Food For Thought
World
History
by
Mike Misuraca
Dakota High School
Big Ideas
Students
will be able to make connections to some of the
most important world issues and the problems that
face each world region.
3
Day Goals
- Students will understand key vocabulary for World History. Population density, Birth rate, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Infant Mortality, Life expectancy, & Human Development Index (HDI)
- Students will be able to understand how world issues affect particular regions.
Methods:
- Students will engage in a pre-class activity to name problems in the world. (Background knowledge)
- Students will discuss world issues through guided Power Point notes. (Guided Notes/Discussion) Miniature Earth Video
- Students will engage in a role playing activity to make issues more realistic (Food For Thought Activity.pdf) (Role playing/ Physical Engagement)
UDL Solutions. (Word)
Worksheet that identifies the barriers to the previous goals, methods, materials and assessment from the original lesson and the UDL solutions applied to the new lesson to overcome those barriers.
Assessment:
1. Response questions to the FFT activity
2. Concept web
a. Inspiration
b. Class example
c. Individual ideas
3. Turning Point questions
4. FFT assessment
Materials:
1. Regional Maps
2. Colored Pencils
3. PowerPoint print out of notes
4. Graphic Organizer for Stats in FFT activity
5. Clickers
6. Candy – FFT
7. Ambassador card
Media/Tools:
1. Inspiration
2. Turning Point
3. Online Maps - MindMeister
4. PowerPoint presentation
5. Digital Maps- Google Maps
6. Classroom web page