Plenary Reflection pyramid students write three key terms they – have learnt from the lesson, explain two of the key terms and suggest a follow up question for the next lesson. 1 lesson Key idea 2.1: 2.1 b Interpreting Starter (1 hour) are different How countries at different population True or false Read a series of statements on the different – ways of measuring levels of development pyramid types development. Students guess if the statements read economic, social (developing, emerging graphs for are correct or incorrect. If incorrect they need to make the and political and developed) have countries at correction. development. differences in their different demographic data levels of Main activity (fertility rates, death development Suggested rates, population Use the website above to create three different pyramids for a learning structures, maternal and developing, emerging and developed country. objectives: infant mortality rates). To recognise the Students annotate the pyramids to describe the key different differences between the pyramids. Students should be demographic encouraged to consider the following points: structures of The of the pyramids developing, emerging and The highest/ lowest age groups developed Reasons for the different shapes countries. Once students have annotated the pyramids provide To understand the opportunity for a class discussion on the reasons for the reasons why differences in the demographic structure. differences in countries Provide question stems to develop students through process. demographic data exist. Plenary KUI Students complete the following sentence stem to – reflect on their learning from the lesson.
Plenary Reflection pyramid – students write three key terms they have learnt from the lesson, explain two of the key terms and suggest a follow up question for the next lesson. 1 lesson (1 hour) Key idea 2.1: are different ways of measuring economic, social and political development. Suggested learning objectives: To recognise the different demographic structures of developing, emerging and developed countries. To understand the reasons why differences in countries demographic data exist. 2.1 b How countries at different levels of development (developing, emerging and developed) have differences in their demographic data (fertility rates, death rates, population structures, maternal and infant mortality rates). Interpreting population pyramid graphs for countries at different levels of development Starter True or false – Read a series of statements on the different types development. Students guess if the statements read are correct or incorrect. If incorrect they need to make the correction. Main activity Use the website above to create three different pyramids for a developing, emerging and developed country. Students annotate the pyramids to describe the key differences between the pyramids. Students should be encouraged to consider the following points: The of the pyramids The highest/ lowest age groups Reasons for the different shapes Once students have annotated the pyramids provide opportunity for a class discussion on the reasons for the differences in the demographic structure. Provide question stems to develop students through process. Plenary KUI – Students complete the following sentence stem to reflect on their learning from the lesson.