https://thewaterproject.org/resources/lesson-plans/water-water-anywhere

You need some sort of simulation to show the destructive force of the water and how each country relies on each other. Include population, rain water, evaporation, irrigation, flooding, drought, use dice.

When assigning countires, don't fill out roster. Simply write down the name of the country on a postcard and then pick it up later. Also, dont put the blue arrows down until you start discussing pros/cons, have a warm up about it.

Have groups read pros and cons and decide if they want support or against the dam. Dont have lower classes or groups worry about labeling the documents/issues.

Team Contract (different color)

-page 6

Email Chain/Summit Instructions

-page 8/10, front to back, 60 copies

Importance of Water

Lesotho Example

Population Thematic Map

Modern Marvels

Pros Reading

Cons Reading

Population Graph

Country Slips

Make sure that you have everything labeled before you make copies.

Document

Issue

A

Country Research

B

Nile River Thematic Map

C

Importance of Water

D

Planet Money Lesotho

E

Population Thematic Map

F

Country Slip/Information

G

Pros of Building Dam

H

Cons of Building Dam

I

Population Graph

J

Modern Marvels Documentary

I would recommend that you organize your room to mirror the flow of the Nile River. Make a blue Nile with painters tape. This will help students understand which countries have/control their access to water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjfpfFzQYjI

Prompts need to be more specific, what type of impact. Take out wording about Lake Victoria. Possible create a map of the region that shows standard of living. Offer groups opportunity to raise the standard of living through different plans. Possibly use this as differentiation between groups.

Egypt, Sudan need to be strong during negotiations the way the prompts are currently written but needed for flow and additional support.

Level 4

Make sure that the bitly links are still active and work in OneNote. Create a document with just the maps that you use in the assessment. Print/save Annas level 4.

Aswan Dam PBL

North Africa

Patterson/Cochran/Calesisi/Heath/Sweet

Topics Assessed

Geographic Analysis

Central Idea of Primary Sources

Writing Informative Text

Evidence in Sources

PBL Phases

Suggested Materials/Strategies

PBL Unit Calendar

Page 2

Phase I Introduce Driving Question

Page 3 -5

Phase II Introduce Culminating Challenge

Page 6

Phase III Develop Subject Matter Expertise

Page 7 Tasks Outline

Phase IV Do Culminating Challenge

Page 8-10

Phase V Debrief the Culminating Challenge

Page 11

Phase VI Responding to the Driving Question

Page 12

AswanPBL_Task1 (W)

AswanPBL_Task2 (W)

AswanDamProjectMaps(W)

AswanPBL_Task3 (W)

AswanDamPacket (W)

Peer Review(W)

DSMThematicMaps (W)

To Do List

25

(W) on website

Blue Word Click on blue word and hold down ctrl button

Italics- title of resource within this word document

Aswan Dam PBL

Patterson/Cochran/Calesisi/Heath/Sweet

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1

Intro

Intro

Phase 1, 2, 3,

Phase - 3

Phase - 3

Intro to Challenge

-page 7

Role Selection

-page 3

NorthAfricaVocabQuiz (W)

-Vocab sentences/quiz

Extension: Geography game from EQ pd day

Team Contract

-page 4

Country Research

-page

Computers Needed

Task 1 (W)

-Day 1

Computers Needed

Task 1 (W)

-Day 2

Task 2 (W)

-Day 1

2

Phase - 3

Phase 3

Phase - 3

Phase - 3

Phase 3

Task 2 (W)

-Day 2

Task 2 (W)

-Day 3

Task 2 (W)

-Day 4

Task 2 (W)

-Day 5

Task 2 (W)

-Day 5

-Mrs. Stewart Assessment

Computers Needed

3

Phase - 3

Phase 4

Phase - 4

Phase 5, 6

Phase 6

Task3 (W)

-Day 1-2

Task 3 (W)

-Day3

Assessment Day!

Culminating Challenge

-page 8-9

-steps 1-3

Extension: Prompts 2-3

Culminating Challenge

-page 10

-step4

Peer Review (W)

PBL Debrief

-page11

Geographic Analysis District Assessment

4

Phase - 6

Phase

Phase -

Phase

Phase

Students Level 3+

-page 12

-DSMThematicMaps (W)

Name:

Block: Role Descriptions

Teacher:

The next couple weeks of class will be structured differently as youre given a special assignment. Starting tomorrow, you are going to be split into one of three roles. It is of the upmost importance to read the following descriptions carefully and choose the one that interests you.

