1. Cyber Community A U.S. Regions Quest by Joyce Connolly

2. Introduction It is the year 2020 and your class is setting up a new cyber community. It is the class' responsibility to find the best location in the United States to create this ideal community.

3. Task The class will be divided into five teams. Each team will be given a region of the United States. You will need to research the physical features, climate, natural resources, natural disasters, states and major cities in your region. WestMiddle WestSouthwestSoutheastNortheast

4. The Process Each team will need to complete the following steps so that class can compare possible locations. On the first day your group needs to: Define the following terms: region physical features climate natural resources natural disasters state Brainstorm a list of: physical features natural resources natural disasters

5. The Process (pg2) Click on Land Information to print out a worksheet for researching data. Next click on Region Research Sheet and print the worksheet to collect information for your Excel spreadsheet.Land Information Region Research Sheet Record your information into the Excel spreadsheet.Excel spreadsheet Write a paragraph detailing whether your region would have a suitable location for our cyber community. Make sure to give 3 reasons to support your opinion based upon the information you gathered. Find a place in your region that could support our cyber community. Name the state, the latitude and longitude, and the nearest major city.

6. The Process (pg3) Create a PowerPoint Presentation to convince the class of the finer points of your region. Create a travel brochure to represent your region. Click on Microsoft Publisher Brochure Instructions to see how to use the software to create your brochure. Microsoft Publisher Brochure Instructions Create a map of your region showing: the physical features the natural resources the states and the major cities major attractions

7. Resources Books: World Tour Guide Book Regions Near and Far Atlas CDROM's: Groliers Encarta World Book

8. Resources Internet Sites: States and cities: –http://www.yahooligans.com/content/ka/almanac/world/00014.htmlhttp://www.yahooligans.com/content/ka/almanac/world/00014.html –http://www.nps.gov/parklists/TI_maps.htmhttp://www.nps.gov/parklists/TI_maps.htm –http://www.theus50.com/fastfacts.shtmlhttp://www.theus50.com/fastfacts.shtml –http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/regions.shtmlhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/regions.shtml –http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/ Physical Features: –http://www.for.nau.edu:80/~alew/uslndfrm.gifhttp://www.for.nau.edu:80/~alew/uslndfrm.gif –http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1 –http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_formhttp://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form –http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/regions.shtmlhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/regions.shtml

9. Resources Natural Resources: –http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_States/Regions/http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_States/Regions/ –http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_formhttp://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form Climates: –http://www.csuchico.edu/~donald/syllabi/Climatic_stndry.JPGhttp://www.csuchico.edu/~donald/syllabi/Climatic_stndry.JPG –http://www.kapili.com/terrarum/climatehttp://www.kapili.com/terrarum/climate –http://encarta.msn.com/encartahome.asphttp://encarta.msn.com/encartahome.asp –http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/USclimate/states.scroll.htmlhttp://www.cdc.noaa.gov/USclimate/states.scroll.html –http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/climate/climate.htmlhttp://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/climate/climate.html Natural Disasters: –http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Stormshttp://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Storms –http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001459.htmlhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001459.html –http://www.yahooligans.com/content/ka/almanac/disaster/index.html http://www.yahooligans.com/content/ka/almanac/disaster/index.html

10. Evaluation You will be evaluated using a Rubric.Rubric Some of the things you will evaluated on are: writing a clear, detailed paragraph creating a map that includes physical features, climate, natural resources, natural disasters, state and major cities completing the spreadsheet by entering all necessary parts completing the land information worksheet by answering all the necessary parts working cooperatively within your group documenting sources presenting information to the class