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__Topic__:Thematic Map Lab: Introduction to US and Canada. __Date:__10/10- 10/11 __HW__: Print out completed Ch. 2 Study Guide from Friday! __BQ__ 10/11: What are Natural Resources? (See p.36-37 and glossary) How might this affect the wealth of different countries? 10/12 Review of Study Guide before continuing with Map Lab __Activities__: 1.Review BQ 2.Map Lab! 3. Review of Thematic Maps 4.Begin rotations to all the various maps and answer the critical thinking questions based on the various stations. Partners only. __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion and during lab.

Unit: Geographer’s Tools Topic: **Map Lab** Date: 10/12 Unit Geographer’s tools  Topic: Climate and Thematic Mapping Conclusion HW: Using the Textbook Section 2.6, complete workbook 2.6 BQ: Climate Groups! Rehearse your weather skits for two minutes! Be ready to present! Everyone else! Turn to 2.4 in the textbook and read the various climates on the graphs at the bottom of the page. Fill in what you can in the workbook 2.4. Activities: 1. Students complete their skits while audience guesses the climate and fills in corresponding information in the workbook. 2. Complete all of WB 2.3, 2.4, & 2.7 Using the sections that correspond in the text to help you. 3. Review of all sections in the workbook. Closure: What did you learn today? Rapid-fire question and answer session. Evaluation: Typed study guide according to formatting procedures.

Unit: Geographers Tools and Transition into Canada and USA Topic **Map Lab** using Thematic Maps and Introduction to Canada and USA. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Date: 10/13/10- 10/15/2010 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW 10/13: 1. Bring your text book # from home (3 digits!) 2. Read and do SECTION 2.5 in WB and TB. 3.Study Guides due tomorrow! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">HW 10/14 Write a paragraph about your map lab rotation is going. How are you and your partner working together? What went well? What is most challenging? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BQ: 10/13 1. Did you copy your homework? 2. Glue in grade sheet into next blank page 3. Turn to WB p23 and without using your textbook, label as many US states and Canadian provinces as you know! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BQ 10/14 No BQ Preview of Challenge 3. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Activities: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Look at p.46 and check! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Review and completion of Challenge 1 and challenge 2 with partners <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Preview map lab rotations- Demonstration of transparency work <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. In partners, students rotate to the various stations to discover the answers to the questions. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Review of answers and corrections. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Closure: What did you learn today? Rapid-fire question and answer session. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Evaluation: Accurate responses to Map Lab Challenges..

__Topic__: Canada and US **Map Lab** continued. __Date__: 10/18 __HW__: Unit 1 Test Tomorrow __BQ__: Take out challenge 3-4 __Activities__: 1. Review directions for map lab 2.Teacher will check Challenge 3 before continuing to Challenge 4 and also at the completion of challenge 4 3.Students complete the map lab rotation for 3-4 that was started last class. __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion,

__Topic__: Wikispaces and Emails- **Mac Lab** __Date__: 10/20 __HW__: Complete Email and Wikispaces assignment on link below __Activities__: Click this link for DAY ONE to see the outline for creating a gmail account and a wiki page. 1. Students create or log onto their email. 2. Register for Wikispaces account 3. Send their email with their new username to Ms. Anders __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Reception of the email by Ms. Anders with all correct information!

__Topic__: Wikispaces and Emails- **Mac Lab** __Date__:10/21 __HW__: Make sure you have joined our Wikispaces page and confirmed your email! __Activities__: 1. Log onto Email and click link to our wikispaces page 2.Read all the pages carefully 3.Begin rough draft! Click this link for the assignment DAY 2! __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, confirmed member to class site and rough draft in comp. book.

__Topic__: Introduction to Canada/US (physical features and climate) __Date__: 10/25 __HW__: Complete the notes on Physical Features and Climate of Canada and US (TB pp 42-44) __BQ__: Write a paragraph on how ready you feel to complete your rough draft that you will create on Wikipages on Thursday. Email address confirmed? Member of class site? What is the assignment? What do you still need to do? __Activities__: 1. Review BQ 2. Skim p. 42-49 and discuss breakdown of pages. 3. Copy outline for Cornell notes and begin taking notes. __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion,note completion on Physical and Climate

__Topic__: **Map Lab** Completion __Date__: 10/26 __HW__: Complete notes on Vegetation p.45! __BQ__:No BQ- Review HW __Activities__: 1. Review HW 2. Review Map Lab directions Partners complete Map Lab #4! __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned during map lab __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion,

__Topic__: Canada and US - Prepare for Day 3 of the Wikispaces in Mac Lab __Date__: 10/27 __HW__: Complete notes on V Human Geography p.46-47 TB BQ: Write down these steps in the back of your comp. book to link for tomorrow: LINKING MY TITLE PAGE a. Click "edit" pencil b. Highlight the title of your section (not the pages or sections). c. Click the link icon on the toolbar d. Click "save" on the toolbar. e, Go down and click on your title. This will open a new page up. f. Click "edit" pencil and begin creating your page!

