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This activity emphasizes graphic reading skills and finding trends in different data sets. The lesson utilizes an interactive World Food Map that provides students an opportunity to manipulate and make sense of data about feeding 9 billion people worldwide.
Subject(s):
Social Studies
Grade Level:
9-10
Estimated Time:
30-50 minutes
Materials Needed:
Student handout, Computers with Internet access
Objective(s):
- Students will understand that there are different ways to measure hunger and that malnutrition and undernourishment levels vary in different parts of the world.
- Students will practice graphic reading skills and finding trends in different data sets.
Concepts Covered:
Statistics, figure reading, malnutrition, hunger index, calories, undernourishment
Author(s):
Susan Dodge, M.S. Ed for Creative Curriculum