Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Using the Five Themes to Understand the Settlement of the West

This lesson was created by Ray Carlson (Tripoli School District) for seventh grade students. This lesson plan allows students to gain knowledge about the settlement of the West and how aspects of geography played in a role in the journey.

Discipline/Subject

Human Geography

American History

Theme

Environmental

Historical

21st Century Universal Constructs

Creativity

Collaboration

Region

United States

North America

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Region

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

TL 1. Demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology

National Geographic Standards

14. How human actions modify the physical environment

15. How physical systems affect human systems

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 4. Understand how physical processes and human actions modify the environment and how the environment affects humans