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Social Studies Idea #1
Temperature Zones
Objective:
The students will read and make inferences about a map showing
various temperature zones across the United States.
Rationale:
After your class uses the "5 A Day Adventures" CD-ROM to explore
the Fruits and Vegetables Speak Up section, reinforce what they
have learned through this map activity. To help the students
understand why certain plants grow in certain locations and to
help them know where these locations are in the U.S, maps are
available that show average temperature by region. This specific
activity is centered around the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map,
but may be adapted for use with other maps. The map may be
ordered for $6.50 at the following address:
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
Materials: Temperature zone map
'U.S. Temperature Zones' sheet
Thermometer
World map or globe
Introduction:
Review for students basic map reading skills such as direction
(N,S,E,W), state and county boundaries, and the use of map keys.
Group Activity:
Using a map showing temperature zones, answer the questions on
the 'U.S. Temperature Zones' sheet.
[Note: U. S. and World Maps shown in "5 A Day Adventures" do not
show all of the places a certain fruit or vegetable grow. It
shows major producers and countries that ship large amounts of
fruits and vegetables to the U. S.]
Related Activities:
* Using information from "5 A Day Adventures", students may
choose a fruit or vegetable and color in the states on a
U.S. map where they are grown.
* Use the science idea, Effects of Temperature on Plants,
along with this activity!
* Have students use compasses to explore the concept of north,
south, east, and west. Have a treasure hunt based on
direction!
* Using information from "5 A Day Adventures", have students
predict temperature zones in the U.S. based on where certain
plants grow.
* Have produce managers or school food service staff come into
class to discuss where fruits and vegetables grow.
Emphasize fruits and vegetables served in the school
breakfast and lunch program.
* Visit local farms or farmers markets.
* Have students recall which fruits and vegetables were served
at lunch and trace back to where grown.
U.S. Temperature Zones
1. What is the range of average annual minimum temperatures for
your area?
2. What kinds of fruits and vegetables grow in your area?
3. List three other states that fall into your same temperature
zone.
4. Would you expect the plant life in these three areas to be
different from or like the plant life in your area? Why?
5. Are the average temperatures generally warmer or cooler near
the coasts?
6. Locate the equator on a world map or globe. It is the
imaginary line that runs east-west around the middle of the
earth. Notice where the U.S. is located in relation to the
equator. (Don't forget Alaska and Hawaii!)
Are the warmer areas of the U.S. closer to or farther away
from the equator than the cooler areas?
Do you think it is warm or cool at the equator?
7. Do the general temperature patterns in the U.S. run east-west
or north-south?
8. Using a thermometer, check the temperature outside today. How
much does it differ from the low point of your range? The
high point?
9. Eleven zones are listed on your map. Using "5 A Day
Adventures" or any other resource, identify a fruit or
vegetable grown in each.
5 A Day Adventures: Social Studies Idea # 1