WEEK NINE: OCTOBER 20th - 24TH
There are some of us who can live without wild things, and some who cannot – Aldo Leopold
Monday - I can connect a geographic theme to a real world map of the US and Canada.
1) Thematic Mapping Lab (Work in Lab Groups)
2) Thematic Mapping Lab Sheets due IN CLASS
3) Canada Political Mapping Time (Due Friday)
4) Complete US/Canada Regions Map in Activity Packet (is it complete?)
Tuesday - I can widen my personal world view by following the current events of our world.
1) “In the News” - Current Event Survey (Hard Copy in Activity Packet)
2) Current Events LINK (for all links to online news agencies)
2) Correct US Political Maps Test (not 5th & 6th hour)
4) Go to MAPPING and use study Aids to Prep for Test Friday
4) Create “My Greatest Greatest Place” Top 3 (List on Cover of Activity Packeyt)
5) FINISH Canada Political Map (Neat, Blk Ink, Scale & Compass)
Wednesday -
1) Roll the Dice Pick 3…Choose Greatest Place
2) My Greatest Greatest Place “a 5 Theme Investigation” Research Day
3) Gather Materials, Draft Sentences, Rough Drafting Work time
FYI - you create poster TOMORROW
4) File ALL Corrected Work into student files
Thursday -
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10
2) Create Final “My Greatest Greatest Place” Poster (Final Draft)
3) Due by end of Period (can choose to bring home and turn in tomorrow)
Friday -
1) Canada Political Maps Due
2) Canada Political Map Test (Locate Provinces of Canada - NO Capitals)
3) US/Canada Phsyical Maps Handed Out
4) US/Canada Physical Map Work Time
WEEK TEN - Oct 27th - November 31st
Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. - Abraham Lincoln
Monday - I can explain the significance of the Great Lakes Region to the US & Canada.
1) Great Lakes Regional Focus
2) Great Lakes Textbook Link (use with Act Packet Worksheet)
3) Great Lakes “FUN QUIZ” (not Graded)
4) Great Lakes Diagram/Map Activity Packet Completion
5) “Rise and Fall of Great Lakes” Video
6) Correct Canada Political Map Test if Time
Tuesday - I can explain the significance of the Great Lakes Region to the US & Canada.
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10
2) My Favorite State Activity (Quick Intro & Directions)
3) Pick State & Complete Survey (Research)
4) Activity Sheet Due at End of Class (Can Choose to take Home & Turn in Tomorrow) o
Wednesday - I understand the difference between Immigration & Emigration and how if directly affects life in the United States.
1) Finish “Greatest Places” Intro Slideshow & Discussion
2) Immigration & Emigration in the United States Activity (Packet)
3) Textbook Link for Immigration/Emigration Population Patterns
Thursday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) US/Canada Physical Maps Due
3) US/Canada Physical Map Quiz
4) Continue Immigration & Emigration in the United States Activity (Packet)
5) Textbook Link for Immigration/Emigration Population Patterns
Friday -
1) Grand Canyon “River at Risk” Imax Movie w/ Video Worksheet
2) US/Canada Activity Packet Work Time (People of Power)
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WEEK ONE: AUGUST 24th - 29th
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power & magic in it.
- Goethe
Monday
I know where my Geo classroom is, where basic supplies/tools are located and getting to know Mr. Gilbert & my new Geography class family.
1) Welcome to World Geography & Meet Mr. Gilbert
2) Local Geography Challenge - Trivia Crack Quiz Game (in small groups & not graded)
3) Quick Tour of the Classroom & Basic Daily Expectations
Tuesday
I am starting to gain a perspective of my current world view & learning about what I need to work on this year as a World Geography student.
1) “ My World Fall 2024” (Draw the World) Activity *Handed in, but NOT Graded!
2) Quick Tour of Classroom Website www.44north93west.com (bookmark site please)
3) Seating Charts Tomorrow…get to class and nab your own seat!
