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Analyze the impact of West Virginia's geography on transportation, settlement, jobs, clothing, food, shelter, services and interaction with others outside the state.

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Compare and contrast West Virginia's population, products, resources, and transportation from the 18th century through modern day.

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Pose, research and answer student-generated questions relating to West Virginia using print and digital.

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I will know I have learned this when I can explain (with reasoning) how West Virginia's geography affects:

transportation

settlement

jobs

clothing

food

shelter

services

interaction with others not in WV.

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I am learning how West Virginia's mountains, valleys, and rivers affect the listed areas of life.

This matters because it helps me understand why people in West Virginia live the way they do (like where they build homes, what jobs they have, what they eat, and how they travel. It shows us how the mountains, rivers, and land shape our everyday lives and how we connect with people in other places).

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This could be used in addition to, or possibly in place of, the chunking outline below.

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I will know I have learned this when I can tell similarities and differences between West Virginia in the 18th century and now for these areas:

population

products

resources

transportation.

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I am learning how West Virginia has changed since the 18th century in the listed areas.

This matters because it helps us understand how people lived in the past, how life is different now, and how we got to where we are today. It shows us how towns grew, how people got around, what jobs they had, and how they used the land. When we know our history, we can make smarter choices for the future!

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Locate all county seats on a West Virginia map.

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I will know I have learned this when I can match all county seats on a West Virginia map, with 70% accuracy.

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I am learning to locate West Virginia county seats.

This matters because it helps me understand where important places are in my state and how my state is organized.

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This is a digital self-checking game to quiz students on WV county names/locations.

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West Virginia: Counties - Map Quiz Game - Seterra

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Here’s a map quiz that challenges you to identify all 55 counties in West Virginia. Berkeley County is home to the B&O Railroad Roundhouse, which burned in 1862 and was rebuilt in 1866. In Mineral County is Stewart’s Tavern & Inn, which was built near the end of the 18th century. Ohio County is the location of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge; until 1859 it was the largest suspension bridge in the world. By collecting facts about West Virginia and working with this map quiz, you can memorize the state’s 55 counties with ease!

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This is a digital self-checking game to quiz students on WV county seat names/locaitons.

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Choose the locations of the county seats as quickly as you can!

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This is a printable PDF quiz in which students can list the county seats (the county name labels are not already in place; this could be added as a scaffold when appropriate). An answer key is included.

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This is a self-grading, multiple-choice quiz that gives one questions at a time. (There's no map, but it may help with word association and memorization.)

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Discover More Resources at Archives and History

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This provides chunks for a step-by-step approach with lesson ideas that are focused and interactive.

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The PowerPoint is from Reading is Awesome in Elementary

A video is available on DiscoveryEd, showing many regions/geographical features of WV: https://clever.discoveryeducation.com/learn/player/6193be16-2bcd-4dac-8282-06f782fa5060?shared=true

WV Geography Maps: https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0a98b2bc55ee97cf&rlz=1C1GCFA_enUS1080US1080&q=Wv+geography+map&udm=2&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ1Y6MJ25_tmWITc7uy4KIehZSPZtq-ywdxHK81a_1UWm-hTEDwowP4WTUORcrjV2i6YZOgbGIbSKvaPDZmQkPaFoE0KnStjtm4icS4JzPxZ1E4ZzrThVOdRRcDL9OQ2y0hRNct5CRv3PoT5hCRPd1etY-l9yDcURbL-QIT4a18M3K_cTJCfmFYlAZEEwxOo8JHOcV9Q&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz67LCyfiNAxVRF1kFHdWxOVUQtKgLegQIFRAB&biw=1242&bih=586&dpr=1.1&safe=active&ssui=on

WV Geography Images: https://www.google.com/search?q=West+Virginia&sca_esv=0a98b2bc55ee97cf&rlz=1C1GCFA_enUS1080US1080&udm=2&biw=1242&bih=586&ei=iW9RaPzBCIun5NoPga-igAg&ved=0ahUKEwi8qpnhyfiNAxWLE1kFHYGXCIAQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=West+Virginia&gs_lp=EgNpbWciDVdlc3QgVmlyZ2luaWEyDRAAGIAEGEMYigUYrwYyERAAGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFGK8GMg4QABiABBixAxiDARivBjIOEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYrwYyChAAGIAEGEMYigUyDhAAGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFMhEQABiABBixAxiDARiKBRivBjIOEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYrwYyCBAAGIAEGK8GMg4QABiABBixAxiDARivBkjuDVCmBVifDHACeACQAQCYAYkDoAG5A6oBBTEuMy0xuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIEoALZA8ICBRAAGIAEwgIGEAAYBxgewgIEEAAYHsICBhAAGAgYHsICCBAAGAgYChgewgIEEAAYA5gDAIgGAZIHBTMuNC0xoAfOELIHBTEuNC0xuAfPA8IHBTItMy4xyAcb&sclient=img&safe=active&ssui=on

