Geography
9/11
Classwork: Student Achiever Goal Planning, Growth Mindset human knot challenge
Homework: Remember your desk number
9/12--Picture Day
Classwork: Emoji Tuesday Warm-Up, map skills vocabulary draw-it activity in Seesaw, practice continents and oceans with whiteboard map
Homework: Page 1 of Map Skills packet (quiz on Friday)
9/13--Open House Night (Curriculum Night) for Parents
Classwork: Warm-Up, Map Skills Kahoot, culture study of tribe
Homework: Map Skills packet page 2 (quiz on Friday)
Kahoot Link: play.kahoot.it/#/k/332c9c19-59fd-4bf8-848c-49d2f79cf35a
9/14
Classwork: Warm-Up & Map Skills practice, culture study of the Nacerima (with the big reveal!), EQ analysis in Seesaw
Homework: last page of the map skills packet (due tomorrow); map skills quiz tomorrow
9/15
Classwork: Map Skills Quiz, Fixed vs. Growth Mindset response & post in Seesaw, Longitude and Latitude Challenge in Seesaw, binder check
Homework: none
Classwork: Student Achiever Goal Planning, Growth Mindset human knot challenge
Homework: Remember your desk number
9/12--Picture Day
Classwork: Emoji Tuesday Warm-Up, map skills vocabulary draw-it activity in Seesaw, practice continents and oceans with whiteboard map
Homework: Page 1 of Map Skills packet (quiz on Friday)
9/13--Open House Night (Curriculum Night) for Parents
Classwork: Warm-Up, Map Skills Kahoot, culture study of tribe
Homework: Map Skills packet page 2 (quiz on Friday)
Kahoot Link: play.kahoot.it/#/k/332c9c19-59fd-4bf8-848c-49d2f79cf35a
9/14
Classwork: Warm-Up & Map Skills practice, culture study of the Nacerima (with the big reveal!), EQ analysis in Seesaw
Homework: last page of the map skills packet (due tomorrow); map skills quiz tomorrow
9/15
Classwork: Map Skills Quiz, Fixed vs. Growth Mindset response & post in Seesaw, Longitude and Latitude Challenge in Seesaw, binder check
Homework: none
9/18
Classwork: Warm-Up, 5 Themes of Geography notes Homework: 5 Themes Reading & Questions Link to class notes ppt: docs.google.com/a/wcpss.net/presentation/d/1bAOCLHC05spWzWkcqL8AsIp_gpY5fpY7g2PSrl7IrSA/edit?usp=sharing |
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9/19
Classwork: turn in homework; Mrs. Rush, counselor, teaching today
Homework: redo last night's homework if didn't get a 100%
9/20-iReady testing
Activities in each subject for students not being tested
9/21-No School-Teacher Workday
9/22
Classwork: Open-Note 5 Themes of Geography Quiz, 5 Themes Bingo, binder check, raffle
Homework: none
Classwork: turn in homework; Mrs. Rush, counselor, teaching today
Homework: redo last night's homework if didn't get a 100%
9/20-iReady testing
Activities in each subject for students not being tested
9/21-No School-Teacher Workday
9/22
Classwork: Open-Note 5 Themes of Geography Quiz, 5 Themes Bingo, binder check, raffle
Homework: none
9/25
Classwork: Growth Mindset warm-up and challenge, 5 Themes of Geography--Bday Longitude and Latitude map and Location visual on Seesaw, Place ABC of Raleigh on Seesaw with Note
Homework: finish ABC of Raleigh note if not finished in class
9/26
Classwork: 5 Themes of Geography--Human Environment Interaction & The Lorax (watch video, list examples of HEI, reflect with partner/group, make video reflection answering questions)
Homework: HEI Homework (Pollution Solution and What If? Scenario)
Classwork: Growth Mindset warm-up and challenge, 5 Themes of Geography--Bday Longitude and Latitude map and Location visual on Seesaw, Place ABC of Raleigh on Seesaw with Note
Homework: finish ABC of Raleigh note if not finished in class
9/26
Classwork: 5 Themes of Geography--Human Environment Interaction & The Lorax (watch video, list examples of HEI, reflect with partner/group, make video reflection answering questions)
Homework: HEI Homework (Pollution Solution and What If? Scenario)
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Questions for Video Reflection in Seesaw:
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9/27
Classwork: photo categorization warm-up, discussion of HEI homework, Movement clothing map, regions of the school activity in groups, circle the regions quick assessment in Seesaw, intro to Poster Project
Homework: Poster Project due Monday (GRAPES sheet worth 40% is done at home)
Classwork: photo categorization warm-up, discussion of HEI homework, Movement clothing map, regions of the school activity in groups, circle the regions quick assessment in Seesaw, intro to Poster Project
Homework: Poster Project due Monday (GRAPES sheet worth 40% is done at home)
9/28
Classwork: Poster Project class work time (5 Themes of Geography Poster)
Homework: GRAPES sheet (40% of project grade) due on Monday
Classwork: Poster Project class work time (5 Themes of Geography Poster)
Homework: GRAPES sheet (40% of project grade) due on Monday
9/29
Classwork: finish Poster Project (group portion)--20 minutes; 5 Themes in Percy Jackson's world Homework: GRAPES (on own, at home part of project) due on Monday |
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10/2
