What’s My Piece of the Pie?

GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will construct and analyze pie graphs to show the breakdown of population and the amount of land area on the continent of South America. Students will then analyze the data and make connections.
Author: 
Dennis Rees
Grade Range: 
6-7
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
4: The physical and human characteristics of places