50 United States Unit Plan

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50 United States Unit Plan

• By Jaida GoldbergDue November 13th, 2006

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Analyze Learners

• 25 students of various learning abilities
• Average age 11
• Grade 5

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State Objectives

• SS.5.4.1 read, interpret and draw conclusions
  from United States maps (e.g., special purpose
  maps, graphs, charts, tables, timelines).
• SS.5.4.2 measure distances using a scale and
  apply the concept of cardinal and intermediate
  directions.
• SS.5.4.4 locate, identify and contrast the major
  rivers, landforms, natural resources, climate
  regions, major soil regions and deserts of the
  United States.
• SS.5.4.6 discuss and define the various regions
  of the United States.
• SS.5.4.7 identify and locate each of the fifty
  United States within their regions

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Select Media and Material

• Pencils and paper
• Poster boards
• Glue
• Scissors
• Markers, colored pencils, crayon
• Notebooks
• CD player
• Compasses for each student
• Construction paper
• Yarn
• Word processor
• Internet access

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Select MM cont.Websites

• http//50states.com useful for students to do
  research
• http//www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_lp278
  -03.shtml --Zip code math, but I altered the
  worksheet
• http//zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp --this
  is the website that students can use to find zip
  codes for their worksheet
• http//www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/us_nl.pdf
  --students will use the US map to plot the areas
  from zip code math.

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Utilize Media and Materials

• 10 Days

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Day 1

• 50 Nifty Song playing
• Bell ringer-list what you know
• 1st and 2nd (NE and SE)
• NEMary M. Main rode to Connecticut and New York
  to buy a very new ham, and new ham, a new jersey,
  and a pen. I declare!

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Day 1 Continued

• Handout syllabus
• Practice 50 Nifty Song
• GameMap on basketball court

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Day 2

• Review (NE and SE)
• 3rd and 4th (MW and SW)
• Game girls vs. boys

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Day 3

• Review 4 regions (NE, SE, MW, and SW)
• 5th region (W)
• Cooperative learning groups compete against each
  other today.

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Day 4

• Review
• Map game outside
• Start memorizing 50 Nifty Song
• Computer time

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Day 5

• Assign regions
• Group time
• Homework

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Day 6

• Hand in homework
• Handout on project
• Time to work on project

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Day 7

• Practice reciting 50 Nifty Song
• Time to work on project
• Zip Code Math worksheet

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Day 8

• Bell ringer-draw map
• Compass worksheet
• Time to work on project

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Day 9

• Finish up group projects (Due Day 10)
• Recite the 50 Nifty Song
• Plot locations on US Map

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Day 10

• Present group projects

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Required Learner Participation

• Celebration
• Working together
• Website usage
• Games outside

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Evaluate and Revise

• Presenting the 5 regions projects (SS5.4.6 )
  (SS.5.4.1)
• Reciting the 50 nifty song (SS5.4.7)
• Being able to draw a map using directions
  (N,S,E,W) to get from home to school and the
  major intersection closest to their
  home.(SS.5.4.2)
• The students will have a worksheet to fill out
  several different locations on and around the
  campus using a compass. (SS.5.4.2)
• Also everyday we will be practicing locating the
  states on the United States map that I got
  painted onto the basketball court. I will be
  giving participation points. (SS5.4.7) (SS5.4.6 )
• The students will hand in zip code math. This
  worksheet is more for the research aspect and
  applying it to a worksheet.