Learning Goals
Students will be able to identify and locate Kentucky regions, major landforms, and rivers using cardinal directions and map symbols.
Students will be able to analyze how one Kentucky region affects natural resources, jobs, and daily life using maps, fossils, and museum artifacts.
Students will be able to compare how people, goods, and ideas moved in colonial Kentucky and modern Kentucky with attention to technology.
Students will be able to explain the significance of diverse groups of people in Kentucky from European Exploration to the Thirteen Colonies using historical evidence.
Students will be able to gather and document evidence from maps, artifact observations, and source notes in a region journal.
Students will be able to justify a claim about how geography shapes work and daily life in a Kentucky region using corroborated evidence.
Products
Kentucky Region Investigation Notebook
A research notebook that records the student’s region question, map sketches, artifact notes, source evidence, and individual analysis. It shows how the student developed and tested ideas about how one Kentucky region shapes natural resources, jobs, and daily life.
Kentucky Regional Inquiry Poster and Showcase Presentation
A team poster and short presentation that synthesize each member’s evidence into one clear investigation of a chosen Kentucky region. The product must explain methods, show data or visual evidence, address disagreements or surprising findings, and state a supported conclusion.
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