Monday, April 2, 2012

1. Monday, April 2, 2012 • Grab a new Frank from the stool • Population Density Simulation • Japan: High Population Density • Reflection • Learning Target: I can discuss problems with population density. • Bellringer: What types of problems would people face if they lived in an area with a high population density?

2. Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”

3. Japan and the United States

4. Japan’s Topography

5. Plains Ishikari Plain Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Osaka Plain

6. Cities Sapporo Kyoto Tokyo Kobe Yokohama Hiroshima Nagoya Osaka Nagasaki

7. Fast Travel Throughout Japan Shinkansen:Bullet Train

8. Japan’s Land Area and Utilization

9. Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano

10. Shiranesan Caldera

11. Global Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On the “Fire Rimof the Pacific”

12. Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994

13. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

14. Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities

15. Japan’s Population Density

16. Japan’s Population Trends

17. Population Comparisons

18. Japan’s Population Over 65 versus the United States

19. Japan’s Growing Older

20. Japanese • Hai: Yes • Iie: No

21. Reflection • What are some of the problems that Japan faces because of its high population density?

22. Wednesday, April 4, 2012 • Go over Population Density Problems • Solutions to population density problems • Reflection • Learning Target: I can discuss solutions to problems caused by population density. • Bellringer: • Grab your population density worksheet from the stool. • Look at the picture below. Describe it using questions. Who, what, where, when, why, how.

23. Teacher-Directed Instruction Expectations • Conversation: Level 0 unless called on • Help: Raise your hand • Activity: Look at each picture and come up with questions. Fill out a Venn Diagram comparing the life in the United States to life in Japan. • Movement: you may not get up to sharpen your pencil or go to the bathroom • Participation: EYES on the screen. WRITE only about the topic

24. Transportation: high rise garages and public transit

25. Housing: Bedroom

26. Housing: Living Room

27. Housing: Dining Room

28. Death

29. Land Use

30. Terrace Farming

31. Recycling

32. Sky City

33. Southern Village- Chapel Hill, NC

34. Japanese • Arigatoogozaimasu: Thank You • Doo itashimashite: You’re Welcome

35. Your Turn: Build your ideal city • Your city is facing major problems due to overpopulation. Most of your people spend hours stuck in traffic, space (for farming and housing) is limited and pollution is rampant. • You are a city planner. Design your own city which addresses these problems.

36. Reflection • Of the options we’ve talked about, which of these solutions to population density do you find the most appealing? Why? • Look at your Venn Diagram. What similarities and differences do you notice to how the United States has dealt with it’s population density issues to how Japan has dealt with it’s issues?

37. Thursday, April 5, 2012 • Middle East Test Debrief • Culture in Asia • Reflection • Homework: Complete Haiku • Learning Target: I can discuss how culture makes a country unique. • Bellringer: Match the term to the country where you think it originated. Cultural Aspect • Sari • Pad Thai • Vermicelli • Kimono • Curry • Bee Bim Bo • Hinduism • Shintoism • Mandarin • Sumo Wrestling Country • Japan • India • China • Thailand • South Korea • Vietnam

38. Culture What is culture? What components can you think of? How does it make a country or people unique?

39. Culture Squares Expectations • Conversation: Level 1 • Help: Raise your hand • Activity: Use a book from the back and create culture squares illustrating the differences in culture in Asian countries. You may share resources with a partner, but you must each create a culture square • Movement: You may not get up to sharpen your pencil • Participation: EYES on paper. WRITE only about the Asian country assigned. TALK only about the Asian country assigned to you.

40. Reflection • Think about the country that you researched. How does its culture make it unique?

41. Friday, April 6, 2012 • Culture in Asia • Computer Lab • No Learning Target • Bellringer: Look at the picture below. Ask 6 questions (who, what, where, when, why) about the picture.