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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE
GEOGRAPHY LESSON PLAN
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TEACHER: Ms. Rampersad
SCHOOL: Iere High School
DATE: Friday 22nd January, 2016
CLASS: Form 3
TIME: 35 minutes
PERIOD: 4
THEME/TOPIC/UNIT: Population
LESSON: Introduction to Urbanization and Urban Growth
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:
Students know:
1. The meaning of the terms birth and death rates.
2. What is population density.
3. The factors influencing the distribution of population and population density in the
Caribbean.
4. The definition of migration.
5. The definition of natural increase.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
Objective
Classification
Cognitive
Ms. Rampersad
Geography
Form 3- Urbanisation and Urban growth
Affective
Psychomotor
PROCEDURAL/ACTIVITIES:
TEACHERS
ACTIVITIES
A short video will be
shown outlining the
history of the formation of
cities and the resultant
process of urbanization.
STUDENTS
ACTIVITIES
Listening, observing and
brainstorming- students
are required to listen
attentively
MATERIALS/AIDS/RESOURCES
Analyzing and
formulating- students are
required to formulate a
definition of urbanisation.
Sectional Review: Students ideas are written on the board and a definition produced.
Ms. Rampersad
Geography
Form 3- Urbanisation and Urban growth
PROCEDURAL/ACTIVITIES:
An interactive map of
Jamaica taken from
http://www.citypopulation.de
/Jamaica.html will be used
and manipulated showing
changes in urban population
over the years.
Ms. Rampersad
Geography
Form 3- Urbanisation and Urban growth
MATERIALS/AIDS/
RESOURCES
PowerPoint, whiteboard,
whiteboard markers
Smartboard, internet,
tablets
Internal migration is also called rural-urban migration with respect to urbanization. The factors
influencing this are known as push (forced) and pull (attracted) factors.
PROCEDURAL/ACTIVITIES:
TEACHERS ACTIVITIES STUDENTS ACTIVITIES
Students will be shown
pictures of cities and asked if
they are attracted to them and
will like to live there.
MATERIALS/AIDS/
RESOURCES
PowerPoint, whiteboard,
whiteboard markers
Sectional Review:
Comments and suggestions noted on the whiteboard.
CONSOLIDATION (2 mins)
A recap of the meaning and causes of urbanization using a section of a video.
Ms. Rampersad
Geography
Form 3- Urbanisation and Urban growth
EVALUATION (5 mins)
TEACHERS ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS ACTIVITIES
MATERIALS/AIDS/
RESOURCES
Map of Trinidad and
Tobago, rally coach
worksheet, pens, pencil
Rally coach worksheets,
whiteboard markers,
whiteboard
Related Objective
1 and 2
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
Determine at least three (3) challenges of urbanization.
ADDITIONAL READING: A hand out summarizing push and pull factors will be given to
students.
TEACHERS EVALUATION OF THE LESSON:
TUTORS COMMENTS:
Ms. Rampersad
Geography
Form 3- Urbanisation and Urban growth