Unit Overview
The GEO BOOT CAMP is used in our class to provide the student with a basic foundation of Geographical skills that will be used throughout their semester. It is a 5 day "hands on, minds on" experience that contains a variety of activities to help our 8th graders become Geographers! True Geographic scholars understand the relationship between place, earth's natural systems and people. Below you will find a "download" list of items used in class and a detailed description of activities. Please click the "Schedule" tab on the left in order to view the daily happenings & the event schedule for our Boot Camp intro unit...enjoy!
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Geo Boot Camp Activity Packet
20 Terms for Geographers Word List
20 Terms for Geographers Slideshow
5 Themes of Geography Notes & Discussion
Intro to Maps Notes & Discussion
Latitude & Longitude Notes & Discussion
Australia & Antarctica Greatest Places Slide Show
How Well do you know Australia Fun Quiz
The Boomerang - Research & Design
Dot Art Creation
Important Unit Web Links...
Quizlet - 20 Words for Geographers
Latitude & Longitude Basics Video
Intro to Lat & Long Video
How Globes are Made Video
Introduction to "THE World" Video
Introduction to "THE World" Video Part 2
Australia "Land Beyond Time" Imax Film
Geo Boot Camp Videos…
Map Projection/Global Perspective - The West Wing TV Show Clip
Absolute vs. Relative Location - YouTube 3:15
The Alpenglow of Sunset on the Teton Range Western Slope, Wyoming - Gilbert
“The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and glowing, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.”