German Geography Cookie Unit Haley Crittenden Gordon German Teacher Lee High School & Key Middle School (adapted from Angelika Becker)

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1 German Geography Cookie Unit Haley Crittenden Gordon German Teacher Lee High School & Key Middle School (adapted from Angelika Becker) Goal Students will learn about the physical geography of Germany, including cities, rivers, mountain ranges, forests, etc. Students will be able to answer oral questions about German geography. Time & Class This unit can be used with level 1 or 2 students. It can also be adapted to work with upper level students to include geography of Austria and Switzerland. The unit can be conducted in 2 3 weeks. It works well with a block schedule; however, it can be adapted to traditional schedule, if the teacher schedules the groups to test on different days. Materials Teachers will need paper size blank maps of Germany. German wall map and individual small maps of Germany are recommended, as well as overheads of Germany. Day 1 1. Pre-teach geography vocabulary for rivers, mountains, cities, etc. Students must learn all geographical features on the vocabulary list for the test. 2. Students will color and label their own map of Germany. The student maps will serve as study notes for the test. 3. Students turn in study maps for a class work grade. Teacher must check maps for spelling & location accuracy. Daily 2 3 Weeks 1. Students study individual maps of Germany to become familiar with German geography. 2. Students will practice locating geographical features on wall maps & overheads of Germany as a warm-up for every class before the Oral Test. 3. Teacher gives oral & written practice questions to students 1 Week Before Test 1. Students form groups of 4 5 students for the Oral test. 2. A student from each group volunteers to be the baker (for extra credit) for

2 his/her group. Bake a large cookie in the shape of Germany at home. 3. Other group members volunteer to bring in different colored icing, drinks, cups & napkins. Test Day 1. On the test day the baker brings in the cookie on a cookie sheet. 2. The students must decorate their cookie to look like their individual student maps of Germany. Cookies are not labeled with words, only symbols. It is recommended to let students start decorating their maps right in the beginning of class, because this activity can take some time. Teachers may want to put a time limit on decorating, like 25 mins. Students may use their individual study maps only to help with decorating cookie. 4. When a group is finished decorating the cookie, they must take the oral test. Students must put away their individual maps of Germany. Teachers will quiz each student 5 questions orally with perhaps a bonus question. This oral test takes the longest, allow at least 45 mins. depending on the size of the class. 5. After the group has been tested, they may enjoy their cookie & drinks. 6. Allow plenty of time for class clean-up!

3 German Geography Cookie Unit Form groups of 4 5 students and decide who will be responsible for each item. Turn in your sign-up sheet to your teacher. Group members Volunteers Every member should bring in at least 1 item. 1. Cookie Baker 2. red icing cities 3. blue icing rivers, lakes & seas 4. black or brown icing mountain ranges 5. green icing forests 6. drinks 7. cups & napkins ** Cookie Baker/s receives extra credit. Date - Cookie Oral Test is on!

4 Deutschland Plätzchen Projekt Deutsch 1 Name der Fluss, die Flüsse - blau der Rhein der Main die Elbe die Donau die Weser der Wald, die Wälder - grün der Schwarzwald der Thuringer Wald die Stadt, die Städte - rot Hamburg Bremen München Frankfurt Köln Berlin die Hauptstadt Stuttgart Dresden der Berg, die Bergen - schwarz die Alpen das Harz Gebirge die See, die Seen - blau die Nordsee die Ostsee der See, die Seen - blau der Bodensee Nord Ost Sud West im Norden im Osten im Suden im Westen Fragen Wo wohnst du? Wo wohnt Margit? Woher kommt Thomas aus? Wo liegt Hamburg? Wohin fährst du? Ich wohne in. Er kommt aus. Hamburg liegt im Norden. Ich fahre nach Bremen.

5 German Geography Cookie Test Questions Teacher may ask question or point to cookie feature and ask,,,was ist das? Students must respond in German and point to correct geographical feature. 5 questions per student (6 points each) & 1 bonus question 6 points for correct answer, 3 points for partially correct answer Student 1 4. Wo ist der Schwarzwald? 5. Was ist das? (Donau) Ist das ein Wald, Stadt, Fluss, oder See? 6. Wo ist Frankfurt? 7. An welcher Fluss ist Frankfurt? 8. Wo ist die Nordsee? (Bonus Wo wohnst du?) Student 2 4. Wo sind die Alpen? 5. Was sind die Alpen? 6. Wo beginnt der Rhein? 7. Wo ist der Rhein? 8. Was ist das? (Harz Gebirge) (Bonus Woher kommst du?) Student 3 7. Was ist das? (München) 8. An welcher Fluss liegt Bremen? 9. Wo ist Bremen? 10. Was ist die Hauptstadt von Deutschland? 11. Wo ist der Oder? (Bonus Wohin fährst du morgen?) Student 4 3. Wo ist Stuttgart? 4. Wie heisst diese See? 5. Wo liegt Hamburg? 6. An welcher Fluss liegt Hamburg? 7. Was ist das? (Köln) (Bonus Woher kommst du?) Student 5 1. Wo liegt Dresden? 2. Wo ist der Bodensee? 3. Was ist das? (Thüringer Wald) 4. Wie heisst dieser Fluss? 5. Was ist das? (Schwarzwald) (Bonus Wo wohnst du?)

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