Mrs. Clements

Sept 8-12

Monday

Warm-Up 1 (Week 2)

What ocean current affects the climate in Europe?  pg. 271

CW:
Collect #13 "Europe - A Land of Varied Riches" for a CW grade.  If you did not turn it in today you may turn it in tomorrow for a late grade (-10).

Reviewed #12 - European Physical Features

Begin reading " European Features" packet - complete reading for HW

Tuesday

Warm-Up 2 (Week 2)

Why is agricultural reform such an important issue in Europe? (Packet pg 168) What ocean current affects the climate in Europe?  pg. 271

CW:

Complete reading and highlighting "European Features" packet.

European Features chart -  #14

"Country Expert" sheet to class Thursday.

Wednesday

Warm-Up 3 (Week 2)

Compare the climates of Southern and Central Europe.

Complet e #14 - European Data Chart

Thursday

Warm-Up 4 (Week 2)

Compare the climates of Russia and the United Kingdom.

Review European Data Chart

European Region Group Assignment - each group will research their assigned region and present a Smart Notebook or Smart Idea presentation.

Unit1 Test September 24th -

Sept 2-5

Tuesday

Warm-Up 1 (Week 1)

Why are the North and Baltic Seas "major transportation" corridors in Europe? pg 377

CW:
Almost There Assessment using Senteos.  Those students who made a 100 (congratulations!) do not have to take the test.   These students are picking a European country of their choice.  Using the laptops these students will be our class "expert" on that country.

Students who made less than a 100 will take the test Wednesday or Thursday (their choice).  These students used the laptops to review using one of the following interactive websites.

Wednesday

Warm-Up 2 (Week 1)

How many languages are spoken in Europe? pg 327

HW:

Europe Map ID test for those students who did not take it today.

Thursday

Warm-Up 3 (Week 1)

The English Channel separates which two countries? (A28)

Europe Map ID grades posted!  Great job!!!

#12 - European Physical Geography - This assignment is a classwork assignment - if you did not finish it in class it is due Monday.  Most of class was spent on this assignment -

www.worldatlas.com

http://www.euratlas.com/Atlas/index.html

Friday

Warm-Up 4

What natural resource found in Germany help make it one of the world's major industrial centers? (pg. 276)

#13 - Europe, a Land of Varied Riches - Classwork

We will review #12  and #13  on Monday

Have a great weekend!

August 25-29

Monday

Warm-Up 1 (Week 2)

What type of physical features would be a barrier to a country's development?

CW:
   Checked #7 "Pinpointing major cities" - students are doing a great job with finding absolute location using latitude and longitude!

   #9 Physical Geography

HW:  Complete #9 by Wednesday

Tuesday

Warm-Up 2 (Week 2)

Rank Europe, as it compares to other continents in terms of size and population (use #8)

Notebook check - many students did a great job!  Way to stay organized. CW:
    HW:  Complete #9 (Physical Geography) 

Wednesday

Warm-Up 3 (Week 2)

What physical feature separates Europe and Asia?  (pg 275)

Check #9 (Physical features) for HW grade

#10 Europe map ID

Use the following websites to help identify and study countries!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/, http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html, http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/eur_country.pdf

HW:  Complete Europe map ID, identify countries and color the countries

Test Wedesday over country locations

Thursday

Warm-Up 4 (Week 2)

Spain and Portugal comprise the _____________ Peninsula.

Review #10 - Classwork Grade

#11 European Data Analysis

European Country Test next Wednesday

I will collect warm-ups tomorrow for a classwork grade.

Check #9 (Physical features) for HW grade

#10 Europe map ID

Use the following websites to help identify and study countries!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/, http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html, http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/eur_country.pdf

Friday

Warm-Up 5 (Week 2)

List an acronym you have come up with to help you study.

CW:

Collect Warm-Ups for the last 2 weeks

"Almost There" Assessment on Senteo for Europe Map Test next Wednesday

Have a great long week-end!

European Country Test next Wednesday

I  Use the following websites to help identify and study countries!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/, http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html, http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/eur_country.pdf

August 18-22

Monday

Warm-Up 1

List the 5 themes of Social Studies.

World map quiz over continents, oceans, hemispheres, latitude & longitude

Turned in "Personal" 5 areas of Social Studies assignment

#4 - "Many Regions Many Cultures"

HW: Bring in a picture from a magazine or newspaper which illustrates one aspect of culture

Tuesday

Warm-Up 2

Your address is an example of which theme of geography?

Review: #4 - "Many Regions Many Cultures"

#5 - Five Themes of Geography

Wednesday

Warm-Up 3

What is the "push-pull" factor?  Which theme of geography is it? (pg 38)

Complete and Review Five Themes of Geography

Thursday

Warm-Up 4

How do hurricane forecasters "track" hurricanes?  (hint absolute location)

#6 Using latitude and longitude

Friday

Warm-Up 5

What is the latitude and longitude of Madrid Spain?

