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Intro to the Millenium Development Goals 6 - What progress have we made?
Description
Through this activity, students will use statistics to form inquiries and analyze the extent to which the Millennium Development Goals are being met. Students will develop critical thinking skills through the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
Language: English
Curriculum
Curriculum connections:
economics, mathematics, social studies
Geography Standard 18. Understands global development and environmental issues
Level III [Grade 6-8]
Benchmark 1. Understands how the interaction between physical and human systems affects current conditions on Earth (e.g., relationships involved in economic, political, social, and environmental changes; geographic impact of using petroleum, coal, nuclear power, and solar power as major energy sources)
Benchmark 2. Understands the possible impact that present conditions and patterns of consumption, production and population growth might have on the future spatial organization of Earth
Self-Regulation Standard 1. Sets and manages goals
Benchmark 8. Makes a cumulative evaluation of a goal according to explicit criteria
World History Standard 45. Understands major global trends since World War II
Level IV [Grade 9-12]
Benchmark 2. Understands causes of economic imbalances and social inequalities among the world’s peoples and efforts made to close these gaps
Mathematics Standard 6. Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis
Level III [Grade 6-8]
Benchmark 4. Reads and interprets data in charts, tables, and plots
Level IV [Grade 9-12]
Benchmark 3. Understands the concept of correlation (e.g., the difference between a “true” correlation and a “believable” correlation;
