Introduction
Pack your bags! We're going exploring!
Take your students on a introductory tour of California's four wonderfully
exciting and different regions.
Subject Social Studies
Topic: California's Four Regions
Grade Level: 4th
Student Lesson name Explore California
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Standards
Addressed
4th GradeSan Juan District Standard - Social Studies
4.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of natural and man-made geographic features by:
(3) describing and identifying the four regions of California and reasons for growth and exonomic development.
(5) using maps, charts and pictures to describe how communities in California vary in land use.
Fourth Grade
Social Studies: Focus on
California's Four Regions
Mountain, Coast, Desert
and Central Valley
a) the general location of each geographic region
b) population
c) climate
d) natural resources
Instructional
Objectives
Students will be able to list California's four regions and write two facts about each.
Student
Activities
Students will go on a brief photo tour of California's four regions and they will take notes while doing so on a teacher provided matrix.
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Assessment
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Results
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School Name
Thomas Coleman
School
Location 6545 Beech Avenue
Your Name
and e-mail address Laurie Susmilch
Last Revised:
08/03/2000