SS.4.A.8.4 Explain how tourism affects Florida's economy and growth, SS.4.E.1.2
Explain Florida's role in the national and international economy and conditions that
attract businesses to the state. Remarks/Examples: Examples are tourism,
agriculture, phosphate, space industry.
Essential Questions: How does tourism affect Florida’s growth? How does
Florida’s growth attract businesses to our State?
Do the poster with the poster form.
http://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/tincans/ti
ncans2.php
Tourist poster with poem
www.archives.gov
poster form
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/poster_analysis_workshe
et.pdf
Read the following text about tourism and do claim evidence writing
frame .
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/tourism/tourism1.htm passage on tourism in
Florida
Excerpt:
http://www.flheritage.com/kids/history.cfm
World War II and the Post-war "Boom"
World War II spurred economic development in Florida. Because of
its year-round mild climate, the state became a major training center
for soldiers, sailors, and aviators of the United States and its allies.
Highway and airport construction accelerated so that, by war's end,
Florida had an up-to-date transportation network ready for use by
residents and the visitors who seemed to arrive in an endless stream.
One of the most significant trends of the postwar era has been steady
population growth, resulting from large migrations to the state from
within the U.S. and from countries throughout the western
hemisphere, notably Cuba and Haiti. Florida is now the fourth most
populous state in the nation.
The people who make up Florida's diverse population have worked to
make the Sunshine State a place where all citizens have equal rights
under the law. Since the 1950s, Florida's public education system
and public places have undergone great changes. African American
citizens, joined by Governor LeRoy Collins and other white
supporters, fought to end racial discrimination in schools and other
institutions.
Since World War II, Florida's economy also has become more
diverse. Tourism, cattle, citrus, and phosphate have been joined by a
host of new industries that have greatly expanded the numbers of
jobs available to residents. Electronics, plastics, construction, real
estate, and international banking are among the state's more
recently-developed industries.
Several major U.S. corporations have moved their headquarters to
Florida. An interstate highway system exists throughout the state, and
Florida is home to major international airports. The university and
community college system has expanded rapidly, and hightechnology industries have grown steadily. The U.S. space
program—with its historic launches from Cape Canaveral, lunar
landings, and the development of the space shuttle program—has
brought much media attention to the state. The citrus industry
continues to prosper, despite occasional winter freezes, and tourism
also remains important, bolstered by large capital investments.
Florida attractions, such as the large theme parks in the Orlando
area, bring millions of visitors to the state from across the U.S. and
around the world
Today, Floridians study their state's long history to learn more about
the lives of the men and women who shaped their exciting past. By
learning about our rich and varied heritage, we can draw lessons to
help create a better Florida for all of its citizens.
Florida Memory video clips
Tourism
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232449 Space center short and
long video
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232421 Walt Disney and short and
long video
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232447 There is a short video clip but
there is a 13 minute video with some old clips to promote Florida that are
interesting.
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232452
short clip and long video phosphorus
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232452
short and long clip about citrus industry
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/motion_picture_analysis_
worksheet.pdf
Use motion picture analysis sheet could also do writing activity or carousel
writing.
Social Studies Weekly:
Week 29 Florida Industries
Week 30: Spaceport of Planet Earth
Week 31: Florida’s Tourist Industry
Week 32: Florida Review