2/8 Standard of Living

Reminders

• 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 (posted in the classroom).

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Today in class you will

• Examine situations that illustrate standard of living.

Why?

• To better understand human and physical geography.
• To develop your understanding of standard of living.

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DIRECTIONS

If you are ever waiting for a direction, please use PlaceSpotting by students, PlaceSpotting , Google A Day, or this Google Maps Scavenger Hunt or create a meme for one of our social studies topics from the year. (Don't search for the question or use a Google A Day answer site.)

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2. Read all of this direction first: Visit the site linked here, go through the guide and ask me questions to orient yourself, choose several places (one at a time) that would have a different standard of living, and put information into the graphic organizer linked here.                  30 minutes

3. Wait for whole class discussion            10 MINUTES

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What is standard of living?
• What do high, medium, and low standard of livings look like?

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Today in class you will

• Begin developing an understanding of standard of living.

Why?

• To better understand human geography.
• To see a connection between the Global Goals and standard of living.

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DIRECTIONS

If you are ever waiting for a direction, please use PlaceSpotting by students, PlaceSpotting , Google A Day, or this Google Maps Scavenger Hunt or create a meme for one of our social studies topics from the year. (Don't search for the question or use a Google A Day answer site.)

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2. Search "standard of living." Gather information from at least 4 different types of sources (example: only one can be a dictionary) to describe what standard of living is.                  15 minutes

3. Gallery walk.                 10 MINUTES

4. Categorize information with your assigned group            10 MINUTES

5. Whole class share.             10 MINUTES

6.  Connection to UN SDG.             10 MINUTES

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What is standard of living?