G.S.I.: Geographic Science Investigations

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G.S.I. Geographic Science Investigations

• Teaching Migration in Middle School with the
  Georgia Performance Standards

Presenter Mary Ann Stillerman Cobb County School
District
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Objectives

• Participants will know and be able to
• Identify strategies for introducing concepts and
  topics in migration based on GPS.
• Identify resources for unit and lesson planning
  for the teaching and learning of migration.
• Develop student-centered performance tasks.
• Differentiate lessons for diverse learners.

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How are Concepts like a Closet?

• Information clutter
• Background knowledge
• Hanging new information on concepts

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Georgia Performance Standards

• Themes / Concepts
• Performance Task
• Formative Assessment
• Application of knowledge and skills
• Student ownership of learning
• Tangible products / observable performances
• May be cumulative
• Evaluated based on established criteria

Curriculum Map
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Topics in Middle Grades Migration

• Exploration
• Empires
• Colonization
• Trade
• Development
• Social Change
• Political Change
• Interaction

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Strategies (Student-Centered)

• Virtual Journeys
• Sensory Figures
• Maps Metaphors
• Spatial Timelines
• Graphic Organizers K-W-L and Beyond
• Cubing / Tic Tac Know
• And more

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Performance Tasks

• Writing to Learn R.A.F.T.S.
• Commemorative Markers
• Murals Museums
• Political cartoons
• Mosaics
• G.I.S. and G.S.I. (using G.I.S. to analyze
  migration factors in Geographic Science
  Investigations)
• Flow charts
• Documentaries
• more

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Discovery Learning

• How can students learn concepts through active
  play?
• Games and Simulations

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Concepts in Migration
Push Factors
Pull Factors
Migration Game
Forced
Diffusion
Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
Voluntary
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Start with the Standard
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Create a Performance Task

• Question
• Why do people move?
• How does cultural diffusion impact a region?
• How does physical geography influence movement?

• Performance Task
• Play a game
• Design a game

• Resources
• NGS Map Machine
• Africa in 3-D
• Exploring Africa Web
• PBS Africa

• Toolbox (skills/ strategies)
• Foldable Migration Journal
• Skills Matrix
• Cause Effect G.O.

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AfricaTrek Movement Migration in Africa
55 56 57 Dutch East India Company 6 58 Trade salt for gold 48 59 60 61 62 63
46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Refugee from Sudan 42 53 Arab traders depart for East Africa 35 54
37 38 Slave Trade to Americas 19 39 40 Join Mansa Musas Hajj to Mecca - 53 41 42 43 Civilization forms along Nile Delta. 60 44 45
28 29 30 31 32 Bantu Migration 34 33 Bantu Migration 15 34 35 Water scarce herds move north. 34 36
19 20 21 22 23 24 Work in South African mines 6 25 26 27
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 2 3 4 5 Boer migration 6 6 7 8 9
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Migration Journal

• Sections
• Environmental
• Political
• Economic
• Cultural
• Center Map of Journey
• Answer the question

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Culminating Task

• Design a Game
• A board game or storyboard/plans for a video/
  computer game
• Push Pull Factors
• Barriers to Movement
• Components of culture affected by movement
• Distribution patterns
• Effects of migration on communities

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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R.A.F.T.S. A Geographers World

• Components
• Role and context
• Audience to Address
• Format
• Topic about which to write
• Strong Verb (Purpose)/Skill
• Why?
• the bridge between the questions they have and
  the answers they find. (Gain Content Knowledge)
• we write to make sense of our world.
• Ideas, organization, voice, word choice, fluency,
  conventions, presentation
• Doing Geography
• Core skills
• Geographic Literacy

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Build Your Raft

• Start with a standard
• Pose a question
• What do you want students to understand and be
  able to do?
• Example the student will understand that
  exploration played a significant role in the
  development of Europe and be able to trace
  European empires in Africa, Asia, and the
  Americas.
• Design a Performance Task
• Build a R.A.F.T.

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Role

• What field?
• Environmental
• Physical
• Human and Cultural
• Historical
• Regional
• GIS
• Cartography
• And much more

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Audience

• What is the context?
• Who are you addressing?
• Royal geographer for the Qing emperor?
• Community planner for a city in Ancient Egypt?
• Geo-Political Advisor for Foreign Affairs in the
  White House?

