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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

11/25-11/29

11/24/2013

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Monday:
  • Theme II Quiz: Places
  • Hand out Movement Packet
  • Stamp: Complete Movement Warm Up (p.1)
Tuesday:
  • Thought Jot: Movement
  •       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
  • Hand out Movement Packet
  • Review Movement Warm-Up (p.1)
  • 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
Wednesday:
  • No School!
Thursday:
  • Happy  Thanksgiving!
  • Happy 1st Day of Hanukkah! 
Friday:
  • Happy 2nd Day of Hanukkah! 
  • Happy Black Friday!
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11/18-11/22

11/17/2013

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Monday:
  • 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

Tuesday:
  • Thought Jot: Difference between weather and climate
  • Theme II: Place (continued)
  • Climate and Weather Activity (p.2)
  • Lesson: Winds and Ocean Currents Diagrams (p.2)

  • Topics (p.2)
    • Climate & Blowing Winds
    • Climate & Ocean Currents

Maps:
  • Blowing Winds Map
  • Ocean Currents Map
  • Climates Map
  • Vegetation Map

Wednesday:
  • Assign: Places Quiz Mon. 11/25
  • Thought Jot: What climate would you most like to live in? Why?
  • Theme II: Place (continued)
  • Lesson: Climate Types
  • Label Five Climate Types on Climates Map (p. 7)
  • Complete: How Climate Affects Vegetation Worksheet (p.3)
  • Use: Climate Types Reading

Maps:
  • Blowing Winds Map
  • Ocean Currents Map
  • Climates Map
  • Vegetation Map


Thursday:
  • Theme II: Place (continued)
  • Thought Jot: Come up with a theory for why it is colder at the top of a mountain than at the bottom.
  • Climate and Weather Activity (p.1-2)
  • Lesson: Landforms and Climate Notes (p.2)

  • Topics (p.2):
    • Landforms and Climate Notes
    • Landforms & Climate (diagram)

    Maps:
    • Blowing Winds Map
    • Ocean Currents Map
    • Climates Map
    • Vegetation Map

Friday:
  • Begin Climate Challenge p.4-5
  • Begin Climate Challenge p.3 of Climate Packet
Use Maps p.6-8:
  • Blowing Winds Map
  • Ocean Currents Map
  • Climates Map
  • Vegetation Map
When Finished:
  • Work on Culturegrams Project
  • Click Here: Culturegrams
  • Username and Password on the board
  • Reminder: Mon. 11/25
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11/11-11/15

11/10/2013

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Monday:
  • Due: Latitude and Longitude Packet
  •  Part 1: Map Skills Challenge
  • Part 2: Location & Map Skills Practice Quiz 1
  • Part 3: Globe Challenge
  • Collect stamps! If you do not finish, bring it tomorrow completed!

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

Wednesday:
  • 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: Landform Landscape
  • Assign: Landform Landscape (Due: Friday 11/15)

Thursday:
  • Theme II: Physical Features Activity: Landform Landscape
  • Students work on Landform Landscapes

Friday:
  • Theme II: Physical Features Activity: Landform Landscape
  • Students work on Landform Landscapes
  • Due: Landform Landscape!
  • CULTUREGRAMS: Click here!
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11/4-11/8

11/3/2013

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Monday:
  • Explain Peer Tutoring Expecation
  • Continue: Iowa Map Skills Activity

Tuesday:
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Early Out, Per. 1-4 (70 min. classes)
  • 7Geo doesn't meet today

Wednesday:
  • Finish: Iowa Map Skills Activity (for stamp)
  • Groups that finish will Peer Tutor

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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 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.


Thursday:
  • 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 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.
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    • Latitude and Longitude Challenge
    • Latitude and Longitude Review as Class

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    If time: Latitude and Longitude Battle Ship (p.5-6). Students will play against a partner.


    Friday:
    • No School!
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