Soccer+Word+Competition

Should the United States compete to host the Soccer World Competition in 2018?
The place where we live influences us; yet we are all connected to each other and the world. Sports bring people together, reinforcing our interconnectivity by uniting us with others through a common passion. Students will gain a complete and accurate picture of an event, country or people, by drawing on multiple sources of information and evaluating their quality and perspective.

Regardless of where we live, how are we all connected with each other and the world?
[|What is a Biome?] [|Food Chain]

**Guided Practice**
[|What are the ecosystems and/or biomes of countries and continents of each regional confederation?] [|Calculate your Ecological Footprint]
 * [|Biomes Map]

**Independent Practice**
[|Footprint Calculator] [|Footprint Calculator]
 * [|What are the ecosystems and/or biomes of countries and continents of each regional confederation?] **
 * [|Biomes Map]
 * Are there any similes between the ecological hierarchy and the soccer hierarchy?
 * What cities in the US should host soccer Games?
 * Should their ecosystem influence the decision to select them?
 * Wouldn't it be fair to select as many diverse ecosystems as possible to reflect the diversity of visiting countries?

[|How does living in the US influence how we live?]
 * [|InfoPlease]
 * [|American Family Tradition]

[| How does living in Senegal influence how people there live?]
 * [|Department of State]
 * [|Central Intelligence Agency]
 * [|BBC News]

[|How can people from different parts of the world connect with each other? How does Soccer facilitate this connection? How does it impact you]

**Project**
Students will create a collage or a poster that responds to the Essential Question. This collage or poster should persuade the viewer that the 2018 Soccer World Competition should or should not be held here in the US. The choice is yours. 

**Share**
What important information have you found? What important images have you found?

Standard 1 History of the US Standard 2 World History Standard 3 Geography Standard 4 Economics Standard 5 Civics, Citizenship & Government **
 * Standards


 * Thematic Strand**
 * People, Places, and Environments –** The complex relationship between human beings and the environments within which they live and work.

v Getting information v Organizing information v Looking for patterns v Interpreting information v Applying information v Synthesizing information v Supporting a position
 * Students will use research shills:**