Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Good Apples

This lesson was created by Phyllis Nuehring for students from kindergarten to fifth grade. In this lesson plan, students will gain knowledge that individuals may be different on the outside but similar on the inside using a demonstration.

Discipline/Subject

Human Geography

English

Reading

Theme

Cultural/Social

21st Century Universal Constructs

Critical Thinking

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Human-Environment Interaction

Common Core Standards

Reading Standards for Literature (RL)

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

National Geographic Standards

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface

10. The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics

12. The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 2. Understand how geographic and human characteristics create culture and define regions

GE 3. Understand how human factors and the distribution of resources affect the development of communities and the movement of populations