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Xpeditions express: City scavenger hunt

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/gk2/scavenger.html

A lesson plan for Grades K–2 Social Studies

Provider: National Geographic

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K–2
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National Geographic

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In this lesson from Xpeditions, young students will take a virtual trip on National Geographic's Xpeditions Express through Europe to the cities of London, Paris, Innsbruck, Venice, Budapest, and Istanbul. Students will use clues relating to the descriptions that they have read to select the cities they would most like to visit.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 1

  • Goal 3: The learner will recognize and understand the concept of change in various settings.
    • Objective 3.03: Compare and contrast past and present changes within the local community and communities around the world.
    • Objective 3.04: Recognize that members of the community are affected by changes in the community that occur over time.
  • 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.

Grade 2

  • Goal 3: The learner will analyze how individuals, families, and communities are alike and different.
    • Objective 3.01: Compare similarities and differences between oneself and others.
    • Objective 3.02: Describe similarities and differences among families in different communities.
    • Objective 3.03: Compare similarities and differences among cultures in various communities.
    • Objective 3.06: Identify individuals of diverse cultures and describe on their contributions to society.
  • Goal 5: The learner will understand the relationship between people and geography in various communities.
    • Objective 5.03: Compare and contrast the physical features of communities and regions.
    • Objective 5.04: Identify the absolute and relative location of communities.
    • Objective 5.05: Interpret maps, charts, and pictures of locations.
    • Objective 5.06: Identify and describe the people, vegetation, and animal life specific to certain regions and describe their interdependence.

Kindergarten

  • Goal 3: The learner will recognize and understand the concept of change in various settings.
    • Objective 3.01: Observe and describe how individuals and families grow and change.
    • Objective 3.03: Observe and summarize changes within communities.
  • Goal 5: The learner will express basic geographic concepts in real life situations.
    • Objective 5.01: Locate and describe familiar places in the home, school, and other environments.
    • Objective 5.02: Create and interpret simple maps, models, and drawings of the home, school, and other environments.
    • Objective 5.03: Describe the functions of places in the home, school, and other environments.
    • Objective 5.04: Recognize and explain seasonal changes of the environment.
    • Objective 5.05: Identify and state how natural and human resources are used within the community.