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The document provides a differentiated instruction assignment for students to explore natural resources. It includes 6 questions for students to choose from to answer relating to natural resources. The questions cover topics like comparing resources, analyzing resource extraction, and creating a news article on conservation. A general rubric is also included to assess student answers.

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Differential Instruction Assignment

The document provides a differentiated instruction assignment for students to explore natural resources. It includes 6 questions for students to choose from to answer relating to natural resources. The questions cover topics like comparing resources, analyzing resource extraction, and creating a news article on conservation. A general rubric is also included to assess student answers.

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Differentiated Instruction Assignment

Christina Dimitrijevic

Grade Level: 7
Subject: Geography
Unit: Natural Resources Around The World: Use and Sustainability
Topic: Natural Resources

Overall Expectations:
B1.Application: analyse aspects of the extraction/harvesting and use of natural resources in
different regions of the world, and assess ways of preserving these resources
B3.Understanding Geographic Context: demonstrate an understanding of the sources and use
of different types of natural resources and of some of the effects of the extraction/harvesting
and use of these resources

Specific Expectations:
B1.1analyse interrelationships between the location/accessibility, mode of
extraction/harvesting, and use of various natural resources
B3.2describe ways in which people use the natural environment, including specific elements
within it, to meet their needs and wants

DI Task: Cubing
Students will chose and answer one of the following questions.

1 2

Explain and provide examples of what natural Compare and contrast 6 different natural
resources are and how we use them to meet resources. Highlight similarities and
our everyday needs. How would our lives differences that you notice. Which resources
differ if natural resources did not exist? What are most sustainable? Which are least
would we use to produce energy? Explain in sustainable? What impact do these resources
detail. have on the earth? Is this impact positive or
negative? Explain.

3 4

Use examples to analyze the connection You work for a local newspaper and have
between natural resources and their been assigned the topic of conservation and
surrounding physical environments. How do natural resource management. Create a 1-2-
these factors influence the extraction page news article to educate community
process? Explain what extraction is, and how members on the topic and include at least 2
the extraction of natural resources differs quotes from professions who work in the
globally. field (these can be made up professionals).

5 6

Create a hypothetical natural resource which Some believe water is our most valuable
is ideal for today’s environment. Describe its resource. Do you agree or disagree with this
properties (colour, size, shape if applicable, statement? What is a “valuable resource”?
etc.), where it would come from, how it Support your argument with three
would be extracted, and how it would be supporting points.
used to produce energy. Why is your natural
resource “ideal”?

Assessment Rubric

1 2 3 4
Thinking Limited Some Considerable Thorough

Use of planning,
processing skills.

Use of
critical/creative
thinking process.

Communication Limited Some Considerable Thorough

Expression &
organization of ideas
& information in
written & visual
forms (if applicable)

Use of conventions,
vocabulary, &
terminology of the
discipline in written
forms & visual forms
(if applicable.

Application Limited Some Considerable Thorough


Application of
knowledge & skill in
familiar contexts

Transfer of
knowledge & skills
to new contexts

Making connections
within & between
various contexts

Knowledge/ Limited Some Considerable Thorough


Understanding

Knowledge of
content

Understanding of
content

Additional Comments:
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Students will be exploring the topic of natural resources in this task, which falls under the
Natural Resources Around The World: Use and Sustainability unit. Six different questions are
available for students to choose from, where they will have to answer one question and hand in
their answer for grading. Students who are more creative may choose to answer question 5,
whereas students who prefer a more essay style question may choose to answer question 6.
The four other questions give students creative freedom on how they would like to provide
their answer, giving them the opportunity to include images, charts, diagrams, or even just a
simple paragraph style answer. Since six different question types are available to students, a
very general rubric will be used to grade answers under the knowledge, application, thinking
and communication categories. Students will be given more descriptive feedback on their work
in the comments section of the assessment tool. This task will be used as a summative
assessment.

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