Guess the Capital – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop social studies students’ knowledge of the United States capitals.

Instructional Objective: Students will identify, recall the U.S. capitals, and prepare a presentation that describes one particular capital.

Step 1: Students will study the state capitals, making flashcards with the StudyBlue app.

Step 2: Students will use the Google app to research two state capitals assigned to them by the instructor.

Step 3: Students will create presentations in Haiku Deck about their capitals. Students will not name the capital until the last slide. On the second to last slide, the state will be revealed and students will guess what the capital is in a study guessing game.

Step 4: Students will be quizzed using the U.S. State Capitals Trivia Quiz Free! App, taking a screenshot of their scores.

Inspired by Megan Moxley