Lesson one:United States of America: An exploration

Starter

Write down five words you associate with the United States of America.

Have you been to the USA?

What do you think it is like there?

Los Angeles © Neil Kremer, Flickr

Los Angeles

Texas © Paul Lowry, Flickr

Texas

Washington DC © Mark Hooper, Flickr

Washington, DC

Washington, DC © Jennifer Ferreira, Author’s Own

Washington DC

Oklahoma © Larry Lamsa, Flickr

Oklahoma

Dallas © Wikimedia

Dallas

Route 66 © Mark Silva, Flickr

Route 66

Death Valley, California © Mark Hooper , Flickr

Death Valley, California

Disneyland, Florida © Tom Bricker, Flickr

Disneyland, Florida

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon © Natasha Smith, Flickr

Las Vegas © Justin Bornw, Flickr

Las Vegas

Las Vegas © Werner Kunz, Flickr

Las Vegas

Niagra Falls © Daniel Mennerich, Flickr

Niagara Falls

Rocky Mountains © Amit Rawat. Flickr

Rocky Mountains

San Francisco © Ilirjan Rrumullaku, Flickr

San Francisco

Seattle © Don Sullivan, Flickr

Seattle

New York © Jennifer Ferreira, Author’s Own

New York City

Great Plains

Great Plains © Eldan Goldenberg, Flickr

Redwood National Park, California © John (little time), Flickr

Redwood National Park, California

Everglades, Florida © Floridadicau58, Flickr

Everglades, Florida

Hawaii © Tom Bricker, Flickr

Hawaii

Creating a map of the USA

In groups you are going to create a map of the USA.

You will need: • Outline map• Task sheet• Atlas (or computer with google maps)• Pencils

What does the USA sound like?

Listen to the audio clips. Try to match the sounds to the images you

have just sorted. What other sounds would you expect from the

types of places in the images? How are these sounds different to what you

hear on a daily basis?

Plenary

Go to YouTube website to watch the Drivelapse USA, tour around America video

Can you think of any new words to describe the USA?