Complete task using Google Earth

1. GET TO KNOW THE UNITED
STATES
By Ellie Monroe

2. TELL ME WHAT YOU LEARN
Students will be answering questions
by critically thinking. They will be
educating their peers on what they
learn as some answers may vary.

3. PICK A STATE THAT IS LANDLOCKED.
FIND A POINT OF INTEREST AND
WRITE THREE FACTS ABOUT IT.
Example:
State: Wyoming
Point of interest: Yellowstone
National Park
Facts:
1. Yellowstone National Park is
a nearly 3,500-sq.-mile
wilderness recreation area atop
a volcanic hot spot.
2. Established March 1, 1872
3. Yellowstone features
dramatic canyons, alpine rivers,
lush forests, hot springs and
gushing geysers, including its
most famous, Old Faithful.

4. FIND THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. WRITE
WHAT STATES THE MOUNTAINS GO
THROUGH.

5. LOOK AT THE STATES
THAT BORDER THE
PACIFIC OCEAN. WHAT
STATE IS THE MOST
CLOUDY ON THEIR
BORDER? MAKE A
HYPOTHESIS ON WHY
THIS STATE HAS THE
MOST CLOUDS.

6. FIND A STATE THAT HAS A DESERT AND
DESCRIBE THE TERRAIN.
Example:
State: Texas
Desert: Chihuahuan Desert
Rio Grande River goes through
the desert, but fairly dry overall.
Shrubland
Covers over 200,000 square miles

7. FIND A RIVER THAT RUNS NORTH AND
EXPLAIN WHY IT BEHAVE THIS WAY.
Example:
State: Oregon
River: Deschutes River
Source of the river is at a higher elevation
than the mouth of the river.