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Roadtrip! Regions of California

Created by the Stanford VFT Team

    Grades 3-5 Geography History ThingLink
Roadtrip! Regions of California

Take a trip through the Golden State to learn about the features that make each region of California so unique.

In this experience, students:

  • Explore and make observations in each of California’s five regions.
  • Record their ideas and what they notice and in a Roadtrip Notebook.
  • Build understanding toward California History-Social Science Content Standard: Identify the state capital and describe the various regions of California, including how their characteristics and physical environments (e.g., water, landforms, vegetation, climate) affect human activity (4.1.3).
  • Designed for Grades 3-5

  • Takes approximately 50 minutes

Materials

Instructional Materials

  • Lesson Plan
  • Instructional Slides
  • Digital Student Notebook
  • Printable Student Notebook
  • Screen-Reader-Friendly Student Notebook
  • Dual Pane Viewer Tool