4th Grade Geography Standard: Use several types of geographic tools to answer questions about the geography of Colorado.
Inquiry Questions:
1. Which geographic tools are best to locate information about a place?
2. Why did settlements and large cities develop where they did in Colorado?
3. How are the regions of Colorado defined by geography?
Nature of Geography:
1. Spatial thinkers gather appropriate tools to formulate and answer questions related to space and place.
2. Spatial thinkers use tools to compare and contrast geographic locations.
Supporting Activities:
Mountain Ecosystem Slideshow: an introduction to the geographic regions (life zones) of the Rocky Mountain region.
Ecosystem Diorama: an exploration of Rocky Mountain ecosystems, and a representative visual display.
Inquiry Questions:
1. Which geographic tools are best to locate information about a place?
2. Why did settlements and large cities develop where they did in Colorado?
3. How are the regions of Colorado defined by geography?
Nature of Geography:
1. Spatial thinkers gather appropriate tools to formulate and answer questions related to space and place.
2. Spatial thinkers use tools to compare and contrast geographic locations.
Supporting Activities:
Mountain Ecosystem Slideshow: an introduction to the geographic regions (life zones) of the Rocky Mountain region.
Ecosystem Diorama: an exploration of Rocky Mountain ecosystems, and a representative visual display.