Running head: TOURISM- LESSON PLAN

Lesson Plan- Tourism

Crystal Crawford-20181471

Leslyann Mullings- 20181990

OTSS3201-Teaching Social Studies II

Dr Marsha Black-Chen

The Mico University College

November 30, 2020

 Teacher: Miss Crystal Crawford & Miss Leslyann Mullings

School: Mannings High School

Subject: Social Studies

Theme: Working Together

Topic: Using Our Resources and Other Environmental Matters

Sub-topic: Tourism (Benefits)

Duration: 9:15am-10am (45 minutes)

Grade 8L

Date November 30, 2020 (Monday)

Attainment Students should understand the importance of tourism in a country.

Targets

Specific By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

objectives

i. Define the following terms with 90-100% degree accuracy after

going through the PowerPoint and video: tourism, tourist and Economy

ii. Identify at least six (6) tourist attractions in Jamaica with 100% degree accuracy

after going through the Google Earth Virtual Tour

iii. Evaluate the various benefits of tourism to the Jamaican economy after watching

the video titled- The benefits of tourism in our economy

iv. Appreciate the value of tourism by creating a song or poem that promotes tourism in

Jamaica

All learning builds on prior knowledge therefore, at the initial stage of the lesson,
Prior Knowledge
students would have been expected to know or have an idea of what the tourism is, the various

tourist attractions in Jamaica and ways in which a country and its citizens benefit from tourism.

The teachers are not expecting the students to come as blank slates, therefore they will have some
 knowledge, understanding or experience in regards to the content that will be taught throughout

this lesson.

The instructional materials that will be used throughout this lesson are:
Instructional
Material  Zoom
 Laptop
 Images of different tourist attractions
 Video titled-benefits of tourism in our economy and Jamaica heartbeat of the world.
 Google Earth virtual tour
 Google Slides

The following methodologies will be used to execute this lesson:

Methodologies
 Cooperative learning
 Brainstorm
 Discussion
 Categorizing
 Inquiry-based learning

The key skills that will be executed throughout this lesson by the students are :
Key Skills
creative thinking, participation in classroom discussion, compare and contrast, analyse and
evaluate information.

Tourist, Tourist attractions, Economy

Key Vocabulary

The content is placed at the back.

Content
 A video will be played, students will be asked to listen and watch attentively.
Engagement:
 Based on the video, students will be asked to guess the topic for today’s lesson is.

Expected responses: Tourism, Benefits of Tourism, Tourist Attractions

 They will also be asked to share how they felt about the places shown and the video itself.
  Students will be taken on a virtual tour that was created by the teachers with Google Earth.
 This tour will give them a realistic feeling and view of numerous tourist attractions in
Exploration:
Jamaica.
 Students will be asked if whether or not they have visited any of the places visited in the virtual
tour.
 They will also be asked to share their experiences if they visited any of the attractions in the
tour.

 After the tour has ended, students will be asked the following questions:
Explanation
1. What are some tourist attractions that we visited in the virtual tour and where are they
(15-20 minutes)
located?
Expected responses: Jewels Grande Resort (Montego Bay), Martha Brae Rafting
(Falmouth), Bob Marley’s Museum( Hope Rd Kingston), Devon’s House (Kingston),
Emancipation Park (New Kingston).
2. How does the country and the citizens’ benefit from these attractions?
Expected responses: The country gains foreign exchange and revenue.
The citizens are given job opportunities.
 Students will be provided with further information in regards to the various benefits of tourism.

 Information will be shown in a PowerPoint so that the students can view, read and explain

what they have read.

 Discussions will be guided by the teacher; misconceptions and misinterpretations will be

clarified as well.