Wednesday
What does my mental map of the world include as an incoming 8th Grade Geography student?
1) Create Seating Chart - Pick your Seat! (choose wisely…”use it for lose it”)
2) United States Geography PRE - Test (Not Graded)
FYI - US Pretest will be completed in Partner Groups of 2
3) Create Student Classroom File Folders
Thursday
I can document my basic geographic journey as a human in the world.
2) MN Geography Scavenger Hunt (Due by end of Period)
Friday - NO SCHOOL “Labor Day Weekend”
WEEK TWO - SEPTEMBER 1st - 5th
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects. - Einstein
Monday NO SCHOOL “Labor Day”
Tuesday -
1) “My Geography Story” Activity (Hand In when Completed)
FYI - on backside of this sheet is a parent signature slip & both Due Friday
2) “World Geography” PreTest (Not Graded) CLICK HERE
3) Intro 44north93west.com (Classroom Website)
Wednesday -
1) What is Geography? (Discussion…what are we going to be doing in this class?)
2) Geo Fun Video Clip of the Day…Why should we know Geography?
Name a Country Video - Jimmy Kimme
Thursday -
1) Hand Out “Geo-Boot Camp” Activity Packets
2) Define 20 Words for Geographers in Packet
3) Work Time - Define 20 Words for Geographers CLICK HERE for Geoterm Homepage
4) Geo Website Scavenger Hunt & Terms Word Find (Backside if MY WORLD)
Friday -
1) Parent Signature Slips Due Back (fyi - backside of My Geo Story)
2) 5 Themes of Geography Notes & Discussion (in Geo Bootcamp Packet)
3) Intro “Beyond the Walls” in World Geography
WEEK THREE - SEPTEMBER 8th - 12th
“The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo
Monday -
1) Video Clip - 5 Themes of Geo Fornite Edition (5 Themes of Geo Review)
2) 5 Themes Activity Intro & Work Time (Basic Directions are below)
3) 5 Themes Collage Activity Due by Midnight Monday (Schoology Assignment)
*remember to HIT “SUBMIT” when done on Schoology
Basic Directions for 5 Themes Collage…ALL students will make two picture collages that explain the “5 Themes of Geography”…#1 Collage = will be a US State and #2 Collage = student Choice…meaning student can choose ANY PLACE on Earth. (Our School, Home, Cabin, World City, etc…place needs to be rather specific) ALL Collages will be created using 5 Pictures…one for each Theme. Note: NO words or descriptions needed…picture should visual explain the Theme!
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Intro to Maps Notes & Discussion (Notes & Discussion)
4) 20 Words for Geographers? (Are your Definitions Done??)
5) Day One “School to Home” Rough Draft (no color)
Wednesday -
1) 20 Words for Geographers Quiz (ALL 20 Words from Bootcamp Packet)
3) Atlas Scavenger Hunt w/ Paper Classroom Atlases (Green Binding Atlas)
Thursday - *Gilbert OUT Most of Day (be nice to sub)
1) Australia “Land Beyond Time” Imax Film w/ Video Worksheet (in Act Packet)
2) Activity Packet Work Time (Atlas Scavenger, Crossword, Word Search)
Friday -
1) Finish Up Intro to Maps Notes & Discussion (Notes & Discussion)
2) INTRO School to Home Mapping Project (Practice our new Mapping Skills)
3) Day One “School to Home” Rough Draft (no color)
4) GET OUT and learn Your Routes Home this weekend!
**ALL MAPS Must be displayed on 11X17 paper one side (you will get this from Gilbert)
WEEK FOUR - SEPTEMBER 15th - 19th
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
Monday -
1) School to Home Mapping Project Work Time Day (Rough Drafts)
2) FINAL School to Home Drafts Due Thursday
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10
2) School to Home Mapping Project Work Time (Final Drafts)
3) Canoe Trip Tomorrow
Wednesday - 8th Grade Canoe Trip #BAM (No Geo Class)
Thursday -
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10
2) Quick Review of ALL Directions/Details of School to Home Project
2) School to Home Mapping Project Work Time (Final Drafts Due Tomorrow)
Friday -
1) School to Home Final Drafts Due
2) School to Home Peer Reviews & Self Grade Project
3) School to Home Handed in Before Departing Class
WEEK FIVE: SEPTEMBER 22nd to 26th
Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work. - Chuck Close
Monday - I will create both a physical and political map of the Australia/Oceania Continent.
