Sources
- Your Life in Numbers Lesson Plan by Sean Kinnard
- HumanProgress.org
- Sources used by HumanProgress.org
- MeasureofAmerica.org
Directions: Respond to the Essential Questions below (or on a teacher provided survey link) with careful thought and explanation.
Is life getting better or worse? Reply on a scale of 1–5: 1 = Strongly disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Neutral 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly agree |
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Explain your choice and provide an example as evidence. |
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What is your perspective based on? Family, friends, teachers, media? Explain. |
Directions: Choose your own country of origin or perhaps a country of your ancestry, write it in the blank, then circle either increased or decreased based on you what you believe top be true.
Complete this sentence: “The average income of a person in _________________________ increased/decreased in the last 15 years.”
Directions: Below are two established online interactive sites designed to help us understand the state of humanity and our progress as a species on Earth. Complete the Cornell‐style table below to provide insight into each’s purpose, the data they provide and their credibility. (Be sure to align your responses and prompts upon completion).
Measure of America | Human Progress | |
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Mission, Purpose, Goals | ||
Call to Action | ||
Credibility | ||
Who publishes the site? | ||
What can you discover about their credentials? |
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Are the sources and documents each uses credible and reliable? Explain. |
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Describe how the sites are similar? | ||
Describe how they are different? | ||
Can you find and identify evidence |
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What persons, organizations, public leaders support the work? |
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List and describe your 2 to 3 main takeaways from each site. |
Directions: Follow the steps below to complete this portion of the lesson.
Average life expectancy has… | Increased | Decreased |
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Average infant mortality has… | Increased | Decreased |
Average income per person has… | Increased | Decreased |
Food supply per person has… | Increased | Decreased |
Average years of schooling has… | Increased | Decreased |
Overall level of democracy in the world has… | Increased | Decreased |
Year Why you chose this specific year |
Improvements in USA since chosen year. Explain how life has improved using the categories provided in the charts generated on the page: life expectancy, infant survival, income per capita, food supply, education, democracy | Alternate country. Why did you select this one? Explain how life has improved using the categories provided in the charts generated on the page: life expectancy, infant survival, income per capita, food supply, education, democracy |
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Lesson Activities and Projects (individual or small group at teacher discretion): You will be assigned or have the option to choose one or more of the three extension activities suggested in the lesson plan document. collaboration or presentation are permitted by the teacher.
Prompt: Having just completed this lesson, explain how you would use what you have learned, including the data and the conclusions you came to, to join in the conversation, knowing you may be presenting an entirely opposite, yet informed perspective. Remember, you are not trying to win, or force others to change their views. You are simply encouraging people to consider multiple perspectives. Think about: