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Mr. Salber

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After this lesson Upon completion of After this lesson, - Async Study.com Upon completion of
students will be able this lesson, students students will be able this lesson, students
to: will be able to do the to: will be able to do the
identify and define following: define limiting following:
the elements of Identify the factors population factors Identify the factors
culture that define a country identify that define a country
compare cultures Engage in a environmental factors Engage in a
Direct Instruction discussion about how that increase and discussion about how
these factors relate decrease populations these factors relate
list of everything they
and interact explain carrying and interact
know about culture.
Apply their ideas capacity and how it Apply their ideas
Give students an
creatively towards a impacts the creatively towards a
opportunity to share
group project population group project
their lists in a small
Direct Instruction discuss why Direct Instruction
group.
populations are
Guided Practice think about all of the think about all of the
dynamic
things that define the things that define the
Watch the lesson Direct Instruction
United States as a United States as a
Elements of Culture:
nation. Have them discuss the nation. Have them
Explanation of the
brainstorm ideas, and advantages and brainstorm ideas, and
Major Elements That
write them on the disadvantages of a write them on the
Define Culture as a
board growing insect board
class.
population.
Pause at 0:41.
What are the USA's Guided Practice What are the USA's
Write down the vocab
borders? borders?
words: symbols, Instructions
What kind of What kind of
language, values, Begin the lesson by
government does the government does the
and norms. asking students to
USA have? USA have?
Briefly discuss what discuss the
What is the What is the
students know about advantages and
relationship between relationship between
each of these things disadvantages of a
the federal the federal
and why they might growing insect
government and the government and the
be important population.
states? states?
elements of culture. Allow students to
What is the national What is the national
Continue watching share their
motto? motto?
the video. Pause at responses.
What does the What does the
1:46. Then explain that this
national economy national economy
Have students create lesson will explore
look like? look like?
a 3-column chart. limiting factors of
What sorts of issues What sorts of issues
The first column will population growth.
are important to are important to
be labeled 'Element Distribute a copy of
Americans? Americans?
of Culture.' The The Limiting Factors
What kind of currency What kind of currency
second column will of Population Growth.
do Americans use? do Americans use?
be labeled Ask a student to read
What are important What are important
'Definition'. The third aloud the 'Trying to
national holidays? national holidays?
column will be Take Over the World'
What are important What are important
labeled 'Example.' and 'What Is a
national pastimes? national pastimes?
Under the first Limiting Factor'
What is the What is the
column, students will sections.
relationship between relationship between
create four rows that Afterwards require
are labeled students to answer

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'Symbols,' the USA and other the following: the USA and other
'Language,' 'Values,' countries? What are limiting countries?
and 'Norms.' Have Guided Practice factors? Guided Practice
students complete Identify factors not
Design a Country Design a Country
the 'Definition' and listed in the lesson
Divide class into Divide class into
'Example' spaces for that will allow the ant
groups of 3-4. groups of 3-4.
the 'Symbols' section. population to grow.
Tell students that Tell students that
Continue watching Discuss factors not
each group will be each group will be
the video. Pause at listed in the lesson
designing their own designing their own
3:55. that minimize the ant
country, which they country, which they
Have students population.
will present by will present by
complete the Ask a student to read
creating a flyer or creating a flyer or
'Language' and aloud 'A Population
poster board. poster board.
'Values' sections of too Large' and 'A
Inform students that Inform students that
their chart. Population too Small',
this project will this project will
Watch the remainder then pose these
require them to require them to
of the video. discussion questions:
research a variety of research a variety of
Discuss the Explain what
topics and think topics and think
distinctions between happens when
about the different about the different
norms, folkways, and overcrowding occurs
ways that countries ways that countries
mores. Have as it relates to the ant
handle diverse topics. handle diverse topics.
students complete population.
First, they must come First, they must come
their chart. Define carrying
up with a few basic up with a few basic
Independent Practice capacity.
points: points:
Explain why the
Activity: Create a What is the name of What is the name of
author states that
Culture your country? your country?
'limiting factors can
Divide students into What is the size of What is the size of
cause a population's
small groups. your country? your country?
numbers to drop so
Have each group What is the motto of What is the motto of
low that rapid
create a unique your country? your country?
population growth
culture. The groups Draw the flag for your Draw the flag for your
follows'.
will determine the country. country.
Next ask a student to
symbols, language, Their countries must Their countries must
read aloud 'Flows
values, and norms of address certain address certain
Like a River' and
its group, but they will political issues. political issues.
'Lesson Summary',
not share their Those include: Those include:
then answer these
information with What type of What type of
inquiries:
students in other government will your government will your
Discuss why a
groups. country have? country have?
population will remain
Using the new What is the What is the
dynamic as oppose
adopted culture, the relationship between relationship between
to static.
group will solve one the government and the government and
Describe how
of the following the people? the people?
humans can impact
challenges: How are laws made? How are laws made?
insect populations.
A large shipment of Does your Does your
school supplies has government mandate Independent Practice government mandate
been delivered to our a state religion or Activity a state religion or
classroom. How language? Prior to this activity: language?
should they be Their countries must Create a worksheet Their countries must
distributed? address certain with the following address certain
Five group projects economic issues. scenario: You economic issues.
are due by the end of Those include: recently purchased a Those include:
the semester. What is What is the currency farm and have found What is the currency
the plan for getting of your country the following: five of your country
them completed? called? rattlesnakes, seven called?