1) Mapping in World Geo (Basic Expectations for the Year)
2) Hand out Australia Political Maps
3) Online Australia Atlas (“Map Central” Tab on Website)
4) Australia Political Maps Due next Thursday (Colored Pencil & Labeled in BLACK Ink)
Tuesday - I can locate both the Equator and Prime Meridian…and explain their significance in the universal location grid system of Lat & Long.
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Latitude & Longitude Intro Notes & Discussion
3) Basic Classroom Lat & Long Practice/Challenge
4) Lat & Long Practice - Partner Challenge (Work Together)
6) Lat & Long Activity Packet Practice Sheets (Complete)
Wednesday - I can use Latitude & Longitude, in its basic form, to locate places throughout our world.
(Early Release Day)
1) Video Review of Lat & Longitude Basics
2) Lat & Long Review & Practice
3) General Australia Activity Packet Work Time or Australia Mapping Work Time
4) Australia Political Maps Due Tomorrow
Thursday - I will continue on my quest to create original maps of our world, more specifically the Physical (natural) landscape of the Australian & Oceania landmasses.
1) Australia Political Maps Due in Class (No Quiz)
2) Latitude and Longitude “Connect The Dot” Activity
3) Lat & Long Connect the Dot due Tomorrow at start of class
4) Extra Time!?! - Work on Lat/Long Bootcamp Activity Sheets
Friday - I can identify keys aspects of coral reefs & link it to life on earth.
1) Lat & Long Connect the Dot due
2) Coral Reef Adventure Imax Film (video worksheet in activity packet)
3) FYI - Coral Reef Video/Beyond the Video Worksheet in Geo Boot Camp Packet
4) Watch Coral Reef Adventure Online HERE
5) Coral Reef Important Web Links (to be used with “Beyond the Video” Activity Sheet)
Articles about Coral Reefs:
Tourism vs. Conservation
Tourists at the Great Barrier Reef
Why do we need the Great Barrier Reef?
Everything you need to know about coral bleaching
Causes of coral bleaching
Facts and Statistics
Websites:
The Great Barrier Reef: Facts and figures
https://www.barrierreef.org/
Animals of the Great Barrier Reef
Coral Bleaching
Video Resources:
Is it too late to repair the Great Barrier Reef? (11 minutes)
Coral Bleaching 101 (2 minutes)
Climate Change (2 minutes)
Coral Bleaching (2 minutes)
Ocean Acidification (2 minutes)
WEEK SIX: September 29th to October 3rd
Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. - Dwayne Johnson (the Rock)
Monday -
1) Intro Physical Mapping in World Geo
3) Hand out Australia Physical Maps
4) Australia Physical Mapping Work Time
5) Australia Physical Maps Due Friday
CLICK HERE for Australia Online Atlas Pages
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10 (due to Gilbert Gone for XC)
2) How Well do you know Australia? (Fun Quiz)
3) Aboriginal Culture Slideshow (used for Guided Notes in Activity Packet)
**use this dreamtine story = The Rainbow Serpent - Dreamtime Story YouTube Link
Extra Video Links
Bullroarer - YouTube Link
Didgeridoo Street Performance - YouTube Link
Dot Art Basics - YouTube Link
How to Throw a Boomerang - YouTube Link
Wednesday -
1) Australian Aborigine Art Project
2) Complete ONE Aboriginal Art Activity (Choices below)
**Aboriginal Art Choice Due Tomorrow WITH Geo Boot Camp Activity Packet
Aboriginal Art Activity Choices…
#1 Boomerang Design or #2 Dot Art Creation
(see Gilbert for handout)
Helpful Links…
Understand Aboriginal Art & Intro to Aboriginal Symbols CLICK HERE
Dot Art Basics - YouTube Link
How to Throw a Boomerang - YouTube Link
Note: Aboriginal Art Piece Due Tomorrow
Thursday -
1) Aboriginal Art Projects Due (Hand In)
2) “In the News” - Current Event Survey (Schoology Assignment Due by Midnight)
3) Geo Boot Camp Packets Work Time (All Pages need to be COMPLETED)
4) Latitude & Longitude Quiz Tomorrow
Friday - I can locate any place on earth using the universal coordinate system known as Latitude and Longitude efficiently.
