Tuesday/Wednesday Jan 20th & 21 Days 9 &10

OBJECTIVE: Given a chromebook with access to the internet as well as access to their Google drive acct, students will create a spreadsheet chart on the causes and consequences of transitions within the the Democratic Transition Model as it relates to population growth.

RATIONALE: Students need to understand the key components which moves countries from one stage to another to better understand their current social, political, and cultural challenges.

EVIDENCE: By filling in the chart, students will be able to identify those factors that are present and those factors when changed (as well as what causes those changes) "pushes" a country along the continuum to a modern day society.

What are the factors that are present in each stage of transition?
Which of those factors can be changed internally and which require outside assistance?
What role does access to information play?
What role does the status of women play?

1st part of the Block:

Current Events update - share some of the impactful stories you summarized.

2nd part of the Block:

Students will pick a country to do their Infrographic and Data Stat sheet.
Your assignment for Thursday/Friday will include filling-in the data sheet for your country.
Here is the blank form -Country Data Sheet Form
As well as building an Infographic to display that information. What is an Infographic ?

We will review the Demographic Transition Model by watching the short video.

We will them continue and finish the Presentation on the DTM.

Next we will create a spreadsheet of the DMT Model and fill-in characteristics of each stage.
DTM Chart Blank (most of the information can be found in the DMT presentation)
This is the image to place on the top of the Chart - DTM Chart Image