Lesson one United States of America An exploration

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

Texas © Paul Lowry, Flickr

Washington, DC Washington DC © Mark Hooper, Flickr

Washington DC Washington, DC © Jennifer Ferreira, Author’s Own

Oklahoma © Larry Lamsa, Flickr

Dallas © Wikimedia

Route 66 © Mark Silva, Flickr

Death Valley, California © Mark Hooper , Flickr

Disneyland, Florida © Tom Bricker, Flickr

Grand Canyon © Natasha Smith, Flickr

Las Vegas © Justin Bornw, Flickr

Las Vegas © Werner Kunz, Flickr

Niagara Falls Niagra Falls © Daniel Mennerich, Flickr

Rocky Mountains © Amit Rawat. Flickr

San Francisco © Ilirjan Rrumullaku, Flickr

Seattle © Don Sullivan, Flickr

New York City New York © Jennifer Ferreira, Author’s Own

Great Plains © Eldan Goldenberg, Flickr

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

Everglades, Florida © Floridadicau 58, Flickr

Hawaii © Tom Bricker, Flickr

Creating a map of the USA In groups you are going to create a map of the USA. l You will need: l • • Outline map Task sheet Atlas (or computer with google maps) Pencils

What does the USA sound like? Listen to the audio clips. l Try to match the sounds to the images you have just sorted. l What other sounds would you expect from the types of places in the images? l How are these sounds different to what you hear on a daily basis? l

Plenary ¢ Go to You. Tube website to watch the Drivelapse USA, tour around America video ¢ Can you think of any new words to describe the USA?