5/6 Land Use Conflict in the Amazon

Reminders

• 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).

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Today in class you will

• practice close reading skills.
• work appropriately as a team.
• compete against other teams 

Why?

• To better understand human geography and physical geography.
• To practice reading skills.
• To practice working with others.

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DIRECTIONS

If you are ever waiting for a direction, please use PlaceSpotting by students, PlaceSpotting , Google A Day, or this Google Maps Scavenger Hunt or create a meme for one of our social studies topics from the year. (Don't search for the question or use a Google A Day answer site.)

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

2. C  & D Period.  Acorn hunt - first team to gather all wins  30 minutes

3.  Pairs -->  main ideas.            15 minutes

4.  (Wait for) whole class discussion.            15 minutes

5.  Summarize land use conflict in the Amazon and some solutions.            15 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• What are the most important things about land use in the Amazon that you learned?