Thursday, September 25, 2014

Blog Post #7 Concept Map- North America Climate







Climate of North America

 

The grade I chose to teach this to is the 6th grade.  The common core standard that I think goes with my topic is" CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7
Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts."

I.       Tropical Climate1

Tropical climate it hot and humid. There are continually high temperatures and considerable perception throughout the year. This climate is also an non- arrid climate. Also, all of the twelve months have temperatures of at least 64 degrees Fahrenheit.

A.    Region

B.    Terrain

II.     Dry Climate

In dry climates there is a serve lack of water. The lack of water effects the growth and development of plants. Also, animal life is effected by the high temperatures, and low water.

A.    Terrain- very dry land with few trees and plants.

B.    Region-  Arizona & Texas

III.    Temperate Climate

There are distinct changes between winter, and summer. Also, there is a moderate spring and fall season. There is very cold winters, and very hot summers. Also,  this is a combination of both tropics and polar regions.

A.    Terrain

B.    Region

IV.    Continental Climate

Continental Climate have warm and cool summers that change throughout the summer. Their is a range of summers can cause spectacular weather phenomenon. Also, there is little rainfall throughout the year and the areas are on the interior of a continent.

A.    Region

1.    States

B.    Terrain

1.  Animal Life- Red squirrel, coyote, or white tail deer.

 

V.     Polar Climate

Polar climates are cold all year round. In polar climate you have polar tundras which has no summer and nine month out of the year have temperature below freezing. Another characteristic of polar climates are polar ice caps. This areas are completely frozen and they have no summers.

A.    Terrain

B.    Region - Northern Alaska & parts of Canada


15 comments:

  1. interesting topic. Very informative project. Sounded very knowledgeable.

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  2. I think you do a great job! you knew your facts. It would be good to teach your students about the climates because this is a topic most students wont understand except for the area they live in.

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  3. This is a very large topic that you can take in many different directions. Very interesting! Good job!

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  4. I like your concept map. I think this is a very interesting topic to teach your students. I think students will like learning about this topic. Great job!

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  5. This is a great topic because it deals directly with where we're currently at and where others are. It's good to know that weather and climate can vary depending on where you are. Great information!

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  6. I like the idea of introducing students to different climates! Good job!

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  7. I liked your lesson! I think that this is a very important lesson that students should study.

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  8. This is a very informational topic and it has a lot of information. You could do a lot of different activities with this topic

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  9. Very informative, well organized and very well presented, great job.

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  10. Your map had the same problem mine had with being so small. haha. I liked yours a lot. Children definitely need to recognize the different regions of the United States. You could add shoebox dioramas to your lesson plan and have groups add their own region to it.

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  11. I think you did a good job covering all of your outline ideas with out going over anyone's head :) the material was relative and would be easy to connect to their background knowledge for better understanding. suggestion: for the upper grades don't be afraid to use a few more words on your map- i think they would be old enough to get it ;) Good Job!!!

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    1. Yeah I that is true about the words I just wasn't sure. Thank you for the advice. :)

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