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Use the photo to prompt discussion of what kinds of transportation work best (e.g., trains through mountains, winding roads), depending on specific environment

possible link to show specific areas of WV: https://www.google.com/search?q=wv+landscape&sca_esv=21257274db288600&rlz=1C1GCFA_enUS1080US1080&udm=2&biw=1242&bih=586&ei=S3FRaPvEKamp5NoP5M7buQo&ved=0ahUKEwi7loS4y_iNAxWpFFkFHWTnNqcQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=wv+landscape&gs_lp=EgNpbWciDHd2IGxhbmRzY2FwZTIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGAUYHjIGEAAYBRgeMgYQABgFGB4yBhAAGAUYHjIGEAAYBRgeMgYQABgFGB5IxBRQiwhY0hNwA3gAkAEAmAGsA6ABgBWqAQkxLjAuNi4yLjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgqgAsAVwgIOEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYrwbCAgsQABiABBixAxivBsICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIIEAAYgAQYrwbCAhEQABiABBixAxiDARiKBRivBsICDRAAGIAEGEMYigUYrwbCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgIEEAAYA8ICBBAAGB6YAwCIBgGSBwkxLjAuNi4yLjGgB5ZFsgcJMS4wLjYuMi4xuAfAFcIHBTItNy4zyAc8&sclient=img&safe=active&ssui=on

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The graphic organizer can be used to help the discussion about mountain villages v river towns.

photos of WV mountain villages: https://www.google.com/search?q=wv+mountain+village&sca_esv=21257274db288600&rlz=1C1GCFA_enUS1080US1080&udm=2&biw=1242&bih=586&ei=WHFRaID4Btqt5NoPwovS6QM&ved=0ahUKEwiAhPu9y_iNAxXaFlkFHcKFND0Q4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=wv+mountain+village&gs_lp=EgNpbWciE3d2IG1vdW50YWluIHZpbGxhZ2UyBhAAGAgYHjIGEAAYCBgeSJvdM1C20TNYh9kzcAR4AJABAJgBiwSgAZkYqgEJMC4xLjQtNC4yuAEDyAEA-AEBmAILoALfGMICBhAAGAcYHsICBRAAGIAEwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICDxAAGIAEGEMYigUYChivBsICCBAAGIAEGK8GwgIEEAAYHsICBhAAGAUYHpgDAIgGAZIHBzQuMS40LTagB44asgcHMC4xLjQtNrgHvxjCBwQyLTExyAc6&sclient=img&safe=active&ssui=on

photos of WV river towns: https://www.google.com/search?q=wv+river+towns&sca_esv=21257274db288600&rlz=1C1GCFA_enUS1080US1080&udm=2&biw=1242&bih=586&ei=r3RRaLv7BYm15NoPrpu80As&ved=0ahUKEwj7jtPVzviNAxWJGlkFHa4ND7oQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=wv+river+towns&gs_lp=EgNpbWciDnd2IHJpdmVyIHRvd25zMgYQABgIGB4yBhAAGAgYHjIGEAAYCBgeSMQPUIkJWKQMcAJ4AJABAJgBwQOgAeUHqgEHMC4xLjQtMrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCBaAC_geYAwCIBgGSBwcyLjEuNC0yoAfhBrIHBzAuMS40LTK4B_MHwgcFMC4xLjTIBxM&sclient=img&safe=active&ssui=on

link to stories: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:329e794c-48b5-4f3b-8093-ae547c6f763c

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The map above can be used as a basis for the Role-Play and Mermaid Mapping activity below as referenced in the 4th chunk.

link to Role-Play Activity: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:e5e6a634-84d4-43cd-8b6c-cc7637a76dcc

Mermaid Mapping: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGqniEhNIE/copRq7IcvK2f_aOFon8B_w/view?utm_content=DAGqniEhNIE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h0f8b01e411

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The PPT above (from Ben Moody) can be used to help students create/discuss clothing pieces that would or would not be appropriate to wear in given conditions. There are suggestions, etc embedded; use as you like!

link to photo of various kids clothing pieces for review: https://mrmrsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kids-Clothing-Names-ideas-and-their-Pictures-1200x675.png

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This map is up for purchase of physical copies (one per classroom for display).

