WEEK Four: SEPTEMBER 21st to 25th

Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work. - Chuck Close

Monday - I can construct an original map to show the route from school to my home.
Ringer = I Love Mondays & MN
1) Intro “Beyond the Walls”
1) Review School to Home Mapping Project (Practice our new Mapping Skills)
2) Any Questions? (Group Format)
3) School to Home Mapping Project Work Time (GET AFTER IT)
4) School to Home FINAL DRAFT DUE Next Monday 28th
**ALL MAPS Must be displayed on 11X17 paper one side (you will get this from Gilbert)

Tuesday - I will continue to create my map to my house using TODALSS mapping guide.
Ringer = Pict 6 Adventure: Sydney Opera House
1) Continue with Rough Draft of “School to Home Project:
2) Project Link School to Home Mapping Project (you also have hard copy in packet)
3) Probably move to FINAL Draft by end of Period!

Wednesday - I will create an acurate/usable Political Map of the Australia/Oceania Continent.
Ringer = What State Wednesday?
1) Mapping Mapping and MORE Mapping #BAM
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)
*students will spend day working on both maps to prep for Turn in!

Thursday - I can construct an original map to show the route from school to my home.
Ringer = Current Events CNN10
1) Quick Review of ALL Directions/Details of School to Home Project w/ Partner
2) School to Home Mapping Project Work Time (Final Drafts Due Next Monday)
3) Reminder GET HELP on this Mapping Project from Home (mom or dad)

Friday - I can identify keys aspects of coral reefs & link it to life on earth.
Ringer = No Ringer Activity Today (Gilbert Gone…be nice to sub)
1) Coral Reef Adventure Imax Film (video worksheet in activity packet)
2) FYI - Coral Reef Video/Beyond the Video Worksheet in Geo Boot Camp Packet
3) Watch Coral Reef Adventure Online HERE
4) 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 Five: September 28th to October 2nd

Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. - Dwayne Johnson (the Rock)

Monday - I can give a complete peer review of my classmates Mapping project.
Ringer = I Love Mondays & MN
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

Tuesday - I can locate both the Equator and Prime Meridian…and explain their significance in the universal location grid system of Lat & Long.
Ringer = Lil Adventure Walk
1) Latitude & Longitude Intro Notes & Discussion
2) Basic Classroom Lat & Long Practice/Challenge
3) Lat & Long Practice - Partner Challenge (Work Together)
4) Lat & Long Activity Packet Practice Sheet #1 (Complete)

Wednesday - EARLY RELEASE DAY
Ringer = What State Wednesday?
1) Quick Group Latitiude and Longitude Review
2) Continue Lat & Long Activities in Bootcamp Activity Packet

Thursday - I will create an acurate/usable Political Map of the Australia/Oceania Continent.
Ringer = Current Events|
1) Australia Political Map Due (as you walk in)
2) Intro Physical Mapping in World Geo
3) Hand out Australia Physical Maps
4) Australia Physical Mapping Work Time
5) Australia Physical Maps Due Next Monday (Oct 5th)
CLICK HERE for Australia Online Atlas Pages

Friday - I can explain and describe what it mwans to be an Aboriginal in Australia.
Ringer = City State Country Fun Quiz
1) How Well do you know Australia? (Fun Quiz)
2) Aboriginal Culture Slideshow (used for Guided Notes in Activity Packet)
3) 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

WEEK Six: OCTOBER 5TH - 9TH

Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living. - Anthony Bourdain

Monday -

Tuesday -

Wednesday -

Thursday -

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar

Monday -

Tuesday -

Wednesday -

Thursday -

Friday - END OF TRIMESTER ONE

Note: NO SCHOOL ALL NEXT WEEK #BAM

a look back…

WEEK ONE: AUGUST 31st - September 4th

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power & magic in it. - Goethe

FYI - Mr. Gilbert’s Classroom is going “Student Computer Free” for the 2026/27 School year…well not completely “unplugged”, but the norm will be NO Student computers within the classroom during normal classroom activities. I will designate days when a CHARGED computer is needed. Students will be able to store their computers on a table as they enter classroom.

