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.
1) “My Geography Story” Activity (Hand In when Completed)
FYI - on backside of this sheet is a parent signature slip we will use next week
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 -
I can define “Geography” & can use this definition to explain what my classmates and I will be doing throughout the year while in this class.
1) “World Geography” PreTest (Not Graded) CLICK HERE
2) What is Geography? (Discussion…what are we going to be doing in this class?)
3) Geo Fun Video Clip of the Day…Why should we know Geography?
Name a Country Video - Jimmy Kimme
Wednesday -
I will research, define and begin my basic exploration of common Geographic terms to help me start looking at the world as a social scientist..a Geographer!
1) Review “My Geography Story” Activity Sheets (Home to be Signed & due Friday)
2) Hand Out “Geo-Boot Camp” Activity Packets
3) Define 20 Words for Geographers in Packet
4) 20 Words Review as a Group CLICK HERE for Geoterm Homepage
Note: 20 Words for Geographers Quiz next Wednesday…all 20 words will be on Quiz
Thursday -
I can use the 5 Themes of Geography to explain the uniqueness of locations throughout the planet.
1) Work Time - Define 20 Words for Geographers CLICK HERE for Geoterm Homepage
2) 5 Themes of Geography Notes & Discussion (in Geo Bootcamp Packet)
3) Extra Time? - Word Find or Crossword Puzzle in Boot Camp Activity Packet
Friday -
I will create a picture collage to display the 5 Themes of Geography for a given location.
1) Parent Signature Slips Due Back (fyi - backside of My Geo Story)
2) Intro “Beyond the Walls” in World Geography
3) Video Clip - 5 Themes of Geo Fornite Edition
4) 5 Themes Activity Intro & Work Time (Basic Directions are below)
5) 5 Themes Collage Activity Due by Midnight Sunday (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!
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
WEEK FOUR - SEPTEMBER 15th - 19th
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
WEEK FIVE: SEPTEMBER 22nd to 26th
Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work. - Chuck Close
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)
WEEK SEVEN: OCTOBER 6TH - 10TH
Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living. - Anthony Bourdain
WEEK EIGHT: OCTOBER 13TH - 17th
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela
Wednesday - Friday
NO SCHOOL - MEA BREAK
WEEK NINE: OCTOBER 20th - 24TH
There are some of us who can live without wild things, and some who cannot – Aldo Leopold
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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Friday - END OF TRIMESTER #1
a look back…