1. Be prepared to share your answer
Warm Up November 30, 2010
Journal
How can the lack of water impact your living conditions? Write a brief statement explaining.
Be prepared to share your answer

2. Standard
SS7G2 The student will discuss environmental issues across the continent of Africa.
b. Explain the relationship between poor soil and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
c. Explain the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest.

3. Essential Question
What is the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest?

4. Today I am Learning
Today I will learn about the environmental issues across Africa because a regions location affects its economy, culture and development of the region.

5. Activator – “Images of Africa”
Respond to the following prompt: “When you envision Africa, what do you see in your mind’s eye?” Continue to write until time is called. Be prepared to share your response when the ball is tossed to you!

6. Work Period
Teacher will display images on the screen or throughout the room that depicts living conditions and environment of parts of Africa. Students will use response paddles or sticky notes to ask questions or give comments regarding the images viewed

7. Image 1

8. Image 2

9. Checking For Understanding
Using the Language of the Standard explain the images viewed
The environmental issues across the continent of Africa are _______ because of _________.
b. Explain the relationship between poor soil and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
c. Explain the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest.

10. Image 3

11. Image 4

12. Checking For Understanding
Using the Language of the Standard explain the images viewed
The environmental issues across the continent of Africa are _______ because of _________.
b. Explain the relationship between poor soil and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
c. Explain the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest.

13. Image 5

14. Image 6

15. Checking For Understanding
Cause and Effect – How does one image effect the other?

16. Closing – 3,2,1 3- things learned 2- questions still have
1-way to remember and apply what you have learned.