Mr. Andrew Orland Rowan
ABOUT ME
Welcome to 5th grade Social Studies! I have been at ASFG since 2020. I really enjoy teaching 5th grade. It's a fun transition year from elementary in middle school!
I grew up in Wisconsin. I went to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for my Bachelor's Degree and to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for my Master's Degree. Before coming to Mexico, I was living and working in Korea, Republic of Georgia, and Uganda.
Social studies is my favorite subject as a teacher and when I was a student! It's an exciting subject because we will learn about global issues that affect us.
Room 31
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday during recess. Before school by appointment.
ABOUT CLASS
This year will be investigating 12 global topics. We will learn how to generate questions to discover and find more information through research and discussions. We will also be practicing note-taking and keeping up with current events about global politics and the environment.
Topics:
Health: What factors affect life expectancy around the world?
Food Supply: How do you feed 7 billion people?
Water Resources: How is pollution threatening water quality around the world?
Pollution: How is pollution threatening our health and our planet?
Climate Change: How does climate change affect life on earth?
Habitat Preservation: Why is preserving habitats important to our future?
Energy Resources: Why are countries around the world looking for new energy resources?
Human Rights: What are human rights and how do we protect them?
Globalization: How has globalization changed the world?
Standard of Living: How does standard of living affect people’s lives?
Migration: Why do people migrate from one place to another?
Population Growth: How has Earth’s growing population affected people’s lives?