Geographic Alliance of Iowa

I IS FOR WHERE IN INDIA?
Dr. Kay E. Weller
adapted from Kim Hassentritz Mt. Pleasant High School

Materials:

1. Atlases, one for each person
2. 5x7 index card

Procedures:

1. Make out 5x7 cards prior to class.
   1. Choose places in India, one per card
   2. Write numbers 10-1 on cards in permanent marker
2. Hand out prepared cards to students
3. Make sure students use pencil and they can correct clues or Reorder them.
4. Go through an example and model for the class what they should do.
   1. On another sheet of paper have students brainstorm characteristics of their particular place using all 5 themes of geography- use atlases, prior knowledge, class info, etc.
   2. Students must write out 10 characteristics of their place in simple statements.
      Example: This place is known as the Gateway of India
      This place is in western India
      This place is a port
   3. Have students order their statements, which are clues to their location, in order from hardest to easiest clues
      -the easiest clue is always the absolute location (clue #1)
      the next easiest clue #2 is always the relative location
   4. Students should transfer prewritten and ordered clues to 5x7 card.
5. Students turn in cards/ teacher evaluates for:
   • 10 clues total
   • that all themes are represented
   • that clues are ordered correctly so the location is not given away too soon

6. After evaluating clue cards, the teacher can play "WHO AM I??"

* The teacher will have to model deductive reasoning here

1. divide class into two teams
2. read clues aloud one at a time
3. students may use atlases
4. points awarded according to what clue number the location is identified
5. to eliminate blind guessing each team may only guess the location 3 times and then they are "out" for this round.