Could be compared with the geography map to discuss and give reason for which foods come from which areas: https://www.worldatlas.com/upload/64/a0/e8/wv-01.png

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The PowerPoint can be used to review various types of housing as inspiration for students. (downloaded from Enlightened Educators Emporium and edited)

link to review WV mountain weather using photos: https://www.google.com/search?q=wv+mountain+weather&sca_esv=21257274db288600&rlz=1C1GCFA_enUS1080US1080&udm=2&biw=1242&bih=586&ei=moRRaNnTNJSr5NoP95avwQ8&ved=0ahUKEwjZiJDt3fiNAxWUFVkFHXfLK_gQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=wv+mountain+weather&gs_lp=EgNpbWciE3d2IG1vdW50YWluIHdlYXRoZXIyBBAAGB4yBhAAGAgYHjIGEAAYCBgeMgYQABgIGB4yBhAAGAgYHjIGEAAYCBgeMgYQABgIGB4yBhAAGAgYHjIGEAAYCBgeMgYQABgIGB5IrrgZUOCpGVittxlwB3gAkAEAmAH4AqABpRyqAQcxLjAuOC40uAEDyAEA-AEBmAINoAL6HMICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARivBsICCxAAGIAEGLEDGK8GwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAggQABiABBivBsICDRAAGIAEGEMYigUYrwbCAhEQABiABBixAxiDARiKBRivBsICExAAGIAEGLEDGEMYgwEYigUYrwbCAg8QABiABBhDGIoFGAoYrwbCAgUQABiABJgDAIgGAZIHBzEuMC42LjagB-NgsgcHMS4wLjYuNrgH-hzCBwYyLTEwLjPIB1E&sclient=img&safe=active&ssui=on

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The above resource can be a guide to help foster the discussion according the chunking document. Teachers could possibly assign shapes for the schools, hospitals, and stores.

Link to printable map: https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PNH2XN/west-virginia-road-and-highway-map-vector-illustration-2PNH2XN.jpg

Link to blank printable map: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:07ebc72f-208f-44a5-b887-e64c1b956f4f

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This map can be used to talk about ideal major routes for trade and travel along with challenges.

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This resource can be used to quickly overview changes from the 18th century to current times.

Additional content video clips: https://wvculture.org/museum-education/

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I will know I have learned this when I can share findings that answer a question I posed about West Virginia, with proof from print or digital sources.

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I am learning to ask questions about West Virginia, and answer them with sources I found digitally or through printed materials.

This matters because it helps us learn how to ask good questions and find answers on our own—just like real scientists, historians, or reporters! When we research using books and computers, we get better at thinking, solving problems, and learning new things about West Virginia and the world around us.

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Taken from Amy Plant, this template could be used to guide student research, with the last page being done as an extension to share the project.

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Possible Digital Research Sources for Students

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Possible Digital Research Sources for Students

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National Geographic: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/states/article/west-virginia

WV Chamber: https://wvchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wvc-About-West-Virginia-For-Kids-2024.pdf

WV Legislature: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Educational/Kids_Page/fun_facts.cfm

WV State Museum: https://wvstatemuseumed.wv.gov/index.html

Epic! Let's Explore the States - Atlantic: North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia: https://www.getepic.com/book/20189094/atlantic-north-carolina-virginia-west-virginia?utm_source=t2t&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=content&share=8470711735

DiscoveryEd The Southeastern Region, West Virginia: https://clever.discoveryeducation.com/learn/player/6193be16-2bcd-4dac-8282-06f782fa5060?shared=true

Newsela has numerous articles at varying Lexile levels that teachers and students can find and access.

Archives of Wonderful WV Magazine: http://www.wvdnr.net/wwvmagazine/Archive/Archive.asp

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The big bridge over the New River Gorge was once the biggest arch bridge in the world.

After archaeologists discovered spear points used to hunt extinct species such as mastodons and mammoths, they realized that people have lived in what's now West Virginia at least 10,500 years. Many thousands of years after these ancient people lived, Native American tribes including the Cherokee, Iroquois, Manahoac, Meherrin, Monacan, Nottaway, Shawnee, Occaneechi, Tutelo, and Saponi populated the land.

After the British arrived in the 1600s, the area that now encompasses West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, and parts of North Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York was all called Virginia. In 1730, Virginia's British-controlled government offered a thousand acres free to each European family willing to move to the area that would become West Virginia. As a result, Native Americans' homelands were taken, and tribes began supporting the French in a land war against the British (often called the French and Indian War) from 1756 until 1763.