Classwork: final 20 minutes to work on group poster project--then turn in; focus on region: Grocery Store regions group discussion and note in Seesaw. Extra time: the 5 themes of Las Vegas, Nevada (current event connection)
Homework: none
10/3
Classwork: Use emojis to explain the five themes of geography; student commenting and questioning in Seesaw; 5 Themes of Geography of North Korea (current event connection) (worth this week's quiz grade)
Homework: finish 5 Themes of Geography for North Korea if not done in class; Test on the 5 Themes of Geography on Thursday
Classwork: final 20 minutes to work on group poster project--then turn in; focus on region: Grocery Store regions group discussion and note in Seesaw. Extra time: the 5 themes of Las Vegas, Nevada (current event connection)
Homework: none
10/3
Classwork: Use emojis to explain the five themes of geography; student commenting and questioning in Seesaw; 5 Themes of Geography of North Korea (current event connection) (worth this week's quiz grade)
Homework: finish 5 Themes of Geography for North Korea if not done in class; Test on the 5 Themes of Geography on Thursday
10/4
Classwork: practice and review 5 Themes of Geography for test tomorrow (warm-up, Kahoot, Seesaw activities)
Homework: 5 Themes test tomorrow
10/5
Classwork: 5 Themes of Geography Test
Homework: none
Cool maps link: www.gizmocrazed.com/2015/10/15-awesome-maps-you-wont-find-in-a-classroom/
Classwork: practice and review 5 Themes of Geography for test tomorrow (warm-up, Kahoot, Seesaw activities)
Homework: 5 Themes test tomorrow
10/5
Classwork: 5 Themes of Geography Test
Homework: none
Cool maps link: www.gizmocrazed.com/2015/10/15-awesome-maps-you-wont-find-in-a-classroom/
10/6
Classwork: Growth mindset challenge, Ketchup Day (finish test, finish SMART goals sheet, finish Seesaw posts)
Homework: none
Classwork: Growth mindset challenge, Ketchup Day (finish test, finish SMART goals sheet, finish Seesaw posts)
Homework: none
10/9
Classwork: collaborative list of landforms warm-up, Physical Feature/Landform Poster Project (introduction and begin research)
Homework: none
10/10
Classwork: continue Landform Poster Project
Homework: none
10/11
Classwork: continue Landform Poster Project
Homework: Do something kind for another person. Be able to explain in detail what you did at the start of class.
10/12
Classwork: Landform Poster Gallery Walk with notes and question stems; extra time: Landforms movements & signs
Homework: Migration of Early Humans
10/13
Classwork: warm-up: what key physical feature was used by early humans to get to the Americas?; Social Contract Follower of the Week---for Kindness nomination; Review Homework; What Can They Do? Civilizations geography problems worksheet; Adjust or Bust! Solutions worksheet
Homework: none
Classwork: collaborative list of landforms warm-up, Physical Feature/Landform Poster Project (introduction and begin research)
Homework: none
10/10
Classwork: continue Landform Poster Project
Homework: none
10/11
Classwork: continue Landform Poster Project
Homework: Do something kind for another person. Be able to explain in detail what you did at the start of class.
10/12
Classwork: Landform Poster Gallery Walk with notes and question stems; extra time: Landforms movements & signs
Homework: Migration of Early Humans
10/13
Classwork: warm-up: what key physical feature was used by early humans to get to the Americas?; Social Contract Follower of the Week---for Kindness nomination; Review Homework; What Can They Do? Civilizations geography problems worksheet; Adjust or Bust! Solutions worksheet
Homework: none
10/16
Classwork: warm-up, peer reflect on geography problems videos in Seesaw, discover 4 real solutions of ancient civilizations' geography problems
Homework: finish Adjust or Bust worksheet
10/17
Classwork: emoji warm-up describing stilts, irrigation, crop differentiation, and terracing; editing of homework paragraphs on civilizations adapting to the land; begin "I Wonder..." chart by analyzing maps of early civilizations.
Homework: none
10/18
Classwork: finish "I Wonder" chart from yesterday (2nd period: start); Geography of Mesopotamia main idea and details notes
Homework: Pick the 3 most important words/phrases that explain Mesopotamia's geography
10/19
Classwork: Mesopotamian Geography Answer Garden (using homework); continue Geography of Mesopotamia--begin advertisement for Mesopotamia (using geographic info learned from notes)
Homework: none
10/20--Early Release
Classwork: social contract follower of the week warm-up; work on Mesopotamia Advertisements
Homework: none
Classwork: warm-up, peer reflect on geography problems videos in Seesaw, discover 4 real solutions of ancient civilizations' geography problems
Homework: finish Adjust or Bust worksheet
10/17
Classwork: emoji warm-up describing stilts, irrigation, crop differentiation, and terracing; editing of homework paragraphs on civilizations adapting to the land; begin "I Wonder..." chart by analyzing maps of early civilizations.
