August 24, 2011
What did we learn? class expectations & current events in Libya & US
Why are we learning it? "we need to know what the class expectations are to be successful in class & what is happening in another country can impact our economy and we can learn from what other countries are doing"
Class activities- review class expectations, complete student survey
Homework- bring in notebook & 6 red folders tomorrow
August 25, 2011
What did we learn? class expectations
Why are we learning it? "we need to know what the class expectations are to be successful in class"
Class activities- label & collect folders; finish class expectations & do assessment; geography riddles
Homework-Parent form due Monday
August 26, 2011
What did we learn? how to interpret maps
Why are we learning it? we must effectively read maps in order to study the world
Class activities- practice reading maps; intro to geocaching using latitude, longitude, and a GPS device
Homework- parent form due Monday
August 29, 2011
Homework- none
August 30, 2011
What did we learn? what the relationship is between the earth and the sun; impact of latitude
Why are we learning it? the relationship between the earth and sun and our latitudnal location impact our lives
Class activities- online text login; google calendar set up; share SS collection; lat/long practice
Homework- answer lat/long qs from youtube video (5 questions)
**need practice? click here
August 31, 2011
What did we learn? current events (Libya, Afghanistan, hurricanes); latitude/longitude; map scale
Why are we learning it? these things impact our lives
Class activities- current events; lat/long partner practice; work on Unit 1 LT in google docs
Homework- watch map scale tutorial & load free ruler app on phone (optional)
