Utah on the Map

Utah on the Map

Objectives: Students will be able to read a map, learn the Counties of Utah. Students will be acquainted with were Utah settlements are located regionally.

 Standards: UT S 1.1 / 1.2

Rational: Students must know where things are as it relates to the world and draw conclusions pertaining to why cities or industries developed their.

Maps, Regional Features and the effects on the economy. Have students crate a map of Utah labeling Cities, Mt. Ranges, Bodies of water, and National parks.

Starter: Put up pictures of cities, landmarks , industries, and National parks on the overhead  asking the students to write down were or what it the picture is showing and if they have ever been there in person.

Brake students into small groups (3-4 need about 10 groups) and have them read from information packets on different parts of Utah: The Great Salt Lake, The Wasatch Front, Lake Powell, Arches and Canyons National Parks, St. Gorge and Washington County,  Cache County, Price Canyon, Park County, Box Elder County, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah County, Tooele County, Baer Lake, Ceaer City,  and other places outside local county etc.

Each group will give a 5 minute presentation on what they found to be important etc

Rubric: covered in presentation: Founding or discovery, how did it get its name etc., where is it located, what is the main industry with the county or benefits of the parks or land forms, and any other interesting facts they found out about their topic.

Go through the counties, cities, landmarks etc.

Assessment: Give students a blank  with lines for cities national parks and bodies of water, then correct  (participation points). In Journal have students report how well or not well they did at knowing their state.