What Affects the Environment and How does the Environment Affect Arizona and Us?

Introduction

It is important that students know how things affect the environment and their daily lives. Students need to also know things in there state as well as the rest of the world that can cause damage to the environment that such things have pros and cons and some things that affect the environment because of people and others are because of nature in this lesson some of these things will be looked at which are in the Strand 4 concept 5 of Arizona standards for 7th grade. All which will be help answer the question How does the Enviroment affect Arizona and us?


Task

This is a 5 day lesson plan that will have students doing research, watching videos, having class discussions to find answers on what affects the environment and how the environment affects Arizona and us? The final product will be posters and powerpoints made by groups describing ways humans population growth can affect environments and the capacity of environments and the support populations and comparing different points of view and research on environment issues.

Process

                                                                                                                     

Day 1 Students will watch videos on mining , water distribution in Arizona, and environment issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eWBg8ojno4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I0v3LhKhQg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNGle23fvco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nh0ct2b8as

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-we-get-our-fresh-water-christiana-z-pep…

Day 2 Will start with a class discussion on review of the vidoes then students will work on the 5 theme of geography to build on prior knowledge with a work sheet on vocabulary environment/ nature from the websites

http://www.eslprintables.com/vocabulary_worksheets/environment_and_natu…

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=7th+grade+social+studies+proje…

 Day 3 Class will start with class discussion on how humans modify environmentand adapt to the environment and the positive and negative outcomes of human modification on the environment then students will read visitarizona and websites on hazards in Arizona and been prepard for these hazards students will have worksheets for homework environment problems and environment problems : some solutions  using websites

http://www.visitarizona.com/arizona-travel-info/learn-about-arizona/did…

www.azgs.az.gov/hazards.shtml

www.justincasearizona.com/be-informed/natural-disasters/home.asphttp://www.eslprintables.com/vocabulary_worksheets/environment_and_natu…

 Day 4 Students research and make a powerpoint on explaining how modification in one place often leads to change in other locations homework worksheetssave the world help save the planet, saving the planet and environment problems cause/effects/solutions from website 

http://www.eslprintables.com/vocabulary_worksheets/environment_and_natu…

 Day 5 Will start with a test environment-respect the land and environment testthen short class discussion on describing ways human popuation growth can affect environment and the capacity of environment to support population. The remaining time will be students working in groups making a poster comparing different points of view and research on environment issues. poster must also include answers to what affects the environment and how the environmment affect Arizona and Us?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNGle23fvco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nh0ct2b8as

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-we-get-our-fresh-water-christiana-z-pep…

http://www.eslprintables.com/vocabulary_worksheets/environment_and_natu…

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=7th+grade+social+studies+proje…

http://www.visitarizona.com/arizona-travel-info/learn-about-arizona/did…

www.azgs.az.gov/hazards.shtmlwww.justincasearizona.com/be-informed/natural-disasters/home.asp                                                                                                                            

Evaluation

The powerpoint and poster along with class discussions will be the assessments in this lesson to give students hands on learning and peer learning Students will understand How the Environment is effected by humans and how the environment and the change humans make to the enviroment affect our state and us as people living in Arizona. The power point and posters will be graded by an rubic.

Powerpoint rubic

20%

Has pros and cons of

modifications

No pros or

cons

6.66%

Has little pros and cons

or only one listed

13.32

Has both pros and cons

has some information on both

20%

Has good understanding of pros and cons of modifications

20%

Has local and other ares effects

 No effects

6.66%

Has effect of only one area listed

or little information

13.32%

Has effects on both

has information on both

20%

Has good understanding of

local and other area effects

20%

States how pros and cons

 effects Arizona and its citizens

 No statements

6.66%

Only list effect of one

little information

13.32%

States how pros and cons

effect both

20%

Shows in statement understanding

of how modifications effect Arizona

and its citizens

20%

Creativity

 No creativity

6.66%

very little creativity

13.32%

Orginal some creative areas

20%

Orginal very creative

20%

Grammer

No gramer

 or unreadable

6.66%

Many errors in Grammer

13.32%

Some gramer errors

20%

No Grammer errors

Postor rubic

20%

Has at least 6 view points

 No veiw points

6.66%

Has little view

points listed

13.32%

Gives some view points but

not all 6 or not well stated

20%

Has 6 view points and view points are clearly stated

20%

Has at least 5 issues

 No issues

6.66%

Has little issues

listed

13.32%

Has some issues but not 5

issues are not well stated

20%

Has 5 issues and they are clearly stated

20%

Pitcher tell a story

 No pitchers

6.66%

Few pitcher or pitcher

do not tell story

13.32%

Pitcher tell a story but

story not clear

20%

Pitcher tell a clear story

20%

Summary tells facts

and is well stated

 No summery

6.66%

Summary has little facts

or not clear

or facts are not well stated

13.32%

Summary touches on facts and

is clearly written

but needs improvement

20%

Summary is based on facts and well written

20%

Shows understanding of effect

on Arizona and humans

Shows no

understanding

6.66%

Shows little understanding

of effects on Arizona or humans

13.32%

Shows some understanding on only effects

of one Arizona or humans

20%

Shows good understanding

of effects on Arizona and humans

Conclusion

It is important that students know and understand how things such as modifications affect our environment and how such modifications affect our daily lives. Students need an understanding of where our Water source comes from, how mining, industeral, farming affect the environment, how nature can cause damage to the environment. Students should understandthat anything that effects the environment can affect their life and other people,and not just in the area they live but in other areas also. Students should have a good idea and understanding what affects the environment and how the environment can affect their state and them this lesson give students that understanding.

Credits

Teacher Page

This lesson has videos to help students that may have learning disabilities or ELL students to gain knowledge, Hands on learning to help keep students engaged in learning. Worksheets for homework and Websites reading that incorperate Language arts in to the lesson, The worksheets cover the social studies vocabulary and have reading and writing to help students in the learning experience. Assessments that students can do with out knowing or becoming stressed in project form that measures understanding and knowledge. This lesson is based and built on the Arizona State Standards it consist of strand 4  concept 5  and can be used or taught to any 7th grade social studies class it can be used oon students that may have IEPs or general education and gifted students to learn What affects the environment and how does the environment affect Arizona and us.