9/23 Human & Physical Geography; Zombie Apocalypse

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

• share about a country
• use mapping skills

Why?

• To develop develop your understanding of human and physical geography
• To practice using map skills

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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.  Finish your slide from last week.         5 minutes

3.   Whole class share           5 minutes

4.  Whole class: watch this video         2 minutes

5.  Read through the guide document in Google Classroom under RESOURCES. Ask questions.         5 minutes

6.  With your group, assign the following roles:         2 minutes

• leader: keeps group on task; makes sure materials are gathered and returned
• recorder: documents the work the group does together.
• time keeper: reminds the group of time remaining; encourages group to work efficiently.

7.  Begin your mission to save people from the Zombie apocalypse.         20 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• Tell me what map skills you were using to begin evading the zombies.

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 Today in class you will

• think like a geographer to find out about a place

Why?

• To better understand human and physical geography
• To practice creating questions

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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.  Watch this video once        5 minutes

3.  Use the progress bar on the video to help you find terms that you are unfamiliar with. Jot down the three most interesting with definitions in your scrap paper. (At top w/date)          10 minutes

4.  Whole class share.         5 minutes

5.  Jot down one open ended question about human geography and one open ended question about physical geography in your scrap paper.         5 minutes

6.  Whole class share.         5 minutes

7.  Create a slide in your social studies folder.          15 minutes

• choose a country outside of North America
• use your questions - or someone else's - to find out at least one thing about its human geography and one about its physical geography
• put the information on the slide
• put a photo you have permission to use and citation (using one of our three methods) that shows about the human OR physical geography

8.  Whole class walkabout        5 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• Tell me about the place you created the slide for.