Middle School Other (Social Studies & History) Interactive Notebooks

Have your student work cooperatively to use their prior knowledge of five (5) geographical themes knowledge to create a culture — location, place, movement, human-environment interaction, and region. Through this lesson, students will learn all the characteristics of culture. For students to be successful in playing this game, students must have a working knowledge of the five geographical themes.

OBJECTIVE:

• Students will review the five geographical themes.
• Students will be able to apply the five geographical themes to real-world experiences.
• Students will use the five geographical themes and will create a culture.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

• What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
• What physical and cultural characteristics make a place special?
• How do people, goods, and ideas move throughout the world?
• What are the common characteristics that are shared by a region?

MATERIALS

• Detailed Teacher Instructions
• Three-prong notebook per student
• Art Supplies: Markers, crayons, and/or colored pencils
• Five Geographical Themes Activity Sheet (Included)
• Five Geographical Themes Review Game (Included)
• Internet access
• Class set of atlases
• Hole punch
• Grading Rubric (Included)

PREPARATION

• Set up the classroom desks or tables so that students are sitting in groups of twos or threes.
• Duplicate Geographical Themes Game, cut, and place in bag.
• Duplicate packets, one per student.

SCHEDULE

Day One:

(1) Watch video

(2) Play Geographical Themes Game

(3) Complete the brainstorming activity

(2) Create a title page with your culture’s name on it

(3) Complete the “location” activity.

Day Two:

(1) Complete the “place” activity.

Day Three:

(2) Complete the “human environment Interaction” activity.

Day Four:

(1) Complete the “movement” activity and “region” activity.

Day Six:

(1) Presentations. See closure and evaluation.

CLOSURE / EVALUATION

Students, alongside their groups, will present their Geographical Themes Interactive Notebook while the audience takes notes.

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