Student+Activities

Student Activities for Geographical Features of Florida



** Monday - Web research ** Using Google or Bing, find five websites for each of the three types of geographical features of Florida covered in today's lesson. This means you should have 15 total urls - five for Florida's physical features, five for Florida's cultural features, and five for Florida's weather/climate. Copy the url for each site into a Word document, label which feature the site addresses, and list two important facts you found on the site. When you are finished, make sure that your name and the date are in the upper right hand corner and print two copies of the assignment. Turn one copy in to the assignment basket and keep the other cop for yourself. You will need these sites for other assignments, so don't lose you copy.

= = ** Tuesday - Kidspiration concept map **  For this assignment you will be creating a concept map with Kidspiration. You will need your copy of the website assignment you completed yesterday. You will start your map with the word Florida at the center. Next you will add a branch for each of the three features: physical, cultural, and weather/climate. For each feature you will need to list five facts you learned from you research. Include at least eight graphics in your map. When you are finished, print a copy of the map in both the map view and the outline format. Staple the sheets together, write your name and the date in the upper right hand corner, and turn the assignment in to the assignment basket.

** Wednesday - Photo video ** For this assignment you will focus on the cultural features of Florida. Use visitflorida.com's Flickr site and search for pictures for five major cities (Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, etc.) and five major attractions (Kennedy Space Center, Disney, Sea World, Jacksonville Zoo, Daytona 500, etc.) in Florida. Find at least two pictures for each city and attraction, for a total of 20 pictures. Once you the 20 pictures, use Windows Movie Maker to create a video (like we did earlier in the semester). On each computer I have added a music folder containing 10 two minute songs. Select the song you wish to use and add it to the video timeline. Start the video with a title clip that includes a title for your video, your name and the date. Next, add your pictures to the timeline, and make sure you add a text overlay to state where the picture was taken. At the end, add credits that list the visitflorida.com's Flickr url and the names of the five cities and attraction. The video should be two minutes in length and contain at least 10 different transitions or effects. When the video is completed, save it as yourlastname_geographyvid.wmv. Once your video has been saved, come get the green USB drive from my desk and save your video in the file labeled 'Geography Vids'. Once the video is on the USB, eject it and return it to my desk.

** Thursday - PowerPoint ** For this assignment you will focus on the physical features of Florida. You will create a 12+ slide PowerPoint on 10 physical features of Florida. These features can include rivers, lakes, oceans, elevations, caverns, the Everglades, etc. Each feature will have its own slide containing at least three facts and one picture about that feature. The first slide will be your title slide with the title, your name, and the date. The last slide will be your works cited slide listing any books and websites used to obtain facts, and the websites where you found the pictures used in the PowerPoint. Make sure you select an appropriate design and check your spelling and grammar. Do not copy your facts directly from the source - they must be rewritten in your language. When you have completed your presentation, save the file as yourlastname_physicalgeo.pptx. Once your presentation has been saved, come get the green USB drive from my desk and save your presentation in the file labeled 'Geography Presentations'. Once the presentation is on the USB, eject it and return it to my desk.

** Friday - Podcast ** For this assignment you will focus on the weather/climate of Florida. Visit Weather.com to find out what the weather is like around the state. Once you have the forecast, determine whether the weather will have a good or bad impact on each area of the state. For example, if it's raining - is it good because there hasn't been much rain lately and there are fire warnings, or is it bad because there has been too much rain lately and there could be flooding. Once you have determined how the current weather is affecting the state, write a two paragraph podcast script on your thoughts. Then, using the headset and podcast software you worked with earlier this semester, create a podcast from your script. Once you have finished recording your podcast, save it as yourlastname_goepodcast.mp3. Once your podcast has been saved, come get the green USB drive from my desk and save your podcast in the file labeled 'Geography Podcasts'. Once the podcast is on the USB, eject it and return it to my desk. Turn in your written script, with you name and date in the upper right hand corner, to the assignment basket.