Lesson
| Title | Can you hear me now?: How a country's wealth influences communication |
| Lesson Description | Students will make and solve problems using scatter plots created by using data from a variety of countries. These data will help students explore relationships between different countries and how their citizens get information using popular culture items such as, TVs, cell phones, and the Internet. |
| Author | Denise Dorn |
| Grade Level | 6-8 |
| Duration | 2 class periods |
| National Geography Standards | National Math Standards |
| Element Four - 11 | Data Analysis and Probability |
Click here to find all the materials you need to print:
Student Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
CIA Factbook Sheets for Countries Analyzed in Lesson
Maps for the Lesson| Colored
Key |
Student
Map with Country Labels |
Student
Map without Country Labels |
|
| Per
Capita GDP in Selected Asian Countries |
GDP
map key |
GDP
map country labels |
GDP map no labels |
| People Per Cell Phone in Selected Asian Countries | Cell
Phone map key |
Cell phone map country labels | Cell phone map no labels |
| People
Per TV in Selected Asian Countries |
TV
map key |
TV map country labels | TV map no labels |
| People
Per Internet Connection in Selected Asian Countries |
Internet map key | Internet map country labels | Internet map no labels |
