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Grade Level: 7th Unit Title: March 10-14, 2014 Day # 1

Africa Day # 2
SS7G3 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, and physical characteristics on population distribution in Africa. a. Explain how the

BY: Ashley Castellana Day # 3

SS7G3 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, and physical characteristics on population distribution in Africa. a. Explain how

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SS7G3 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, and physical characteristics on population distribution in Africa. a. Explain how

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SS7G3 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, and physical characteristics on population distribution in Africa. a. Explain how

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GPS Standards / Elements (# and key learning)

SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.

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Essential Question(s)

a. Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Desert. b. Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map the countries of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan. What are the selected features of Africa that I will need to know?

characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.

the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.

the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.

the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.
SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.

How do the regions in Africa have an impact on where the people live, work, and travel? Video Clip

How do the regions in Africa have an impact on where the people live, work, and travel?

How do the features in Africa determine where people live, work, and travel in Africa?

How do I get to use my smart phone or tablet to play a learning game today? Recall

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Activating Strategy

Make Predictions

Mental Imagery First Word Imagine you were in a the Congo Jungle. Write your prediction(s) on your tablet or Make an Acronym using the word: AFRICA

Activator Assignment

Give students a map of Africa as they enter class

Segment Description :

Tanzania has some of Africas most dramatic

Students will be able to use their smart phone or

and have them predict where the selected features are located. (5 min.)

landscapes, including Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa.(1:55 min)

Segment Description

Lake Victoria is Africas largest lake. (2:00 min)

smart phone and post on my teachers website under BLOG: Your prediction must explain how the selected features of Africa would have an impact on where people live, work, and travel. Modification: Students will have access to a classroom Ipad who do not have their own technology. App Used: Download the Weebly App to Android or Idevices in order to have mobile user format to respond to teacher blog.

using terms that relate to regions, locations, countries, or terms we have discussed relating to Africa

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Teaching / Learning Strategies

Flexible Groups/Small Groups

Technology

Think, Pair, Share

Guided Reading

tablet to play an interactive review game called Kakoot. This game allows them to sync their own device to Kahoot so they can answer review questions on my Promethean Board. Questions are pre-determined by me to review over this weeks lesson. Students will discuss and answer questions with their elbow partners using one device per partnership. Modification: Students without a device will purposefully be places with a student who possesses one. Technology

Create a FlipBooklet on Africa:

Page 1: Label and color the selected features on the map of Africa Page2: Label and color the selected countries on the map of Africa Students will be able to use their smart phone devices or tablets in order to

Create a FlipBooklet on Africa: complete:

Page 1: Label and color the selected features on the map of Africa Page2: Label and color the selected countries on the map of Africa Students will be able to use their smart phone devices or tablets

CRCT Workbook Pages: 11-12, Review questions pg: 13-15 Read pgs: 24-30 Complete graphic organizer over population, landscape, and natural resources. in Africa.

CRCT Workbook Pages: 24-30

retrieve the information they must find to fill in the booklet. Modifications: Students who do not have a smart phone device will have access to a classroom Ipad. Parapro will pull SPED to look up these locations on student desktops in her classroom. App Used for Apple Products: Title: History: Maps of World
Publisher: SeungBin Cho Available For: iPad, iTouch, iPhone Cost: Free App Used for Android/Apple:

in order to retrieve the information they must find to fill in the booklet. Modifications: Students who do not have a smart phone device will have access to a classroom Ipad. Parapro will pull SPED to look up these locations on student desktops in her classroom. App Used for Apple Products: Title: History: Maps of World
Publisher: SeungBin Cho Available For: iPad, iTouch, iPhone Cost: Free App Used for Android/Apple:

Title: Google Earth Publisher: Google Available For: iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, Android Cost: Free

Title: Google Earth Publisher: Google Available For: iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, Android Cost: Free
Relay Summary Study Cards Study Cards Study Cards

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Summarizing Strategy

Ticket Out of the Door

Name one country that you would like to visit from the list you had to label.

Relay Identify a location on map of Africa

Make two study cards that list the selected features of Africa on one side and the countries on the reverse side.

Create and write a definition for deforestation and desertification.

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Vocabulary

Semantic Word Map

From Here to There

From Here to There

Word Sort

Choose an item. Students will review Vocabulary through Kahoot Interactive game

Assessments
(Diagnostic, Formative, Summative)

Student Work Samples

Student Work Samples

Student Work Samples

Student Work Samples

Choose an item. Instant data/feedback will be sent to my email based on the Kahoot answers received from each group.