1. California, California, What do you see?
I live in California!

2. Essential Question and Unit question
Where do we live and play in California?
What interesting places are there to visit in California?
Where is my classroom, home, city, county, state?
Where is it located (longitude/latitude)?
We are located in what hemisphere?
Where are we in relation to the equator?

3. State Frameworks/Standards
Social Studies 4.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the physical and human geographic features that define places and regions in California
English/Language Arts 1.2 Create multiple-paragraph compositions
Research and Technology 1.5

4. Procedures Choose interesting site in California to visit
Teach vocabulary- latitude/longitude, equator, prime meridian, hemisphere, tropics
Research chosen site
Plot on map of California
Power Point Presentation

5. Where is The Golden Gate Bridge?
Located in San Francisco, California
The longest suspension bridge in the world