Utah’s Geography Unit I – Utah’s Geography: Utah’s Plants and Animals Unit I – Utah’s Geography: Utah’s Plants and Animals

Bell Activity  Take out your homework (pink), your blue paper, study guide and pick up the yellow paper from the front shelf.  Your words are “indigenous” & “domestic”  Find the words on your study guide and complete the following information for each.  Find the definition using a glossary.  Use your own knowledge and experience to complete the rest of the definition.  Where should your backpack be?  Take out your homework (pink), your blue paper, study guide and pick up the yellow paper from the front shelf.  Your words are “indigenous” & “domestic”  Find the words on your study guide and complete the following information for each.  Find the definition using a glossary.  Use your own knowledge and experience to complete the rest of the definition.  Where should your backpack be? This is a no gum class. Please dispose of it properly!

Does your work look something like this? word: indigenousMy Understanding: Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: Synonym/ Example: Antonym/Non- Example:

Does your work look something like this? Word: indigenousMy Understanding: Definition: native or natural to theDraw a picture of it: state. Sentence: Native Americans are the indigenous people of Utah. (or) Some of Utah’s indigenous animals are deer, bears cougars, bighorn, sheep, etc. Synonym/ Example: native, natural Antonym/Non- Example: foreign, alien, exotic

Does your work look something like this? word: domesticMy Understanding: Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence: Synonym/ Example: Antonym/Non- Example:

Does your work look something like this? Word: domesticMy Understanding: Definition: relating to animals thatDraw a picture of it: been tamed and raised by people. Sentence: Many of us have domestic animals in our homes or farms, including dogs and cats. Synonym/ Example: dog, cat, cow; tame Antonym/Non- Example: bobcat, wolf; wild, untamed

Today we will be learning about…  Social Studies Objective – We will be able to describe Utah’s climate, and identify some of the indigenous plant and animal life of the state.  Behavior Objective – Collaboration & Work Ethic: We will work steadily with our groups to complete today’s activity.  Social Studies Objective – We will be able to describe Utah’s climate, and identify some of the indigenous plant and animal life of the state.  Behavior Objective – Collaboration & Work Ethic: We will work steadily with our groups to complete today’s activity.  Language Objective – We will read to find information.

What did we learn about each region? Great Basin Region Rocky Mountain Region Colorado Plateau Region LocationWestern UtahNortheasternSoutheastern Utah Major LandformsRivers, Antelope Island, GSL, basin Wasatch & Uinta mtns., Kings Peak, forests, valleys Canyons, plateaus, arches, rivers VegetationCacti, pine trees, rabbit brush, snakeweed Pines, aspens, trees, bushes, grasses, wildflowers Pine, sagebrush, wild grasses, Animal LifeBrine shrimp, buffalo, ducks, seagulls, ringtail cat Owls, bears, eagles, bobcats, cougars, ducks, fish Deer, squirrels, bighorn sheep, snakes, lizards Water SourcesGreat Salt Lake, Utah Lake, Jordan River Snow melts into small lakes & streams, Colorado River and other rivers Land UseMining, farming, racing, military testing, biking, cities Mining coal, copper, silver, gold, camping, skiing, hiking Mining coal, oil, nat. gas, fishing, visit national parks, ATV, camping

Climate, Plants, & Animals Reading Activity  You will work with your table partner to read and complete the activity.  There is barely enough time to finish if you and your partner work quickly, but thoroughly.  I will help students who are off-task by splitting up the partners and letting them work by themselves.  Your task is to read pages  Each person will take a turn reading aloud while his/her partner listens for answers to the questions.  Switch readers every paragraph/section so each person has several turns to read.  Don’t forget to read captions, tables, and notes or you will not find the answers to all of the questions.  You will work with your table partner to read and complete the activity.  There is barely enough time to finish if you and your partner work quickly, but thoroughly.  I will help students who are off-task by splitting up the partners and letting them work by themselves.  Your task is to read pages  Each person will take a turn reading aloud while his/her partner listens for answers to the questions.  Switch readers every paragraph/section so each person has several turns to read.  Don’t forget to read captions, tables, and notes or you will not find the answers to all of the questions.

Study Guide Connections  Take out your study guide.  From your reading you should be able to answer the questions about climate, plants and animals in Utah.  Take out your study guide.  From your reading you should be able to answer the questions about climate, plants and animals in Utah.

Climate, Plants, & Animals Reading Activity  We are going to divide into reading groups. Each group will go to a different part of the room to work.  Your task is to read pages  Each person will take a turn reading aloud to the group while the others listen for answers to the questions. Switch readers every paragraph so everyone has turns.  Don’t forget to read captions, tables, and notes or you will not find the answers to all of the questions.  We are going to divide into reading groups. Each group will go to a different part of the room to work.  Your task is to read pages  Each person will take a turn reading aloud to the group while the others listen for answers to the questions. Switch readers every paragraph so everyone has turns.  Don’t forget to read captions, tables, and notes or you will not find the answers to all of the questions.

Climate, Plants, & Animals Reading Activity  I am going to let you choose a partner to read with for today’s activity.  There is barely enough time to finish if you and your partner work quickly, but thoroughly.  I will help students who are off-task by splitting up the partners and letting them work by themselves.  Your task is to read pages  Each person will take a turn reading aloud while his/her partner listens for answers to the questions. Switch readers every paragraph/section so each person has several turns to read.  Don’t forget to read captions, tables, and notes or you will not find the answers to all of the questions.  I am going to let you choose a partner to read with for today’s activity.  There is barely enough time to finish if you and your partner work quickly, but thoroughly.  I will help students who are off-task by splitting up the partners and letting them work by themselves.  Your task is to read pages  Each person will take a turn reading aloud while his/her partner listens for answers to the questions. Switch readers every paragraph/section so each person has several turns to read.  Don’t forget to read captions, tables, and notes or you will not find the answers to all of the questions.