Monica Beland

4th Evaluation
December 2, 2008

Social Studies Lesson

Learning Objective:
The students will know the various communities in which they live as well as key
geographical terms by creating an informational graphic organizer.

CA Social Studies Standards:

3.1 Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables,
graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and
environments in a spatial context.

Anticipatory Set: (5 minutes)

Today we’re going to be creating a flip book. The flip book that we’re going to make
will contain information about the geography that we are studying. Creating this flip
book will help us to study as we learn more about the geography. This will also help
you to study for the test that we will have in the next couple of weeks.

Here is the flip book that we will be making in class (show the students)
I have already created the flip book for you. As a class, we will write and paste
pictures in our flip book.

Dismiss students by groups to get their scissors and glue sticks from their cubbies.

Instruction:
First have the students label each of the pages of the flip book.
Hand out the pictures. Have the students cut out the pictures from the page.

Under community: Scripps Ranch

Scripps Ranch is a suburban neighborhood in San Diego, It is well known for its
Eucalyptus Trees.

City: San Diego

The second largest city in California (3,000,000 in the county)
Average high: 71 degrees
Average low : 57 degrees
Mayor: Jerry Sanders

State: California
Located on the west coast
Nickname: The Golden State
Population: ~36,000,000 people
Borders: Pacific Ocean, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon

Region:
Country Region: West
California Region: Coastal

Country: U.S.A
There are 50 states. Pacific Ocean is on the west coast and the Atlantic is on the
east coast.
President: Barack Obama
Vice President: Joe Biden
Population: ~300,000,000

Continent: North America

There are 7 continents.
There are 3 main countries in North America:
Canada, United States, Mexico

Hemisphere: North/ West

The northern hemisphere is above the equator. Everything to the west of the Prime
Meridian is called the western hemisphere.

Planet: Earth
Third planet from the sun in the Milky Way galaxy. The only planet that supports
life.
4.5 billion years old
71% of Earth is covered in salt water.

Assessment and Closure:

Jeopardy Questions. You may use your flip book to help you answer these questions.
This is called the “Golden State” California
This lies above the equator. Northern Hemisphere
What is the continent that we live in? North America
What are the three main countries in North America? USA, Mexico, Canada
What are California’s borders? Pacific Coast, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon
What region is San Diego located? Coastal region and Western
Who is the major of San Diego? Bob Sanders

Reflection:
Were there points in the lesson that were not understood? Do I need to give
additional help to the class or certain individuals?

Did I begin and end on time, check the classroom environment, and work through
the mechanics of the class efficiently?

Did I set a pace that was neither too fast nor too slow?

What did I do particularly well today? What can I do better tomorrow?