Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Weather-related Phenomenon of Iowa

This lesson was created by Elizabeth Dexter (University of Northern Iowa) for students from tenth to twelfth grade. During this lesson plan, the students will be able to identify natural phenomena of Iowa.

Discipline/Subject

Physical Geography

English

Theme

Landforms

Climate

Hazards

21st Century Universal Constructs

Complex Communication

Collaboration

Region

Iowa

United States

North America

Five Themes of Geography

Human-Environment Interaction

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

National Geographic Standards

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

15. How physical systems affect human systems

17. How to apply geography to interpret the past

18. How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 2. Understand how physical and human characteristics create and define regions

GE 5. Understand how human actions modify the environment and how the environment affects humans