1. Lesson one: United States of America: An exploration

2. 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?

3. Los Angeles © Neil Kremer, Flickr Los Angeles

4. Texas © Paul Lowry, Flickr Texas

5. Washington DC © Mark Hooper, Flickr Washington, DC

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

7. Oklahoma © Larry Lamsa, Flickr Oklahoma

8. Dallas © Wikimedia Dallas

9. Route 66 © Mark Silva, Flickr Route 66

10. Death Valley, California © Mark Hooper, Flickr Death Valley, California

11. Disneyland, Florida © Tom Bricker, Flickr Disneyland, Florida

12. Grand Canyon Grand Canyon © Natasha Smith, Flickr

13. Las Vegas © Justin Bornw, Flickr Las Vegas

14. Las Vegas © Werner Kunz, Flickr Las Vegas

15. Niagra Falls © Daniel Mennerich, Flickr Niagara Falls

16. Rocky Mountains © Amit Rawat. Flickr Rocky Mountains

17. San Francisco © Ilirjan Rrumullaku, Flickr San Francisco

18. Seattle © Don Sullivan, Flickr Seattle

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

20. Great Plains Great Plains © Eldan Goldenberg, Flickr

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

22. Everglades, Florida © Floridadicau58, Flickr Everglades, Florida

23. Hawaii © Tom Bricker, Flickr Hawaii

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

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

26. Plenary Go to YouTube website to watch the Drivelapse USA, tour around America videoYouTube website Can you think of any new words to describe the USA?