Lesson+Plan


 * [[image:72.jpg width="86" height="78"]]Social Studies **

SS.4.G.1.2 SS.4.G.1.3 ||
 * Curriculum Area: || Social Studies ||
 * Subject Area: || Geography, The World in Spatial Terms ||
 * Sunshine State Standards: || SS.4.G.1.1
 * Lesson Title: || Florida Oh’ Florida!!! ||
 * Suggested Grade Level: || Fourth Grade ||
 * Equipment Needed: || **Technology**: Several classroom computers and printers
 * Software:** Microsoft Word, Paint, YouTube
 * Other:** Ruler, Pencil, Pens, Color Pencils ||
 * Focus Question: || How does weather impact Florida’s cities, tourist attractions, state capital, and other features? ||
 * Learning Objectives: || * Using a computer and the Paint program the fourth grade students will identify and label (Knowledge) physical features of Florida, such as bodies of water, locations, and landforms with 95 percent accuracy.


 * Using a computer and the Paint program the fourth grade students will identify and label (Knowledge) cultural features on a map of Florida, such as the state capital, a major city, and tourist attractions with 95 percent accuracy.


 * Completing a worksheet with specific coordinates given by the teacher the fourth grade student will predict and draw (Comprehension and Knowledge) the track of a hurricane with 95 percent accuracy.


 * Given vocabulary words and a word search the fourth grade students will identify, list, and repeat (Knowledge) words having to do with weather in Florida, such as hurricanes, thunderstorms, drought, and mild climate with 95 percent accuracy. ||
 * Instructions: || The teacher will introduce the activities by asking the students to take out a piece of paper and list all the cities in Florida they know. Create a map of Florida on the board using the cities from the student’s papers. Name each city and discuss features the city may be popular for such as, it is the state capital or has a major tourist attraction. Once the discussion is complete, the teacher will pull up on the projector screen and play Florida Geography games with the class and have each student come up and drag cities to their correct location.

Students will then use the rubric and follow the learning objectives to determine what elements are prominent in the activities. The student will use what they learned from the introduction lesson to complete their own map of Florida on the computer in the Paint program. On this map the students will locate the state capital, major cities, tourist attractions, and bodies of water surrounding Florida.

The teacher will introduce the different climates in Florida such as hurricanes, mild climate, and thunderstorms. Incorporate Florida’s climates into what the student learned from the previous activity.

Each student will complete a worksheet naming and tracking their own hurricane after watching an informative video. The students will also complete a Climate Word search to help them understand that hurricanes are not the only threatening environmental factors affecting Florida.

When the students finish both assignments they will submit them to the teacher for evaluation and will present their hurricane and map of Florida to the class. ||
 * Evaluation of content || Teacher Observation along with two assignment rubrics will be used to evaluate this activity. Students will be evaluated on their ability to locate state capital, a major city, tourist attractions, and bodies of water throughout several tasks and worksheets. ||
 * Evaluation of curriculum integration: || Using observation, teachers will evaluate if the selected technology such as the Paint program met a variety of learning styles and whether the students were able to acquire the skills needed while creating a map of Florida. The teacher will also evaluate through observation the extent to which the students use technology to master the objectives. ||