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**Grade Level:** 3rd

**Unit:** Climate Regions

**Assignment type:** Scavenger Hunt

**Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3):**


 * Student will understand the different types of regions, precipitation, climate, classifications of the different region types.
 * Student will be able to identify the different climate regions, and be able to name characteristics of the region.
 * Student will understand the meaning of climate and where it is used in the world.

**Time required to complete this lesson:** 1 day

**Title of lesson:** Let’s Pick a Region

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**Description of lesson:**

For this lesson I have created a word document describing the different types of regions that the students may choose from. I have asked them to read the information about the regions and to choose one that they would like to study for the weather unit.

**Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred):** In-class we will be completing a scavenger hunt that will include visiting various websites and previous knowledge of their region.

**Technology used:** Microsoft Office Word <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Internet

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way:** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">It helps the students to research their topic and explore the internet. Students will learn how to use links to access the information necessary to complete the scavenger hunt that applies to the first word document that I have created.