Geography of the Northeast Region
Videos
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Activity #1 - Atlantic Ocean
Present students with images of iconic New England Food (we can make it into a fake menu)
Present students with images of Iconic Mid Atlantic Food (we can make it into a fake menu)
Ask students what it is about our geography that makes these dishes so popular.
CONCLUSION
Many of the states in the Northeast border the Atlantic Ocean where lobster, crabs, clams, oysters, and fish are plentiful.
CONCLUSION
Many of the states in the Northeast border the Atlantic Ocean where lobster, crabs, clams, oysters, and fish are plentiful.
Activity #2 - Waterways
Great Lakes & Eerie Canal
Activity #1
Give the students copies of these two maps. Ask them if they wanted to expand the US territory and make it easy to trade with Europe using "ships" - where would they build a canal (a man made waterway) and why?
Give the students copies of these two maps. Ask them if they wanted to expand the US territory and make it easy to trade with Europe using "ships" - where would they build a canal (a man made waterway) and why?
Here's a video on about the Erie Canal that they can watch:
Appalachian Mountains
ACTIVITY
- Give them a map of the Northeast. Ask them to use a highlighter to highlight the Appalachian Mountains.
- Have the students explore the videos that students at Grymes created about the Appalachian Trail.
- Have the students pick out a couple of things they would like to see in the Appalachian Mountains.