Learning Objectives
Learner Goals (big ideas) for the Lesson Sequence
What are your learner goals for teaching this lesson sequence?
Big Idea: Geography
Geography includes the study of the five fundamental themes of location,
place, regions, movement and human/environmental interaction. Students need
geographic knowledge to analyze issues and problems to better understand how
humans have interacted with their environment over time, how geography has
impacted settlement and population, and how geographic factors influence
climate, culture, the economy and world events. A geographic perspective also
enables students to better understand the past and present and to prepare for the
Learner Goals
(big ideas)
future.
Learning Objectives and Alignment of Objectives
Learning Objectives
Program of Studies
What are the lesson objectives that will
or
fulfill your goals? (At least one
Kentucky Core
objective per lesson)
Academic Standards
Students will identify the nations of
Europe
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Bloom’s Taxonomy
Level
Lower: Application,
SS-HS-4.3.1
Students will describe the
movement and settlement
patterns of people in
various places and analyze
the causes of that
movement and settlement
(e.g., push factors such as
famines or military
conflicts; pull factors such
as climate or economic
opportunity) and the
impacts in the modern
world (1500 A.D. to
present) and United States
(Reconstruction to
present).
Students will describe the physical
regions and features in Europe.
SS-HS-4.1.1
Students will use a variety
of geographic tools (e.g.,
maps, globes,
photographs, models,
satellite images, charts,
graphs, databases) to
explain and analyze the
reasons for the
distribution of physical
and human features on
Earth's surface.
SS-HS-4.4.1
Students will explain how
humans develop strategies
(e.g., transportation,
communication,
technology) to overcome
limits of their physical
environment.
SS-HS-4.4.2
Students will explain how
human modifications to
the physical environment
(e.g., deforestation,
mining), perspectives on
the use of natural
resources (e.g., oil, water,
land), and natural disasters
(e.g., earthquakes,
tsunamis, floods) may
have possible global
effects (e.g., global
warming, destruction of
the rainforest, acid rain) in
the modern world (1500
A.D. to present) and
United States
(Reconstruction to
present).
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Lower: Knowledge and
Comprehension
Students will analyze the key
demographic characteristics of Europe
HS-4.1.1
Students will use a variety
of geographic tools (e.g.,
maps, globes,
photographs, models,
satellite images, charts,
graphs, databases) to
explain and analyze the
reasons for the
distribution of physical
and human features on
Earth's surface.
Higher: Evaluation
SS-HS-4.1.2
Students will explain how
mental maps, the mental
image a person has of an
area including knowledge
of features and spatial
relationships, become
more complex as
experience, study and the
media bring new
geographic information.
Students will evaluate the economic and
historical characteristics of Europe
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SS-HS-4.1.3
Students will use
geographic tools (e.g.,
maps, globes,
photographs, models,
satellite images) to
interpret the reasoning
patterns (e.g., available
transportation, location of
resources and markets,
individual preference,
centralization versus
dispersion) on which the
location and distribution
of Earth's human features
is based.
SS-HS-4.2.4
Students will explain how
people from different
cultures with different
Higher: Evaluation
perspectives view regions
(e.g., Middle East,
Balkans) in different
ways, sometimes resulting
in conflict in the modern
world (1500 A.D. to
present) and United States
(Reconstruction to
present).
SS-HS-4.3.2
Students will explain how
technology (e.g.,
computers,
telecommunications) has
facilitated the movement
of goods, services and
populations, increased
economic interdependence
at all levels and influenced
development of centers of
economic activity.
Impact of Contextual Factors on Learning Objective Development
Impact of
How do your contextual factors impact each learning objective?
Contextual
The majority of the class is at an average level academically with a few
Factors
students in the upper spectrum of achievement. There are also two students in
the class with 504 plans in place. Both of the students with 504 plans have
trouble with reading and comprehension. The first student requires
paraphrasing, if needed, but seldom needs any assistance in the classwork saves
for the occasional clarification of material. The second student has problems
with reading and comprehension, this student also requires paraphrasing.
However, if aided, this student still seems to have trouble with comprehension
of the material.
Overall, The class can achieve higher level objectives with proper motivation.
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They are able to analyze an event and base their judgment and opinion on the
facts given to them. This shows that these students can operate at the higher
Bloom levels that some students in their age group struggle with.
Some of the students in the class do come from lower socioeconomic homes
and this should be taken into account when assessing their work as well as their
understanding of the world outside the United States or even their county.
Some of these lower socioeconomic students have traveled outside of their
hometown and very few have traveled outside their own state or abroad. Taking
this into account will help shape instruction as the only knowledge these
students have of other countries come from the media which perforates every
aspect of students’ lives. Working through the students preconceived notions of
Europe will help them to more fully understand the world around them.
Resources for
Instruction
Identify 5 or more sources that you are using to create your learning
sequence. Use APA format.
Sager, I (2008) World Geography Today Textbook. Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
Hart, D (2003) Geography Alive Textbook. Holt Press
Sager, I (2003). CIA World Factbook. Retrieved March 11, 2012, from
http://www.cia.gov
Drums from Europe. (2010) Retrieved March 12, 2012, from http://
abcd.com/Europe/b2k
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