Roles

Descriptions

Ambassador

An ambassador is someone who represents another country. Anytime leaders need to communicate important messages with another country, they contact an ambassador and make sure that they a deliver message. Ambassadors can also be viewed as team leaders and Chief Executive Officers for the amount of responsibility trusted to them.

Civil Engineer

A civil engineer is responsible for creating and maintaining a countrys infrastructure. Civil engineers are extraordinarily smart; they went to college for more than eight years. Their job can be extremely difficult.

Link, Link

Intelligence Officer

Even though most countries deny it, a critical part of any ambassadors staff is an intelligence officer. The intelligence officer needs to advise the ambassador about security issues. These issues are primarily on securing natural resources and keeping other countries happy.

Rank the groups from highest to lowest in order of what you prefer to be placed.

Rank

Role

Ambassador

Civil Engineer

Intelligence Officer

On the back of this paper, explain why you should be placed in the role that you want and who want to work with.

Country:

Block: Team Contract

Teacher:

Group Member Names - List the names of the group below, circle the name of the group leader.

____________________________________________________

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Group Expectations What does your group want each person to do every day?

____________________________________________________

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Signatures By printing and signing my name below I am agreeing to meet the above expectations for the duration of the project.

Planning Teams

Uganda

A.-

C.E.-

I.O.-

Egypt

A.-

C.E.-

I.O.-

Kenya

A.-

C.E.-

I.O.-

Eritrea

A.-

C.E.-

I.O.-

Ethiopia

A.-

C.E.-

I.O.-

Sudan

A.-

C.E.-

I.O.-

Rwanda

A.-

C.E.-

I.O.-

Burundi

A.-

C.E.-

I.O.-

Warning Earthquake

WARNING.. WARNING. WARNING

This is an automated message. The African Seismic Center has detected an 8.0 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of this earthquake is in southern Egypt. Expect large scale destruction and massive aftershocks!

WARNING.. WARNING. WARNING

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Civil Engineer

To: African Union President

My name is Malak Salim; Im the chief civil engineer at the Aswan Dam.

The recent 8.0 earthquake, and its subsequent aftershocks, severely damaged the foundation of the Aswan Dam. My team and I are working around the clock to hold the dam together. With a combination of rubber cement and duct tape, we should be able to make an emergency repair; however, this quick fix will only last for a year.

I know that the African Union has jurisdiction (power) over the Nile River. You will need to have a conference to discuss what should happen with the dam. The African Union must act soon if the Aswan Dam is going to be rebuilt.

Malak Salim

Chief Civil Engineer

Aswan Dam L.L.C.

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African Union to Ambassador

To: African Union Ambassadors

As Im sure you are aware, recently there has been a massive natural disaster in Northern Africa. In two weeks time, we will convene an emergency meeting of African Union ambassadors to discuss how best to protect the Nile River, a vital natural resource, from future disasters. At this conference we will decide whether or not Egypts Aswan Dam should be rebuilt, among other issues important to the regions stability.

You, and a two person delegation, will represent your African country at the African Union conference. In the span of two short weeks, your team will need to become experts of recent North African history, along with brushing up on your analytical map skills.

Thank you in advance for you hard work, for both country and continent.

Mr. Andrew Richard Patterson III

Chancellor of the African Union

Africa for Africans

General Unit Outline

Task 1 Understand Context

Central Idea of Articles

Model, Group, Assessment

Importance of Clean Water

Past conflicts Struggles

African Union

Task 2 Importance of Nile

Vocabulary Quiz/Recognizing Maps

Political Map

Physical Map

Thematic Map

Model with Egypt, Students do in groups

Country

Slips - page 52-56

Graph Population page48

Writing to Inform

Writing frame, scaffold

Why is the Nile River important to your country?

Task 3 Aswan Dam

Aswan Dam

Pros page 40-42

Cons page 44 - 46

Evidence in Sources

Writing to Inform

Should the Aswan Dam have built in the first place?

Emergency Meeting

Aswan Dam Conference

African Union

Per the African Union Constitution (plan), each delegation will be provided with a conference schedule that will outline expectations step by step. The moderator, the person running the meeting, will make it clear to each ambassador what step the conference is currently on.

