Idaho Social Studies 5.SS.2.2

Social Studies5th GradeGeography

The Standard

Identify the regions of the United States and their resources.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students find the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West on a U.S. map. They name natural resources found in each region and tell how people use them.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can label all five regions on a blank map. They can name a resource found in each region and explain one use for a resource.
Common Misconceptions: Students may name a state instead of a region or list a car as a natural resource. They may think forests or fertile soil occur in only one region.
How to Assess It: On a blank U.S. map, label the Midwest and Southwest. Name one natural resource found in each and write how people use one of them.

Lesson moves

Have pairs label five regions on a blank U.S. map and place fish, timber, fertile soil, oil, and copper cards where found.
Ask partners, 'How could fertile soil shape jobs in the Midwest?' Have each write one sentence naming a resource and a job.
Call clues such as 'copper mines' or 'Great Lakes farmland'; students cover the matching region on a five-region bingo card.
Show a photo of a California almond package; locate California in the West and discuss the water almond trees need.

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