FLEX - Geografía física de los Estados Unidos y sus 50 estados (y capitales)

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This is a 7 week long FLEX schedule class - this means that we will **NOT** be meeting live. 

Students will learn all about the physical (landforms) and political (states and capitals) geography of the United States of America. Not only will students work on and review map skills, they will also be filling out maps for each of the 5 regions of the USA. Students will also learn about some interesting facts and places of interest. Each week, I will also share a recipe for a dish commonly eaten in each region!

Although students will *NOT* be meeting live, there will still be ways to participate and interact with each other through discussion threads on the classroom page. We will also be doing a final project that students will share on the classroom page so their classmates may view and comment. 

Each week, I will post on the classroom page the list of videos, activities, and discussion threads to complete each week. We will be utilizing self-recorded videos, printed-out maps, Google Earth presentations, Kahoot! for quizzes, Google Forms for comprehension checks, and informational Youtube videos for extension. 

This class will not be graded. **HOWEVER**, if you would like me to grade a student's work and progress and provide a letter of achievement after the course finishes, please let me know as soon as possible. As a certified teacher, I know many parents appreciate this for their state homeschool/charter school requirements. 

Week 1: Introduction to Geography and Map Skills
- Pretest for prior knowledge of map skills, USA physical features, and states/capitals
- Map skills activities
- Discussion of the state each student lives in (please do *not* share your city - we want to keep that personal information private). If you do not live in the USA, you will be able to share if you've ever visited the country or what state you would like to visit in the future. 

Week 2: South West
- Map of physical features, states, and capitals
- Google Earth presentation of physical features
- Presentation of state facts, important stories
- Exploration of a National Park and touristy city or manmade feature
- Regional recipe
- Kahoot review

Week 3: West
- Map of physical features, states, and capitals
- Google Earth presentation of physical features
- Presentation of state facts, important stories
- Exploration of a National Park and touristy city or manmade feature
- Regional recipe
- Kahoot review

Week 4: Midwest
- Map of physical features, states, and capitals
- Google Earth presentation of physical features
- Presentation of state facts, important stories
- Exploration of a National Park and touristy city or manmade feature
- Regional recipe
- Kahoot review

Week 5: South East
- Map of physical features, states, and capitals
- Google Earth presentation of physical features
- Presentation of state facts, important stories
- Exploration of a National Park and touristy city or manmade feature
- Regional recipe
- Kahoot review

Week 6: North East
- Map of physical features, states, and capitals
- Google Earth presentation of physical features
- Presentation of state facts, important stories
- Exploration of a National Park and touristy city or manmade feature
- Regional recipe
- Kahoot review

Week 7: Review and Final Project
- Final Kahoot for 50 states and capitals
- Final Kahoot for physical features
- Final Project - presentation on state of choice (More information will be given at the end of Week 6)