Competence Development:Motivation in the classroom

Settler:

How can we improve motivation in this classroom?

Do we need to improve motivation?

What lessons are you least & most motivated, give reasons for your answer.

It isn’t what you do, it’s how you do it!

Stand up if you agree

Title: How and why does the population structure of a country vary?

Learning Outcome:All Learners: Will be able to identify the main features of a Population Pyramid in order to understand the population structure of a country.

Most Learners: will be able to evaluate the different stages of the Demographic Transition Model and a Population Pyramid to be able to explain population structure of a country in further detail.

Some Learners: will be able to analyse the different stages of a Demographic Transition Model and relate this to the economic development of a country e.g. LEDC (Sierra Leone) and an MEDC (UK).

Literacy target:• To assess my work to

ensure I have used punctuation & grammar.

Competence: • Motivation.

Why it is important to know more than just the total population of a country?

Discussion:

• We know there are 24 learners in this class. But what other factors should we consider?

• e.g. colour, beliefs, male / female etc. 5. How and why does the age and gender structure of populations vary?

Population Pyramids

In our next activity we are going to look at in more detail the population of a given country using two bar graphs. This graph which shows the structure of a population is called a population pyramid.

All Learners: Will be able to identify the main features of a Population Pyramid in order to understand the population structure of a country.

UK Population Pyramid Task

UK Population Pyramids

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5-9 10-14

15-19 20-24

25-29 30-34

35-39 40-44

45-49 50-54 55-59

60-64 65-69

70-74 75-79

80-84 85-89

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Percentage of Population

Women

Men

Population Pyramids What are the main features of population pyramid? Visit the information

board. 1 person per

group at a time. Share & improve

your understanding.

All Learners: Will be able to identify the main features of a Population Pyramid in order to understand the population structure of a country.

Hint: a) What is a population pyramid?b) What are the different stages?c) Why are their two bar graphs?

‘Have a conversation’ with a population pyramid – do this by considering the following:

• A population pyramid can tell them about a country’s:

• birth rate• death rate• infant mortality• life expectancy• gender balance• migration • dependency

For your conversation with the UK population pyramid, choose one of the activities below:

Student choice Menu:

Draw a Cartoon for the conversation between an English Person and someone from Sierra Leone regarding the population of the UK.

Write a mini script about the conversation between an English Person and someone from Sierra Leone regarding the population of the UK.

Produce a diary about the conversation between an English Person and someone from Sierra Leone regarding the population of the UK.

All Learners: Will be able to identify the main features of a Population Pyramid in order to understand the population structure of a country.

Mini Plenary Population Pyramids:

Extension Question:• What does the pyramid show?• What are the benefits of this?• What are the drawbacks of this?

Peer Assessment:Group Name:

WWW: They were able to accurately explain what a population pyramid is.

EBI: If they described the different stages of a population pyramid.

All Learners: Will be able to identify the main features of a Population Pyramid in order to understand the population structure of a country.

Half the group researches how the population pyramid of an LEDC country changes for the different age groups. The other half researches an MEDC country. Each student produces a presentation using A3 paper. The best ones are shared with the rest of the class.

Points that must be considered & researched in further detail:•Country’s birth rate.•Death rate.•Infant mortality.•Life expectancy•Gender •Dependency (number of people under the age of 18 and those aged over 65)

Time allowance: 20 minutes Suggested countries: Sierra Leone (LEDC) & MEDC (UK).

Different types of Population Pyramids

Population Pyramid Quiz

Multiple Choice

Population Quiz – Q1)

1) A population with a high number of young dependants and a low life expectancy.

2) An ageing population.

3) A well developed country (i.e. an MEDC).

Pick the right answer by showing you’re planner cards.

Population Quiz – Q2)

1) A population with a high number of young dependants and a low life expectancy.

2) Falling birth rate and a rising life expectancy.

3) A poor country.

Population Quiz – Q3)

1) The biggest population by age is 35-39 (i.e. most!).

2) Birth rate is increasing.

3) Death rate is going down.

Population Quiz – Q4)

1) Men live longer than men.

2) Large economically active sector, thriving economy

3) High birth rate.

Population Quiz – Q5)

1) Number of elderly people will go down.

2) 15-19 is the largest population.

3) Number of elderly people will increase in the future.

Population Quiz – Q6)

1) Number of elderly people will go down.

2) Ageing population and a very low birth rate.

3) Example of a poor country

Why do we get different population pyramids?

Thinking points:

-Are all countries rich or poor?

-Do some countries have a higher birth rate?

Mini Plenary

Title: Is there a relationship between the population structure and the level of economic development of a country?

Settler Activity: Draw a population pyramid for stage 1 & then stage 4 of the DTM Model

Instructions:Give learners an A4 piece of paper Sketch population pyramid pick learners at random to have a conversation with their chosen

Stage 1) Sierra LeoneHigh birth rate (4.2 average children)High Death Rate High Infant Mortality

Stage 4) UKPopulation boom between 1945 – 1965 (increased birth rate)Low birth rateLow Death Rate

This can be worked out from a population pyramid (number of children under 15 plus number of adults over 65 multiplied by 100 divided by number of adults between 16 and 64).

Discuss the assumptions the dependency ratio appears to be based on.

Dependency Ratio

Economic Development & Different Stages in the Development of a Countries Population

• Students write a detailed, illustrated report describing and explaining how the population structure of a country changes shape as it becomes more economically developed

Stage 1) Sierra LeoneHigh birth rate (4.2 average children)High Death Rate High Infant Mortality

Stage 4) UKPopulation boom between 1945 – 1965 (increased birth rate)Low birth rateLow Death Rate

You are going to write a mini report which compares the population of the UK with that of Sierra Leone.

Stage 1) Sierra LeoneHigh birth rate (4.2 average children)High Death Rate High Infant Mortality

Stage 4) UKPopulation boom between 1945 – 1965 (increased birth rate)Low birth rateLow Death Rate

After my work I need to check SPaG

Spelling! Have I spelt key words like place names, famous people’s names correctly? Have I correctly used homophones, e,g, their/there or to/too/two? Hopefully I haven’t used text speak, e.g. lol! If I have spelt a word wrong once I need to check to see I haven’t made the same mistake again.

Punctuation! Have I used a full stop or other appropriate punctuation mark at the end of every sentence? Are there capital letters at the beginning of each sentence and for names? Have I used speech marks correctly? Check if I have used exclamation marks (!) unnecessarily

and

Grammar! Does my essay sound correct when I read it? Does my writing sound too casual? Have I started a sentence with ‘and’?

Lesson Reflection:

WWW:

EBI:

All Learners: Will be able to identify the main features of a Demographic Transition Model and a Population Pyramid in order to understand the population structure of a country in further detail

Lesson Reflection:

WWW:

EBI:

All Learners: Will be able to identify the main features of a Demographic Transition Model and a Population Pyramid in order to understand the population structure of a country in further detail