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ctivities
Warm-up:
- Thinkabout what things must be present for a winter ski resort to be successful
(list individually).
- Pairwith another student.
- Shareideas together with the class.
Give students an overview of the task:
Group cooperative learning
- You will be given a satellite image of an area of the U.S.
- First, identify the region using maps and globes.
- Identify specific features by name (numbers).
Individual effort
- Examine the potential ski resort sites (letters) and complete the data table.
- Select the best winter ski resort site and support your answer. (Note: responses may
vary with student abilities)
Extensions:
- What other features can you identify?
- Can you name them specifically?
- Give the latitude and longitude of each potential ski resort site.
Divide students into cooperative learning groups
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