Map+Skills-+Mid+Sept-First+Week+Oct

Unit 1: Foundations of GeographyUnit Overview:
The purpose of this unit is do introduce students to the basic principle of geography What is geography? Why is it important? During this unit the student engage the following concepts: What is Geography? What is its relevance? __Date__:9/20- 9/21 __Topic__: Origins of geography __HW__: p. 21 Read the graphic carefully. Summarize in your own words why seasons happen. __BQ__: Per.5 After going through all comments and my self assessment, what is your reaction? What are some mistakes you should you should work on for the next few weeks to improve? Read all Ms. Anders' comments carefully and respond. per 6- On the next blank page of your comp. book, set up your paper as follows: __Activities__: 1.With your partner to complete What is Geography and the Geographic Inquiry Process and explain what geography is all about 2.Stamp and review answers. __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ responses, participation during discussion,
 * Definition of Geography
 * Origins of Geography
 * Human Geography vs. Physical Geography

__Date__:9/22 __Topic__: Geographic Inquiry Process __HW__: Complete your Geographic Inquiry into your destination country (link below). __BQ__:Per.6 After going through all comments and my self assessment, what is your reaction? What are some mistakes you should you should work on for the next few weeks to improve? Read all Ms. Anders' comments carefully and respond. per 5- On the next blank page of your comp. book, set up your paper as follows: __Activities__: 1. Review BQ 2. Think- Students think about where they would like to visit. Ask what questions they would need to ask. 3. Review the Geographic Inquiry steps from yesterday.4. Partners: Analysis of possible destination using the geographic inquiry process. __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ responses, participation during discussion,

__Date__: 9/23/2010 __Topic__: Ebackpack __HW__: Complete upload of homework into ebackpack file. __BQ__:NO BQ- Handout of ebackpack directions and passwords __Activities__: 1. Students follow these directions and create a word document to upload onto ebackpack. 2. Log in to ebackpack and create folder for Geography class __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Successful upload and labeling of folder.

__Date__:9/ 27 __Topic__: Map Skills __HW__: Make sure you have colored pencils/ crayons and a good homework station at home! __BQ__: Leave two pages blank for film notes. Study the image on p. 11 and discuss your observations about the map. How accurate do you think it is? Do you think it is more or less accurate than the maps on the following pages? Why? How is it distorted? __Activities__: 1. Distribution of Texts in class 2. Students review and summarize seasons and hemispheres. 3. Distribution of Chapter 1 review. 10 minutes with partner. __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ responses, participation during discussion,

__Date__: 9/28 __Topic__: Map Skills __HW__: Complete Chapter One Review. __BQ__: Using a full page, draw a map of your neighborhood. Be as accurate as possible. If you are in the city (urban) then sketch a few square blocks. If you are in a rural neighborhood, sketch landforms, creek beds, trees, etc. You may sketch an overhead view or side view. Use p. 13 to give your map a legend, title, and cardinal directions (think about where the sun rises from= east and sets=west) __Activities__: 1. Have students hold up their maps. Project various maps on the wall. 2. Review of yesterday's four geoterms. 3. With partners, complete ch. 1 review (see link above on HW!) __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ responses, participation during discussion, completion of chapter review.


 * The Geographers Tools
 * Latitude vs. Longitude as a Global Grid System
 * Absolute vs. Relative Location
 * Hemispheres, Meridians, and Parallels
 * Map Skills: Parts of a Map and Map Projections

__Date__: 9/29 __Topic__: Map Skills __HW__: Study Chapter Review (See link on yesterday's homework!) Test Friday __BQ__: Do you have many friends who are very different from you (beliefs, traditions, religion, values, culturally?). Explain how they are different. Why is it, do you think, that some people have a fear (or aversion) of different cultures? Do you think there is value in knowing people who are different than you? How? __Activities__: 1. Review BQ 2. Review Chapter One Review 3. Student demonstration of Climate and Seasons4. Earth Video notes4. Film- Earth- notes __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ responses, participation during discussion, seasons demonstrations and film notes

__Date__: 10/4/201 __Topic__: Final review- Map Skills __HW__: Workbook p. 13-14 Use text P 25-26 __BQ__: Using p. 22-23 of text, describe each map projection. What is the difference between each of them? __Activities__: 1. Review BQ 2. p. 9 wb p.20 textbook. 3. Review terms for test! __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ responses, participation during discussion, Completed maps in workbook


 * Climate and the Earth's Seasons
 * Climate vs. Weather
 * The Axis and the Rotation of the Earth and their affect of the Seasons
 * Climagraphs
 * The 12 Climate Zones
 * The Earth's Features
 * Vegetation Zones
 * Landforms and Physical Features
 * Natural Resources

__Date__: 10/6 __Topic__: Thematic Maps __HW__: No HW today! __BQ__:Using the text pages 20-21, finish the 1-10 questions for your workbook p. 8-9 __Activities__: 1. Review answers from Map lab 2.Hand out skit reviews and go over reference pages 3.Students prepare their skits for class tomorrow __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ responses, participation during discussion and during skit preparation

__Date__:10/7 __Topic__: Climate graphs and thematic maps __HW__: Write a paragraph describing how your skit went today. __BQ__: Use your climate graph about Anakra, Turkey on p. 31 to answer these questions: 1.What month has the highest precipitation? 2.How many inches does it rain in Dec.? 3. What is the average temperature in February? 4.Which months have the coldest temperature? __Activities__: 1. Review BQ3 minute rehearsal 2.Skit performances __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ responses, participation during discussion, skit performance

Topic: Tech- Word + Chapter Review __Date:__ 10/8 __HW__: Study Guide CH 2 due on Tuesday! __BQ__: NO BQ- Up to the Mac Lab. __Activities__: 1. Students log onto Ebackpack to check account- Click here for directions for all these steps 1-3. 2. Students create a Word Document according to the directions in the above link. 3.Students upload their document (study guide) up into Ebackpack __Closure__: Rapid-fire question and answer session about what we've learned. __Evaluation__: Accuracy and clarity of BQ and HW responses, participation during discussion,Upload completed Study Guide.

Unit: Geographer’s Tools Date: 10/11/10 HW: Complete Study Guide for Thursday! BQ- Copy passwords for Ebackpack onto inside of Composition Book! Activities: 1. Clarification about log in and rules 2. Students complete their study guides from class on Friday 3. Use the texts and comp. books to fill in responses. Closure: What did you learn today? Rapid-fire question and answer session. Evaluation: Typed study guide according to formatting procedures.

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Human Geography

Economic Activity Population Land Use Natural Resources Global Interconnections How are Global Issues connected? How does what happens in the rest of the world affect my life in Lake side? Thematic Maps