LibGuides: Big 6+ SS Projects: 10th Grade RSP

Part One: Culture/Population

This portion of the RSP using the CIA World Factbook will be completed by the classroom teacher.

A) Record the following information for your African country of choice:

***Use the CIA World Factbook to find the following and fill out on provided graphic organizer

Infant Mortality Rate

Population Growth Rate

Life Expectancy (Male/Female/Total)

Total Fertility Rate

Literacy

This portion of the RSP requiring search for an article will be done in collaboration with the school librarian

B) Locate a current event article (within the last five years) of your choice about the African country about which you have collected information that reflects a problem related to this population and cultural geography unit.

This next three portions of the RSP will be completed by the classroom teacher

C) Color a CHOROPLETH MAP using the infant mortality rate for your country of choice and data from 19 other countries. Determine 3 ranges for your map and color it accordingly. Infant mortality rates for 19 countries are provided.

D) Fill out the Current Issue Worksheet based on the article you selected in the library.

E) Identify 3 problems in the country that are reflected in the data you have collected and article you read. Use graphic organizer provided.

F) Record information from previous assignments on the final page of your packet. TEACHER WILL KEEP THIS PAGE

Culture/Population Packet

CIA World Factbook

Part One: Economic/Environmental

This portions of the RSP will be completed by the classroom teacher with assistance from the school librarian on article selection if needed

A) Choose a DC country (not Brazil). Record the following information for your country of choice.

***Use the CIA World Factbook to find the following except for carbon emissions

***Use http://cotap.org/per-capita-carbon-co2-emissions-by-country/

GDP--per capita

Labor force--by occupation (agriculture)

Labor force--by occupation (services)

Per capita carbon emissions [inTonnes]

Environment issues--current [minimum two]

B) Locate a current event (within the last 5 years) article of your choice about the DC country about which you have collected information that reflects a problem related to this economic and environmental geography unit.

C) Create a BAR GRAPH comparing CO2 for your selected country and the 19 countries listed on the graph.

D) Fill out the Current Issue Worksheet based on the article you selected in the library.

E) Identify 3 problems in the country that are reflected in the data you have collected and article you read. Use graphic organizer provided.

F) Record information from previous assignments on the final page of your packet. TEACHER WILL KEEP THIS PAGE

Economic/Environmental Packet

Part One: Political Geography

This portions of the RSP will be completed by the classroom teacher with assistance from the school librarian on article selection if needed

A) Record the following information for your country on the Asian Continent (not China or Japan) of choice:

***Use the CIA World Factbook to find the "background, ethnic groups, and religions"

***Use http://embassy.goabroad.com to find the "embassies/consulates"

***Use https://www.hrw.org to find "human rights watch"

Background (colonizing country and date of statehood)

Ethnic Groups (%)

Religions (%)

Embassies/Consulates

Human Rights Watch

C) Color and label two PIE GRAPHS--one reflecting the ethnic groups and one reflecting the religions that are present in the country you researched.

D) Fill out the Current Issue Worksheet based on the article you selected in the library.

E) Identify 3 problems in the country that are reflected in the data you have collected and article you read. Use graphic organizer provided.

F) Record information from previous assignments on the final page of your packet. TEACHER WILL KEEP THIS PAGE

Political Packet

Part Two

This portion of the RSP will be completed by the classroom teacher in collaboration with the school librarian.

TASK DEFINITION (1)

Teacher will return the final pages of each of the packets from PART ONE. Students will select a country/problem to use for their final project (Optional--Form A: Country Selection Sheet).

Students will identify possible types of aid for the issue/problem (Form B: Country Information Notes)

Teacher will introduce the requirements for the final product. (See Synthesis and Sharing)

INFO SEEKING/LOCATION & ACCESS (2/3)

With direct instruction from the school librarian (with support from the classroom teacher) on search strategies and recommended resources, students will locate additional data and information about the country/problem chosen.

A. Additional statistical information not gathered during unit research (as the countries researched for each unit were different)

B. Evidence to prove the problem/issue exists o Why this problem/issue is important for the inhabitants of this country (and/or the world)

C. An aid organization that could help with the problem or issue in this country that high school students in Omaha, NE can become involved with o What has this organization done for this or other countries? o How can people become involved to help? o Why is this organization a better choice than other similar organizations?

*Resource on Aid Organizations – wango.org (select world map on left hand side of screen titled “Worldwide NGO Directory”)

USE OF INFORMATION (4)

Teacher will guide students through transferring information into a notes organizer (Country Information and NGO Notes graphic organizer included).

With direct instruction and support from the school librarian, students will create citations for their sources. Recommendation to use district subscription to Noodle Tools.

