A Trip Through Europe Katie Dempsey Unit: Europe

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>A Trip Through Europe Katie Dempsey A Trip Through Europe Katie Dempsey

>Unit: Europe Grade Level: 6th grade Unit: Europe Grade Level: 6th grade

>Objectives Before viewing the video students will spend time talking about European exploration. During Objectives Before viewing the video students will spend time talking about European exploration. During the slide show students will see first hand photos as a way to make a connection to what we are talking about in class. Students will make connections through the photos to past information that will be important for them to remember throughout the course.

>Activity # 1 This could be used as an introduction to a lesson on Activity # 1 This could be used as an introduction to a lesson on European exploration. Before getting into European exploration, a series of pictures could be shown to students in order to get them excited about the lesson. After pictures are shown and a description is given with each picture, students can pick a picture to write about. I will have a copy of each pictures to give to students for them to write about. This will give them the opportunity to write what they can remember about the picture.

>Materials Needed PowerPoint slides Description of pictures Copy of each picture for students Computer Materials Needed PowerPoint slides Description of pictures Copy of each picture for students Computer and overhead

>Purpose The purpose of this lesson is for students to get to see first Purpose The purpose of this lesson is for students to get to see first hand the differences of Europe. Many students are visual learners. Having a lesson such as this will help students to actually think about a picture. It will also give them a change to gather their thoughts and write them down.

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>Activity #2 Students will be given a “passport” to visit different European countries. They Activity #2 Students will be given a “passport” to visit different European countries. They may use internet resources to send postcards to family members discussing different things they have seen or eaten on the trip. These places must be historical and be related to European countries we have been exploring.

>Materials Passports for each student Internet usage  Postcards Materials Passports for each student Internet usage Postcards

>Purpose The purpose of this lesson is for students to take a long inside Purpose The purpose of this lesson is for students to take a long inside other counties. By creating a passport system they can feel like the are actually visiting another country.

>Website to use for this activity Information about Europe http://www.visiteurope.com/us Pictures of Countries in Website to use for this activity Information about Europe http://www.visiteurope.com/us Pictures of Countries in Europe http://www.picturesofplaces.com/Europe/ Background information on each country http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/eurbgnhp.html Maps and information on European countries http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm

>Activity #3 Students will build a map of European countries. By finding pictures online, Activity #3 Students will build a map of European countries. By finding pictures online, students will cut them into the shape of a country and place them on a map of Europe. They must find a picture of each country we are studying. The picture should not be of the outline but a picture of something that can be found in that country such as a bridge, cathedral or monument etc.

>Materials Map of Europe enlarged Internet usage Scissors Glue sticks Printer Materials Map of Europe enlarged Internet usage Scissors Glue sticks Printer

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>Purpose The purpose of this lesson is for students to be able to visualize Purpose The purpose of this lesson is for students to be able to visualize what it looks like in each country. By putting a picture with a country students will have a better idea of what they are studying.

>Websites to use for this Activity Pictures on Google Images http://images.google.com/images?q=pictures+of+europe&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title Pictures of European Websites to use for this Activity Pictures on Google Images http://images.google.com/images?q=pictures+of+europe&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title Pictures of European Country http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/Europe/index.html Pictures of European Counties http://www.europepictures.gm/

>Activity #4 Students will use a map of Europe to identify landforms that exist Activity #4 Students will use a map of Europe to identify landforms that exist within the areas we have been discussing. Landforms that should be noted are rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, tributaries, islands, valleys and peninsulas.

>Purpose The purpose of this activity is for students to study the geography of Purpose The purpose of this activity is for students to study the geography of this region. By labeling a map, students will be able to identify natural barriers that might exist. This also shows me that students know how to read a map.

>Materials Blank map of Europe Colored pencils Physical map of Europe Materials Blank map of Europe Colored pencils Physical map of Europe

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>Activity #5 Students will create a brochure of a European Country. They will need Activity #5 Students will create a brochure of a European Country. They will need to include: National flag Number of people who live there Landforms and physical features Neighboring countries Something important about this country 3 pictures from the country Capital Government type Language

>Materials Three fold paper Glue Sticks Scissors Internet Usage Makers Printer Materials Three fold paper Glue Sticks Scissors Internet Usage Makers Printer

>Purpose The purpose of this activity is to give the students an opportunity to Purpose The purpose of this activity is to give the students an opportunity to become experts on a certain country. Students will have a change to leave their brochure out for everyone else in the class to see. It is a great way to display student achievement.