Students received their syllabus.  Please sign and return on Monday.

Assigned textbooks.  These books are to be kept at home.  There is a class set in the room that the students will use while at school. 

#7 - "Pinpointing major cities" - we worked on this in class - students need to finish this for Monday

#8 - Continent Data

August 11-15, 2008

Monday

Blog

Class rules, expectations and organization

School Tour

HW: Bring blue folder, pen and paper by Wednesday

Tuesday

Notebook Organization

#1 Class Expectations

Map ID Preassessment (continents, oceans, hemispheres, equator, Prime Meridian)

Personal Five Areas of Social Studies CW activity - (due Friday)

HW: Bring blue folder, pen and paper by Wednesday

       Spend 15-20 minutes reviewing the 5 areas of social studies sheet so you will be prepared to work on it in class tomorrow

        Map Quiz Monday

Wednesday

Handbook Review

Map Review (For CW grade)

  -continents, oceans, hemispheres, equator, Prime Meridian

Personal Five Areas of Social Studies CW activity - (due Monday)

HW:

Spend 15-20 minutes on your personal 5 areas of social studies assignment - it is due Monday

Map Quiz Monday

Thursday

Review Handbook pg 10

#2 Five Areas of Social Studies

Read Weslandia and identified items that would fit in each of these areas.

Download the_five_areas_of_social_studies_graphic_organizer.doc

HW:

Spend 15-20 minutes on your personal 5 areas of social studies assignment - it is due Monday

Download personal_five_areas_of_social_studies.doc

Map Quiz Monday

Download world_geography_intro_corrected.notebook

Friday

#3 "The World at Your Fingertips" - pgs 17-21

If you did not finish it in class we will finish it Monday.

HW:

Personal 5 Areas of Social Studies due Monday

Map Quiz Monday

May 19 - May 23

Monday

No Warm-Up  

Personal Finance "Almost There" Assessment

Study Guide for Personal Finance test Wednesday

  Tuesday

No Warm Up

Review Study Guide

Break up into Review Groups

Test Tomorrow

Wednesday

Personal Finance final assessment

Antarctica Packet

Thursday

Antarctica Video

Friday

Antarctica 

Have a Great Summer

May 12 - May 16

Monday

No Warm-Up  

Projects Due!

  Presentations

Tuesday

No Warm Up

Presentations

Wednesday

No Warm Up

Personal Finance Unit

Students may re-do portions of project in which they lost points for a re-grade - must bring in rubric!  deadline tomorrow!

Thursday

No Warm Up

Personal Finance Unit

Friday

No Warm Up

Personal Finance Unit

May 5 - May 9

Monday

No Warm-Up  

Savings

Australia Travel Journal - laptops -

I took a classwork grade on your progress today.  We will have the laptops through Wednesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Personal Finance Unit introduction

checked HW:

Discuss the following terms with your parents, write down the definitions and have your parent sign the sheet.

Personal Finance Vocabulary

money management

income

spending

credit

savings

investing

Tuesday

No Warm-Up  

Savings - #1

Australia Travel Journal - laptops -

We will have the laptops through Wednesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

HW:  #2

Wednesday

No Warm-Up  

Savings - #3

Check Savings #2 for HW grade

Australia Travel Journal - laptops - today last class day to work on projects!  They are due Monday, May 12th.

HW:  #4 (Savings)

Thursday

No Warm-Up  

Stocks and Bonds

Personal Finance Worksheet

Project due Monday, May 12th.

Friday

Australia Video

April 28 - May 2

Monday & Tuesday

No Warm-Up  

Australia and Oceania Web-Quest

Wednesday

No Warm-Up  

Progress Reports - have initialed by one of your parents and returned tomorrow!

Australia Travel Journal - laptops

We will have the laptops through Tuesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Thursday

No Warm-Up  

Turned in Progress Reports - 

Australia Travel Journal - laptops - you should be finished with all of the geography sections, remember to read the rubric!  Be ready to start history tomorrow.

We will have the laptops through Tuesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Friday

No Warm-Up  

Australia Travel Journal - laptops -

I will take a classwork grade on your progress Monday.  For a 100 you should have all of the geography and history research done (look at your rubric!).  We will have the laptops through Tuesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Personal Finance Unit introduction

HW:

Discuss the following terms with your parents, write down the definitions and have your parent sign the sheet.

Personal Finance Vocabulary

money management

income

spending

credit

savings

investing

April 21 - April 25

Monday

Warm-Up 8:  Australia worksheet - mapreading activity   

CRCT Review - Latin America and Canada

Laptops - Skills tutor

Please bring in a sheet indicating that you have completed at least 1 skills tutor CRCT review activity (at home) - write down your grade and have a parent signature.

Notebook Check tomorrow