Unit Topic or Theme:  Geography/U.S. History
Grade: 5
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Lesson Topic or Theme: States

Lesson Objectives: The student will be able to locate states on a map. They be learn facts about each state and also a little history.

Instructional Technique: The teacher will demonstrate to the students how the game works and they will play individually.After the students finish the game, there will be some group work.

Instructional Materials: Website: Matt and Amy’s Adventures in the United States. Worksheet.

Theoretical Perspective: This lesson is important because students should know about where they are living and what is around them. Also they should know about U.S. history and the history of different states.

Procedure:
A. Introductory Activity: For an introductory the teacher will just demonstrate and explain how to play the game. Also the teacher will give the worksheet to each student and explain to them for each answer they need answer the questions provided.
B. Step-by-step: Students will go to the website. Next they will read the directions and ask questions if they do not understand. They will click to begin the game. After they answer each question correctly using the information on the answer page or using the provided links they will answer the questions on the worksheet. They will also record how many tries it took the to find the correct answer.
C. Closure: Once students are don they will be divided in to small groups. Each group will be assigned one state theat they have found information on and they will make a poster together to share with the class. The poster will contain the information they found about their state. To make sure the students pay attention to each others posters they will be given a quiz afterwards.

Evaluation:

A. How/ when will you determine if you have met your objectives? The students will be able to locate states on a map. They will also be able to tell you some background on each state. To document this there will be the worksheet, the posters that are created by the students and the quiz.

B. Concerns or questions you have about teaching this lesson? One major concern is getting the students to stay on task and use the internet responsibly.






Worksheet