Homework: none
10/18
Classwork: finish "I Wonder" chart from yesterday (2nd period: start); Geography of Mesopotamia main idea and details notes
Homework: Pick the 3 most important words/phrases that explain Mesopotamia's geography
10/19
Classwork: Mesopotamian Geography Answer Garden (using homework); continue Geography of Mesopotamia--begin advertisement for Mesopotamia (using geographic info learned from notes)
Homework: none
10/20--Early Release
Classwork: social contract follower of the week warm-up; work on Mesopotamia Advertisements
Homework: none
10/23
Classwork: growth mindset and test scores warm-up; test score differentiated tasks in groups
Homework: none
10/24
Classwork: emoji Tuesday warm-up (define silt, fertile soil, and surplus); work on Mesopotamia Advertisements
Homework: none
10/25
Classwork: 20 minutes of work time on Mesopotamia Advertisements; peer reviewing of ad projects
Homework: none
10/26
Classwork: Meso V. Egypt Rivers video bulb (see link below); begin Seesaw activity comparing floods and monsoons in ancient times
Homework: 4 questions on floods and monsoons reading
Video Bulb link: www.playposit.com/play/674134/rivers-in-mesopotamia-egypt-importance-diffe
If Play Posit doesn't work, click & take notes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTAcxz7Vm-A&list=PLLmRNaYw4cFSvBGB6uAtdhyYqAau1zOmC
If finished early-->Interesting city of Ur made in Minecraft video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReKPaLa2nFE
Classwork: growth mindset and test scores warm-up; test score differentiated tasks in groups
Homework: none
10/24
Classwork: emoji Tuesday warm-up (define silt, fertile soil, and surplus); work on Mesopotamia Advertisements
Homework: none
10/25
Classwork: 20 minutes of work time on Mesopotamia Advertisements; peer reviewing of ad projects
Homework: none
10/26
Classwork: Meso V. Egypt Rivers video bulb (see link below); begin Seesaw activity comparing floods and monsoons in ancient times
Homework: 4 questions on floods and monsoons reading
Video Bulb link: www.playposit.com/play/674134/rivers-in-mesopotamia-egypt-importance-diffe
If Play Posit doesn't work, click & take notes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTAcxz7Vm-A&list=PLLmRNaYw4cFSvBGB6uAtdhyYqAau1zOmC
If finished early-->Interesting city of Ur made in Minecraft video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReKPaLa2nFE
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10/27
Classwork: nominations; review homework and complete Seesaw questions activity; flooding and monsoons Socrative quiz on info from class today and yesterday
Homework: claim your NCEDCloud accounts if you have not already.
Classwork: nominations; review homework and complete Seesaw questions activity; flooding and monsoons Socrative quiz on info from class today and yesterday
Homework: claim your NCEDCloud accounts if you have not already.
10/31
Classwork: Ancient Americas map skills; 5 themes of geography of the Ancient Americas
Homework: finish Ancient Americas sentences (except 2nd period)
History of Halloween Video: www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
Halloween Info Picture: blog.classesandcareers.com/education/wp-content/uploads/HalloweenInfoGraphicFinal.jpg
Halloween Candy Link: holykaw.alltop.com/candynomics-the-economics-of-halloween-candy
This Year's Costume Trends: frightgeist.withgoogle.com/
Halloween-Themed Google Map: api.tiles.mapbox.com/v4/duncangraham.c8178788/page.html?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiZHVuY2FuZ3JhaGFtIiwiYSI6IlJJcWdFczQifQ.9HUpTV1es8IjaGAf_s64VQ#2/35.8/-78.7
Top Pumpkin-Growing Countries: dabrownstein.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/gitn_1118_ngs-pumpkins.png
Classwork: Ancient Americas map skills; 5 themes of geography of the Ancient Americas
Homework: finish Ancient Americas sentences (except 2nd period)
History of Halloween Video: www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
Halloween Info Picture: blog.classesandcareers.com/education/wp-content/uploads/HalloweenInfoGraphicFinal.jpg
Halloween Candy Link: holykaw.alltop.com/candynomics-the-economics-of-halloween-candy
This Year's Costume Trends: frightgeist.withgoogle.com/
Halloween-Themed Google Map: api.tiles.mapbox.com/v4/duncangraham.c8178788/page.html?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiZHVuY2FuZ3JhaGFtIiwiYSI6IlJJcWdFczQifQ.9HUpTV1es8IjaGAf_s64VQ#2/35.8/-78.7
Top Pumpkin-Growing Countries: dabrownstein.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/gitn_1118_ngs-pumpkins.png