Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

We're Going to Chile - Now What?

This lesson was created by Dawn Shattuck (Northeast Iowa Community College) for students from ninth to twelfth grade. During this lesson plan, students will become familiar with the requirements of traveling abroad, specifically to Chile.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

English

Theme

Environmental

Population

Cartography/Maps

Cultural/Social

21st Century Universal Constructs

Productivity and Accountability

Region

Latin America

Chile

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Region

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

ES 5. Demonstrate productivity and accountability by meeting high expectations

HL 1. Demonstrate functional health literacy skills to obtain, interpret, understand and use basic health concepts to enhance personal, family and community health

HL 4. Use media literacy skills to analyze media and other influences to effectively manage health risk situations and advocate for self and others

TL 4. Demonstrate critical thinking skills using appropriate tools and resources to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions

National Geographic Standards

3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments

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