Nations in Transition

TEACHER TIPS & TOOLS

Unit:		Grade 9 - Social Studies-Types of Government and Economic Systems
Focus:		Government and Economic Systems
BCPS Indicator:		Analyze how governments affect the basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. (MSDE Core Learning Goal for Social Studies:CLG-1)
BCPS Library Indicator:		Use research skills in order to evaluate, select, record, and reorganize information (LG-3) Use reference skills in order to locate information in a variety of sources. (LG-3) use critical thinbking skills in order to solve research problems (LG-3)
MSDE Goverment VSC		Indicator 4.1.1 The student will evaluate how governments affect the answers to the basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.
MSDE Library Media VSC		2A 1. Match resources to topic of interest or need. 3A 1. Students will use print resources efficiently and effectively. 3. Students will use computer/online/digital resources efficiently and effectively. 7. Use appropriate graphic organizers or note cards to record relevant information. 8. Use own words to capture concepts and avoid plagiarism. 5A 2. Apply critical thinking and problem solving strategies. 6A 1. Make decisions to facilitate effective communication of ideas.
MSDE High School Skills for Success

Step	Research Process	Research Activity
One	Questioning and Planning	Developing questions Using research organizer
Two	Gathering/Sorting/ Sifting 1	Understanding the issues Using Print Resources Using the Internet Browser tips Search engines Directories Using Electric Library Introduction to database Natural language searching
Three	Synthesis and Evaluation Time to stop and "take inventory"	Evaluating information Which questions are well answered? Which ones requre further investigation? Are there any new questions?
Four	Gathering/Sorting/ Sifting
Five	Final Synthesis and Evaluation	Creating an oral presentation to persuade
Six	Presentation	Preparing for the presentation

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Nations in Transition

Unit:

Grade 9 - Social Studies-Types of Government and Economic Systems

Focus:

Government and Economic Systems

BCPS Indicator:

Analyze how governments affect the basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce. (MSDE Core Learning Goal for Social Studies:CLG-1)

BCPS Library Indicator:

Use research skills in order to evaluate, select, record, and reorganize information (LG-3)

Use reference skills in order to locate information in a variety of sources. (LG-3)

use critical thinbking skills in order to solve research problems (LG-3)

MSDE Goverment VSC

Indicator 4.1.1 The student will evaluate how governments affect the answers to the basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.

MSDE Library Media VSC

MSDE High School Skills for Success

Step

Research Process

Research Activity

One

Questioning and Planning

Developing questions

Using research organizer

Two

Gathering/Sorting/ Sifting 1

Understanding the issues

Using the Internet

Using Electric Library

Three

Synthesis and Evaluation

Time to stop and "take inventory"

Evaluating information

Four

Gathering/Sorting/ Sifting

Five

Final Synthesis and Evaluation

Creating an oral presentation to persuade

Six

Presentation

Preparing for the presentation

BCPS
Library
Indicator:

Indicator 4.1.1
The student will evaluate how governments affect the answers to the basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.

Time to stop and
"take inventory"