Real+Lives+Simulation

· 1.1 Students know how to use maps, globes, and other geographic tools to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective. · 1.2 Students develop knowledge of Earth to locate people, places, and environments. · 1.3 Students know how to analyze the dynamic spatial organization of people, places, and environments. · 2.1 Students know the physical and human characteristics of places. · 3.2 Students know the characteristics and distributions of physical systems of land, air, water, plants, and animals. · 5.2 Students know how physical systems affect human systems · 6.2 Students know how to apply geography to understand the present and plan for the future. · The ability to be self-motivated to be a life-long learner ·  The ability to create, innovate, and problem solve independently and collaboratively  ·  The ability to act and think globally  ** Objectives: ** · <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students will learn how people of other countries live in comparison to themselves. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students experience the results of choices made on the economic, social, and family life of their character. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students will learn how to manipulate the simulation Real Lives. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Students make personal decisions about health issues, family issues, schooling, and jobs and understand how those decisions affect their character. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Students will use maps to obtain information about the area where their “life” lives. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Hand out newspapers to groups of four. Ask groups to search for articles from countries with which they have little knowledge. On a sheet of paper, have group recorder list the countries. As a whole class, have group reporter share the countries they have written down and as teacher, write them as a list on the board. **Elicit Prior Knowledge and Build Background:** <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold;">· <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">After all the countries are listed, ask the whole class if they have any knowledge of these countries. Share the students share these facts with the class and then discuss how we can learn about these countries and the people who live there. Explain that we will focus on the five themes of geography by becoming an imaginary person with a real life. <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Procedure: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold;">1.) <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Explain that the Real Lives Simulation  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">is a unique, interactive life simulation that enables them to live one of billions of lives in any country in the world. Through statistically accurate events, Real Lives brings to life different cultures, political systems, economic opportunities, personal decisions, health issues, family issues, schooling, jobs, religions, geography, war, peace, and more <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">! <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold;">2.) <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">On the in focus machine, take the students to the Real Lives webpage. Available at:  <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">[] <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontweight: bold;">3.)  <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Real Lives provides a tutorial showing how to use the program. I would suggest as the teacher using that for self learning and then showing the actual program to the students. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">[] <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">4.) <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">After showing the class an example, take the students to the computer lab and let them spend time using the program. This will be the time to let students, “play” and learn how to use the program.   <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Conclude the lesson by explaining that each student will be developing the life of a person in a different country. They will learn about the country, the life style of their person ,how the economy will affect their person, <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Informally observe students as they explore the Real Lives webpage. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">None <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Newspapers, highlighters, computer lab,
 * Unit:** Geography
 * Grade Level**: Sixth and Seventh Grade
 * Lesson Plan**: Introduction to Real Lives Simulation
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