Social Studies HS Guide

environmental impacts of modern demographic trends, in particular population changes, urbanization, and migration. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS ●​ Evidence ●​ Quantitative data ●​ Social impacts ●​ Evaluate ​ ●​ Argue ●​ Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

●​ Environmental impacts ●​ Demographic trends ●​ Population changes ●​ Urbanization ●​ Migration

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

●​ Define key demographic terms and concepts, such as population size, density, birth and death rates, fertility rates, and life expectancy. ●​ Identify how to gather and interpret quantitative demographic data. (UN, World Bank) ●​ Examine social and environmental impacts of modern demographic trends, specifically: ○​ Population changes ○​ Urbanization ○​ Migration ●​ Assess the main social and environmental impacts that have led to modern demographic trends.

VOCABULARY ●​ Evidence

●​ Quantitative data ●​ Social impacts

●​ Environmental impacts ●​ Demographic trends ●​ Population changes ●​ Urbanization ●​ Migration DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION Skill Building

●​ Inquiry ​

●​ Themes and Lenses

Extension