*Steps 1-4 will be repeated for every issue examined during the conference.

Conference Schedule

Step 1 - Research prompt

Step 2 - Delegate Discussion

Step 3 - Voting Process/Rules

Step 4 - Tally of Votes/Email to Leader

Research Prompt

Delegations (groups) are presented with a problem, they will need to read and decide how their country wants to respond to the prompt. They will need to find and organize evidence to support their stance so during the debate they can justify their position to the other delegations.

Delegate Discussion

During the delegate discussion process delegates representing their countries will try and get other countries to agree with their way of thinking. The easiest way to get other countries to get to agree with your position is to provide research/evidence that backs up your opinion. It is also okay to make alliances at this time with other countries.

Voting Process/Rules

Each country present at the conference will vote during this step. For votes to count, each country must clearly label their ballot with a yes or no and explain why they are voting that way. Votes will be submitted, the moderator will count the votes, and show who voted for which side and why.

For a vote to pass, the following requirements need to be met.

A majority of countries need to vote yes.

Egypt must vote yes

Tally of Votes/Outcome

The moderator will lead a discussion about what countries won and which countries lost. Delegates will write an email to the leader of their country explaining what happened during the debate and whether or not their countries goals were met. Delegates will then wait to hear back from their country leaders to see whether or not their performance was adequate.

Country Research

Directions: In a couple of weeks, you will be attending an emergency summit (meeting) of the African Union. It will be extremely important for you to know the strengths and weaknesses of your country. Therefore you should use the remainder of the day to find the answers to the following questions. Work together as group. If you finish early (which would be incredibly difficult because there are books written on these question), start researching other countries attending the conference. Bullet point your answers on the back of this paper.

What is the African Union? Is your country a member of the African Union? Watch this video: Link

Which European country colonized your country?

When did your country get its independence?

How many coup dtats has your country gone through since its independence?

What type of government does your country currently have?

What is your countrys average life expectancy?

What is your countrys GDP per capita?

Has your country fought any other countries since it gained its independence?

What issues are facing your country?

How strong is your countrys military?

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Culture Grams (general information about your country)

1. Go to Google

2. Search for CultureGrams

3. Click on kids culture grams

4. If your country is listed on the kids section, use it

5. If your country wasn't listed, use the regular version

Login

1737callan

Password

haea11

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Google (simple research facts)

Search Google with the name of your country followed by what you're looking for.

For example:

South Sudan GDP per Capita

Name:

Block:Conference Prep

Teacher:

Tomorrow, the African Union is discussing the following issue

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We carefully examined the issue; we evaluated both the good and bad points before coming to a conclusion.

Reasons why it should happen Cited Documents

Reasons why it shouldnt happen Cited Documents

Based on the above facts, it is the recommendation of our country that

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

African Union Summit

Class Copy

Document

Issue

A

Country Research

B

Life Expectancy Map

C

GDP per Capita Map

D

Pros of Building Dam

E

Cons of Building Dam

F

Population Graph

G

Extra Information

Proposal #1

The African Union is convening (meeting) an emergency session to decide whether or not the Aswan Dam should be rebuilt after a massive earthquake.

Your group must decide, should the dam be rebuilt? Will it threaten the safety of your country? What other information do you need to gather to before voting yes or no? Who will this dam positively or negatively impact?

Proposal #2

Eritrea, Ethiopia and Rwanda each plan on building a fertilizer plant to help their farmers be more productive. They will use a large amount of water from the Nile to clean out the plant on a regular basis. The water will then be dumped back into without being purified. By creating this plant, it will help these countries raise the standard of living of their people.

Should these countries be able to build these plants? What other information do you need to gather to before voting yes or no? Who will these plants positively or negatively impact?

Proposal #3

Uganda also want to help their farmers. They want to build a new series of new water ways that will take away 15% of the flow of the Nile River for use in farming. Should they be able to do this?

Name:

Block: Letter to Leader

Teacher:

Dear Benevolent (lovable) Leader,

Once again, I want to thank you for the opportunity of representing our great country at the emergency African Union Conference! Im writing to keep you informed of what was discussed over the last couple of days. In the following letter, I will explain what issues were debated, which way our country voted, and our reasons for doing so.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I know that I only have my job as long as Im keep making you happy.

