Essential Question: How might life in Bartlett be affected by the by-pass?

9 - apply economic concepts in examination and resolution of problems/issues

in civic, everyday setting

10 - use maps, mental maps and geographical tools and technology to acquire,

process, report, and analyze geographic information

11 - understanding of physical and human geographic features that define places and

regions

13 - understanding of impact of human systems on Earth’s surface

15 - ability to apply knowledge of geographic concepts, skills, and technology to

interpret the past and present and to plan for the future

(As an integrated unit, this will also cover math, science, and language arts standards.)

Guest speakers/Presenters/Audience

Bartlett History Jean Garland, Peg Fish

Bartlett Economy Local Businesses

Surveying/Mapping Russ Lanoie

Interview Skills Stephen Eastman

Possibilities: Police traffic; Realtors property values; Board of Selectmen – Audience; Local Citizens – Interview Subjects

• the importance of nature and location of transportation networks to economic activity in Bartlett
• the impact of the bypass on tourism in Bartlett
• how the bypass will affect the economic concepts of pricing, profits, wants and needs, advertising
• practical applications for map use in analyzing the components of community and region

• map applications to understand bypass information
• basic economic principles and how they apply to our area
• history of Bartlett to examine steps in past development to project future trends

Activities: including, but not limited to,

• surveying
• economics packet
• map skills packets
• interviews
• time lines
• guest speakers
• research, paper

• research - identify alternatives
• note-taking - identify central issues
• report writing - identify assumptions
• time lines - recognize bias
• interviewing - cause and effect
• problem-solving - predict consequences
• cooperative learning - identify primary sources

• Paper incorporating information learned to answer question
• Quizzes on packets
• Homework assignments
• Interview presentations
• Presentations of findings to Board of Selectmen

The Bartlett Board of Selectmen has been asked to contribute town funds to the completion of the bypass. They will be taking this matter under advisement at their next meeting. At this time, they are not sure if involvement would be in the town’s best interests. They are looking for input from the community to assist them in making their decision.

We have been asked to undertake the study of this issue and present them with our findings. We will study maps of the bypass route and economics and how they apply to our life in Bartlett. We will interview residents to assess local feelings towards the bypass. We will examine Bartlett history to determine possible future trends. After examining all the evidence, we will present the selectmen with both the positive and negative arguments to the bypass issue.

Mt. Washington Valley School-to-Career Coordinator
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