Monday - Students will be discussing various Geo topics and learning about each other.
Ringer = I Love Mondays & MN
1) Welcome to World Geography
2) A question for ALL…Choice! (get to know each other)
1. If you could spend a day anywhere on earth…where would you go?
2. Favorite Local Hang out?
3. One Goal for 8th Grade!
3) Seating Charts?!? (you will make them Wednesday)

Tuesday - Students will get a guided tour of online and printed classroom materials that are key for educational success throughout the school year!
Ringer = Pict 6 Adventure: Big Island Hawaii
1) Reminder - Pick your Seat Tomorrow! (Permanent Seating Chart for Tri)
2) Quick Tour of Classroom Website www.44north93west.com (bookmark site please)
3) Schoology & Sending Emails (Emails are KEY for Gilbert Communication)
4) Quick Tour of Classroom & VERY Basic Daily Expectations
*Bring to class daily = pencil/pen, Geo Folder & a free read book/magazine
5) Work on Names!! (Gilbert is NOT good at this…sorry in advance)

Wednesday - Students will create a large format World Map from memory…Mental Maps…this is to show growth of World “place” knowledge throughout the year! (a baseline)
Ringer = What State Wednesday?
1) Pick Your Seat…Choose Wisely! (Use it Wisely or Lost it)
2) “My World Fall 2024” (Draw the World) Activity *Handed in, but NOT Graded!
3) Create Student File Folders (these stay INSIDE classroom)
4) Work on Names (for Gilbert) & Be NICE to Sub Tomorrow…OR ELSE!!

Thursday - Students will take 2 Pre-Tests (US & World)…these are UNGRADED assessments to help distinguish a baseline of knowledge for the social science of Geography.
Ringer = Current Events/CNN10
1) BE NICE TO SUB…I dare you to get your name written down for poor behavior)
2) US Geo PreTest (NOT Graded, but handed in)
3) Picture Day in World Geo - School Picts will be taken during Geo Period
4) Free Read Time

Friday - NO SCHOOL “Labor Day Weekend”

WEEK TWO - SEPTEMBER 7th - 11th

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 - Student Geographers will explore their own “Geography” as a human…where has life literally “taken them” and maybe where do they want to go?
Ringer = Lil Adventure Walk
1) “My Geography Story” Activity & Parent Signature Sheets Handed Out
FYI - on backside of this sheet is a parent signature slip & both Due Friday
3) Correct US Pre-Tests (self correcting)
4) Complete the World Geo PreTest (NOT Graded, but handed in)

Wednesday - Students will discuss and break apart the major aspects of “Geography” as a Social Science aka what makes Geography unique in the world of Social Studies.
Ringer = What State 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 - Students can identify and explain our 20 BASIC geography words to begin their journey to becoming a World Geographer.
Ringer = CNN10
1) Hand Out “Geo-Boot Camp” Activity Packets
2) Define 20 Words for Geographers in Packet (Using GeoAlive Classroom Text Book)
3) Work Time - Define 20 Words for Geographers - Quiz Next Thurs 17th

Friday - Students will be able to identify the basic 5 Themes of Geography and how to relate these 5 concepts to ANY location on planet earth.
Ringer = Pict 6 Adventure New York City & 9/11
1) Parent Signature Slips Due Back (fyi - backside of My Geo Story)
2) Extended September 11th Discussion

WEEK THREE - SEPTEMBER 14th to 18th

“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 - I can use the 5 Themes of Geography to explain any place on earth.
Ringer = I Love Mondays & MN
1) 5 Themes of Geography Notes & Discussion (in Geo Bootcamp Packet)
2) Intro “Beyond the Walls” in World Geography
3) Video Clip - 5 Themes of Geo Fornite Edition (5 Themes of Geo Review)
4) 5 Themes Activity Intro & Work Time (Basic Directions are below)
5) 5 Themes Collage Activity Due by Midnight Thursday (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 - I can identify the important parts that make up a good map AND I can categorize maps into Physical, Political and/or Special Purpose style maps.
Ringer = Pict 6 Adventure Sydney, Australia
1) Australia “Land Beyond Time” Imax Film w/ Video Worksheet (in Act Packet)
2) Review/Study the 20 Words for Geographers? (Are your Definitions Done??)
*20 Words of Geographers Quiz THURSDAY!!

Wednesday - 8th Grade Canoe Trip down the St. Croix River (NO Geo Class)

Thursday - I can identify and use the geographical terms from the 20 Words of Geographers list.
Ringer = Current Events CNN10
1) 20 Words for Geographers Quiz (ALL 20 Words from Bootcamp Packet)
2) How to use an Atlas! Classroom Activity
3) “5Themes Collage” on Schoology DUE AT MIDNIGHT

Friday - TODALS…I can use this acronym to help myself review/remember the imporant (universal) parts of a GOOD map.
Ringer = City State Country
1) Finish Up/Review 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)