Student Application

Take a ride in a traveling machine to learn about the form and function of landforms.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will know that a landform is the shape of the surface of the land.
2. Students will identify continents as the main areas of land on the earth.
3. Students will understand that a mountain is a landform with steep sides and a high elevation. Some of the mountain ranges in North America are the Rocky Mounta...
   
   [ Signin to View ]

   ---

Supporting Activities

1. Before viewing the video
   1. Anticipatory Set: Show the class a globe. Have the children identify: ocean, river, continent, lake, island, and peninsula. The landforms shown on the video are: mountain, hill, valley, river, lake, gulf, island, volcano, harbor, bay peninsula, desert, plateau, canyo...
      
      [ Signin to View ]

      ---

Student Application

Peek into the habitats of different kinds of animals to see how they meet their needs.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will understand that a habitat provides animals with food, water, and shelter; and it provides plants with sunlight and water.
2. Students will describe the different habitats and give examples of how plants and animals obtain the things they need to live from each type of environment.
   1. Design a Habitat: Have each student think about the habitats that they have seen on the video and let them draw a habitat of their own. Encourage students to think about what kinds of plants and animals would live in the habitat they have chosen. If it is a cold habitat, what kind of covering will their animals have? How will plants grow in ...
      
      [ Signin to View ]

      ---

Student Application

Explore different regions of the world and how they are changed by humans and geographic factors.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will review their basic understanding of map and globe terms.
2. Students will learn how geographers break the world into regions.
3. Students will determine the human and physical characteristics that affect the lives of people all over the world.
4. Students will understand how differe...
   
   [ Signin to View ]

   ---

Supporting Activities

1. Thinking locally. Draw a labeled map of your community, complete with physical features. Now think about where most of the people in your community live. Does this match what the video said about the way people settle in areas? Why or why not? Do you think that the way a community forms is different from the way people locate themselves arou...
   
   [ Signin to View ]

   ---

Student Application

Peek into the habitats of different kinds of animals to see how they meet their needs.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will understand that a habitat provides animals with food, water, and shelter; and it provides plants with sunlight and water.
2. Students will describe the different habitats and give examples of how plants and animals obtain the things they need to live from each type of environment.
   1. Design a Habitat: Have each student think about the habitats that they have seen on the video and let them draw a habitat of their own. Encourage students to think about what kinds of plants and animals would live in the habitat they have chosen. If it is a cold habitat, what kind of covering will their animals have? How will plants grow in ...
      
      [ Signin to View ]

      ---