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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

9/30-10/1

9/29/2013

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Monday
  • Assign: Place Quiz (Wed.)
  • Read p. 43-47 in Textbook
  • How Climate Affects Vegetation Worksheet
  • Begin Climate Challenge 
  • Begin Climate Challenge p.3 of Climate Packet

Tuesday
  • Finish Climate Challenge 
  • Angry Birds Review for Quiz
  • Students should complete Climate Challenge p.3 of Climate Packet as the class reviews
  • Landforms Review

Wednesday
  • Due: Climate and Vegitation Packet
  • Places Quiz
  • Hand out Movement Packet
  • Complete Movement Warm Up (p.1)

Thursday
  • Hand out Movement Packet
  • Review Movement Warm-Up (p.1)
  • Movement Activity
  •       Find one example in the classroom of a movement of people
  •       Find one example in the classroom of a movement of ideas
  •       Find one example in the classroom of a movement of goods
  • Focus: Movement of People (p. 2)
  • Define Push and Pull Factors
  • Students Brainstorm possible Push and Pull Factors
  • Study Buddies: assigned two immigrant stories from p.3-4. Students must identify push and pull factors that caused the person to immigrate.
  • Discuss as a class

Friday
  • Focus: Migration -  Movement Packet
  • Read about Migration (p.5)
  • Define vocabulary in left margin of paper
  • Create types of migration table on the left margin of the paper
  • Students complete p. 6-7 Activity for a stamp
  • Introduce students to Mr. Kelly's News Sources
  • Students will select one of the three types of migration and find a newspaper article about it. They will need to write short summary of the article
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9/23-9/27

9/22/2013

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Monday
  • Physical Features Definitions Worksheet (students will look vocabulary up on internet and complete this worksheet)
  • Mr. Kelly helps define #4-6 Land forms
  • Go Over Examples of Land forms (Google Images)
  • Theme II: Physical Features Activity
  • Students will begin Land form Landscape (Due: Wed 9/22)



Tuesday
  • Students finish Physical Features Definitions Worksheet (stamped)
  • Theme II: Physical Features Activity
  • Students work on 
  • Theme II: Physical Features Activity
  • Students will begin Land form Landscape (Due: Wed 9/22)
  •  Landscape (Due: Wed 9/22)

Wednesday
  • Students work on 
  • Theme II: Physical Features Activity
  • Students will begin Land form Landscape (Due: Wed 9/22)
  •  Landscape (Due)
  • Begin Climate vs. Weather Activity


Thursday
  • Climate and Weather Activity (p.1-2)
  • Read Ch. 2.4 (p.37-42)
  • Blowing Winds Map
  • Ocean Currents Map
  • Climates Map
  • Vegetation Map


Friday
  • Climate and Weather Activity (p.1-2)
  • Read Ch. 2.5 (p.43-47)
  • Blowing Winds Map
  • Ocean Currrents Map
  • Climates Map
  • Vegetation Map
  • Assign: Places Quiz Wednesday 10/2
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9/16-9/20

9/13/2013

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Monday:
  • Substitute (Mr. Kelly is gone)
  • Students continue to work on Geography Theme I: Location
  • We are answering the question "Where is it?"
  • Today we study Latitude and Longitude
  • Play Introduction to Latitude and Longitude Video Clip
  • Read p.1-2 in Latitude/Longitude Packet as a class to introduce concepts of latitude and longitude.
  • Students should label key concepts on the world diagrams (p.1-2). Key concepts include: Parallels, Equator, North/South Poles, Prime Meridian, Meridians, International Date Line
  • Have students buddy up with a parent to complete the activities on p.1-2 of the Latitude and Longitude Packet.
  • Students should continue working on p. 3 of the packet once they finish.

Tuesday:
  • Latitude/Longitude Packet P.1-4 (stamped)
  • Latitude and Longitude Challenge
  • Latitude and Longitude Review as Class

Wednesday:
  • Latitude and Longitude Battle Ship (p.5-6). Students will play against a partner.
  • Map Skills Challenge

Thursday:
  • Location & Map Skills Practice Quiz 1
  • Location & Map Skills Practice Quiz 2
  • Get ready to learn about Theme 2: Places!
  • Play World Features Game!
  • Play Physical Features Game!


Friday:
  • Location Quiz!
  • Physical Features Definitions Worksheet (students will look vocabulary up on internet and complete this worksheet)
  • Theme II: Physical Features Activity
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9/9-9/13

9/8/2013

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Monday:
  • Due: 5 Themes of Geography Packet
  • Due: 5 Themes of Geography Booklet
  • Introduction: Theme I: Location & Map Skills
  • Focus Lesson: How to read an Iowa Map
  • Hand out Iowa Map Activity Packet
  • Assign: Iowa Map Activity (Due: Thursday)
  • Hand out Iowa Maps
  • Study Buddies or Silent Singles: Students work to complete Map Activity

Tuesday:
  • Hand out Iowa Map Activity Packet
  • Hand out Iowa Maps
  • Study Buddies or Silent Singles: Students work to complete Map Activity

Wednesday:
  • Reminder: Iowa Map Activity Due Thursday
  • Introduce Peer Tutoring
  • Hand out Iowa Map Activity Packet
  • Hand out Iowa Maps
  • Study Buddies or Silent Singles: Students work to complete Map Activity

Thursday:
  • Due: Iowa Map Activity 
  • Student Council Elections
  • Location Theme Wrap-Up
  • Latitude/Longitude Packet

Friday:
  • No School!
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9/2-9/6

9/2/2013

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Monday:
  • No School!
  • Happy Labor Day!

Tuesday:
    • Five Themes of Geography Booklet (Due: Wed.  9/4)
      • Students research (using 1st page of project packet) stamped
      • Introduce Craft Boxes
      • Assembly booklets as a class
      • Students work to layout and decorate their booklet

Wednesday:
    • Due: Five Themes of Geography Booklet (end of class)
    • Students complete research (using project packet) stamped
    • Students use craft boxes
    • Assemble Booklets
    • Students work to layout and decorate their booklet

Thursday:
  • Introduction to Unit 1: Location
  • Latitude and Longitude activity

Friday:
  • Introduction to Unit 1: Location
  • Latitude and Longitude activity
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