Description
The 5 Themes of Geography – Lesson and Activity
The main goal of this lesson is to have students apply the 5 themes of Geography to different scenarios and their own lives.
With this lesson you get a 14 slide PowerPoint with:
- Do Now Question
- 5 Themes Chart with definitions and examples
- 2 Video Links
- 3 Assessment Questions
- Activity Instructions
- Conclusion questions
There are two different activity options for this lesson. For both, 2 different resources can be used.
- Resource 1: An 800-word reading with images, definitions, and examples of each theme of geography.
- Resource 2: A 200-word chart with quick definitions and examples
Activity Option 1: Using the resources, students apply the 5 Themes of Geography to their town, state, city, or country
Activity Option 2: On the worksheet provided, students determine which of the 5 themes of Geography are used in each scenario (5 scenarios are provided, each with 3-5 themes of geography). Students are also asked to create their own scenario in a conclusion activity
Keys are provided for each activity option
View a video tutorial on how to integrate these digital PDF’s into Google Classroom here!