Quick Quiz in teams! Answers filled out and can confer with each other (but silently)
Deeper discussion: Secret Life of a smartphone?
How does this topic connect to the previous unit on the environment? How does this impact you
2. Expectations: Who remembers 3 facts that I told you about myself last class. Sitting as a group. Everyone has a chance to speak / Be listened to?
You tell me: Rules around breaks, electronics
3. Lesson Hook: Game
1. Break class up into groups of three or four. At each group, one student is designated to be the “scribe;” he or she will write down the answer that the group as a whole comes up with.
2. Then hold up some common everyday household item. (A favorite item to use is a rotary cheese grater, but you can also use things like an eyeglasses case, a blackboard eraser, a pencil sharpener, and even a shoe.)
3. The groups are then given 3 minutes to think up and write down everything they can imagine using the item for—besides its originally intended function. Encourage them to imagine themselves in different settings: for instance, what could they use the item for if they were out in the wood? If they were 3 feet tall? If they were an ant? If they lived in prehistoric times? If they were with their siblings?
At the conclusion of the three minutes, go around the room and have the students discuss a selection of their favorite answers. If appropriate, ask them to demonstrate how they would use the item in the way they have indicated.
Break
Today we discussed some of the "big ideas" in Socials namely that history is made up of multiple stories and multiple perspectives. We also noted the importance of thinking critically when we study history and view things from all sides. We read the " blind men And the elephant parable" and listened to a Ted talk called, "Africa, not a single story."
1. Big Ideas of Socials
I want you to give these some thought, and come back with some examples of these from your learning in Social Studies this year. Choose just one and tell me which of the Big Ideas it is an example of. For example: for second Big Idea (Physical environment influences the nature of political, social and economic change) Yours studies about the yellow spruce...what did it influence (first nations, loggers, environmental movement.....
2. History is Made up multiple Stories and Perspectives:
- Ted talk : "Africa, not a single story."
- Map of Nigeria:
There are several historical concepts and perspective is just one of these. The following assignment is going to help you to understand these concepts, while giving me a chance to know you better. We will go over the assignment and if there is enough time you can get started on it here. I want you to treat this like any formal assignment so, hand in a neatly typed or handwritten work, check your spelling, capitals and grammar (full sentences).
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