Thursday, Dec. 19th

Objectives Students will identify and examine the ancient ruins of   Mesoamerica and how the geography helped in the survival of the Mayan.
Classroom Activity Vitual Reality – Mayan Civilization
Resources VR Goggles
Homework None!  Have a wonderful winter break! 🙂

 

Wednesday, Dec. 18th

Objectives Students will identify and examine the people, events and ideas of ancient Mesoamerica and how their geography affected their culture, by examining primary and secondary sources.
Classroom Activity

DOG: If you are still working on your test, please finish- If you are done, check GC to make sure you do not have any missing work.  After that, you may do work from another class, or play cool math games on your chromebook

*Mayan Assessment – go over

*Mayan Artifacts-GC

Resources

Latin American and Canada Ch. 9 Mayan

Mayan achievement Discovery Education video

Slideshow example-Universals of culture

Homework

Physio-graph maps due (LATE)

Mayan Review Response Questions Part B due (LATE)

Part C Mayan Questions due yesterday (LATE)

 

Tuesday, Dec. 17th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine the the people, events and ideas of ancient Mesoamerica and how their geography affected their culture, by examining primary and secondary sources.

Students will identify adaptations that helped the Maya civilization flourish in the rain forest.

Students will understand how cultures develop because of the adaptations made depending on how they lived.

Students will be able to identify the universals of cultures in specific civilizations in the Western Hemisphere

Classroom Activity

Return spirals-

DOG: Review your study guide and notes 🙂

Mayan Assessment

Resources

Latin American and Canada Ch. 9 Mayan

Mayan achievement Discovery Education video

Slideshow example-Universals of culture

Homework

Physio-graph maps due (LATE)

Mayan Review Response Questions Part B due (LATE)

Part C Mayan Questions due yesterday (LATE)

 

Monday, Dec. 16th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine the the people, events and ideas of ancient Mesoamerica and how their geography affected their culture, by examining primary and secondary sources.

Students will identify adaptations that helped the Maya civilization flourish in the rain forest.

Students will understand how cultures develop because of the adaptations made depending on how they lived.

Students will be able to identify the universals of cultures in specific civilizations in the Western Hemisphere

Classroom Activity

1s- from teams 1/2/3 grab the spirals!

DOG: Go to GC and open ‘Fall of Mayan’ – write your thoughts on what happened to the Mayan and why did the civilization end.

When you are done, submit it and then work on Mayan Questions C which were due Friday, then on your Universals of Culture slideshow and put images and captions under Maya

Go over hypothesis for the fall of the Mayas

Study guide and review – Maya (test tomorrow!)

Mayan Civilization slideshow

Resources

Latin American and Canada Ch. 9 Mayan

Mayan achievement Discovery Education video

Slideshow example-Universals of culture

Homework

Physio-graph maps due (LATE)

Mayan Review Response Questions Part B due (LATE)

Part C Mayan Questions due today

 

Friday, Dec. 13th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine the the people, events and ideas of ancient Mesoamerica and how their geography affected their culture, by examining primary and secondary sources.

Students will identify adaptations that helped the Maya civilization flourish in the rain forest.

Students will understand how cultures develop because of the adaptations made depending on how they lived.

Students will be able to identify the universals of cultures in specific civilizations in the Western Hemisphere

Classroom Activity

*No spirals needed!

DOG:  Week of 12/9

When you are done, work on part C, which is due today! Then, work on your universals of culture slideshow, adding Maya in GC

*Hypothesizing reasons for the Collapse of the great Mayan cities

Resources

Latin American and Canada Ch. 9 Mayan

Mayan achievement Discovery Education video

Slideshow example-Universals of culture

Homework

Physio-graph maps due (LATE)

Mayan Review Response Questions Part B due (LATE)

Part C Mayan Questions due today

 

Thursday, Dec. 12th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine the the people, events and ideas of ancient Mesoamerica and how their geography affected their culture, by examining primary and secondary sources.

Students will identify adaptations that helped the Maya civilization flourish in the rain forest.

Students will understand how cultures develop because of the adaptations made depending on how they lived.

