Thursday & Friday Feb 28 and Mar 1st Days 32 & 33

Objective: Given access to several primary source materials dealing with the various components affecting the One Child Policy in China, students will be able to explain with supporting detail their opinion on if the policy was a good idea or a bad idea, using a chart to identify the various strengths and weaknesses of the system.

Rationale: Overpopulation is a very real issue affecting the world today, and will become a bigger issue for countries if they are unable to support their population. China faced this real problem in the 1980's, and students should understand the decision china took and the consequences (both good and bad) for those decisions.

Evidence: By arguing through evidence that the One Child Policy was good or bad, the student will demonstrate their understanding of the various factors which went into the Policy and the effects of its implementation.

For Thursday/Fri

Video about the various stages of demographic transition ( I will show this in class, please do not click it)

When this is finished I will deliver a presentation that you will follow and fill-in the chart we made before the break.

When we finish the presentation we will watch another video, and then the remainder of the time you will begin to work on your infographic (data gathering step)

Tuesday & Wed Feb 26th & 27th Days 30 & 31

Demographic Transition Model &

China's One Child Policy

Objective: Given access to several primary source materials dealing with the various components affecting the One Child Policy in China, students will be able to explain with supporting detail their opinion on if the policy was a good idea or a bad idea, using a chart to identify the various strengths and weaknesses of the system.

Rationale: Overpopulation is a very real issue affecting the world today, and will become a bigger issue for countries if they are unable to support their population. China faced this real problem in the 1980's, and students should understand the decision china took and the consequences (both good and bad) for those decisions.

Evidence: By arguing through evidence that the One Child Policy was good or bad, the student will demonstrate their understanding of the various factors which went into the Policy and the effects of its implementation.

Next we will have you take a stand on 18 population-related questions, once you have finished the first assignment, you will select one statement of the 18, and on a separate doc, write a paragraph explaining your position on the statement.

18 Statements Agree or Disagree

Make a stand, convince me you're right!

For Tuesday/Wed

Once you have finished finding the answers and placing them in the doc, submit your answers to the Google Classroom folder.

Demographic Transition Model Article
Student answer form for DTM Article

Video about the various stages of demographic transition ( I will show this in class, please do not click it)

When this is finished I will deliver a presentation that you will follow and fill-in the chart we made befor the break.

Monday Feb 25th Day 29

Current Events/Mapping Monday's

CE #11 - New Form
Latin America Maps

Objective: Given access to a Chromebook, students will be able to access Google MyMaps App and a Google Drive based Current Events Template from the class Blog. Using the MyMaps app and the template, students will be able to look-up current events and summarize their selected story on the template. In addition, students will be able to use the MyMaps app to plot the location of these current event stories. 

Rationale: Students need to utilize the tools taught to them to ensure the learning becomes a part of their skill set. In addition, students need to become geographical aware of the world around them.

Evidence: Filling-in the Current Events template as well as using MyMaps to plot the location of the stories, will demonstrate that students have acquired the basic skills of fulfilling the  assignment.

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Thursday & Friday Feb 14th & 15th Days 27 & 28

Population Control

The assignment for today is to review the World Population Sheet Questions. World Data Sheet Questions

Assignment #2-

World Population Site
Student question/answer sheet



Next we will have you take a stand on 18 population-related questions, once you have finished the first assignment, you will select one statement of the 18, and on a separate doc, write a paragraph explaining your position on the statement.

18 Statements Agree or Disagree
Make a stand, convince me you're right!


Lastly, we will be building the DTM chart, and you will be selecting your country for the Infographic Project (World Country alphabetical list)
Infographic Directions Sheet
Category List

Download and place the DTM chart pic onto a new blank doc
DTM Graph pic
After that, download and place the population pyramid pic onto the same doc just below the DTM pic
Pyramid pic
Once those two pics are on the doc, insert a table (6 Columns and 7 rows) and label it like the one below

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Tuesday and Wednesday Feb 12th & 13th Days 25 & 26

Population Control

The assignment for today is the World Population Sheet Questions. World Data Sheet Questions

Use the 20-page pdf (World Population Resource Packet) to find the answers. World Population Resource Packet - 2018

Place the answers in the World Data Sheet Questions doc.

There is a Google Classroom folder for today's assignment.

If you finish the assignment before the class ends, I would suggest working on your Latin America Maps. 

For Thursday/Friday

 World Population Site
Student question/answer sheet

In addition, we will be building the DTM chart, and you will be selecting your country for the Infographic Project

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Monday Feb 11th Day 24

Current Events/Mapping Monday's

CE #7 & 8 - New Form
Latin America Maps

Objective: Given access to a Chromebook, students will be able to access Google MyMaps App and a Google Drive based Current Events Template from the class Blog. Using the MyMaps app and the template, students will be able to look-up current events and summarize their selected story on the template. In addition, students will be able to use the MyMaps app to plot the location of these current event stories. 

