3/31 Connections Between Physical & Human Geography

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 

• generate meaningful questions.
• analyze how physical features, climate, and natural resources impact people.
• use critical reading skills to identify relevant information.

Why?

• To develop your understanding of human and physical geography.
• To develop your critical thinking.
• To practice your reading skills.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).   1 minute

2.  By yourself and without any resources, answer the questions in the document linked here.            10 minutes

3.  Make a copy of the document linked here and move it to your social studies folder. Complete it by yourself.             15 minutes

4.  Make a copy of the document linked here and move it to your social studies folder. Complete it by yourself.             30 minutes               

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What questions did you create?
• How do physical features, climate, and natural resources impact people?

3/30 Butterfly Circus

Today we viewed the short film "The Butterfly Circus."

After the video, students reflected and shared about how they interact with their peers as well as how they sometimes hold themselves back from accomplishing what they are capable of.

Parents could ask their student about their thoughts and reaction.

3/29 Economics Breakout

Students participated in a Breakout activity during which they had to collaborate as a team while using critical thinking skills to solve clues related to basic economic concepts.

Parents could ask their students about the activity.

3/28 Economic Systems -- Legos

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 

• analyze how different economic systems work.
• identify positives and negatives for each type of economic system.

Why?

• To develop your understanding of economics.
• To develop your critical thinking.
• To practice identifying common information from multiple sources.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).   1 minute

2.  Your group needs to create - using legos - "sculptures" that get across the three basic economic systems.            20 minutes

3.  One person take pictures of your sculptures, upload them to your social studies folder in Drive, and share them with your group mates.             5 minutes

4.  By yourself, write or record an explanation of your "sculptures" as to how they get across the three basic economic systems.             20 minutes               

5. Class share Museum walk - explain to one another about your sculptures              20 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• Show me Explain to me about your "sculptures." How do those represent the three basic economic systems?
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3/27 Master Chef: Basic Economic Systems

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 

• analyze how different economic systems work.
• identify positives and negatives for each type of economic system.

Why?

• To develop your understanding of economics.
• To develop your critical thinking.
• To practice identifying common information from multiple sources.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).   1 minute

2.  Go into Google Classroom.  Follow the MasterChef - Basic Economic Concepts directions:  STOP at the stop sign in the slide show.              7 minutes

Review your economic systems, standard of living, supply & demand, and trade/globalization information while you wait.

3. Your fifteen minutes starts.....NOW!           15 minutes

4.  Present to class - each group, each person.            25 minutes               

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• How do the three basic economic systems compare to one another - similarities and differences?
• Show me the slide show your group made today, and explain it to me.