We will use the last days of school to review what we learned and imagine a better world with the Utopia Project. Students will create their own fictional nation from the environment to the government and economic system.
Each day we will complete a part of the project. May 8th and 9th: Location Objective: Review map skills, longitude, latitude, relative location, and absolute location. Choose and describe the location of your utopia.
April 22nd - 23rd: Read Chapters 1-3
Objective: Understand how the environment and history of South Sudan affect the story A Long Walk to Water.
April 24th -25th: Read Chapters 4-6 Objective: Analyze the conflicts that affect the characters of the book, A Long Walk to Water.
April 26th -29th: Read Chapters 7-9
April 30th - May 1st: Read Chapters 10-12
May 2nd - 3rd: Read Chapters 13-15
May 6th - 7th: Read Chapters 16-18
3/1-3/4: Economics Basics
Objective: Students will be able to identify the parts of an economy and explain how surplus and scarcity affect price.
3/5-3/6: Surplus, Scarcity and Price Objective: Students will be able to create and price their own product based on the demand of other students in the class and the supply of that product they possess.
3/7-3/8: Factors of Production Objective: Students will be able to analyze what factors of production go into the making of a pencil and another product of their choice.
3/11-3/12: Types of Industry Objective: Students will be able to analyze maps of economic activity of countries around the world.
3/13-3/14: Review Objectives: Students will be able to define and explain connections between essential economics vocabulary words.
3/15-3/25: Celebration Days 3/26-3/28: Types of Economies Students will be able to identify what type of economy a nation utilizes based on a description of how much government control is asserted over supply and demand.
3/29 - 4/2: Developed vs. Developing Economies Students will be able to inference to what degree an economy is developed based data from nations around the world.
4/3 - 4/4: Indicators of Developed Economies Students will be able to use data about countries around the world such as GDP per capita, the value of imports and exports, and life expectancy to determine levels of economic development.
4/5-4/8: Test Review Objective: Students will be able to evaluate what parts of their economics knowledge require deeper understanding or review.
4/9-4/10: 7th and 8th Grade STAAR Testing
4/11-4/12: Economics Test
Objective: Students will be able to create a fictional textbook page or illustrated scene about an imaginary indigenous society living in a biome of their choice. Students must base their decisions on their knowledge of biomes, climate, human adaptation and modifications, and survival needs (as well as an example of a real indigenous community living in a similar environment).
Unit Calendar: 10/3-10/4: Adaptation and Modification
10/9-10/10: Building Hope
10/11-10/12: Biome Observations
10/15-10/16: Biome Research
10/17-10/18: Project Work Day #1
10/19-10/22: Project Work Day #2
10/23-10/24: Project Work Day #3 (Final Day!)
10/25 - 10/26: Final project due at the beginning of class |
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