Fall Break - Mon 29th of Sept to Fri Oct 3rd

No classes this week

Thursday and Friday Sept 25th and 26th Day 27, 28

OBJECTIVES:
Given a Compare Contrast article, students will be able to annotate the article identifying its Key Details, Major Quotes, Vocabulary, and General Concepts with 100% accuracy

Today's activities will be using a Comparison Contrast article about the Tropical Rainforest and the Tropical Savanna. The article will serve as a template for future annotation activities. I will annotate the article and students will write-in the annotations in the margin provided.

Once we have finished the lesson, students will apply the new formatting process to an article provided in the next class period.

Tuesday and Wed Sept 23rd and 24th Day 25, 26

Today's Objectives are to make progress on the vegetation chart, start the activities of Lat and Long, and work on the Time Zone project.



OBJECTIVES:
Given a list with 24 separate locations, students will be able to plot their respective clock times with 100% accuracy on a pinwheel chart.

Given a detailed vegetation presentation/resource, students will be able to list appropriate details within pre-determined categories spreadsheet for the various climates around the world, with 100% accuracy.

Resources for today:

Time Zone Project - Time Zone Project

Lat/Long Activities  - Act 1,      Act 2,        Act 3,        Act 4,         Act 5,         Act 6

Biomes/Vegetation presentation - Chart info

Biomes/Vegetation presentation - Seasons

Monday Sept 22nd Day 24

Today is the first Day of Fall (officially the Autumnal Equinox)



Today we will introduce the 4 seasons our world experiences, and the relationship the lines of Latitude have in those events.

OBJECTIVES:
Given a blank globe, students will be able to identify the major lines of Latitude and the role they play in the changing of seasons.
Given a blank globe, students will be able to identify and list the major lines of latitude, the dates at which the direct rays of the sun hit those lines, and the seasons that begin/end on those dates in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with 100% accuracy.

Thursday Friday Sept 18th,19th Day 24-25

Today's Objective:

SWBAT:  format and input data into a spread sheet to accommodate the climate zones presentation.

How to format a spreadsheet using Drive - (Making a spreadsheet)

Print out these maps - Maps.   The keys to the maps only need to be viewed and do not need to be printed-out.  Vegetation Key and this one  Rainfall Key and this one Temperature Key

HW/Classwork - Biomes Chapter in your Google Classroom acct - write up answers and submit to classroom. Biomes Chapter Read and Questions

Tuesday-Wed Sept 16th 17th Day 22 & 23

The Unit we are starting will cover a few related topics and will involve a Biomes project. We will cover Latitude and Longitude, Seasons, and Biomes.

Here are the Instructional Objectives:
SWBAT (Know and Do):

Latitude/Longitude section:

* The student, when requested, will identify at least 10 places on a blank world map using the given latitude and longitude points to the nearest minute degree with.

* The student, when requested, will identify the latitude and longitude points, as well as hemisphere designation of at least 10 places on a blank world map to the nearest minute degree.

* The student will be able to show evidence of the ability to identify the major lines of latitude (by name and degree) on a blank world map.

* The student will be able to identify the correct time of any city on the earth if given the correct starting time of any other city.

Seasons Section:

* Students will be able to list the dates and lines of latitude the direct rays of the sun is hitting at the beginning of each season for both Northern and Souther Hemisphere's

* Students will be able to explain the "Longest day of the year" and the 

Shortest Day of the year"

Biomes Section:

* Identify the nine different biomes by name and characteristics
* Show evidence of knowledge of the various plants that grow within each biome
* Identify the climate of each biome including the rainfall averages and temperature fluctuations throughout the year
* Show evidence of the ability to read a climograph
* List various countries along low attitude, mid latitude, high latitude, and mountainous biomes.
* Describe characteristics (Climate, vegetation, human use, products,etc) that are developed or cultivated from each biome.
* Understand the relationship between the environmental factors and the plants and animals within a biome.

How to format a spreadsheet using Drive - (Making a spreadsheet)

Print out these maps - Maps as well as these keys Vegetation Key and this one  Rainfall Key and this one Temperature Key

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Resources for this unit are listed below

Calif Hist and Geog site ( resource site )

Biomes site -(types of biomes)

World Climates (World Climates )

How to build a climograph - ( build climograph )

Biomes resource site - (PBS interactive)

Great resource that can be used for the Biomes Project - (What makes a good Poster )

How to conduct research - ( How to do research )

How to cite a source -(citing research)
another link for citing - ( Cited sources - how )
evaluation and citing - ( Eval and Citing )

How to create a decision Matrix - ( How to make a group decision )

Presentation Rubric - (Multimedia Rubric)

Project idea site - (Project Ideas )

On-line book resource - (source)

For Monday Sept 14th Day 21

Below are the class codes for Google Classroom.

Make sure you put in the right code for the class you are in

Zero Period = pm5j0b

1st Period = ycuor1s 

2nd Period = 0b7qf2p 

3rd Period = bo8wqxi

5th Period = q3f8k4

Go to www.google.com/classroom

click the "Join Classroom" button and put in the appropriate class code 

Tuesday and Wednesday Sept 9th and 10th Day 19 and 20

Google Classroom code - lkesrxh

Today and tomorrow  are work days to continue with the Fairy Take Project. Students should have finished their questionnaires and sent them to me via PDF/email OR turned them in to the class tray.

The Fairy Tale project is due by Midnight Wed the 10th.

As a reminder we will have our fist quiz/test on the 5 Themes of Geography on Thursday/Friday based on your block day.

