Population Density Population Density in Japan: Life in a in Japan: Life in a Crowded CountryCrowded Country

A Battani, Bowman, and A Battani, Bowman, and Gallina ProductionGallina Production

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There are many There are many ways to adapt to ways to adapt to an environment.an environment.

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How does Population density How does Population density affect the way people live in affect the way people live in Japan?Japan?

Think: transportation, housing, land use, and Think: transportation, housing, land use, and health/environmenthealth/environment

Exploring Population Exploring Population DensitiesDensities

Students made a prediction about the Students made a prediction about the current world population.current world population.

We showed the current population on the We showed the current population on the World’s Population Clock. World’s Population Clock.

Discussed that the world population will be Discussed that the world population will be at 7 billion by the end of 2011. at 7 billion by the end of 2011.

Watched the National Geographic 7 billion Watched the National Geographic 7 billion video.video.

http://galen.metapath.org/popclk.htmlhttp://galen.metapath.org/popclk.html

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After the 7 billion video, students headed After the 7 billion video, students headed down to the computer lab.down to the computer lab.

They were given a website They were given a website http://www.ined.fr/en/everything_about_pophttp://www.ined.fr/en/everything_about_population/play_population/ulation/play_population/ and a guided exploration. and a guided exploration.

Students explored different aspects of the Students explored different aspects of the website; took quizzes, simulated the website; took quizzes, simulated the population, and looked at data about people population, and looked at data about people their age, and discovered!their age, and discovered!

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After the activity we had a classroom After the activity we had a classroom discussion on how population density discussion on how population density might impact each of the 3 countries, might impact each of the 3 countries, and how it differs amongst them. and how it differs amongst them.

We read sections 31.1-31.2 with the We read sections 31.1-31.2 with the students, and assigned “Geoterms 31.”students, and assigned “Geoterms 31.”

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Guided Highlighted ReadGuided Highlighted Read

Introduced crowding in Japan Introduced crowding in Japan with YouTube Videoswith YouTube Videos

Did a Guided Highlighted Read Did a Guided Highlighted Read on Sections 31.3-31.6on Sections 31.3-31.6

Assigned Reading Notes 31Assigned Reading Notes 31

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Topic Review: Graffiti and Topic Review: Graffiti and Round About activitiesRound About activities

Students were put into groups of 4 they Students were put into groups of 4 they had to do a Graffiti activity on how had to do a Graffiti activity on how population density affects Japan in one population density affects Japan in one of the 4 sectors: Transportation, of the 4 sectors: Transportation, Housing, Land use, or Heath and Housing, Land use, or Heath and Environment.Environment.

Students then did a Gallery Walk to Students then did a Gallery Walk to observe each other’s work.observe each other’s work.

Topic Review: Graffiti and Topic Review: Graffiti and Round About activitiesRound About activities

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Then the students did a Round About Then the students did a Round About activity. Each student became an expert on activity. Each student became an expert on one part of Japanese life that is affected by one part of Japanese life that is affected by overcrowding: Transportation, Housing, overcrowding: Transportation, Housing, Land use, Health and EnvironmentLand use, Health and Environment

Then the students rotated papers and each Then the students rotated papers and each expert filled in their portion of the paper expert filled in their portion of the paper until everyone had a completed paper.until everyone had a completed paper.

Topic Review: Graffiti and Topic Review: Graffiti and Round About activitiesRound About activities

Summative AssessmentSummative Assessment Every student took a multiple choice assessment Every student took a multiple choice assessment

on the reading. on the reading. They then had a choice to answer the essential They then had a choice to answer the essential

question:question:Choice 1 (For the Writers)- You can write a detailed Choice 1 (For the Writers)- You can write a detailed

ESSAY answering the above question in the ESSAY answering the above question in the complete sentences. You need to provide complete sentences. You need to provide examples and information for each category.examples and information for each category.

Choice 2 (For the Artists)- You can CREATE/DRAW Choice 2 (For the Artists)- You can CREATE/DRAW a scene of Japanese life answering the essential a scene of Japanese life answering the essential question. You need to provide examples for each question. You need to provide examples for each category. Write a caption for each of your category. Write a caption for each of your drawings. drawings.

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