Education Standards
Ireland and the Great Hunger STEM
Emigration, Immigration and Potatoes
Overview
Students will examine the Irish Potato Famine through the lens of data. Creating, transforming and analyzing different data visualizations will give students an opportunity to utilize real world STEM skills in a traditional social studies class, without compromising the nature of understanding the historical narrative.
Short Overview
Using data, students will examine the effects of the potato famine in Ireland on migration patterns. The students will use a variety of data sources to analyze effects of Irish migration on both the Irish and American populations.
Lesson
Desired Results
Big Idea(s)& Essential Questions |
Big Ideas: Migration Patterns, Data Analysis |
Essential Questions: How did the Great Irish Potato Famine change Irealnd and the United States in the nineteenth century? How can a single event have widespread effects? |
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Evidence of Understanding
Assessments (Formative and Summative): | Performance Task(s) |
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Lesson Learning Targets
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Lesson Procedure
1. Have students read the article from History.com to provide background information.
2. Print copies of the Ireland and the Great Hunger STEM for students to complete.
3. If students do not have access to or practice using Charts in either Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel and you don't wish to spend time experimenting, replace the instructions on page 5 and question 11 with the image below.