9/13 Human & Physical Geography

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

• summarize an article.

Why?

• To practice summarizing skills.
• To better understand human and physical geography.

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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.  Read aloud         8 minutes

3.  Read 3 paragraphs at a time with assigned partner.  Circle the 3 most important terms in each chunk.         15 minutes

4.  Whole class discussion.          7 minutes

4.  Write a summary in the Google Classroom assignment.          15 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• Tell me about what is happening in the Amazon.
• What do you think about it? Why do you think that?

 Today in class you will

• analyze photographs

Why?

• To develop critical thinking skills.
• To better understand human geography and physical geography.

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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.  In your assigned group, identify who will take the following roles: time keeper, note taker, speaker(s)         5 minutes

3.  Note takers will use scrap paper.          30 minutes

• For 2 minutes, list what you see in each quadrant of the photo. 
• For 2 minutes, list things that may show human geography and, separately, things that may show physical geography.
• For 2 minutes, write how the photo shows physical and human geography are connected.

4.  Whole class sharing         10 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• What were the photos of?
• What is human geography? Physical geography?

Basic Geography; Human & Physical Geography

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).

 ______________________________________________________

 Today in class you will

• demonstrate basic geographic understanding.

Why?

• To show what you already know.

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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.  Without any resources, picture the features of the Earth in your mind.         5 minutes

3.  Map of the world.         40 minutes

4.  Check in          5 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• How good was your map of the world?  What did you remember? What did you forget?

Today in class you will

• analyze photographs

Why?

• To develop critical thinking skills.
• To better understand human geography and physical geography.

________________________________________________

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.  In your assigned group, identify who will take the following roles: time keeper, note taker, speaker(s)         5 minutes

3.  Note takers will use scrap paper.          30 minutes

• For 2 minutes, list what you see in each quadrant of the photo. 
• For 2 minutes, list things that may show human geography and, separately, things that may show physical geography.
• For 2 minutes, write how the photo shows physical and human geography are connected.

4.  Whole class sharing         10 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• What were the photos of?
• What is human geography? Physical geography?

9/11 Organize Drive; Basic Geography

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).

 ______________________________________________________

Today in class you will

• demonstrate basic geographic understanding.

Why?

• To show what you already know.

________________________________________________

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.  Without any resources, picture the features of the Earth in your mind.         5 minutes

3.  Map of the world.         40 minutes

4.  Check in          5 minutes

_______________________________________

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

Ask them.......

• How good was your map of the world?  What did you remember? What did you forget?

Today in class you will

• organize Drive/Classroom

Why?
To think about your learning.

• To start the year organized.

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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.  In Google Classroom under CLASSWORK - RESOURCES, look through the Good Student / Teacher Frayers that you created.  Those are our expectations for the year.         5 minutes

3.  Use the directions in G-Classroom to organize your Google Drive. (Put your scrap paper doc, lego pictures,  and your quote photo work into the social studies G-Classroom folder.)          20 minutes

4.  Complete waiting activities as you wait for Mr.d'E to share what he has learned.         5 minutes

5.  whole class discussion.          15 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• What have you learned about Mr.d'E?
• Show me how well your Google Drive is organized.