3/19 Lego 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

• Analyze a low standard of living and determine how easy it is to improve the standard of living.

Why?

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

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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.  Finish following the directions from yesterday - refer to those directions and your direction sheet: 
     > Lego standard of living scenes for each factor
     > pictures of each scene
     > slide show

3.  Use a blue Goode's atlas or a white National Geographic atlas to answer the questions for a region. Have your answers checked as correct to receive the coloring sheet.  30 minutes

4. Use the link above to go to PlaceSpotting. Click on Create to create your own. Make several and submit the generated link to Mr.d'E via GMail.  30 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• Share your Lego photos with me, and explain them.