The British won that battle, so West Virginia was still part of Virginia during the Revolutionary War of 1775 to 1783. But at the beginning of the Civil War (1861-1865), West Virginia refused to secede (withdraw) from the Union along with the rest of the state. John Brown, an abolitionist-someone who wanted to abolish slavery-staged a famous raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Brown hoped weapons gained in the raid would be used in the fight against slavery, but his raid failed. West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1861, and two years later, it became its own state.

WHY'S IT CALLED THAT?

West Virginia was originally going to be called "Kanawha," a name that honors a Native American tribe. However, even though the region separated from Virginia, officials still wanted that as part of its new name. (Virginia was named after a nickname of Queen Elizabeth I, who ruled in the late 1500s.)

West Virginia is called the Mountain State because it's the only state completely within the Appalachian Mountain region, and its average elevation is higher than any other state east of the Mississippi River!

GEOGRAPHY AND LANDFORMS

Some people think this state's shape looks like a leaping frog, with its nose in the southwestern corner. It's bordered by Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland in the north; Maryland and Virginia in the east; Virginia and Kentucky in the south; and Kentucky and Ohio in the west. Its wiggly western border is created by the Ohio River, while its winding eastern border is created by the Appalachian Mountains. It can be divided into two geographical regions.

The Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region includes the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains, which start in the northeast and run southwest. This region is known for its parallel ridges that were cut by streams, as well as canyons called "water gaps." Forests, caves, and high peaks dot this area, including the state's highest point, Spruce Knob.

The Allegheny Plateau spreads across the rest of the state, and has flat-topped hills and rounded peaks. Deep, stream-cut gorges and a wall of mountains called the Allegheny Front separates the state's two regions.

At least 70 kinds of mammals inhabit West Virginia, including Virginia big-eared bats, West Virginia northern flying squirrels, raccoons, skunks, and black bears, the state animal. Wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, barred owls, bald eagles, cerulean warblers, and ruby-throated hummingbirds are among the 300 species of birds that live in the state.

Cornsnakes, mountain earthsnakes, fence lizards, stinkpots (a kind of turtle), and five-lined skinks are some of the reptiles that slither and skitter through West Virginia. Amphibians such as tiny cricket frogs, mountain chorus frogs, Allegheny Mountain dusky salamanders, and West Virginia spring salamanders also live throughout the state.

Some of West Virginia's most common trees include hemlock, red spruce, cedar, ash, pitch pine, hickory, and cucumbertree, which has cucumber-shaped fruit. The state also has a large number of native wildflowers such as Virginia bluebells, Virginia buttonweed, Virginia potato (which has edible roots), and Virginia strawberry.

NATURAL RESOURCES

As the United States ' third most-forested state, West Virginia is known for its timber and protected woodlands. It's also famous for its salt: Wild buffalo and deer gathered to lick natural salt deposits, and Native Americans and colonists gathered salt to cure butter and preserve meats. Today salt deposits are still mined for rock salt, which is then used to create chemicals such as chlorine.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are also important to the state's economy.

-The New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville is the longest steel-arch bridge in the western hemisphere. Built in 1977, it turned a 40-minute mountain drive into a one-minute crossing. It's even pictured on the West Virginia quarter.

-Visitors to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park can learn about life in the 1800s, including old-timey trades such as dressmaking, blacksmithing, and dairy making. Tour guides in period dress hang out around the historical buildings and homes. Hiking trails take you to places such as the Point, where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meet for a view of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia at the same time!

-Pedestrians and cyclists can follow the Wheeling Heritage Trail System along old, no longer used railway tracks for more than 13 miles.

-Wild onions called ramps are grown in West Virginia in spring. They're so popular that they have their own annual festival called the Feast of the Ramson!

-Author and civil rights activist Pearl S. Buck, Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and pilot Chuck Yeager (the first person to break the sound barrier in flight) were all born in West Virginia.

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Get facts and photos about the 35th state.

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From Teach Tech Free

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From Kyle Posey

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From Wild & Wonderful West Virginia Studies

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From WV History

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West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

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Kid Zone: Learn about West Virginia’s Wildlife - WVDNR

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Welcome to where kids can learn about West Virginia’s wildlife and have fun doing it. Stay up-to-date as we continue to add information and activities.

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WV Themed Crafts to do With Your Kids: My WV Story Book

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Looking for something fun to do with your kids on a rainy day? Spark your kids’ creativity with this fun West Virginia themed craft and celebrate the