Lesson plan

Balkan Basics


GeoLiteracy GeoSTEM ELL

Description

In this lesson students will learn about the region called the Balkans. By analyzing statistics, students will understand how conflict might occur when such a diversity of people inhabit the same region of the world. They will compare two Balkan countries, write an essay and create a circle graph utilizing statistics from the region. This lesson contains adaptations for diverse learners (ELLs).

Duration

1-3 class periods

Author

Barbara
Stout

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics

Teacher Instructions

StoutBalkanT.pdf (152.26 KB)

Student Materials

StoutBalkanS.pdf (250.62 KB)
StoutBalkanChart.pdf (112.61 KB)
CIR_TEMP.pdf (0 bytes)
ce-europe-caps.pdf (448.97 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

StoutBalkanV.pdf (827.3 KB)

Supplemental Files