in progressAdirondack Curriculum Project - www.adkcurriculum.org
NYS Content Area Standard

Social Studies 3. Geography

Performance Indicators:
 SS3.C1A Understand how to develop and use maps and other graphic representations to display
 geographic issues, problems and questions.
 SS3.C.1B describe the physical characteristics of the Earth's surface and investigate the
 continual reshaping of the surface by physical processes and human activities.
SS3.c.1C  Investigate the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on the Earth's surface.

Title: The Adirondacks & The Five Themes of Geography

Grade Level: 9th/Global Studies

Author: Jim Fletcher

Email: Educator63@live.com
Adirondack Curriculum Content Area
_X_ Natural History
_X_ Human History
___ Culture & the Arts
___ Government & Civics
_X_ Economy
___ Health, Recreation & Life Skills

Investigative Question or Issue: 

Challenge:  
Geographers study the earth as the home of people.

1.  As a student you will identify the Five Geographic Themes of Geography in relation to the 
     Adirondacks of New York State. (see comments)
     a.  Identify where the Adirondacks are located, in terms of its Relative and Absolute Location.
     b.  Determine Place (Physical & Human Characteristics) and describe what it is like there in the 
         Adirondacks.
     c.  Answer the question about the Human and Enviornement Interaction in the Adirondacks.
         What do the Adirondack People do and what is the environmental interaction that has occurred
         there? 
     d.  How has Movement in the Adirondacks linked the communities of people with each other?
     e.  What word or pharse could you use to describe or generalize about the Adirondack region?

Quality Standards:

Product,Research, Identification and Description of Five Themes of Geography for Adirondack Region
 .  challenge completed at the end of the allotted time.
 .  all 5 themes assgined are covered and completed.
 .  use of internet sources and a variety of other materials, and a working bibliography kept.
 .  contains wel-written, complete answers to each of the 5 themes of geogrpahy.
 . can verify, explain and defend information provided.
 . visually appealing, neat, attractive.
 .  includes appropriate additional information 


Adapted for the Adirondack Curriculum Project from the work of Education By Design TM and Leading EDGE, LLC ©ACP 2002

   Product Quality
Checklist
Date: ________                                                                     Class Period: ________
Product Author(s):

 

 The Adirondacks & the 5 Themes of Geography

Evaluator Name(s)
 
 Observed Standard/Criteria
Possible
Points
Rating
  Challenge completed at end of the alloted time
 
 
  All 5 themes included
   
  Use of internet sources, and a variety of other materials, and a working bibliography kept
 
  Contains well-written, complete answers to each of the 5 Themes of Geography
 
 

Can verify, explain and  defend information provided.
   

Visually, appealing, neat, attractive



Includes, appropriate additional information


















 
TOTALS
 100  

nyga Produced at the 2008 Adirondack Geography Institute
Comments: