People and Places

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People and Places in Perpetual Motion Lesson
2 Gimme Shelter Designed by Mike
Zimmerman mzimmerman_at_cyberport.com zimmm_at_bird.kchs
.k12.nm.us
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• New Mexico Benchmarks and Standards
• Social Studies-People, Cultures, Places and
  Environments
• Standard 12-Students will know and understand
  physical environments and
• their relationships to ecosystems and human
  activities
• After completing this unit the student will
  know
• The major climate areas of the earth as
  relating to
• geographical location (distance from
  equator/poles, etc.) and formations
• (mountains, deserts, etc)
• Cultural considerations of various groups
  which relates to completed
• structures
• Economic variations in communities relating
  to completed structures

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Resources Offline Atlas (both hard copy and
interactive CD) Online http//www.homestead.org/
(under Architecture) http//ecohome.org.core.htm/
http//www.waltonfeed.com/peoples/navajo/hogan.htm
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Preparation
Brainstorm with entire class various types of
structures people use for personal shelter and
why they vary. Have available pictures to
stimulate discussion. Divide into groups and
using atlas/globe each group chooses a place in
the world to investigate shelters. Be sure
various geographical/cultural areas are
represented.
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Process Tips Divide into groups of 3 or 4. Each
group should have a primary keyboarder, recorder
and researcher. Materials

• One computer with internet connection per group

• Atlas or globe showing geographical features
  (one per group)

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• Process, contd
• Project length 2-45 minute sessions
• Tasks
• Each group will investigate on-line personal
  structures of geographical area chosen/assigned.
  
• The group will record materials used, size,
  shape and any pertinent cultural considerations.
  Emphasis will be placed on reasons for above
  stated categories.
• Each group will present to the class results
  of investigation. This will be a multimedia
  presentation using the program of the groups
  choice.

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Module Classification Modeling-using WWW to
investigate and multimedia to present completed
project Articulation-students must present final
project in prepared form to class. Reflection-majo
r goal of lesson is to compare/contrast why
certain materials/shapes/customs are present in
various parts of the world Exploring-using the
WWW to obtain information needed to complete
project. Groups foster brainstorming leading to
further investigations.
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• Extensions
• Possible extensions include

• Class multimedia presentation (compiled from
  group presentations).

Three dimensional models constructed from
investigations.
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Evaluation The evaluation for all projects will
be drawn from rubric designed by the teacher on
personal performance and completed projects.
This rubric will be presented to the students
before lesson begins.

• Evaluation will be
• Individual grade based on participation in
  group project. Grade will be based 60 on
  teacher observation and 40 on evaluation by
  group members.
• Group grade based on finished product. This
  grade will be 80 teacher and 20 evaluation of
  entire class.

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Group Presentation Links
(Insert links to students completed
presentations here.)