1) Latitude & Longitude Quiz
2) Bootcamp Packets Due
3) Australia Physical Maps Due
4) Extra Time? - Students can grab United States Political Map to work on
WEEK SEVEN: OCTOBER 6TH - 10TH
Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living. - Anthony Bourdain
Monday - I can explain the geographical boundaries that make up the countries of the North American Continent. (Note: we will study ALL NA Lands south of Rio Grande river will be part of our Latin America Unit of study)
1) North America Activity Packets Handed Out (w/ a preview of Unit Activities)
2) North American Intro Notes & Discussion (Guided Notes in Packet Full Group)
3) North Amierca Water Terms - Define & Sketches (Work Time on Own)
4) Note: Water Term Definitions & Sketches Due Thursday
Tuesday - I can ideentify and locate ALL US States & their capital cities.
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10 Newscast
2) United State Political Mapping Work Time (Maps Handed Out)
3) US Political Maps Due & Test Next Tuesday (Oct. 14th)
4) CLICK HERE for United States Online Atlas
Wednesday - I can appreciate the vastness and biodiversity of the state of Alaska.
1) Alaska Imas Film w/ Video Worksheet (in Activity Packet)
2) VIDEO LINK
3) Activity Packet Work Time
NOTE: SORRY, but no ONLINE option to watch Movie (only on DVD)
Thursday - I can define and sketch all of the US/Canada designated Water Terms.
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Homework Check - US/Canada “Water Terms” Definitions/Sketches
2) Greatest Places US/Canada (Group Mapping & Discussion)
3) FYI Greatest Places Map is IN the US/Canada Activity Packet
Friday - I can breakup the US/Canada into culture/geographic regions.
1) Geoterm Quiz - US/Canada Water Terms
2) North American Regions Mapping (completed individually)
3) North America Regions/Neighborhoods (Slideshow Link)
WEEK EIGHT: OCTOBER 13TH - 17th
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela
Monday - I can ID all 50 US States on a Map.
1) Reminder = US State & Capitals Test Tomorrow!
2) US Political Maps Due Tomorrow
3) Group Practice for US State & Capitals (Sheppard Software LINK)
4) US/Canada Regions Map Complete?
5) Full Group - Finish Up US/Canada Greatest Places
Extra Credit Opportunity - Indigenous People Day Activity LINK
Note: if completed a 20pt Bonus Added to US Political Map Grade
Tuesday - I can ID all 50 US State on a Map & list their capital City.
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10 Student News
2) US Political Maps Due (Hand in when entering classroom)
3) US Political Map Test = State Locations & List Capital
4) Canada Political Maps Handed Out (Due Friday Oct 24th)
5) Canada Political Map Work Time CLICK HERE for US/Can Online Atlas
Wednesday to Friday - NO SCHOOL MEA BREAK
WEEK TEN - Oct 27th - November 31st
Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. - Abraham Lincoln
WEEK ELEVEN - NOVEMBER 3rd - 7TH
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference - Winston Churchil
WEEK TWELVE: NOVEMBER 11TH - 15TH
“We must all either wear out or rust out, every one of us. My choice is to wear out.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
WEEK THIRTEEN: NOVEMBER 17th - 21st
The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. - Charles Schwab
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