Midwest Region of the U.S: Today (Spanish)

Región del Medio Oeste: Hoy

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Historia del video: Hagamos un recorrido por la región del Medio Oeste. Exploraremos muchas de sus grandes ciudades y veremos algunas de las características que las hacen únicas. Luego exploraremos los lugares emblemáticos del Medio Oeste, tanto los naturales como los creados por el hombre.

Video complementario de la región del Medio Oeste: Los primeros comienzos.

Duración del video: 29:10 minutos.

Learning Resources*

Quiz
Midwest Region – City Spotlight
Midwest Region of the U.S. – Video Breakdown
Who’s Who in the Midwest
Say It
Draw A Scene – Midwest Region
Universal Resources

Video Curriculum Standards

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Learning Resources – Thumbnails

Temas Abarcados

El Medio Oeste en el siglo XXI
Ciudades del Medio Oeste:
Chicago
Indianápolis
Columbus
Detroit
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Fargo
Grand Rapids
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Omaha
Cleveland
Mineápolis
Wichita
San Luis
Monumentos del Medio Oeste:
Chimney Rock
Parque Nacional de Badlands
Cueva de los Montículos
Monumento Nacional del Monte Rushmore
Arco Gateway
Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll
Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Americano Profesional
Puente Mackinac
Mall of America
La Carretera Encantada
Famosos del Medio Oeste

Classroom Ideas

Midwest Region of the U.S.

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.

 

Classroom Ideas for ALL Videos

Here are dozens and dozens of ideas that you can use in your classroom along with our videos!