Graveyards to Favorite Toys.  Culture is Everywhere!

Visit the above website to look at how toys are part of our cultural background.

1.  What similarities between toys did you notice?  I noticed that ____________________ were similar.

2.  What differences do you observe?  The differences I see are ____________________.

3.  What can toys show us about the culture of a region or the world?  Toys show us that culture ________________________

"Windshield Geographers"  project.  Do you understand the project and what is expected of you and your group?

Finish Your Poster Charts and Cultural Comparison

Get out your computers and let's do a map exploration!!!

http://mentalfloss.com/article/59646/25-maps-describe-america

What two maps surprised you the most?  Why?  The two maps that surprised me the most were _______ and _________ because ___________.

Do you agree with the most iconic soft drink and restaurant chain for Colorado?  Why or why not?  I _________ because _____________.

Which map do you think shows the culture of America best?  Why?


GALLERY WALK:  Look through the posters around the room and at your desks.  Fill in the chart looking at various factors regarding Cultures.

Answer your paragraph at the bottom of the Chart.  What do these pictures tell us about Culture around the world?

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/ab1763ab-b579-497b-b92a-87d1f6ed3406

What is the information in this map?  What is the difference in the colors?



What does this map show?  What is the name of the country in red?

https://vimeo.com/130468614

How much of the Earth's surface do we use to live?  

What percentage of the land do we grow crops on?

What does each dot represent?

What locations seem to have the most dots?

When did population seem to increase the most rapidly?



Finish your packets: https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-top-10-largest-cities-in-the-world/

How Many People Live in the Cities You Studied?

7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?

http://www.npr.org/2011/10/31/141816460/visualizing-how-a-population-grows-to-7-billion

What is a Drip into the Glass?
What is a Drip out of the Glass?
Where are most people found today?  Was it the same 1000 years ago?
When did we reach 1 Billion people on Planet Earth?
What happened to slow the leaks out of the glass?
How long did it take to go from 1 Billion people to 7 Billion?
What are the issues we face to see if we can survive having so many people?

https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-top-10-largest-cities-in-the-world/