3/11 Settlement review

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.

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.  Orally answer/discuss the following questions with your group (make sure each person is adding something):  5 minutes

•  How have physical features influence settlement?
• What physical features pull (attract) people to a place?
• What physical features push people from a place?
• How has climate influenced settlement?
• What climates pull (attract) people to a place?
• What climates push people from a place?
• How have natural resources influenced settlement?
• What are mineral resources and some examples?

Mr.d'E will tell you when to continue to the next direction.

3.  20 minutes

4.  With your group, create a brief skit to get across the main ideas regarding the influence of climate, physical features, and natural resources on settlement. Each person must participate and have a role.  10 minutes

5.  Present   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: 

• What did you do for your skit in class?
• What is the impact of climate physical features and natural resources on where cities/population centers have developed?
• What are different climate types and what are they like?
• Show me your sketchnote on your blog.

3/10 Settlement Review

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.

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.  With others in your group, review the main ideas of the document you worked with on Monday and your overall understanding. (Yes, again.)  2 minutes

3.  Sketchnote:  By yourself finish your sketchnote that gets across the main points/ideas about the influence of physical features, climate, and natural resources on settlement - with specific examples and vocabulary. Check to see how well your ideas are addressing the standard on the wall. 15 minutes

4.  Write at least four sentences to address the following (consider spelling and grammar):  7 minutes

• Explain the most interesting thing you learned about the influence of climate, physical features, and natural resources on settlement.
• Explain the part of your sketchnote of which you are most proud.

5.  Have someone else who is done writing, read through your writing to make sure it makes sense and is clear, uses appropriate spelling, and uses appropriate grammar.  Then, create one new blog post with the following:  5 minutes

• your sketchnote
• your "at least four sentences" you just finished
• an interesting title for the post
• the following labels:  social studies, settlement, climate, physical features, natural resources, sketchnotes

6.  Follow the directions to add questions to this linked document.  10 minutes

7.  Review geography: 

http://www.placespotting.com/

http://freerice.com/#/identify-countries-map/885

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_Asia_G0_click.html

http://world-geography-games.com/countries_continents.html

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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: 

• What is the impact of climate physical features and natural resources on where cities/population centers have developed?
• What are different climate types and what are they like?

Sketchnote Sample