3/22 Climate, Physical Features, Natural Resources --> South America

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

Today in class you will 

• begin to understand how climate, physical features, and natural resources influence settlement and economics in South America.
• analyze maps.

Why?

• To notice patterns in the world.
• To better understand why cities developed where they are.
• To better understand the connection between geography and people.

1.  With another near you, discuss - in your own words - why you are in social studies today (see above). 2 minutes

2.  Review your settlement document.  2 minutes

3.  With your group, finish determining the best place for a settlement - make sure what you are saying is there is actually there, not hundreds of miles away.  Work on the top down organizer.  7 minutes

4.  Share with the class when asked to. (You may start your paragraph if you are done and waiting.)  15 minutes

5.  Reflection   10 minutes

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Parents: Don't Ask Your Child, "What Did You Do in School Today?"

Instead, you could ask your child the following: 

• Explain what you did with your map today.
• Explain what your group did with the three different maps today.
• What did you learn from the groups sharing their locations?
• What was the most important or interesting thing you learned?