📊 Map and Weather Evidence Hunt

In small groups, students use physical maps, climate graphs, short informational texts, and picture sets to collect evidence for their chosen region and comparison region. They organize findings in a teacher-provided evidence chart with columns for landforms, weather, resources, homes, food, and jobs, and note any surprising or conflicting clues. Groups pause to discuss what they checked, what they did not check, and which source seems most useful for answering their question.