Month: August 2019

Students will acquire basic map-reading skills and define the importance of key geographic terms.

Students will be able to identify how geographers show information on a map.

Warm-up:  With your teams, discuss where you begin to measure latitude lines and where do you begin to measure longitude lines?

work on Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC- due today

Grade Lesson 1.4 Latitude and Longitude/ Cities of the World

Lesson 1.5 Map scale with Washington DC- in class activity

1.5 cards for Map scale map of Washington DC

1.5  Map scale cards

1.4 Cities of the world map 

1.4 Cards

Tools for Geography- notes

Map Element – notes

Geo Alive Ch. 1

Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC is due TODAY

Have a great 3 day weekend!

Students will acquire basic map-reading skills and define the importance of key geographic terms.

Students will be able to identify how geographers show information on a map.

Warm-up:  In your spirals, write the term: International Date Line and define what it means using a textbook or Google.

Continue work on Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC

Lesson 1.4

1.4 Cities of the world map 

1.4 Cards

Tools for Geography- notes

Map Element – notes

Geo Alive Ch. 1

Dazzling Design due- Aug 23

In Search of Gold – note catcher – due Aug. 23

Check IC

Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC is due Friday, Aug. 30

Students will acquire basic map-reading skills and define the importance of key geographic terms.

Students will be able to identify how geographers show information on a map.

Warm-up:  In your spirals, write the term: International Date Line and define what it means using a textbook or Google.

Continue work on Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC

Lesson 1.4 and 1.5

Latitude and Longitude

Tools for Geography- notes

Map Element – notes

Geo Alive Ch. 1

Dazzling Design due- Aug 23

In Search of Gold – note catcher – due Aug. 23

Check IC

Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC is due Friday, Aug. 30

Students will acquire basic map-reading skills and define the importance of key geographic terms.

Students will be able to identify how geographers show information on a map.

Warm-up:  In your spirals, write the question:  What are three elements of a map?  Discuss with your team and write your answer in your spiral.

Continue work on Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC

Review map skills- 1.3

Intro to Ch. 1.4 – Latitude and longitude

Latitude and Longitude

Tools for Geography- notes

Map Element – notes

Geo Alive Ch. 1

Dazzling Design due- Aug 23

In Search of Gold – note catcher – due Aug. 23

Check IC

Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC is due Friday, Aug. 30

Students will acquire basic map-reading skills and define the importance of key geographic terms.

Students will be able to identify how geographers show information on a map.

Warm-up:  Look up definitions for:

Absolute location, relative location and distortion

work on Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC

Intro to Ch. 1.3 – Map titles and symbols

Latitude and Longitude

Dazzling Design

Dazzling Design Directions

In Search of Gold article 

In Search of Gold note catcher

Geo Alive Ch. 1

Dazzling Design due- Aug 23

In Search of Gold – note catcher – due Aug. 23

Tell your parents about three elements of a map!

Warm-up:  Look up definitions for:

Latitude, longitude and scale

work on Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC

Intro to Ch. 1.2 – Absolute and relative location

Latitude and Longitude

Dazzling Design

Dazzling Design Directions

In Search of Gold article 

In Search of Gold note catcher

Geo Alive Ch. 1

Dazzling Design due- Aug 23

In Search of Gold – note catcher – due Aug. 23

Ask your students to describe absolute and relative location

Warm-up:  Complete Dazzling Design and/or ‘In Search of Gold’ note-catcher

Get in to Google Classroom

Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC

Go over homework

Intro to Ch. 1

Latitude and Longitude

Dazzling Design

Dazzling Design Directions

In Search of Gold article 

In Search of Gold note catcher

Geo Alive Ch. 1

Dazzling Design due tomorrow

In Search of Gold – note catcher

Warm-up:  Complete Dazzling Design and/or ‘In Search of Gold’ note-catcher

Get in to Google Classroom

Unit 1 Vocabulary in GC

Periods 2 and 4- finish Latitude and Longitude video clip

Latitude and Longitude

Dazzling Design

Dazzling Design Directions

In Search of Gold article 

In Search of Gold note catcher

Dazzling Design due tomorrow

In Search of Gold – note catcher

Warm-up:  Complete your name plate using markers and colored pencils

Go over Geography pre-test- as a whole class

Finish Dazzling Design – directions

Classroom expectations- cont.

Introduce Latitude and Longitude