Nigeria Lesson Plan

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
by Natasha Cooper

INQUIRY QUESTIONS:

How can economic development be achieved using transportation, agriculture, and tin mining?

OBJECTIVES:

The student will:
1. Develop an economic development plan for Nigeria.
2. Write a 1-3 paragraph reaction paper about Nigerian transportation.
3. Write a 1-3 paragraph essay about agriculture in Nigeria.
4. Write a 1-3 paragraphy essay about the tin mining in Nigeria comparing it to the transportation networks and agriculture of the region.

STANDARDS:

Standard 11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface
Standard 16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources

THEMES:
Movement
Place
Human Environment Interaction

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES:

Logical Mathematical
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Visual Spatial

MATERIALS:

maps of Nigeria

ACTIVITY:

1. Provide maps of Nigeria to students so they can determine the location of roads, railroads, and airports in Nigeria.
2. Have students locate the tin mining region of Nigeria. Compare and contrast with available transportation in a written 1 page reaction papaer.
3. Have students locate the regions where various agricultural products are grown on a map of Nigeria and explain in a 1 page essay.
4. Divide students into groups of 3 or 4 and have them use the information they learned about transportation and agriculture to develop an economic develoment plan for Nigeria that includes the transportation, tin mining, and agriculture of Nigera. This development plan should include the following
a) 1 new transportation route including the mode of transportation
b) a map showing the present routes and the proposed route
c) a poster that illustrates the plan and than can be displayed in the school.

ASSESSMENT:

50% developement plan
30% three written papers
20% poster