Spatial Inequality
This is the most challenging concept to teach all year, but also the one that has the most lasting effect on the students. It is a unit that I am able to incorporate and connect many Current Event readings and non-fiction resources into. Below you will see examples for Newsela, the New York Times, Games for Change, Prezi, Show Mapping Worlds, Quizlet, and the National Archives.
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Articles & Documentaries
Primary Source Analysis: Photographs
This unit was image heavy to illustrate the differences in the standard of living for different groups of people. I connected many of the images to the geography terms for this unit using a Prezi about Spatial Inequality in Mexico City. It was something the students viewed as homework and they listened to me narrate the story in class. In class we would pause and have discussions about what they saw and the inferences they could make based on the photos. I used the chart below to guide the questions.
The National Archives has a series of primary source analysis worksheets for different sources. I do not always give a physical copy to the students, but I use it to guide my questioning.
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Application of News Stories
Show Mapping Worlds
There are a variety of topics that you can select for the map to show differences between life across the globe. After we discussed developed vs developing countries we picked some of the categories to explore more and apply our discussion. They like hovering over the map images to see specific details. |
Water Project with H2O for Life: Schools
This project was inspired by my students desire to help people who do not have access to drinkable water. Unfortunately it was the last two weeks of school, so there was no time to implement a project. But it will happen for the 2015-2016 school year. H2O for Life: Schools matches up a K12 school in the United States or Canada with a school in the developing world that has a specific water project they need funded. You get to pick the school and project. I have already gotten the science teacher on my core team on board, so we are going to make this a very memorable connection to content and current events. Other teachers in my Twitter PLN explained how it worked for their schools, so I'm confident we will be successful. |