__Activities__: [|1. Slide show reviewing HW notes] 2. Review expectations for tomorrow in Mac Lab- **Handout out of assignment** 3. Demonstrate linking and downloading of images. 4. Divide up who does what. 5. Brainstorm ideas for sections of project 6. Begin Rough drafts for project. __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, rough draft assessment!

__Topic__: Day 3-4 Wikispaces Creation __Date__: 10/28 __No HW PC Lab- Cancelled due to incompatability of PCs and Wikispaces__ Rescheduled for later date. __NO BQ__ __PASSED OUT DIRECTIONS FOR CREATING YOUR WIKI PROJECT! Keep these for next week, when we rebook the MAC lab!__

__Topic__: Test review and Wiki Processing __Date__:10/29 __No HW- LOG ON TO WIKISPACES FROM HOME (or a friend's house, or the library) and go to your page and play around with the toolbar (after clicking EDIT)__ __SQs__: 1. What is the name of our class wiki page? 2. What is another name for the address bar at the top that starts with "www." 3. How do you copy something on the page? 4. How do you paste? 5. How do you link something to another wikipage (like your title to a new page)? 6. What is the formula for creating your new user name?___+_____+___

Activities__:__ Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, test review answers
 * 1) As students come in, have them check their progress on wikispaces.
 * 2) Review BQ
 * 3) Show them this site!
 * 4) Review tests from Friday.
 * 5) Students correct all mistakes in their comp. books.

Topic: Test review and correction Date: 11/1 HW: TB-p46-67 Take notes in Comp. book Human Geog- Modern Era BQ: Study TB p.42-42 Map and Elevation Profile. What can you learn about the physical features of Canada and the US? Hand out of test and corrections in comp.book of all info. they should have known! Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, test corrections
 * 1) Activities:
 * 2) Review BQ
 * 3) Review HW notes on Physical Features
 * 4) Test Corrections!

Topic: MAP LAB US and CANADA Date: 11/2 HW: Write about how the map labs have gone (challenge 1&2 lat./long. Challenge 3&4 rotations to map stations. Challenge 5 independent.) BQ: Complete test corrections! Activities: 1. Review BQ/ Review test corrections 2. Review HW 3. Discuss map lab and complete! 4. Time permitting: complete rough draft of wiki page! Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, map lab completion and accuracy.

Topic: Map Lab Challenge 5 Completion Date:11/3 HW: Complete all notes on p.42-49 Make sure you are prepared for an open note quiz on the entire section! BQ: Complete all of p. 8 Challenge 5 (you need the US Canada atlas section TBp. 558-563) Activities: Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, complete notes and map lab for Challenge 5
 * 1) Review Challenge 5 and collect
 * 2) Review HW Vegitation and Human Geography. Slide show [|CLICK THIS FOR ALL NOTES p42-49]
 * 3) Wikispaces editing!

Topic:Wikispaces Creation Date: 11/4 No HW PC Lab HW- wikipage: DUE WED next week Activities: 1.PASSED OUT DIRECTIONS FOR CREATING YOUR WIKI PROJECT! 2. Complete the wikispace page about Canada! Partners input their final drafts into their wikipages.

Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity wikipage!

Topic: US and Canada Introduction to Physical Landscape Date: 11/8 HW: Highlight all headings, subheadings, and main terms from notes that you took on pp42-49 in Comp. book! Don't forget: Wikipage due on 11/15!! BQ: Workbook preview to Ch.3 Look carefully at the diagrams and answer all questions on these pages. Activities: Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, Editing of notes + wikipage!
 * 1) Review BQ
 * 2) Google Earth: Location of mountain ranges, provinces, and bodies of water.
 * 3) Review of Notes from Vegitation to Human Geog! Review for test tomorrow.

Topic: Physical Assessment of Canada and US Date:11/9 HW: WIKISPACES DUE DATE IS MONDAY! BQ:Describe the physical geography of US and Canada. After the summary sentence, write a sentence each about the borders, mountains, plains, rivers, bodies of water). Activities: Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, assessment of physical gepgraphy.
 * 1) Review BQ
 * 2) Blank map practice
 * 3) Assessment using all their notes! No textbooks allowed.

