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1. List your personal understanding, ideas or hunches.
Now that you are familiar with the four regions of Texas you will write everything you know about the one you were assigned. Describe your thoughts or ideas about how to target the problem. There are not incorrect answers in this step, just feel free to brainstorm your ideas.
2. List what is known.
With your team use all the information available in the scenario to list everything that you know about the region you were given. You do not have to conduct any research yet. Just use the information given and write the facts that you already know about that specific region.
3. List what is unknown.
With your team, make a list about what you do not know and would like to learn. List all the questions you will need to answer to solve the problem.
4. List what needs to be done.
"What should we do?" List actions to be taken, e.g., question an expert, conduct research, go to a board meeting about topic. List possible actions.
5. Develop a problem statement.
You will be responsible for thinking and choosing one of the questions to solve the problem. A problem statement should come from your analysis of what you know. In one or two sentences, you should be able to describe what it is that your group is trying to solve, produce, respond to, or find out. The problem statement may have to be revised as new information is discovered and brought to bear on the situation.
6. Gather information
Use all the resources available (Internet, library, etc) to research about the problem/topic and find a solution.
7. Present Findings
You will present your research in a form of a presentation using the web 2.0 tool Prezi. Following the presentation, you will display you region's brochure with the web tool Glogster.
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4.6 Geography. The student uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data. The student is expected to:
4.6A Apply geographic tools. including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and compass roses, to construct and interpret maps
4.7 Geography. The student understands the concept of regions. The student is expected to:
4.7B Identify, locate, and compare the geographic regions of Texas (Mountains and Basis, Great Plains, North Central Plains, Coastal Plains), including their landforms, climate and vegetation.
4.7C Compare the geographic regions of Texas (Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, Coastal Plains) with regions of the United States and other parts of the world.
4.8 Geography. The student understands the location and patterns of settlement and the geographic factors that influence where the people live. The student is expected to:
4.8B Describe and explain the location and distribution of various towns and cities in Texas, past and present
4.8C Explain the geographic factors such as landforms and climate that influence patterns of settlement and the distribution of population in Texas, past and present.
4.21 Social Studies skills. The student applies critical thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to:
4.21C Organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps
4.22 Social Studies skills. The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to:
4.22D create written and visual materials such as joural entries, report, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies
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