Midwest Region of the US: Early Beginnings (Spanish)
Región del Medio Oeste
Primeros Comienzos
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Historia del video: Hagamos un viaje en el tiempo para conocer cómo surgió la región del Medio Oeste. A lo largo del camino veremos las formas del terreno, los recursos naturales, la historia y la economía de la zona para ayudarnos a entender cómo la región del Medio Oeste se convirtió en lo que es hoy.
Video complementario de La región del Medio Oeste: Hoy.
Duración del video: 43:38 minutos.
Learning Resources with this Video*
Quiz
Midwest State Study
Midwest Region – Video Breakdown
Midwest Region – The Economy Cloze Worksheet
Draw A Scene – Midwest Region
Mapping the Midwest Region of the U.S.
Universal Resources
National Standards
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Temas Abarcados
¿Dónde está el Medio Oeste?
Estados y subregiones
Formas del terreno
Llanuras, ríos, afluentes, grandes lagos
Recursos naturales
Historia
Clima
Economía
Historia del transporte
Classroom Ideas
Midwest Region of the US: Early Beginnings
Landforms and Bodies of Water
Print out or look at a map of the Midwest.
Identify landforms and bodies of water in the Midwest Region.
Cloze Practice
A cloze piece has full sentences used in the virtual field trip with blanks where students can write in the information that is missing. This task requires close listening to the trip in order to complete it.
Art and Social Studies
Draw a scene from the video you just watched.
Create Quizzes
Students create a quiz based on the information presented for their peers. This can be used as a review for a test, or Jigsaw class activity where students are responsible for teaching other students assigned topics.
Visual Learning
Offer videos to struggling learners as another form of creating knowledge and accessing information.
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