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  • Course Outlines
    • Modern U.S. History
    • U.S. History (1850-1945)
    • Geography Exploratory
    • Project Pages
    • U.S. History (1400-1865)
  • Curriculum Design Samples
  • Teaching Portfolio

1/27-1/31

1/28/2014

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  • CULTUREGRAMS: Click here!

Monday:
  • Two Hour Delay
  • Theme: Longitude
  • Read p. Latitude/Longitude Packet as a class to introduce concepts of  longitude.
  • Students should label key concepts on the world diagrams (p.1-2). Key concepts include: North/South Poles, Prime Meridian, Meridians, International Date Line
  • Have students buddy up with a parent to complete the activities on p.2 of the Latitude and Longitude Packet.


Tuesday:
  • Study Buddies: Students work on Latitude/Longitude Activities on p. 3-4 for a Stamp!
  • Study Buddies play Battleship! p.5-6

Wednesday:
  • Assign: Quiz Tomorrow!
  • Review: Latitude/Longitude Challenge (turn in)
  • Review: Map Challenge Packet (turn in)

Thursday:
  • Location Quiz!
  • When Finished: Work on Culturegrams!
  • Hand out: Climate packets

Friday:
    • Handout: Weather and Climate Packet
    • Theme II: Place (continued)
    • Climate and Weather Activity (p.1-2)
    • Lesson: Climate vs. Weather Notes

    Topics (p.1-2):
    • Weather
    • Climate
    • Latitude & Climate (diagram)

    Maps:
    • Blowing Winds Map
    • Ocean Currents Map
    • Climates Map
    • Vegetation Map
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1/20-1/24

1/20/2014

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  • CULTUREGRAMS: Click here!
  • World Regions: CLICK HERE!!!

Monday:
  • Assembly 5 themes booklets
  • Print pictures
  • Reminder: due at the end of class on Tuesday!


Tuesday:
  • Assembly 5 themes booklets
  • Print pictures
  • Due: 5 themes booklets and research notes due at end of class!

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  • When finished: begin Culturegrams assginment
  • CULTUREGRAMS: Click here!
  • Username: 31eddyblake
  • Password: gpaea
  • Culturegrams worksheet


Wednesday:
  • Reminder: Booklets and Research Notes finished before Friday! Study Halls or Success Center.
  • Introduce Theme I: Location

Group 1:
  • Handout: Iowa Map Activity
  • Focus Lesson: Reading Maps
  • Study Buddies: Iowa Map Activity


Group 2:
  • Continue: Culturegrams assginment
  • CULTUREGRAMS: Click here!
  • Username: 31eddyblake
  • Password: gpaea
  • Culturegrams worksheet

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  • Spring Break Trip


Thursday:
  • Explain Peer Tutoring Expectations

Group 1:
  • Continue: Iowa Map Skills Activity

Group 2:
  • Spring Break Trip



Friday:
  • Due: Iowa Map Skills Activity
  • Due: Road Trip Activity
  • Finish: Iowa Map Skills Activity (for stamp)
  • Groups that finish will Peer Tutor
Group 1:
  • Continue: Iowa Map Skills Activity

Group 2:
  • Spring Break Trip

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  • Hand out: Latitute/ Longitude Packet
  • Students continue to work on Geography Theme I: Location
  • We are answering the question "Where is it?"
  • Today we study Latitude (read Latitude p.1) - Take notes on diagram
  • Vocabulary: North/South Pole, Equator, Parallels, North/South Hemisphere
  • Study Buddies: Do Latitude Questions at the bottom of p.1
  • Play Introduction to Latitude and Longitude Video Clip
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1/13-1/17

1/12/2014

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Monday:
  • Bell Ringer:  What is the difference between a Location and a Place? Describe your home as a Location and then a Place.
  • Introduce Five Themes of Geography Project
    • Introduce students to Atlas in back of book (p.130)
    • After looking through the Atlas, students sign up for country
    • Show students how to use CIA Factbook for the project (bookmark)
    • Students  work on project research (using 1st page of project packet)
    • Assign: Five Themes of Geography Booklet (Due: Fri. 1/17, end of class)

Tuesday:
  • Bell Ringer:  What examples of movement  of people, goods, and ideas do you see in our area?
    • Continue Five Themes of Geography Project
    •  Use CIA Factbook for the project
    • Students  work on project research (using 1st page of project packet)

Wednesday:
  • Bell Ringer:  What regions is Eddyville in?
    • Continue Five Themes of Geography Project
    •  Use CIA Factbook for the project
    • Students  work on project research (using 1st page of project packet)

Thursday:
  • Bell Ringer: What are examples of environmental-interaction around Eddyville?
  • Research must be stamped to begin working on booklet!
  • Assemble booklets as class
  • Student layout and decorate their booklets
  • Students select and print pictures

Friday:
  • Due: 5 themes booklet and research notes due at the end of class!
  • Research must be stamped to begin working on booklet!
  • Assemble booklets as class
  • Student layout and decorate their booklets
  • Students select and print pictures
  • After you are finished...activities



World Regions: CLICK HERE!!!
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1/6-1/10

1/12/2014

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Monday:
  • No School

Tuesday:
  • Finish Final Exams
Wednesday
  • Welcome Back! Our first day of the 3rd Quarter!
  • Make Class Folders
  • Class Room Procedure?
  • Thought Jot: What is Geography?
  • Class Discussion of Geography
  • U.S Landmarks Quiz
  • World Landmarks Quiz

Thursday:
  • Five Themes of Geography
  • Handout Five Themes Project Packet
  • Define 5 themes as a class
  • Focus Lesson: Absolute vs. Relative Location
  • Cover Themes: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement
 
Friday:
  • Bell Ringer: Describe the difference between absolute and relative location. Give an example of each.
  • Students take notes on the 5 themes of geography on first page of packet
  • Cover Themes: Movement and Region
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