SYNTHESIS & SHARING (5)

Teacher will review the requirements for the final product and assist students as necessary.

Final product includes a written paper with clear introduction, body, conclusion format.

The Introduction: should be a needs analysis of the problem facing the country (using evidence gathered, explain why this is an issue for this country)
The Body: should be a status overview o Which aid organization did you choose? o What does this aid organization do? o How does this organization help with the social issue selected?
The Conclusion should be an action plan (that convinces fellow students of the need to become involved with the aid organization and how they can help).

Optional: Visual/Verbal Presentation in large or small groups.

Recommended Resources

Your librarian will use your school's direct links to the following district databases when working with students:

Gale Global Issues in Context

Worldwide NGO Directory

Additonal Aid Organization Website Resources

CIA World Factbook
World Relief Organization
CARE--Aid Organization
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of disease, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.
Action Against Hunger
Develops and runs emergency programs in nutrition, health, water and food security for countries in need. Also provides disaster preparedness programs with the goal of anticipating and preventing humanitarian crises.
Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and disadvantaged outside the country. Working through local offices and an extensive network of partners, CRS operates on 5 continents and in over 90 countries. They aid the poor by first providing direct assistance where needed, then encouraging these people to help with their own development. Together, this fosters secure, productive, just communities that
enable people to realize their potential.
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders delivers medical help to populations endangered by war, civil strife, epidemics or natural disasters. Each year over 2,000 volunteer doctors representing 45 nationalities work worldwide in front-line hospitals, refugee camps, disaster sites, towns and villages providing primary health care, performing surgery, vaccinating children, operating emergency nutrition and sanitation programs and training local medical staff.
Emergency Nutrition Network
Independently funded organization based in Dublin, Ireland UK. Works to improve the
effectiveness of emergency food and nutrition interventions by providing a means of information exchange between field staff, humanitarian institutions, academics and researchers.
International Rescue Committee
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is the voluntary organization involved in resettlement assistance, global emergency relief, rehabilitation, and advocacy for refugees. The IRC delivers lifesaving aid in emergencies, rebuilds shattered communities, cares for war traumatized children, rehabilitates health care, water and sanitation systems, reunites separated families, restores lost livelihoods, establishes schools, trains teachers, strengthens the capacity of local organizations and supports civil society and good-governance initiatives. For refugees afforded sanctuary in the United States, IRC offices across the country provide a range of assistance aimed at helping new arrivals get settled, adjust and acquire the skills to become self sufficient. Committed to restoring dignity and self-reliance, the IRC is a global symbol of hope and renewal for those who have taken flight in search of freedom.
Oxfam
Oxfam is a development and relief agency working to end poverty. Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.
Save the Children
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 27 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 100 countries to ensure the well-being of children. Save the Children responds to any emergency that puts at great risk the survival, protection, and well-being of significant numbers of children, where addressing the needs and well-being of those children is beyond the indigenous coping capacity, and where Save the Children is able to mobilize the financial and human resources to take urgent action on their behalf.
The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
OFDA is the office within USAID responsible for providing non-food humanitarian assistance in response to international crises and disasters. Responsible for facilitating and coordinating U.S. Government emergency assistance overseas and to provide humanitarian assistance to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the social and economic impact of natural and man-made disasters worldwide.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
While working to ensure the survival, protection and development of children and advocating a high priority for them in the allocation of resources at all times, UNICEF continues to give relief and rehabilitation assistance in emergencies. The agency was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
The UNHCR provides protection and assistance to the world's refugees. Today, the UNHCR is one of the world's principal humanitarian agencies, with headquarters in Geneva, and offices in some 115 countries. More than 80 percent of UNHCR's 5,000-member staff work in the field, often in isolated, dangerous and difficult conditions. The UNHCR has twice been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
OCHA is mandated to mobilize and coordinate the collective efforts of the international community, in particular those of the UN system, to meet in a coherent and timely manner the needs of those exposed to human suffering and material destruction in disasters and emergencies.
US Committee for Refugees (USCR)
http://www.refugees.org/

REMINDERS:

This is a collaborative lesson taught by both the classroom teacher and the school librarian. Get in contact with your school librarian early to discuss scheduling and teaching responsibilities.

This lesson plan is a guideline. If you need to make minor adjustments or changes to best suit the needs of your students or the resources in your building, please do so. If you have questions about the curricular requirements, please contact contact Lindsay Behne - Secondary Social Studies Teaching & Learning Consultant at (531) 299-6704 or lindsay.behne@ops.org.

At the completion of this lesson, you will need to send two student examples each of a level 2, 3, and 4 project to the person designated by Ms. Behne. This can be electronically or as a hard copy.