Grade Level: 5-8, 9-12
Describing
Maine’s Economy or The Investigators Are in Town!
Developed by: Maine
Council for the Social Studies
Grade Level: 5-8, 9-12
The MLR performance indicators listed below are for illustrative purposes. Depending on the focus of the lessons as developed by individual teachers, these indicators may or may not be addressed. Conversely this is not a definitive listing of all of the performance indicators which could be addressed in this lesson.
MLR - Secondary: Economics: A-3, A-1; English/Language Arts: A-1, A-2, A-7, A-8, A-9, A-11; C-1; D-2, D-3, D-5, D-7; E-2, E-3, E-4; F-1, F-2, F-3; G-6, G-7, G-8, G-9, G-10; H-4, H-5, H-6, H-7, H-8, H-9
Task Description
Groups of students will be creating investigative reports about the various industries in Maine.
This activity needs some lead time, so that students may write to the various Boards (Sardine Council, Lobster Council, Blueberry Board, Potato Board, and the Milk Commission, to name a few) requesting information.
After the information is received, each group will read the information, add material from other sources, and create a news cast.
Student Product/Performance
Students will make their presentations about the industries of Maine to the rest of their class. Each presentation should include factual information, a description of the process used in that industry, the locations, current market figures, and a glimpse into the future for that industry.
Resources
Criteria for Evaluation
Each presentation should be timely, interesting, contain specific information and hold audience attention. Students involved should be able to present their parts with some confidence. The anyone in the group should be able to answer questions from the other students and from the teacher.