 The teacher will place the students in four groups. Each group will be asked to select a
Elaboration:
number (number will be depicted in the Google Slide).
 The teacher will click on the number and the image of the tourist attraction will appear
on the slide
 Each group will be asked to write a song or poem that should include the following:
i. the name of the place they got
ii. a reason or reasons why they think this place attracts tourists
iii. State how the country and/or the citizens can benefit from this attraction.
 Dunns River Falls- Ocho Rios Emancipation Park-Kingston

Bob Marley’s Museum- Kingston Rose Hall Great House- St James

 .
 Teacher will use rubric to assess what is produced by each group.
 Rubric inserted below.
Evaluation

Evaluation 2:
 Content

Who is a Tourist?

A tourist is described as anyone travelling for such purposes as recreation, holiday, health,

sport, visiting relatives, and business, on a mission or as delegates at a conference. He or she

must stay at least 24 hours and overnight, but not for more than a year. This definition

therefore would exclude such person as emigrants, diplomats, consular representative and

armed force personnel. In addition, the person should not be earning an income in the place

visited.

What is Tourism?

Tourism involves the movement of individuals. It is the study of man away from his usual

place of abode. It also involves the study of the industry which has developed to satisfy his

needs and the manner in which he and both the industry impact on the host country’s

sociocultural, economic and physical environment.

Tourist Attractions

Attractions are a core component of tourism. They are often called “tourist attractions”

because they tend to attract tourists. Attractions are the places, people, events, and things

that make up the objects of the tourist gaze and attract tourists to destinations. Common

examples include natural and cultural sites, historical places, monuments, zoos and game

reserves, aquaria, museums and art galleries, gardens, architectural structures, theme parks,

sports facilities, festivals and events, wildlife, and people. The history of attractions is

inextricably linked with the development of the tourism industry. An attraction exists when

a tourism system is created to designate and elevate it to the status of an attraction

(Lew, 2000). Sectors such as transport, accommodation, and travel retail exist as part of this

system because they support the desire for tourists to see attractions.

Tourism attractions in the Caribbean

 Caribbean countries provide a variety of natural and man-made facilities that are

attractive and appealing to domestic, regional and international tourists.

 The beautiful and sandy beaches with crystal clear water, warmed by the generous

Caribbean sun, are dotted with hotels and other holiday resorts.

 A rich past has left a legacy of forts, plantation houses, sugar mills and artifacts which

reflect the way of life of past generations.

 A warm and friendly cosmopolitan population who practises diverse cultural

traditions in terms of dress, language, food and religious observances.

 The evergreen rainforests with a wide mix of flora and fauna provide peaceful and

tranquil atmosphere for hiking, bird watch and picnics.

 Sporting facilities encourages activities in fishing, golf, tennis, horse racing, cricket,

football, netball.

 Shopping for arts, crafts, clothing and souvenirs that are uniquely Caribbean.

Tourism contribution to Caribbean Countries

Job creation

The Caribbean Tourism Organization estimates that tourism provides direct and indirect

employment for approximately 500, 00 persons in the region. The following categories of

careers in tourism show the range and variety of jobs created.

Foreign Exchange Earnings

The foregoing statistics paint a beautiful picture of the extent of foreign exchange earned by

the Caribbean countries from tourism. Approximately US$11.4 billion was earned by

Caribbean countries in the year 1993 from services provided to tourist such as travel and

accommodation.

Development of Infrastructure

In an effort to sustain and improve on the gains from tourism, government are encouraged to

improve the quality of infrastructure developments. These include the upgrading of airports,

seaport, roads and the provision of reliable supplies of water, electricity and communication

facilities. These amenities are basic requirement for a viable tourist industry and

improvements in these structures redound to the benefit of both tourists and nationals.
 References

Benckendorff, P. 2006 Attractions Megatrends. In Tourism Business Frontiers:

Consumers, Products and Industry, D. Buhalis and C. Costa, eds., pp.200-210. Oxford:

Butterworth-Heinemann.

Ramsawak, R., & Umraw, R. (2001). Modules in Social Studies With SBA Guide &

CXC questions (3rd ed., pp. 442-447). 49 High Street, San Fernando, Trinidad West Indies:

Caribbean Education Publishers.