Rationale: Students need to utilize the tools taught to them to ensure the learning becomes a part of their skill set. In addition, students need to become geographical aware of the world around them.

Evidence: Filling-in the Current Events template as well as using MyMaps to plot the location of the stories, will demonstrate that students have acquired the basic skills of fulfilling the  assignment.

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Thursday & Friday Feb 6th & 7th Days 22 & 23

Population

With the spread of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, dramatic changes began to occur in the populations of industrializing countries. But do the changes that occurred in Western Europe and the United States have relevance for modern countries just entering the industrial age? Students should be able to evaluate and apply models to explain changes in global demographic patterns, and use their assessments to predict future needs.

Objectives:

To understand the classic demographic transition (DT) model

To explain assumptions and limitations of the classic DT model

To construct graphs of contemporary demographic change

To explain contemporary demographic patterns in the context of the classic DT model
To view population growth from a Malthusian perspective
To calculate crude death rates, birth rates, rates of natural increase, and population doubling times
To comprehend the concept of the Demographic Transition

After working through the Demographic Transition Model assignment you should be able to:

• Describe current population trends, in terms of fertility, mortality and population growth.
• Understand the consequences of current population trends for future well being.
• Describe how the population issues facing the world today differ by region.
• Understand the basic concept of the demographic transition.
• Describe some of the differences between historical transitions and contemporary transitions.

Rationale - Students current understanding of the global population growth and its effects on available resources is very limited. This unit will allow students to acquire information to help understand the challenges countries face when it comes to population controls

Evidence - By correctly listing the challenges countries have the different solutions offered to solve those challenges, will allow students to demonstrate evidence that their know the challenges facing their future.

Part 2 (for Thursday/Friday...in class)

Should there be restrictions? - Article & Questions

Part 3 (for Thursday/Friday...evening)
World of 7 Billion Article  read and annotate in the margin (submit into google classroom by the Sunday night).

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Tuesday and Wed Feb 5th & 6th Days 20 & 21

Population

With the spread of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, dramatic changes began to occur in the populations of industrializing countries. But do the changes that occurred in Western Europe and the United States have relevance for modern countries just entering the industrial age? Students should be able to evaluate and apply models to explain changes in global demographic patterns, and use their assessments to predict future needs.

Objectives:

To understand the classic demographic transition (DT) model

To explain assumptions and limitations of the classic DT model

To construct graphs of contemporary demographic change

To explain contemporary demographic patterns in the context of the classic DT model
To view population growth from a Malthusian perspective
To calculate crude death rates, birth rates, rates of natural increase, and population doubling times
To comprehend the concept of the Demographic Transition

After working through the Demographic Transition Model assignment you should be able to:

• Describe current population trends, in terms of fertility, mortality and population growth.
• Understand the consequences of current population trends for future well being.
• Describe how the population issues facing the world today differ by region.
• Understand the basic concept of the demographic transition.
• Describe some of the differences between historical transitions and contemporary transitions.

Rationale - Students current understanding of the global population growth and its effects on available resources is very limited. This unit will allow students to acquire information to help understand the challenges countries face when it comes to population controls

Evidence - By correctly listing the challenges countries have the different solutions offered to solve those challenges, will allow students to demonstrate evidence that their know the challenges facing their future.

General questions about the population of the world

Make your best guess on the questions in the linked doc below.

Once you have entered your guesses, check the world distribution diagram (I will provide a link to the image) for the accurate numbers. Upon completion of comparing your guesses to the actual numbers, select two categories that surprise you the most, and explain why.

Prediction questions for World Population

Part 2 (for Tuesday/Wed...in class)

Should there be restrictions? - Article & Questions
The annotations, questions and summary paragraph are due by Thursday Night (per 1) Friday Night (per, 2,4,6)

Part 3 (for Thursday/Friday...evening)
World of 7 Billion Article  read and annotate in the margin (submit into google classroom by the Sunday night).

Monday Feb 4th Day 19

Current Events/Mapping Monday's

CE #5 & 6
Latin America Maps

Objective: Given access to a Chromebook, students will be able to access Google MyMaps App and a Google Drive based Current Events Template from the class Blog. Using the MyMaps app and the template, students will be able to look-up current events and summarize their selected story on the template. In addition, students will be able to use the MyMaps app to plot the location of these current event stories. 

Rationale: Students need to utilize the tools taught to them to ensure the learning becomes a part of their skill set. In addition, students need to become geographical aware of the world around them.

Evidence: Filling-in the Current Events template as well as using MyMaps to plot the location of the stories, will demonstrate that students have acquired the basic skills of fulfilling the  assignment.

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