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You are preparing for What are the main deer, three wolves, What are the main
a balloon bopping products your nation and nine frogs. products your nation
contest in which the creates? Are you Now on the same creates? Are you
balloon must be kept more agricultural or worksheet make a more agricultural or
in the air for as long industrial? table with two industrial?
as possible. What What does your columns and five What does your
strategy will be used? government put rows and type each government put
A poem must be money into? How statement below in a money into? How
memorized and does the government box on the table: does the government
recited in 15 minutes. fund these projects/ A wild fire occurred fund these projects/
How will we prepare? programs? on the property and programs?
Students will then be Their countries must one deer died Their countries must
given time in their address certain social One rattlesnake address certain social
groups to discuss issues. Those swallowed a frog issues. Those
how the culture made include: whole include:
the task easier or What is the most A female deer What is the most
more difficult. important holiday of reproduced and important holiday of
Then, students from your country? increased the deer your country?
different groups will What are your population by three What are your
be dispersed into national pastimes? One wolf was struck national pastimes?
new groups. The new What is your by a pickup truck and What is your
groups will attempt to relationship with died relationship with
solve the same national resources? A rattlesnake bites a national resources?
problems, but they What sorts of social hunter, he shoots the What sorts of social
will face the programs does your rattlesnake and it programs does your
challenge of each of country offer? died country offer?
its members coming Finally, their This season has Finally, their
from a different countries must been prosperous for countries must
culture. address certain all the animals and address certain
Upon completion, international issues. amphibians, increase international issues.
discuss the following: Those include: each population by Those include:
What were the What is your ten. What is your
challenges to finding country's relationship The frogs reproduced country's relationship
solutions? with other countries and three tadpoles with other countries
How does a person's and the world? were born healthy and the world?
culture influence Do you have allies? and one was stillborn Do you have allies?
problem-solving? Who? A mosquito virus Who?
What are the Is your country a infected three deer Is your country a
advantages to having member of any and they died member of any
a diverse group? international A drought occurred international
organizations, like the recently and two organizations, like the
United Nations or frogs died. United Nations or
NATO? The hunter is suing NATO?
Give groups time to you due to the Give groups time to
delegate chores, rattlesnake bite, delegate chores,
research their topics therefore, you research their topics
and debate their attempt to poison all and debate their
solutions as a group. the rattlesnakes but solutions as a group.
Independent Practice only one dies Independent Practice
Make copies of the
Outside of class, Outside of class,
worksheet to
each group will be each group will be
accommodate either
responsible for responsible for
student groups or
creating a brochure creating a brochure
individuals.
or poster board that or poster board that
Begin the activity by
presents all of the presents all of the
asking students what

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important information they learned from the important information

about their country in lesson. about their country in
an organized Now explain that they an organized
manner. You can ask are going to manner. You can ask
students to present participate in an students to present
these in class at a activity to solidify these in class at a
later date. their understanding of later date.
In addition, each limiting factors. In addition, each
individual student Either group students individual student
should be expected or allow them to work should be expected
to write a brief essay independently. to write a brief essay
in which they explain Distribute copies of in which they explain
their country and all the worksheet and their country and all
the choices they explain these the choices they
made in creating it. instructions: made in creating it.
read each statement
and increase or
decrease the
population
if the population
decreased, identify
the limiting factor
total each population
after reading each
statement
After everyone is
finished, allow them
to share the ending
population numbers
and limiting factors.

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