Jigsaw: Five Themes of Geography and Sub-fields
1. Form Groups of 5.
2. Number off groups
3. Assign Theme and sub-field
4. Create Google slide and share in order to collaborate on assignment.
Assignment:
Each group will;
1. Define the theme assigned to them, provide an example.
2. Define the sub categories within each theme and provide examples
3. Students will then define and provide examples of the sub-fields
4. Present to the class
Group One: Group Two: Group Three:
1. Theme: Location 1. Theme: Place 1. Theme: Movement
Sub Categories Sub Categories Sub Categories
a. Absolute Location a. Physical Place a. Material Things
b. Relative Location b. Human (Cultural) Place b. Non-Material Things
c. Examples c. Examples c. Examples
Sub Field: Population Sub Field: Cultural Sub Field: Economics
Groups Four: Groups Five:
1. Theme: Human/Environment Interaction 1. Theme: Regions
Sub Categories Sub Categories
a. Human Adaptations a. Formal Regions
b. Changes made by humans b. Functional Regions
c. Examples c. Examples
Sub Field: Urban Areas Sub Field: Politics
Essential Question: How Do Geographers Describe Where Things Are?
SWBAT: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of how Geographers describe where things are.
Students will jigsaw the five themes of geography by researching each theme with definitions and examples of each concept and define and provide examples of the sub-fields geographers study.
Homework: RSTG 1-1-1/1-1-2 Google Classroom.
1. Form Groups of 5.
2. Number off groups
3. Assign Theme and sub-field
4. Create Google slide and share in order to collaborate on assignment.
Assignment:
Each group will;
1. Define the theme assigned to them, provide an example.
2. Define the sub categories within each theme and provide examples
3. Students will then define and provide examples of the sub-fields
4. Present to the class
Group One: Group Two: Group Three:
1. Theme: Location 1. Theme: Place 1. Theme: Movement
Sub Categories Sub Categories Sub Categories
a. Absolute Location a. Physical Place a. Material Things
b. Relative Location b. Human (Cultural) Place b. Non-Material Things
c. Examples c. Examples c. Examples
Sub Field: Population Sub Field: Cultural Sub Field: Economics
Groups Four: Groups Five:
1. Theme: Human/Environment Interaction 1. Theme: Regions
Sub Categories Sub Categories
a. Human Adaptations a. Formal Regions
b. Changes made by humans b. Functional Regions
c. Examples c. Examples
Sub Field: Urban Areas Sub Field: Politics
Essential Question: How Do Geographers Describe Where Things Are?
SWBAT: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of how Geographers describe where things are.
Students will jigsaw the five themes of geography by researching each theme with definitions and examples of each concept and define and provide examples of the sub-fields geographers study.
Homework: RSTG 1-1-1/1-1-2 Google Classroom.
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