Students will be able to identify the universals of cultures in specific civilizations in the Western Hemisphere

Classroom Activity

*No spirals needed!

DOG:  Week of 12/9

When you are finished, complete the Scholarly Habits Reflection in GC

*Do either part B or C (B was due yesterday, C is due tomorrow!)

Universals of Culture slideshow- add Maya (picture and content) in GC

Slideshow example

part B – whole class

Maya great achievements- final segment (10 mins)

Kahoot – Mayan

Resources

Latin American and Canada Ch. 9 Mayan

Mayan achievement Discovery Education video

Homework

Physio-graph maps due yesterday

Mayan Review Response Questions Part B due yesterday

Part C Mayan Questions due tomorrow

 

Wednesday, Dec. 11th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine the the people, events and ideas of ancient Mesoamerica and how their geography affected their culture, by examining primary and secondary sources.

Students will identify adaptations that helped the Maya civilization flourish in the rain forest.

Students will understand how cultures develop because of the adaptations made depending on how they lived.

Students will be able to identify the universals of cultures in specific civilizations in the Western Hemisphere

Classroom Activity

*No spirals needed!

DOG:  Week of 12/9

When you are finished, work on your physio-graph map of Mexico and South America.  When you are done, turn it in.  Then, work on Maya Questions Part B and then Part C.

Maya great achievements

Map and cards

Physical map of Mexico (p. 573) 

Physical map of South America (p. 579)

Resources Latin American and Canada Ch. 9 Mayan
Homework

Physio-graph maps due today

Mayan Review Response Questions Part B due today

Tuesday, Dec. 10th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine the the people, events and ideas of ancient Mesoamerica and how their geography affected their culture, by examining primary and secondary sources.

Students will identify adaptations that helped the Maya civilization flourish in the rain forest.

Students will understand how cultures develop because of the adaptations made depending on how they lived.

Students will be able to identify the universals of cultures in specific civilizations in the Western Hemisphere

Classroom Activity

*No spirals needed!

DOG:  Week of 12/9

When you are finished, work on your physio-graph map of Mexico and South America.  When you are done, turn it in.  Then, work on Maya Questions Part B and then Part C.

Maya great achievements

Map and cards

Physical map of Mexico (p. 573) 

Physical map of South America (p. 579)

Resources Latin American and Canada Ch. 9 Mayan
Homework

Period 5 physio-graph feature map of Mexico and South America due today

Mayan Review Response Questions Part B due tomorrow!

 

Monday, Dec. 9th

Objectives

Students will identify major physio-graphic features of Latin America and then examine a series of questions to identify the geographic features.

Students will be able to map areas of settlement, create symbols that represent cultural artifacts.

I will be successful when I can:

  • label 16 physio-graphic features of Latin America on a map
  • understand what physio-graphic features mean

 

Classroom Activity

*No spirals needed!

DOG: Week of 12/9

Then, Go to GC and complete Mayan Review Questions – Part B- 

After DOG- complete Part C Mayan Review Response Questions.

Physio-graphic features activity (40 mins in class)

Map and cards

Physical map of Mexico (p. 573) 

Physical map of South America (p. 579)

Resources Latin American and Canada Ch. 9 Mayan
Homework

Period 5 – physio-graph feature map of Mexico and South America due tomorrow- 

Mayan Review Response Questions – PART B due Wednesday, Dec. 11th

 

Friday, Dec. 6th

Objectives

Students will identify and examine the the people, events and ideas of ancient Mesoamerica and how their geography affected their culture, by examining primary and secondary sources.

Students will identify adaptations that helped the Maya civilization flourish in the rain forest.

Students will understand how cultures develop because of the adaptations made depending on how they lived.

Students will be able to identify the universals of cultures in specific civilizations in the Western Hemisphere

Classroom Activity

*No spirals needed!

DOG: Week of 12/2

After DOG- go to GC and either finish Part A and submit and open Part B.

Sacred Round Activity

*Quizlet, if there is time 🙂

*Candy Sneak

Resources Latin American and Canada Ch. 9 Mayan
Homework Maya Review Response Questions – Part A due yesterday