Sincerely,

Your Humble Servant

Name:

Block:PBL Reflection

Teacher:

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Make sure your answers throw back the question being asked.

Did your country get what it wanted out of the African Union Conference?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What did your group do well over the last couple of weeks?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What areas can you improve next time?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did you like the last couple of weeks compared to how we normally have class?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What should Mr. Patterson change about the African Union Conference to make it better next year?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Three students you want to work with

Three students you dont want to work with

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Topic

2

3

4

Geographic Analysis

Basic Knowledge/skill such as:

-identify and explain the importance of key features in a region/area

Explain how physical features allowed societies to emerge

Describe how physical features kept North Africa culturally unique

Explain, with examples, why North African try to modify their physical environment.

Given a scenario, explain how a community would adapt if an important physical/political feature was threatened or changed.

The following project is a level 4 task for the Geographic Analysis social studies standard. If you have any questions while working on this project over the holiday break, feel free to email Mr. Patterson at: Andrew.patterson@dmschools.org. If you want to, you can create/write your proposal in OneNote. This will allow Mr. Patterson to provide suggestions while you work!

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Memo: Twitter Housing Grant

Name:

Last year, Facebook announced that they will build a new data collection center in Altoona, Iowa. When the data center opens, it will create over thirty high paying jobs. These jobs, along with taxes brought in by the data center, will bring in millions of dollars to the community.

http://bit.ly/1mAiRBw

Since the Facebook deal was finalized, the mayor of Des Moines has been trying to get other high profile tech companies to invest in central Iowa. The social media company Twitter has been extremely receptive to the mayors outreach. One incentive that the mayor is offering to potential investors is something called the Twitter Housing Grant. The Twitter Housing Grant states that the city of Des Moines will help pay for housing for employees for tech companies that invest in Iowa.

However, the Twitter Housing Grant will cost the tax payers a lot of money and as a result could prove to be quite controversial. That is where you come in; the mayor has had me collect thematic maps of Des Moines that Im attaching to this email. He needs you to analyze the thematic maps and develop a proposal that meets the specifications below. The mayors reelection hangs in the balance, so he will need your proposal to be based on cited evidence gathered from the thematic maps. I can assure you that your hard work will be amply rewarded.

Identify which neighborhood best meets the following requirements:

Ethnically diverse (the grant needs to help a diverse community)

Relative balance between females to males (when there is a male imbalance, there is usually a higher crime rate)

Emphasis on a high median income (high average earning in a neighborhood)

Emphasis on neighborhoods with 30-49 years olds

Emphasis on neighborhoods with higher education

Emphasis on less amount of nuisances (times police were called for people being too loud)

This link will take you to a map of Des Moines that shows the boundaries and names of neighborhoods with the city: http://bit.ly/1u3esqZ

Remember, there probably isnt a neighborhood that will meet all of the requirements listed above. Try and choose which one in your opinion is the best. Please dont hesitate to send me an email if you any questions or if you want me to look at your proposal. My email is Andrew.patterson@dmschools.org.

Mr. Andrew Richard Patterson III

Associate Mayor of Des Moines

In the Service of Humanity

pages 7, 12, 14, 18, 24, 36

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt/videos/reading-the-nile

Extra Musings

Level 4 Extension Assignment

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has set aside billions of dollars, to help Africa development. Should the dam be built in BLANK COUNTRY? Physical, thematic, political map to write response from countrys pov, or separate scenario

Google Campus

Invest money

Age

Trends of real estate

Nuisances

Real Estate Money Investment in Des Moines

Why you choose to invest in this area

What demographics, money, are you using

Zane email/1/5/15 Email

Below Ive listed some questions/areas I could help out:

Suggested Materials/Strategies for Phases (p. 1)

Would it be easier to select roles after doing some background research? This way you might be able to group students via interest in a given country, students who want to be Uganda etc., increasing buy-in? Though its a balancing act with the calendar and this introduces another layer of ranking and sorting.

Can different product styles be included into each countrys presentation to the AU?

The Mensa lesson plan: Connecting Africa you shared, with modifications, really gives a ready-made Level 4 task. We simply need to adjust the focus/document. However it becomes more of a project vs. response. Though I think it could be condensed