Mission geography: Continents
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In this Xpeditions lesson, students identify characteristics of the physical geography of each continent of the world. Activities in this lesson engage students in whole class discussion, working in pairs, and development of map-reading and puzzle skills.
Students will:
- identify cultural and geographic characteristics in stories set on each continent;
- describe, in narrative form, geographic characteristics of each continent; and
- identify each of the continents of the world.
Xpeditions provides detailed instructions for completing the lesson, suggestions for related children’s book titles, assessment and extension activities, and links to helpful web resources.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- Goal 5: The learner will express geographic concepts in real life situations.
- Objective 5.02: Investigate key features of maps.
- Objective 5.03: Use geographic terminology and tools to create representations of the earth's physical and human features through simple maps, models, and pictures.
- Objective 5.06: Compare and contrast geographic features of places within various communities.
- Objective 5.07: Explore physical features of continents and major bodies of water.
