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

Monday Jan 19th Martin Luther King Day

No school today as we honor Martin Luther King.

My favorite piece of writing from Martin Luther King was his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
if you are interested, here it is....

( Letter from a Birmingham Jail )

Thursday & Friday Jan 15th and 16th, Days 7 and 8

Population Continued

OBJECTIVE: Given a chromebook with access to the internet, get with a partner and identify the key details in each of the paragraphs in the population article, copy and paste them onto a document, and describe the effect of that detail on the growth of population as well as the consequence of that growth.

RATIONALE: Students need to understand the key components to the reasons population has grown exponentially and the consequences and or challenges of that growth

EVIDENCE: By identifying and summarizing the key factors of population growth students will gain a better understanding of the challenges and possible solutions to that growth.

Resources:
Population Growth Article -Article -
Article Form -Article Form -
Get with clock partner, select key detail in each paragraph (like your annotating it) and explain why that detail is key.
This is due today - ( P2_LastName_Population_Consequences )

Part 2:
Demographic Transition Model presentation -( DTM ppt )

Video on Demographic Transition
Video 1 - ( How did we get so big so fast? )
Video 2 - ( Demographic Transition Model )
Video 3 - ( Pyramids )

Malthus vs Boserup article - Article (answer the question posed near the end  of the article....who is right, Malthus or Boserup, and why? )

For next week-

Current Event Story will be due on Tuesday. - (  P2_LastName_CurrentEvent )
You need to print out this chart and bring it to class for Tuesday - ( Population Chart )
You will also need to bring this world map -  ( World Population Map )

Ted Conference Population Pyramids  - (Population Pyramids - TED )

Tuesday & Wed Jan 13th and 14th, Days 6 & 7

OBJECTIVE: Given a chromebook with access to their Google Drive acct's students will be able to access their statement paragraphs and read them (and defend their reasoning) to a group of classmates, within the time allotted.

RATIONALE: Students need to own their opinions and be able to clearly articulate their reasons to classmates.

EVIDENCE: By identifying and summarizing the key factors of their statements students will show evidence of their understanding of population issues.

Activity:
- students will be placed into groups of 4 each with their statement summary on their chromebook.
- each student will read their statement to the other students in their group. Once each student has read their statement the group will decide on the "best" argument related to the stand the student took either agreeing or disagreeing with the statement.
-the "winner" at the table will have their statement shown to the class through the LCD projector and will read their statement to the class. The class as a whole will decide which statement is the best. The winning table will receive 5 extra credit points.
-all students will share their statements will me by the end  of the activity.

Second half of Block - continuing into Thursday/Friday

OBJECTIVE: Given a chromebook with access to the internet, annotate and analyze a introductory article on population to pull out the key data points through a summary statement explanation to its value.

RATIONALE: Students need to understand the key components to the reasons population has grown exponentially and the consequences and or challenges of that growth

EVIDENCE: By identifying and summarizing the key factors of population growth students will gain a better understanding of the challenges and possible solutions to that growth.

Resources:
Population Growth Article -Article -
Article Form -Article Form - Due 2nd Block day this week

Part 2:
Demographic Transition Model presentation -( DTM ppt )
Video on Demographic Transition
Video 1 - ( How did we get so big so fast? )
Video 2 - ( Demographic Transition Model )
Video 3 - ( Pyramids )

Malthus vs Boserup article - Article

Monday Jan 12th Day 5

Today's plan...Mapping/Current Event Monday's

OBJECTIVE: Given a chromebook with access to the internet, students will search current event topics to understand the various events occurring in the world around them, bu writing a summary of the events as well as plotting the location of the event onto a physical continent map, identifying its latitude and longitude coordinates.


RATIONALE: Students need to understand the world around them beyond their immediate surroundings. These events around the world are important and having a geographical awareness of where they are occurring is vital to developing a truly global citizen.


EVIDENCE: By summarizing and plotting the various current event stories on maps,  students will begin to develop a better global awareness of events effecting them directly or effecting the world around them.

Resources:
Current Event Assignment sheet -Current Events
SOAPST Form -SOAPST


HOW TO LABEL MAPS DIRECTIONS - Map Labeling Directions

USA Political and Physical Maps - USA Maps

USA Political and Physical Lists - USA Maps List

Thursday & Friday Jan 8th & 9th Days 3 & 4

Today's plan...

OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to express their opinion ( in verbal format by standing in front of 1 of 4 a posted signs (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree) and written form (in an argumentative agree/disagree paragraph)  regarding 1 of 18 separate Population related statements displayed on the screen in class.


RATIONALE: Students need to understand the various challenges facing world population growth, including options to reduce the growth, or ways in which to manage the growth through social economic and political policies, as well as the effects that those policies have on individual rights.


EVIDENCE: By defending their position on these population statements, students will provide evidence that they understand the various factors that effect the decisions they are defending.


Here are the 18 statements - ( 18 statements about Population ) - Due 1st Block day next week (we will go over your writing in class as part of an assignment )

Tuesday and Wed Jan 6th & 7th Day 1 & 2

Today's plan...

OBJECTIVE: Provided a chromebook with access to the class blog, students will be able to identify the various causes which influence population growth by annotating an article which describes it causes.

Provided a chromebook, with access to Google Drive, students will be able to create a Current Events folder, create a Spreadsheet for listing stories and a Drawing document to place geographical maps of continents around the world to place their current event stories

RATIONALE: Students should have an understanding about what has caused world population to increase over the years, as well as those factors that have effected the rate of that growth.

Using the Drive applications provided to students need to followed-up with various assignments and projects where those applications are utilized. The Current Events project allows that to happen


EVIDENCE: By defining the vocab of the article and discussing the various factors, students should should be able to identify the main influences that change (increase, decrease, or stagnate ) the population. Furthermore, by devising solutions to the over-population rate we are currently experiencing, students will demonstrate evident that they understand the various factors to consider.

By using the Google Drive to create a folder, place documents inside that folder, format those documents with the various tools provided with each application, students will demonstrate the skills they acquire while doing the work

Population Video - Population Video (this is the video that provides the data for the Line Graph that students will create)

Population Growth Article.  - Population Growth Article - we will use this article in class as a read aloud activity to introduce the various aspects of Population growth factors - ( Use this article to start your vocab list on a spreadsheet )

Population Line Graph instructions - Line Graph Instructions - (each student will use their Spreadsheet app to create this line graph)

INSIDE YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE ACCT:

Create a folder titled -Current Events
Create a folder titled - Population

Inside the Current Events folder open the Drawing app and place a copy of each map (listed below) onto a drawing canvas and save it inside the current events folder titled by the name of the continent.

You will also need to create a Spreadsheet document. Column A = Continent, B= Country, C =City, D= Location (which will be the Lat/Long coordinate of the city where the current event story occurred).

Lastly, you will create a Document where you will copy and paste the current event story you have chosen to summarize. (having a copy of the story will ensure it is available when you need it) Also in the Document app you will write you current event summary -
Current Events Directions - Current Events


Inside your Current Events folder using the Drawing app,  place these maps on separate pages
 (make sure you make the maps fit a 8.5 X 11 canvas - some fit better portrait -Africa -and some fit better landscape- Asia )
- South America
- USA

- Africa

- Middle East

- Europe
- Asia

For the Population Folder - Place the Vocab list you are making, as well as a copy of the Population article we will be annotating.