Monday Sept 8th Day 18

In your journals/composition books, please answer this question


Warm-Up Activity
What have you found to be the most difficult part of the Fairy Tale project so far?




5 themes Poster - 
Get with your 5 themes group and make sure you have shared each poster within the group. Someone make a slide at the beginning that lists the group members names and which themes poster they built. Save that 6 slides as 1 pdf and email it to me. The title just needs to be your period and the term 5 themes poster project. If you decided to print out your poster, simply turn it in.


Today's task:   By the end of this period, you should have your questionnaire finished and have started/continued to re-write you Fairy Tale.

Make sure you include the 5 Themes when you are re-writing the Fairy Tale, and make sure they are really obvious when mentioned. i.e. if the story includes a passage about the PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS of PLACE (such as a desert) make sure you have a picture/drawing of a desert. If the story involves a windmill or water wheel (HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION) make sure there is a picture/image/drawing of it.

 Steps to take today:  

* Get connected with your 3 o'clock partner make sure you are finished with your questionnaire. Each person will submit a questionnaire to me.

   * Begin/continue re-writing your story. Make sure to include images of the 5 themes as they relate to your story

   * Remember to make a cover to your Fairy Tale story, this is where your title should go as well as the names of the 2 students who have worked on it.

The Fairy Tale Project will be due on Wed before Midnight.

Here is the Assignment description - ( Fairy Tale Directions ) The 2nd page of this doc contains a list of famous Fairy Tales

Here is the  Questionnaire which must be filled-in - ( Questionnaire ), Copy the questions and paste them into your Drive onto a blank Document page. Answer the questions on your document. Once finished, print out the document and bring it to class for Monday. You will both need to submit a finished questionnaire sheet when the project is finished.

Here is a resource to help fill-in your questionnaire - ( Culture Gram ) these Culture Grams contain lots of information that can be used inside of your story to make it accurate to the country in which the Fairy Tale is happening. In addition, you can use the web to find additional sites to help fill-in the questionnaire.

Today's Objectives and Outcomes:

Students will be able to:
1) Apply the 5 themes to a traditional Fairy Tale replacing the elements of the story with appropriate elements from a different area/country
2) Show evidence of their understanding of the 5 themes of Geography by uses examples to describe features within the story.
3) Build a "Story Book" telling a Fairy Tale within the contexts of a different culture
4) Present their "updated" Fairy Tale to the class.

Thursday and Friday Sept 4th and 5th Day 16 &17

In your journals/composition books, please answer this question


Warm-Up Activity
What is your favorite Fairy Tale, and Why is it your favorite.




Today's task:
By the end of this period, you should have your 5 Themes poster finished and formatted the same as the rest of your group. Be ready to turn it in on Monday.


You should also have decided on a Fairy Tale with your partner ( we are using 3 o'clock partners for this project), and have most of the Questionnaire finished (Zero Period will have until the end of the period Friday, but 1,3,& 5th period should have their questionnaires done by today.


If you finish the questionnaire, start writing the new version of your Fairy Tale. (A list of Fairy Tales is located on page 2 of the assignment sheet located below)

 Steps to take today:  

* Get connected with your 3 o'clock partner and review the list of Fairy Tales and decide which one you want to "re-write" in a new location

   * Research the web and the Culture Gram Site (link below)  for information to fill-in the 5 themes questionnaire (questionnaire located below)

   * Copy the questionnaire into your Google Drive and fill-in the questionnaire with the appropriate information from your new location (use a country for new location, not a city or fictitious place) 

* Use the information on the questionnaire to re-write your Fairy Take making sure you mention examples of the 5 themes (i.e. describe some of the Human Characteristics of your place, as well as some of the Physical Characteristics)

   *  Decide what medium (paper based, hand  drawings, etc, OR presentation tool, clip art, etc)  

What would the Aladdin story be if it were to have happened in Korea, or Japan, or Southern Africa?

Here is the Assignment description - ( Fairy Tale Directions ) The 2nd page of this doc contains a list of famous Fairy Tales

Here is the  Questionnaire which must be filled-in - ( Questionnaire ), Copy the questions and paste them into your Drive onto a blank Document page. Answer the questions on your document. Once finished, print out the document and bring it to class for Monday. You will both need to submit a finished questionnaire sheet when the project is finished.

Here is a resource to help fill-in your questionnaire - ( Culture Gram ) these Culture Grams contain lots of information that can be used inside of your story to make it accurate to the country in which the Fairy Tale is happening. In addition, you can use the web to find additional sites to help fill-in the questionnaire.

Today's Objectives and Outcomes:

Students will be able to:
1) Apply the 5 themes to a traditional Fairy Tale replacing the elements of the story with appropriate elements from a different area/country
2) Show evidence of their understanding of the 5 themes of Geography by uses examples to describe features within the story.
3) Build a "Story Book" telling a Fairy Tale within the contexts of a different culture
4) Present their "updated" Fairy Tale to the class

Tuesday-Wed Sept 2nd, 3rd Day 14 & 15

The assignment sheet can be found below. 

Directions for how to make your presentation portrait rather than landscape can be found here (link).  All members of your group should have their posters oriented the same way either all portrait or all landscape.

Today's task: 
   * work as a group to decide the formatting of the posters
   * begin to research the theme to find pictures to be used
   * save those images to your drive and put them in an images folder
   * begin to build your individual poster on your assigned theme


If everyone in the group finishes building their poster, make sure the formatting is the same for all posters, and collectively make changes where necessary.

The assignment sheet for the project can be found here  ( 5 themes assignment sheet ). 

Monday Labor Day Holiday

No school in honor of Labor Day.

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.