Social Studies: Five Great Lakes (HOMES) Practice
Remembering and locating the Great Lakes
Social Studies: Five Great Lakes (HOMES) Practice
Remembering and locating the Great Lakes
Social Studies - Grade 4-5
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The acronym HOMES helps us remember the five Great Lakes. Write the name of the lake for each letter: H, O, M, E, and S.
Each letter in HOMES is the first letter of one Great Lake.
H stands for Huron, O stands for Ontario, M stands for Michigan, E stands for Erie, and S stands for Superior. - 2
Which Great Lake starts with the letter M? Write its full name.
The Great Lake that starts with M is Lake Michigan. - 3
Which Great Lake starts with the letter O? Write its full name.
The Great Lake that starts with O is Lake Ontario. - 4
Look at a map of the Great Lakes. Which Great Lake is the farthest west?
West is toward the left side of most maps.
Lake Superior is the farthest west of the Great Lakes. - 5
Look at a map of the Great Lakes. Which Great Lake is the farthest east?
East is toward the right side of most maps.
Lake Ontario is the farthest east of the Great Lakes. - 6
Lake Michigan is special because it is the only Great Lake located completely within one country. Which country is it in?
Lake Michigan is completely within the United States. - 7
Circle the two Great Lakes that touch the state of Michigan: Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, Lake Erie.
Michigan is surrounded by several Great Lakes.
Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie touch the state of Michigan. Lake Superior also touches Michigan, but it was not included in the list. - 8
Put these Great Lakes in alphabetical order: Superior, Erie, Huron, Ontario, Michigan.
The Great Lakes in alphabetical order are Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior. - 9
Which Great Lake has the same name as a U.S. state?
Think about the state shaped like a mitten.
Lake Michigan has the same name as the U.S. state of Michigan. - 10
A student writes the Great Lakes as Huron, Ontario, Mississippi, Erie, and Superior. Which name is incorrect, and what should it be?
Mississippi is incorrect because it is a river, not one of the Great Lakes. It should be Michigan. - 11
Complete the sentence: The Great Lakes are important because they provide fresh water, transportation routes, and habitats for many plants and animals.
Think about how people and wildlife use large lakes.
The completed sentence is: The Great Lakes are important because they provide fresh water, transportation routes, and habitats for many plants and animals. - 12
Write one sentence that explains how the acronym HOMES can help someone remember the five Great Lakes.
The acronym HOMES helps someone remember the Great Lakes because each letter stands for one lake: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.