Free Wet And Dry Areas Of The World Lesson Plan for 6th Grade Students

Topic: Wet and dry areas of the world

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to describe the characteristics of wet and dry areas of the world.
• Students will be able to identify the wet and dry areas of the world on a map.

Materials

• World map
• Markers or colored pencils
• Worksheets with pictures of wet and dry areas of the world

Warm-up

• Have students close their eyes and imagine a place that is always dry and hot, like a desert. Ask them to describe what the desert looks like and what they can see, hear, and feel.
• Have them do the same for a wet area, like a rainforest.

Direct Instruction

• Show the world map and point out the dry and wet areas.
• Ask students to name some dry areas and some wet areas.
• Explain that dry areas get very little rain or no rain at all, while wet areas get a lot of rain.
• Give examples of wet areas, such as the Amazon rainforest and the tropical rainforests, and dry areas, such as the Sahara desert and the Great Basin desert.

Guided Practice

• Pass out the handouts with pictures of different types of plants and animals that live in each of the wet and dry areas.
• Have students work in pairs to match the plants and animals to their respective wet or dry areas.
• As a class, discuss the different types of plants and animals found in each area, and why they prefer living in that particular area.

Independent Practice

• Have students work in small groups to research one type of plant or animal that lives in one of the wet or dry areas.
• Students should write a short paragraph about the plant or animal, including information about where it lives, what it looks like, and why it prefers living in that area.

Closure

• Review the main points of the lesson: wet areas get a lot of rain, dry areas get no rain or very little rain a year, and plants and animals living in these areas have adapted to survive without a lot of rain.
• Ask students to share their findings about the plant or animal they researched.

Assessment:

• Observe students during the independent practice (ip) activity and assess their understanding of wet and dry areas of the world and their ability to identify and explain the adaptations of the plants and animals that live in these areas.
• Collect and review the projects completed during the ip activity.