Learning+Targets

__**Asia  Project Social Studies Learning Targets  **__ **Overarching Themes:** 
 * 1) Students understand their role as "global citizens" through the study of World Regional Geography. 
 * 2)  Students understand when different cultures meet Conflict/Cooperation may result, leading to Change. 
 * 3)  Students understand that the elements of Culture exist across societies and time. 
 * 4) Students understand that places and societies Change through time due to physical and cultural process. 

**Topical Understandings:**   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> __<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Week One __<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">: ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 1 (April 7): Students will know the expectations concerning this project focused on the region <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> of Asia. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 2 (April 8): Students will know what a wiki is and how to use this technology as part of their research process. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 3 (April 9): Students will be able to locate and label information on a map using a variety of <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> sources such as a textbook, atlas, globe, etc. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 4 (April 10): Students will know basic geographical information (based on the five themes of <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> geography) concerning the region of Asia. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 5 (April 14): Students will know where resources are located in the library, how to use them, <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> and where to go when they need help finding information. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 6 (April 15): Students will understand how to accurately complete the first three sections of their Big 6 grid as part of their research on their topic concerning Asia. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 7 (April 16): <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 8 (April 17): <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 9 (April 18): <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 10 (April 21): <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 11 (April 22): <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 12 (April 23): <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 13 (April 24): <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Day 14 (April 26): <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">
 * 1) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Students will understand that Asia includes a variety of landscapes, climates and cultures which influence how Asian countries participate in the global community.
 * 2) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Students will investigate various cultural perspectives associated with the Asian region.
 * 3) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Students will understand how Asia’s changing economy influences global economies.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Content and/or Skills:
 * 1) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Students will be able to use maps to understand location, political and physical features of Asia.
 * 2) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Students will be able examine Asia using the five themes of geography focusing on:
 * 3) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Physical Place - topography, climate, resources and unique geographic features
 * 4) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Cultural Place <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'"> - population statistics, religion and conflict
 * 5) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Human Environmental Interaction - population, resources, etc.
 * 6) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Movement - trade
 * 7) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Government - communism, dictatorship, etc
 * 8) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Economy - labor, trade, technology, distribution of wealth
 * 9) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Students will be able to compare certain standard of living statistics (i.e. birth/death rates, life expectancy, HIV/AIDS rates, etc) of a specific Latin American country to those found in other countries such as the United States.
 * 10) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Students will be able to use content area reading strategies to investigate information about Asia.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Daily Learning Targets:
 * __<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Week Two __<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">: **
 * __<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">Week Three __<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'">: **

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