1/12 Country: Standard of Living Analysis

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day which is posted in the classroom.

Today in class you will 

• develop your understanding of the world.
• associate words with key ideas about standard of living.
• analyze data to determine a country's standard of living.

Why?

• To better understand the world around you.
• To become more flexible in your thinking and writing.
• To develop your vocabulary.
• To develop your critical thinking.

1.  With another near you, discuss - in your own words - why you are in social studies today (see above). 2 minutes

2.  Review the explanation guide which is the 1st announcement in Google Classroom. 2 minutes

3.  Continue to work with a country's data to analyze its standard of living.  30 minutes

• Scroll to your class period at this link to find out your country. 
• Use this link to see your country's data. You may want to make a copy.
• You should be working on #3 in this document by now.  If you haven't yet, make a copy of and follow the directions on this document. 

4.  Use Piktochart (see Mr.d'E for help) to create an infographic (see Mr.d'E for help) about your country's standard of living.  45 minutes

Parents
You could ask your child the following: 

• What is your country and what is it's standard of living like?
• How do you know what the country's standard of living is like?
• What do wealth, health, education, infrastructure, and leisure time show about standard of living?