Geography and Economics

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Teacher

First: Work with students through any teacher led PPTs or short lectures. Using their graphic organizer linked below, students will take KWL notes, write down the standard they are learning as well as applicable vocabulary, and then they will play with the interactive maps, games, or videos that are provided. PPTs, Lectures, and resources will each have an area on the Graphic Organizer for students to record notes over. Each standard or topic will have a resource available for the student to use. 

The students will work together in small groups of 3 for their intro-section. If there is an odd number of students that would make a group of 4 or two groups of 2, give two groups 2 the section over Think Like a Geographer, or create a group of 4 and give them Introduction to Physical Geography. For each standard, they will choose at least one of the provided resources to investigate as a way to learn more about their topic. For each standard, they will choose at least one of the provided resources to investigate as a way to learn more about Physical Geography. They will continue to use the provided graphic organizer as they work through each standard. 

(Show What You Know) - Mini-Project: Each small group will create a presentation that has an illustration, a 5 slide ppt that explains further one of the "Want to Know" questions they had while working through the standards, and a summary they will read to class about the unit as a whole. (This is done best with large post-it sticky note paper) Or it can be done digitally and showcased on a smartboard if the classroom has one.

Geography and Economics, Graphic Organizer 

Bonus Video: If they watch the video, fill out the section on the graphic organizer for it, and they propose another question with their prediction and reason for prediction to the class at the end of their presentation, they get an extra 5 points on the exam!!!


Student

First: 

Geography and Economics, Graphic Organizer 

(Show What You Know) - Mini-Project: With your small group, you will create a presentation that has an illustration, a 5 slide ppt that explains further one of the "Want to Know" questions you had while working through the standards, and a summary you will read to the class about the unit as a whole. (This is done best with large post-it sticky note paper) Or it can be done digitally and showcased on a smartboard if the classroom has one.

Bonus Video: If you watch the video, fill out the section on the graphic organizer for it,. You will propose another question with your prediction and reasoning for your prediction in the graphic organizer, and it will be added to the end of your project and presented to the class as well.

You will get an extra 5 points on the exam for this!!!

WG.10(C) compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services such as subsistence agriculture versus commercial agriculture or cottage industries versus commercial industries 

Cottage vs Commercial Industry, Video 

 How Cottage Industries Work and Why They Are Important, Video 

Cottage vs Commercial Industry, Reading 

WG.11(C) assess how changes in climate, resources, and infrastructure (technology, transportation, and communication) affect the location and patterns of economic activities 

How Climate Change Impacts the Economy, Reading

Climate Change and the Economy, Video  

WG.12(A) analyze how the creation, distribution, and management of key natural resources affects the location and patterns of movement of products, money, and people 

Impact of Resources on the Movement of Products, Capital & People in the U.S., Video 

Global Economic Activity, Video 

4 Factors of Production, Video 

WG.19(A) evaluate the significance of major technological innovations in the areas of transportation and energy that have been used to modify the physical environment 

Transportation and the Environment, Reading , Transportation and the Environment, Video 

3 Ways the HWY ACT Changed America, Reading , How America was Changed from the HWY, Video 

WG.19(C) analyze the environmental, economic, and social impacts of advances in technology on agriculture and natural resources 

Economic Impact of Agricultural Technology, Reading , Impact of Agricultural Technology, Video 

Agricultural Technology, Reading , Why the Dutch Lead the World in Agriculture, Video 

WG.8(C) evaluate the economic and political relationships between settlements and the environment, including sustainable development and renewable/non‐renewable resources 

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources, Reading , Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources, Video 

Resource Types, Reading , Different Types of Resources, Video 

WG.10(A) describe the forces that determine the distribution of goods and services in traditional, free enterprise, socialist, and communist economic systems

How Forces Determine the Distribution of Goods and Services, Reading , Forces of Distribution, Video 

What are Market Forces, Reading , Supply and Demand, Video 

WG.10(B) classify countries along the economic spectrum between free enterprise and communism 

Every Economic System Explained in 8 Minutes, Video 

Why Do People Like the Free Market?, Video 

Capitalism vs Communism, Video 

WG.10(D) compare global trade patterns over time and analyze the implications of globalization, including outsourcing and free trade zones 

Free Trade vs Protectionism, Video , Globalism and the Economic Shift, Video 

Outsourcing, Video , Globalism and the Economy, Video 

WG.11(A) understand the connections between levels of development and economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary) 

Economic Sectors, Reading , Economic Sectors, Video 

Sectors of the Economy, Reading , Economic Sector, Video 2 

WG.11(B) identify the factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities, including subsistence and commercial agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries 

Commercial and Subsistence Agriculture, Reading , Commercial and Subsistence Agriculture, Video 

Manufacturing and Service Industries, Reading , Manufacturing and Service Industries, Video 

WG.12(B) evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the development, use, and scarcity of natural resources such as regulations of water 

The Political Consequences of Resource Scarcity, Reading , What is Scarcity, Video

Impacts of Climate Change and Resource Scarcity, Reading , Scarcity of Resources, Video 

WG.19(B) analyze ways technological innovations such as air conditioning and desalinization have allowed humans to adapt to places 

Does Air Conditioning Actually Help or Hinder Adaptation, Reading , How Humans Adapt to Climate, Video 

Desalination, Reading , Desalination, Video 

WG.20(B) examine the economic, environmental, and social effects of technology such as medical advancements or changing trade patterns on societies at different levels of development 

How Changes in Technology and Medical Advancements Affect Healthcare Costs, Reading , Health Economics, Video 

What is Health Economics, Reading , Health and the Economy, Video