NaturesBountyUnitPlan Topicsandgoals:Thetopicsforthisunitaregeography,mapping,andnatural resourcesofUtah.Thegoalsareforstudentstounderstandandsynthesize wheretheyareintheworld,andhowtheyknowwheretheyare. UnitRationale:Thisunitisimportantforstudentlearningbecauseitcovers basicgeographicalskillsthattheywillneedfortheclass.Italsotalksaboutthe landscapeandresourcesthatareinUtah,includingculturalresources. Materials:Maps,paper,ruler,pencils,markersetc.,ahat. Differentiation:Iwilldifferentiatefordifferentlearnersbyusingavarietyof activitiesatdifferentdifficultylevelsthereisalsoanemphasisongroupworkso studentscansupporteachother. UnitPlan:NaturesBountyinUtah StepOne:Whatarethedesiredlearningresultsofthisunit? Studentswillacquireaworkingunderstandingof HowpeopleaffecttheenvironmentofUtah.

ah. HowtheenvironmentaffectsthepeopleinUtah. StepTwo:Whatessentialquestion(s)willanchorstudentstolearning? Whereareyou? Howdoyouknow? StepThree:Whatskillsareneededtoachievedesiredresults(nutsandboltsteaching)? ListalldeclarativeandproceduralknowledgestudentsmusthaveFIRSTinorder tosuccessfullycompletethisunit Criticalthinking Howtoreadamap Howtomakeamap StepFour:Whatisacceptableevidencetoshowdesiredresults? (Assessment) Listperformancetasks,assessments(formativeandsummative),journal prompts,etc.thatdemonstratethatyour FindyourhomeonGooglemaps Findyourhomeonaregularmap Createamapoftheschool MakeamapofUtah Plantoprotectanaturalresource. ParticipateinlandformPictionary. RegionsofUtahworksheet. studentsaremovingtowards/achievingdesiredlearningresults StepFive:Whatisthesequenceofactivities,learningexperiences,etc.thatwillleadto desiredresults(theplan)? Day1 Date:1/21/14

Focusoftheday:Introduceclass Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?StudentswillIntroduce themselvestoatleastoneotherstudentdsafdffa.com\ ]ndgooverclassexpectations. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Studentscantoperateintheclassiftheydontknowhowtheyare expectedtobehave. Day2 Date:1/22/14 Focusoftheday:Kindsofmaps Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Studentswilluseagraphic organizertoidentifydifferenttypesofmaps. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Studentswontknowwheretheyareiftheycantreadamap. Day3 Date:1/23/14 Focusoftheday:Introducehowtoreadmapsandkeyvocabulary Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Filloutworksheetwriting definitionsofvocabularywords,thenfindtheirpartner(onestudent definitiononestudentword). Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Studentswontknowwheretheyareiftheycantreadamap. Day4 Date:1/24/14F Focusoftheday:reviewlatitudeandlongitude Howwillyouknowthestudentsaregettingit:studentswillcompletethelat. andlong.scavengerhuntsheet. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnecttothedaysfocus:teachesthe studentshowtouseamap. Day5 Date:1/27/14 Focusoftheday:Identifybuildingsandroadsonamap,startmapofyour neighborhood. Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Studentswillstartworking onamapoftheschoolandsurroundingareacorrectly. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Understandinghowtomakeamaphelpsyouidentifywhereyouare better. Day6 Date:1/28/14 Focusoftheday:CreateamapofUtah Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Studentswillgethalfway throughcreatingtheirmapofUtah.

Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Theywillmapwheretheyare!

Day7 Date:1/29/14 Focusoftheday:RegionsofUtah,landformsresources Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Studentswillwritethree factsaboutgreatbasinregionandcoloradoplateauandaddittotheir map. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Studentswillbeabletoidentifythenaturalregionssurroundingthemand whatisinsidethem Day8 Date:1/30/14 Focusoftheday:RegionsofUtah,landformsresources Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Studentswillwritethree factsaboutthecoloradoplateauandrockymountainregionandadditto theirmap. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Studentswillbeabletoidentifythenaturalregionssurroundingthemand whatisinsidethem Day9 Date:1/31/14F Focusoftheday:Reviewlandforms,regions,andresources Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Studentswillplay Pictionaryorcharadestoactoutdifferentlandforms,regionsand resources. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Studentswillbeabletoidentifyaspectsofdifferentregionssurrounding themandwhatisinsideofthem. Day10 Date:2/3/14 Focusoftheday:createathreefolddescribingallthreeregionsinUtah andtheirresourcesandlandforms. Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Theirmapwillbecomplete bytheendofclass. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Studentswillbeabletocreateavisualrepresentationoftheworldaround them. Day11 Date:2/4/14 Focusoftheday:createathreefolddescribingallthreeregionsinUtah andtheirresourcesandlandforms. Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Theirmapwillbecomplete

bytheendofclass. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Studentswillbeabletocreateavisualrepresentationoftheworldaround them. Day12 Date:2/5/14 Day13 Date:2/6/14 Day14 Date:2/7/14F Focusoftheday:Protectingresources,Melissavisit Howwillyouknowthatstudentsaregettingit?Studentswillworkin groupsandidentifyUtahsmostimportantresource,thentheywillcome upwithaplantoprotectit. Howdoestheessentialquestionconnectstudentstothisdaysfocus? Studentswillgainappreciationforwheretheyarebyrecognizinghow importantitsresourcesare