Geography Alive Chapter 1: Tools of Geography

M- Monday, T- Tuesday, W- Wednesday, R- Thursday, F- Friday A= A day, B= B day Example: (MA/TB) = Monday A Day, Tuesday B Day

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Bell Ringer

Enrichment, Projects, Information Class Work

(MA/TB) August 22-23

Political Cartoon: Back to School Answer the questions and write a hamburger paragraph with Fries.

(WA/RB) August 24- 25

Allow students to study map with continents and oceans identified. Then put away and identify the areas

Introduction/Tour of Classroom Ice Breaker-The clock game Geography PreTest Special Purposes Map- Project and Rubric Due Sept. 6 and Sept 7 Grade Pre- Test Ice BreakerFinders Tear-a-map activity

Tips on how to make a special purpose Map. Special Purpose Maps

Go on my blog and choose Geography Games, then choose the option that says The World geography

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(FA/MB) August 26 & 29

(TA/WB) August 30- 31

People, Places and Change pg. 12 Connecting to Technology: Computer Mapping questions (1-2) Q and A Name the 5 themes of geography and explain each of them- Dont check!

Geography Alive 1: The Tools of Geography Cooperative Read 1.1, 1.2, and GeoTerms WS 5 Themes of Geography Group Assignment Talk about your bell ringer after you have been given time to modify your answers after the lesson. PPC pg. S1/S2, S6/S7 and S8/S9

games all the way at the bottom and test your knowledge. Geography Games for Kids Latitude and Longitude

(RA/FB) September1-2

Short Response: Why is it important for you to know how to properly use maps? Labor Day- No School

MA September 5

Where are you friends and relatives? As you begin calling to speak with family on your holiday weekend. Use zebra maps to help you to calculate time all over the world! World Time Zones G.A.: 1.3 Map

(TB/WA)

People, Places and

September 6-7 Sept. 7 Early Release ** Special Purposes Map DUE** (RB/FA) September 8-9

Change pg. 66-67 Focus in Region 2 questions Q and A

Titles and Symbols G.A: 1.4 Global Grids: latitude and longitude G.A: 1.5 Dealing with DistancesMap Scale G.A: 1.6 Hemispheres, Continents, Oceans G.A: 1.7 Earth and Sun G.A: 1.8 Showing a round world on a flat map. Homework Assignment PPC pg. S10-S15 (all) due September 21 and 22

People, Places and Change pg. 23 Reading Topographic Map; 3 questions in Practicing the skill. Q and A

(MB/TA) September 12-13

(WB/RA) September 14-15

People, Places and Change pg. 33 The seasons 1 question under interpreting the diagram. Q and A Geography Alive Map activity Process and Procedures

Basic Geography: Latitude and Longitude Ketch-up! Geography Alive! Map Activity Canada and the United States Test Review! Notebook at a glance. How do I get the maximum points? Gold Facts

(FB) September 16 Ketch-Up! (MA/TB) September 19 and 20 (WA/RB) September 21-22 September 21 National Guard Leadership Activities. Testing Etiquette

Geography Alive1: The Tools of Geography Test and Notebook

React Homework Please choose one activity that we

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participated in with the National Guard explain how you showed leadership through participating in this activity.