Week of Oct. 21-24

Learning Goals
To understand the processes of migration.
To understand the differences in living conditions in the developed world vs. the developing world
To interpret maps

10/21/13
Learning Activities:
Promethean Board:  Life expectancy
Homework:
a. finish interviews; be ready to report to class.
b. define maternal mortality and maternal morbidity; locate Bangladesh on your world map.
c. print a map of your cultural hearth or your area of interest and determine the life expectancy rate.

10/22/13
Learning Activities:
Identify Bangladesh, maternal morbidity, and maternal mortality
View "Staying Alive" and focus on the following vocab. and concepts:
     Dhaka, Bangladesh
     maternal mortality rate
     maternal morbidity
     arranged marriage
     gender equality
     developing countries   

• Why are so many mothers dying in Bangladesh?
• What is the difference between maternal mortality and maternal morbidity?
• How can this problem be solved?  Be specific.
• Describe some of the methods used to empower women in developing countries.
• Why is empowerment believed to be important for addressing health problems among women in developing countries?

Homework:  Review what determines a population's natural increase rate. Review Migration.

10/23/13
Learning Activities:
1.  Review "Staying Alive"
2.  Continue watching video.3.
3.  Address previewing questions
4.  Quiz if time.
5.  Homework:  Review Chapters 1-3 in Barron's for test tomorrow.

 10/24/13  EARLY RELEASE
Learning Activities:
Ch. 3 group game
Homework:  Big review of Barron's Ch. 1-3.  Test on Monday.