science as Inquiry/The Ability to Do Scientific Inquiry GLE #1: Ask questions about
objects and events in the environment (e.g., plants, rocks, storms) (SI-E-A1)

Earth and Space Science/Properties of Earth Materials GLE #45: Describe the difference
between weather and climate (ESS-E-A2)
Download link to common core standards

Go to the common core standards on the Louisiana State Department of Education website.
you dont need to list everything just the ones that specifically pertain to your lesson.
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Social Studies: By the end of the lesson students will be able to identify 15 out of 44
presidents when shown a photo or given a fact about a particular president.
Science: Students will be able to identify the different climates of the different regions
Geography: Students will be able to label the different regions of the nation and identify
different characteristics that make up each of them
Math: Students will be able to calculate various problems using real world instances
Procedures

Eg. Lesson 1 Social Studies- Presidents

Lesson 2- Science- Climate Regions
Lesson 3- Geography- Regions of the Nation
Lesson 4- Math- Applying real world applications
Approximate Time Needed

Social Studies- Four class periods

Science- 3 class periods
Geography- 2 class periods
Math- 3 class periods
Prerequisite Skills

Social Studies: Students need to know what a president is and does in the United States.
Science: Understand the concepts of longitude and latitude
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Geography: Students will need the know the general location of the states
Math: Understand basic calculation skills
Materials and Resources

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera
Laser Disk
Computer(s)
Printer
Digital Camera
Projection System
DVD Player
Scanner
Internet Connection
Television

VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
Other:

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet
Image Processing
Desktop Publishing
Internet Web Browser
E-mail Software
Multimedia
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Web Page Development

Word Processing
Other:

Printed Materials

Social Studies: President Profile Sheet, Lyric sheet, Printed

Poster.
Science: Computers, internet access
Geography: Computers, projector, internet access
Math: printed worksheet, computers

Supplies

Art supplies, writing tools, computers

Internet Resources

Social Studies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITdakRPwIU&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Google Earth

Others

None

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Resource Student

Non-Native English
Speaker

Gifted Student

Hearing Impaired can use the Braille lyric sheet, Learning

Disabilities can be given photos of the president with bold
letters and which number president it was. Students can be
placed within close proximity to the teacher.
Non- Native students can listen to the CD on individual
headphones in their native language. Student will also be given
extended time to complete assignments along with assistance
from peer or staff member
Gifted students will be able to pick a president they know little
about and preform the song by themselves for extra credit.

Student Assessment
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How are you going to assess the whole unit? I am including a unit plan rubric for you to use.

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