9/24 Map Skills: 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.  C & D Periods: Finish your slide from last week.         5 minutes

3.   C & D Periods: Whole class share           5 minutes

4. C & D Periods:  Whole class: watch this video         2 minutes

5.  C & D Periods: Read through the guide document in Google Classroom under RESOURCES. Ask questions.         5 minutes

6.  C & D Periods: 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/Continue 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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