Regions+of+the+US+WebQuest!

=Where in the United States is Mrs. McDermott?=



by Meaghan McDermott
Mrs. McDermott has used her summer vacation to learn more about the United States and the regions it is divided into. She has been sending her students postcards about the trip and asked them to tell her Australian colleague, Mr. Ed Ucator, all about our country. Unfortunately, the postmarks have been smudged and the students don’t know where she is writing from!
 * Introduction**

Your task is to read each postcard and use the links to figure out which region Mrs. McDermott is writing from.
 * Task**

There are four regions of the United States, divided by population, geography, natural resources, etc. Use chapter 9 of your social studies text book __Western Hemisphere__ by Prentice Hall as you read the postcards and links to find out which region she is in.

Once you have figured it out take notes about the region’s population and cities, landforms, industry, natural resources and other general information.

Finally, you will use your notes to write a letter about the United States regions to Mr. Ed Ucator.
 * Process**
 * 1) Read each postcard.
 * 2) Click on the links in the postcard to read more about the locations Mrs. McDermott visited.
 * 3) Take notes at each site about the **//population and cities, landforms, industry, natural resources and other general information//**. Compare these features to the regions in your textbook
 * 4) When you have read each postcard and figured out the region it was written from, use your textbook and other books in our classroom library, as well your notes to **plan** a well organized letter with Kidspiration, telling Mr. Ed Ucator about each region and its features, including similarities and differences you noticed.
 * 5) Print your web and use it to write your letter. Be sure to use the [|proper friendly letter format].

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