Unit Overview
The GEO BOOT CAMP is used in our class to provide the student with a basic foundation of Geographical skills that will be used throughout their semester. This introductory unit is a 3 week "hands on, minds on" experience that contains a variety of activities to help our 8th graders become Geographers! True Geographic scholars understand the relationship between place, earth's natural systems and people. Below you will find a "download" list of items used in class and a detailed description of activities. Please use the Gilbert or Culver Tabs on the Home Page to view daily schedule of events for the Bootcamp unit...Let’s GO!
Important Unit Links...
Geo Boot Camp Activity Packet
20 Terms for Geographers Word List
Quizlet - 20 Words for Geographers
5 Themes of Geography Notes & Discussion
Intro to Maps Notes & Discussion
Latitude & Longitude Notes & Discussion
Australia & Antarctica Greatest Places Slide Show
How Well do you know Australia Fun Quiz
The Boomerang - Research & Design
Dot Art Creation
Geo Boot Camp Unit Video Links…
Map Projection/Global Perspective - The West Wing TV Show Clip
Absolute vs. Relative Location - YouTube 3:15Latitude & Longitude Basics Video
Intro to Lat & Long Video
How Globes are Made Video
Introduction to "THE World" Video
Introduction to "THE World" Video Part 2
Australia "Land Beyond Time" Imax Film
The Alpenglow of Sunset on the Teton Range Western Slope, Wyoming - Gilbert
“The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and glowing, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.”