Topic: Physical Assessment of Canada and US Date:11/15 HW: TB 4.1 &4.2 WB 4.1-4.2 (p.32) Read the directions carefully in WB! BQ: Describe **how well you know** the geography of Canada. (Can you: point to 20 physical features and provinces? Did you read the entire intro section and write notes and understand them? Do your wikispaces carefully? Working hard on all activities?) Activities: Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, test grade and self assessment.
 * 1) Review BQ
 * 2) Complete Unit test
 * 3) Complete Self Assessment

Topic: Settlement Patterns and Ways of Life Date: 11/16 HW: Summarize the part of Guns Germs and Steel that you saw today in paragraph form. BQ: Using the map on p. 53 TB, use all the geoterms in one paragraph (that relate to the map!) Activities: Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, summary of film
 * 1) Review BQ
 * 2) Assign wikipage teaching presentations! Sections 1- 7 will present this week! (1- 2 tomorrow! 3-4 Thurs. 5--7 Friday)
 * 3) Preview and prep for Guns Germs and Steel (Set up Cornell Notes)
 * 4) Review HW

Topic: Settlement Patterns and Ways of Life Date:11/17 - 11/18 HW: Be ready to present your wikispace page! Click this to see the schedule of presentations. NO BQ- Student presentations of Canada Activities: Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, map details and quality, participation in game.
 * 1) Review HW
 * 2) Students will present Chapter 3 of their wikipage and quiz the class.
 * 3) Students complete write in the important information from the student presentations
 * 4) Time permitting: Canada Game

Topic: Canada Date: 12/29 HW: Using p.28 and 29 of WB draw a detailed map of California. Make a fun, detailed map about what people do, based on the physical geography in which they live. Use labels and colors! Presentations for Great Lakes Tomorrow! BQ: Using the following page #s, __correct your answers on the quiz!__ We will retake this on Friday (without notes!)! 1.= top 43 2. =p.43 3. =p.42 map 4. & 5.= p.44 6.& 7. =p.45 8. last para. p45 (only two!) 9.top p.47 10. top col 2 p. 47 11. bottom p.47 12. top p.48 13. "resources", p.49

Activities: Students complete BQ and copy HW Review answers for quiz. Show sample. Complete Canada presentations. Begin HW Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, map details, assessment of Canada.

Topic: Great Lakes Date:11/30 HW: Add detail to MAP (WB p.28-29) Make sure you are showing what people do based on their physical geography! BQ: No BQ- Minimum day! Activities: Student presentations of their wikipages! Notes in GEOTERMS while students present! Review main terms Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: HW responses, presentations and participation during presentations

Topic: Great Lakes Date: 12/1 HW: Read TB section on Great Lakes. Write a paragraph about how pollution, invasive species, and habitat loss are affecting the GL. BQ: Per 5 only: What does it mean when people say geography is "how people interact with their environment". Give as many examples as you can think of! Activities: 1. Review the HW and share maps of CA 2. Transitional review the BQ 3. Complete student presentations on the GL. 4. Review for tomorrow's test. 5. Crossword review sheet! Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion,

Topic: Great Lakes Date:12/2 HW: Make sure you can point to every place on your US/Canada map and review the quiz and crossword answers. Re-TEST TOMORROW. BQ: NO BQ Assessment day Activities: 1. Short review of vocab. 2. Assessment for Canada and the GL Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, test assessment.

Topic: Urban Sprawl Introduction Chapter 4 Date: 12/6 HW:Geoterms in WB p.37 Read TB 79-80 carefullly before doing WB! BQ: Think about cars and make a list of all the advantages and disadvantages you can! Activities: Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, geoterms and notes during presentations.
 * 1) Review BQ
 * 2) Presentations by students on wikipages for introduction to Sprawl: Link Per 5 Link Per 6

Topic: Urban Sprawl: Problems and Solutions Date: 12/7 HW: Complete the Facebook profile rough draft page. Distributed in class. Absent? Read this template!: Formatting for this link is not compatible but you can write out your main information in your composition book using this outline. Finals will be completed tomorrow in the mac lab. BQ: In your own words, describe what is meant by "urban sprawl". Think about presentations from yesterday and if necessary use your textbook page 79. Activities: Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ responses, HW (Facebook) completion, participation during discussion, notes during discussion.
 * 1) Review BQ
 * 2) Review HW
 * 3) Student presentations on the target cities. Students take notes from this format!
 * 4) Click to links above from yesterday's date to see the wikispaces from these three cities.

Topic: Great Lakes and Canada Assessment FACEBOOK PAGE Date: 12/8- 12/9 + 12/13 HW: Complete your FB Page AND STUDY GREAT LAKES CHAPTER (HW-Wed. = GL study guide) Review Rules for Mac Lab! Activities: 1. Students will create their Facebook pages using <span class="wiki_link">[|THIS WEBSITE] 2. Students will print out their page. Closure: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. Evaluation: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion, completion and accuracy of FB page.