Economically+Challenged+Lifestyle+-+Lori+Hoy

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How would your life be different if you lived in an economically challenged situation?

GUIDING QUESTIONS
How does income affect how you live - house, food, clothing, cars, cell phones, etc.? What are typical expenses families have in the US compared to other countries? What disadvantages could you have if your income is below average? How does income affect how you perceive yourself and others?

GUIDING ACTIVITIES
Students will:
 * View the Budgets movie on BrainPop to provide background on how income versus expenses applies to their own situation.
 * Compare the average annual incomes of the US with other countries, such as Mexico, China, and Iraq (or other countries based on current events) using the websites, IfItWereMyHome and the National Geographic Country Pages.
 * Use Google Docs to create a spreadsheet to house the information collected regarding average annual incomes (each group will select up to 3 countries to compare with the US).
 * Use the site Create-a-Graph to create a visual representation of the income data.
 * Research daily life of those who reside in economically challenged situations on Discovery Education Streaming website and compare to the “typical” American lifestyle.
 * Prepare a presentation in VoiceThread comparing the average American family lifestyle to those of other countries (in terms of income).

<span style="background-color: #e7e7e6; color: #7f25cb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">GUIDING WEB RESOURCES
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #7f25cb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">[|BrainPop] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #7f25cb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">[|IfItWereMyHome] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #7f25cb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">[|National Geographic Country Pages] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #7f25cb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Create-A-Graph] <span style="color: #7f25cb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> [|Discovery Education Streaming] (example segments listed below)
 * <span style="color: #7f25cb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> [|Migrant Workers Lifestyle] (China)
 * <span style="color: #7f25cb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> [|Changes at the Village] (China)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #7f25cb; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">[|The Challenge of Life in Central America]