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Format

• Captions for a Mural / Museum Exhibit
• Commentary for a News Program
• Maps, Graphs, Charts, Tables, Timelines
• Comparisons
• Problems and Solutions Proposal
• Documentary
• Public Service Announcement
• Persuasive / Expository

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Task / Topic

• Based on the standard
• Problem-based
• Spiral curriculum
• Explain/describe to Analyze, Synthesize, Suggest.
• Answers the question.
• Reflects Geographic Literacy

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Strong Verb / Skill

• Describe, Explain, Predict, Suggest, Analyze
• Geographers Toolbox

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Middle Grades GPS
Grade Six Global Studies Europe, Latin America,
Canada, Australia
Grade Seven Global Studies Asia, Africa
Grade Eight Georgia Studies
Skills Matrix
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Movement Migration
Grade Six
Latin America
Global Studies
Australia Oceania
Europe
Curriculum Map
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Movement Migration
Grade Seven
Global Studies
Southern Eastern Asia
Africa
Curriculum Map
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Movement Migration
Grade Eight
Exploration Colonization
Modern Georgia
Post WWII
Pre-History
Curriculum Map
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Grade Six Movement Migration
Latin America
Canada
Europe
Australia / Oceania

• Latin America Cultural Legacy
• Meso-America Development
• European Colonization

• Canadas Historical Background
• European Colonization

• Historical Influences of Europe
• Exploration
• Expansion of Empires

• Cultural Legacy of Australia / Oceania
• Culture before/after arrival of Europeans
• Time, Continuity, Change (Theme)

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Grade Six Movement Migration
Europe

• SS6H4 the student will describe the important
  developments in Europe between 1400 CE and 1800
  CE
• D. Explain the importance of exploration in the
  development of Europe include the work of Prince
  Henry the Navigator, Columbus, and Hudson
• E. Trace the empires of Portugal, Spain, the
  Netherlands, England, and France in Africa, the
  Americas and Asia.

• Historical Influences of Europe
• Exploration
• Expansion of Empires

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Grade Six Movement Migration

• SS6H1 the student will describe the
  civilizations at the time of the Columbian
  Exchange and the impact of European exploration
  on those civilizations.
• Describe Aztec and Incan societies prior to the
  Columbian Exchange include religious beliefs,
  origins of their empires, the astronomic and
  calendar developments of the Aztecs, and the
  roads and aqueducts of the Incas.
• SSE6a Explain how countries such as England,
  France, and the Netherlands developed extensive
  colonial empires as an important aspect of their
  economies.

Latin America

• Latin America Cultural Legacy
• Meso-America Development
• European Colonization

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Grade Six Movement Migration

• SS6H2 the student will explain the development
  of Latin America and the Caribbean and Canada as
  colonies of European nations and on through their
  independence.
• Explain the colonization of Canada by the French
  and later the English.
• SSE6a Explain how countries such as England,
  France, and the Netherlands developed extensive
  colonial empires as an important aspect of their
  economies.

Canada

• Canadas Historical Background
• European Colonization

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Grade Six Movement Migration

• SS6H6 the student will describe the culture and
  development of Australia and Oceania prior to
  contact with Europeans.
• SS6H7 the student will explain the impact of
  European exploration and colonization had on
  Australia and Oceania.
• SS6G12a Explain the aboriginal culture that
  existed in Australia prior to the arrival of
  Europeans include aboriginal art, religious
  beliefs, customs, and traditions and how that
  culture is still evident in Australia today.

Australia/ Oceania

• Cultural Legacy of Australia / Oceania
• Culture before/after arrival of Europeans
• Time, Continuity, Change (Theme)

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Grade Seven Movement Migration
Africa
Asia

• Connecting the Past with the Present
• Trade routes Centers of Commerce
• Bantu Migration
• European Interaction

• Historical Background for Southern Eastern
  Asia
• Trade Networks

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Grade Seven Movement Migration
Asia

• SS7H7 The student will explain the growth and
  development of Southern and Eastern Asia.
• a. Trace the origins and spread of Hinduism and
  Buddhism.
• b. Explain the importance of the Silk Road in the
  movement of goods and ideas to other parts of the
  world.

• Historical Background for Southern Eastern
  Asia
• Trade Networks

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Grade Seven Movement Migration

• SS7H1 The student will identify important
  African empires.
• a. Describe the development of African empires
  including Ghana, Mali, Songhai, and Ethiopia.
• SS7H2 The student will identify important
  African empires.
• a. Explain the origins of the slave trade in
  Africa and describe the trading routes to North
  Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
• b. Describe the development of European empires
  in Africa include the reasons for colonization
  and partitioning of Africa and the approach to
  empire by Great Britain, France, and Belgium. .

