Yaks in My Yard-At Home in the Himalayas--Storyline |
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| Lesson 1 Introducing Himalayas-Physical Geography | How can we make a model to show this environment? | introduce context terrain and information about physical geography with slides /pictures/guided imagery.See lesson 1 | whole class slides/guided imagery | internet, "close your eyes, hear the waterfall", music of environmental sounds, slides of Himalayas | #4Characteristics of place #8Characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface |
| Lesson 2 Breathe life into the Storyline | Who lives in villages? | make people-write biographies, read or write stories | individual | multicultural paper, lesson 2, | #9 human characteristics |
| Lesson 3 Design and build a house | What are some problems a house in this environment might face?What materials would they use to build a home?Where would they get those materials? | gather supplies, design and build a house, take or draw pictures for topic books | small groups | students bring in found materials, stones, clay, sand,sticks.two foot square board for support, glue, string, 1/2 "gravel, paper mache making equipment (blender, dish bins, screen, newspaper) | # 15 How physical systems affect human systems |
| Lesson 3 continued Family and Friends | What do you need to live in a house with no electricity or running water? | make objects for house | groups | Material World, scrap paper, glue, tape | # 14 How human actions modify the physical environment # 11 patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface |
| Lesson 4 It takes a village | What work would Sherpa's do? Would they go to school? Where? | create feize with homes in foreground on tables, make an animal | individual with group | map, criteria for placement see lesson | |
| Lesson 5 Teacher arranged Incident Split land, share amongst children OR Natural disaster | What do you do when you have this decision to make? | Plot EPISODE Possible Scenario I or II | groups | Role Playing their solutions to this problem given the criteria: | # 12 forces of cooperation/conflict among people influence division and control of earth's surface |
| Lesson 6 Ceremony or Celebration Closing | What kind of ceremonies do people have in their lives? | Celebrate ceremony with other class or parents, take video ceremonies | village | Books, posters, video, slides, Nepali stories including ceremonies, documentary and fiction movies | # 10 characteristics, distribution, complexities of Earth's mosaics#17 & 18 Uses of geography understanding relationships between people, places, environment over time |