Lesson plan

From Around the Corner to Around the World: Coca-Cola


GeoLiteracy ELL

Description

In this lesson, students will examine the spread of one product (Coca-Cola) as aided by advances in transportation and communications. Students will mark on their maps their estimates of the spread of a product and then mark their maps again after receiving and discussing information. They will also create a timeline of Coke's history. Students will culminate the lesson by writing a summary paragraph.

Duration

1-2 class periods

Author

Kathy
Stelten

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Teacher Instructions

SteltenCornerT.pdf (219.44 KB)

Student Materials

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

SteltenCornerV.pdf (649.69 KB)

Supplemental Files