Monday, Sept. 30th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up-  Go to GC and work on Ch. 2 Landform vocabulary using your Geography Alive textbook and glossary.  Make sure to find a real-world example and include a picture of that example.  It needs to be in the Western Hemisphere, so physical feature maps of North America and South America

Activity :Reading a climograph and understanding the causes of climate – 

 Climate Zones – Kahoot!

 

Resources

Geo Alive Ch. 2

Latin America and Canada Text – Pages 28-32

Latin America and Canada Text – Pages 192-193

Homework

Study session tomorrow morning at 7:50am for students needing extra help on an assignment or make up a test or test retakes

Ch. 2 Landform Vocabulary due Wednesday, Oct. 2nd

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy

 

Friday, Sept. 27th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up-  Go to GC and work on Ch. 2 Landform vocabulary using your Geography Alive textbook and glossary.  Make sure to find a real-world example and include a picture of that example.  It needs to be in the Western Hemisphere, so use physical maps on page 30 and 70 in the atlas.

Activity : 2.4 in Geo Alive-p. 30-31 notes on climate zones handout

 vegetation zones – 

Quizlet

Resources

Geo Alive Ch. 2

Camp Grizz Classroom Presentation

Homework

Landform Coordinate Hunt- GC(past due) – Monday, Sept. 23rd

South America Landform warm-up activity- GC(past due) Tuesday, Sept 24th

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy

 

Thursday, Sept. 26th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up-  Go to GC and work on Ch. 2 Landform vocabulary using your Geography Alive textbook and glossary.  Make sure to find a real-world example and include a picture of that example.  It needs to be in the Western Hemisphere, so use physical maps on page 30 and 70 in the atlas.

Review – General Reference Maps Video

Activity : 2.4 in Geo Alive- notes on climate graphs

 

Resources

Geo Alive Ch. 2

Types of Maps

Landform Coordinate Hunt Map

South America physical features map for the warm-up

Types of Thematic Maps video

Homework

CAMP GRIZZ parent meeting tonight at 6pm!!

Landform Coordinate Hunt- (past due) – Monday, Sept. 23rd

South America Landform warm-up activity- (past due) Tuesday, Sept 24th

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy

 

Wednesday, Sept. 25th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up-  Go to GC and work on Ch. 2 Landform vocabulary using your Geography Alive textbook and glossary.  Make sure to find a real-world example and include a picture of that example.  It needs to be in the Western Hemisphere, so use physical maps on page 30 and 70 in the atlas.

 

Activity : Camp Grizz presentation-

 

Resources

Geo Alive Ch. 2

Types of Maps

Landform Coordinate Hunt Map

South America physical features map for the warm-up

Types of Thematic Maps video

Homework

Talk with your parents about the school fundraiser and Camp Grizz!

*Don’t forget about the Camp Grizz parent meeting on Thursday night, Sept. 26th at 6pm!

Landform Coordinate Hunt- (past due) – Monday, Sept. 23rd

South America Landform warm-up activity- (past due) Tuesday, Sept 24th

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy

 

Thursday, Sept. 26th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up-  Go to GC and work on Ch. 2 Landform vocabulary using your Geography Alive textbook and glossary.  Make sure to find a real-world example and include a picture of that example.  It needs to be in the Western Hemisphere, so use physical maps on page 30 and 70 in the atlas.

Review – General Reference Maps Video

Activity : 2.4 in Geo Alive- notes on climate graphs

 

Resources

Geo Alive Ch. 2

Types of Maps

Landform Coordinate Hunt Map

South America physical features map for the warm-up

Types of Thematic Maps video

Homework

CAMP GRIZZ parent meeting tonight at 6pm!!

Landform Coordinate Hunt- (past due) – Monday, Sept. 23rd

South America Landform warm-up activity- (past due) Tuesday, Sept 24th

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy

 

Tuesday, Sept. 24th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up- Finish working on South America Landforms and turn it in – GC

Using the North America map on page 30 (or 24 in others) come up with 5 places and give their coordinates in your spirlas

Review – Types of Maps

Activity : 2.4 in Geo Alive- notes on climate graphs

 

Resources

Geo Alive Ch. 2

Landform Coordinate Hunt Map

South America physical features map for the warm-up

Types of Thematic Maps video

Homework

Landform Coordinate Hunt

South America Landform warm-up activity

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy

 

Monday, Sept. 23rd

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up- Finish your landform Coordinate Hunt in GC, then complete the worksheet by clicking on the South America Landforms worksheet in GC

Activity :Discuss the 5 Themes of Geography and what maps help us in solving problems?

 

Resources

Geo Alive Ch. 2

Landform Coordinate Hunt Map

South America physical features map for the warm-up

Homework

Landform Coordinate Hunt

South America Landform warm-up activity

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy

 

Friday, Sept. 20th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up- Meet with your Landform project group and finalize your presentation

Activity: Land form Coordinate Hunt

Coordinate Worksheet

Resources

Geo Alive Ch. 2

Landform Coordinate Hunt Map

Land form group project 

Homework

Have a good weekend!!

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy

 

Thursday, Sept. 19th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up- Using an atlas, (NOT GOOGLE!) find the three continents that the Arctic Circle goes through.

Activity: Land form group project 

Resources Geo Alive Ch. 2
Homework

Tell someone at home what your three landforms are and where your example is  located.

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy

 

Wednesday, Sept. 18th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine various types of thematic maps that geographers use to show what is happening around the world

Students will be able to identify six thematic maps and what makes up a human geography map and a physical map.

Classroom Activity

Warm-up- Starting with #1s, go around your table and name one type of thematic map and what it would include?

Safety slides

Activity: Land form group project 

Resources Geo Alive Ch. 2
Homework

Tell someone at home what kind of thematic maps make up physical geography maps

Optional:  2000 XP in Classcraft for a big bag of candy