Africa

• Connecting the Past with the Present
• Trade routes Centers of Commerce
• Bantu Migration
• European Interaction

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Grade Seven Movement Migration

• SS7E2 The student will give examples of how
  voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in
  Africa over time
• a. Analyze the development of voluntary trade
  include Tran Saharan trade and Middle East and
  Asian trade routes
• SS7G4 The student will describe the cultural
  characteristics of different people who live in
  Africa.
• c. Trace the spread of the Bantu peoples and
  explain the impact this had on Africa.

Africa

• Connecting the Past with the Present
• Trade routes Centers of Commerce
• Bantu Migration
• European Interaction

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Grade Eight Movement MigrationGeorgia Studies
Exploration/ Colonization
Post WWII
Pre-Historic
Modern Georgia

• Reasons for Events surrounding Early
  Exploration Colonization
• Impact of Europeans on Native Americans
• Reasons for Colonization of Georgia

• Political Social Development Leading to Growth
  of the State
• Political Social changes of Atlanta which
  resulted in growth for the state.

• Understanding the Geography of Early Inhabitants
• Development of Pre-Historic Culture

• Significant Developments Contributing to a Modern
  Georgia
• Contribution of immigrants and their communities
  on a modern society.

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Grade Eight Movement MigrationGeorgia Studies

• SS8H1 The student will evaluate the development
  of Native American cultures and the impact of
  European exploration and settlement on the Native
  American cultures in Georgia.
• a. Describe the evolution of Native American
  cultures (Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and
  Mississippian) prior to European contact.
• b. Evaluate the impact of European contact on
  Native American cultures include Spanish
  missions along the barrier islands, and the
  explorations of Hernando DeSoto.

Pre-Historic

• Understanding the Geography of Early Inhabitants
• Development of Pre-Historic Culture

Lesson / Unit Planning Resources
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Grade Eight Movement MigrationGeorgia Studies

• SS8H1 The student will evaluate the development
  of Native American cultures and the impact of
  European exploration and settlement on the Native
  American cultures in Georgia.
• b. Evaluate the impact of European contact on
  Native American cultures include Spanish
  missions along the barrier islands, and the
  explorations of Hernando DeSoto.

Exploration/ Colonization

• Reasons for Events surrounding Early
  Exploration Colonization
• Impact of Europeans on Native Americans
• Reasons for Colonization of Georgia

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Grade Eight Movement MigrationGeorgia Studies

• SS8G2 The student will explain how the Interstate
  Highway System, Hartsfield-Jackson International
  Airport, and Georgias deepwater ports help drive
  the states economy.
• SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds
  of goods and services produced in Georgia in
  different historical periods.
• SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of
  free trade.
• a. Describe how Georgians have engaged in trade
  in different historical time periods.

Exploration/ Colonization

• Reasons for Events surrounding Early
  Exploration Colonization
• Impact of Europeans on Native Americans
• Reasons for Colonization of Georgia

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Grade Eight Movement MigrationGeorgia Studies

• SS8H10 The student will evaluate key post-World
  War II developments of Georgia from 1945 to 1970.
  
• b. Explain how the development of Atlanta,
  including the roles of mayors William B.
  Hartsfield and Ivan Allen, Jr., and major league
  sports, contributed to the growth of Georgia.
• SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of
  free trade.
• b. Explain Georgias role in world trade today.
• SS8E3 The student will evaluate the influence of
  Georgias economic growth and development.
• c. Evaluate the importance of entrepreneurs in
  Georgia who developed such enterprises as
  Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Georgia-Pacific, and
  Home Depot.

Post WWII

• Political Social Development Leading to Growth
  of the State
• Political Social changes of Atlanta which
  resulted in growth for the state.

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Grade Eight Movement MigrationGeorgia Studies

• SS8H12 The student will explain the importance of
  significant social, economic, and political
  developments in Georgia since 1970.
• e. Evaluate the importance of new immigrant
  communities to the growth and economy of Georgia.

Modern Georgia

• Significant Developments Contributing to a Modern
  Georgia
• Contribution of immigrants and their communities
  on a modern society.

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Resources for Teaching Learning Migration for
Middle School

• Visit this link to download documents and access
  links for designing units and lesson plans
  www.smithams.typepad.com/geographyisessential
• Other Best Practices in Teaching
• Questions