Geography Lesson

Book Title:Social studies alive our community and beyond (textbook)

Materials needed:
-5 Physical features maps
-Include a key of what they have to put on the map such as mountains, deserts, plains, hills,
rivers, islands, lakes, ocean, peninsula, bay and valley.
-Green markers
-blue yarn
-gold fish
-marshmallows
-kisses
-gold glitter
-honey maid crackers
-pretzel sticks
Instructions for activity:
For this activity you choose whether you want to use glue or not.
1st with your pencil you will draw out all the physical features (including bay, hill etc.).
2nd you will paint in green using markers the area that shows where the plains, peninsula, and
island.
3rd use blue yarn to show where and water feature is located such as (river, lake,bay).
4th use gold fish to show where the oceans are located.
5th put gold glitter to where the desert is located.
6th use kisses to show where the mountains are located.
7th use marshmallows to show where the hills are located.
8th use the crushed honey maid crackers to show the coast.
And finally use the pretzel sticks to show where the valley is located.
We are done!
TEKS
Geography. The student understands how humans adapt to variations in the physical
environment. The student is expected to: . (A) describe and explain variations in the physical
environment, including climate, landforms, natural resources, and natural hazards; (B) identify
and compare how people in different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment
in which they live such as deserts, mountains, wetlands, and plains (C) describe the effects of
physical and human processes ; such as volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes in shaping the
landscape.

Objective
Students will be able to define Geography and locate the physical features of the Earths
surface after getting information from the social studies alive book and with the activity to locate
physical features to review what they have gained from the activity.

Relevancy
I am teaching this to improve the students knowledge of their surroundings so they can be
familiar with Earths physical features.

Questions Before, Middle and end of lesson:

What do you think geography means?
What do you think of when you hear the word geography?
If you were in the car what would you see around through your window?
Would you see mountains?
Would you see rivers?
What about hills?
What do you think of when you hear physical features?
Conclusion
Geography is the study of the earth and its features and the distributions of life on the Earth.
Geo means prefix meaning earth.
Graphy is the suffix meaning field of study.
When I hear the word geography I think of mountains, maps, and globes.
When I hear physical features I picture trees.
Geography isn't just about where places are. Its also about what different places are like.
Mountains, rivers, and hills are all physical features. They are made by nature not people.
Ask what they found interesting about the lesson.
Ask something different they learned.