Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Iowa and its Farming during World War II

This lesson was created Dennis Smeltzer, Pat Brown, and Carmen Nimmo (Waterloo School District) for seventh grade students. During this lesson plan, students will understand the impact of World War II on Iowa and farming.

Discipline/Subject

Human Geography

American History

Economics

English

Language Arts

Reading

Theme

Economic

Cultural/Social

Historical

21st Century Universal Constructs

Creativity

Collaboration

Region

Iowa

United States

North America

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Region

Common Core Standards

Writing Standards (W)

National Geographic Standards

6. How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 2. Understand how geographic and human characteristics create culture and define regions

GE 4. Understand how physical processes and human actions modify the environment and how the environment affects humans