Monday, Sept. 17

Objective Students will recognize the different parts of the U.S. Constitution and the way in which the document balances the government with the rights of the individual.
Classroom Activity

Map 1.7 with cards –

Constitution Day Activity- Google Classroom

Unit 1 Vocabulary – Google Classroom

 Resources

Geography Alive, p.21

Google Classroom

Homework Unit 1 Vocabulary due Friday, Sept. 21 – Google classroom

 

Friday, Sept. 14

Objective Students will learn about the relationship between the Earth and the sun, applying what we have learned about the tilt of the Earth and seasons.
Classroom Activity

Map 1.7 with cards –

Geography terms: tropical, polar and temperate zones. Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic circle, and Antarctic circle

 Resources

Geography Alive, p.21

Why we have seasons – 3 mins

Homework None 🙂

 

Wednesday, Sept. 12

Objective Students will learn about the relationship between the Earth and the sun.
Classroom Activity

Warm-up:  Daily Oral Geography (DOG)

Earth and the Sun – Why we have seasons?  *Hint:  It is not because we are closer to the sun in summer!  (tilt of the earth on it’s axis!!)

Geography words and definitions-orbit, axis, rotation, revolution

Grade 1.6 whole class

 Resources Geography Alive, p. 20
Homework

None 🙂

1st Period:  Bring headphones, paper and pencil for screener test

 

Tuesday, Sept. 11

Objective Students will acquire basic components of  maps and apply our knowledge map vocabulary through finding geographic locations throughout the world.
Classroom Activity

Warm-up:  Daily Oral Geography (DOG)

Atlas hunt – Where in the world?

Geography words and definitions-latitude. longitude, hemispheres, continents

Grade 1.6 whole class

 Resources Geography Alive, World Atlas
Homework None 🙂

 

Monday, Sept. 10

Objective Students will acquire basic components of  maps and learn how to look at a global map and identify continents, hemispheres and oceans.
Classroom Activity

Warm-up:  Daily Oral Geography (DOG)

Phase 4 cards and Lab 1.6 – Unit 1 Geoterms

Terms and definitions – continents, oceans, and hemispheres

 Resources

Geography Alive p. 19

Google Classroom

Homework None 🙂

 

Sept. 6

Objective Students will acquire basic components of  maps and learn how to use latitude and longitude to determine absolute location.
Classroom Activity

Warm-up:  Daily Oral Geography (DOG)

Phase 2 card questions with Lab 1.4 – go over whole class

Phase 3, lab 1.5

Terms and definitions – scale

 Resources Geography Alive
Homework None 🙂