WEEK ONE: AUGUST 29TH - SEPTEMBER 2nd
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power & magic in it. - Goethe
Monday, Aug 29th -
1) Welcome to World Geography
2) Mountain Monday - Disappointment Peak, Wyo
3) Mr. Gilbert Intro/Slides & Stories
4) Parent Letter/My Geo Story Sheet Handed out (Complete, Get Signed and Back by Wed)
Tuesday, Aug 30th -
1) Tour of the World Geography Website! (Bookmark this page)
2) What is Geography? Discussion Notes
3) Parent Letter/My Geo Story Due Tomorrow
Wednesday, Aug 31st
1) “What State? Wednesday” - Weekly Instagram Quiz (not graded for fun)
2) Geo Fun Video Clip - Ski the World starring Pro Skier Candid Thovex
Video Extra: “Behind the Scenes of…Ski the World” (watch on own if you like)
3) Hand Out “Geo Boot Camp” Activity Packet**
4) Click HERE to download Geo Boot Camp Activity Packet
**Need Packet for ALL Intro Unit Activities…bring it with you to class EVERYDAY!
5) Quick Overview of Geo Boot Camp Packet/Activities
6) What is Geography Continued?
7) Parent Letter/My Geo Story Due in Class (give to Mr. Gilbert)
8) Sub Tomorrow…be GOOD!!
Note: Extreme Skiing/Sports Fans= Quiksilver Full Length Film “Few Words” starring our buddy Professional Skier Candid Thovex CLICK to Watch Film (59 min) **optional**
Thursday, Sept 1st - (Gilbert Gone)
1) My World Map: Winter 2021 - World Mapping Activity
2) Draw, Label, List…anything and everything you know about the World…spend 30-40 minutes with details! (will need a blank sheet of paper for map creation)
3) Create Map from memory…don’t cheat and be honest with yourself…what do you know NOW?
4) Define “20 Words for Geographers” Vocabulary List (Boot Camp Packet)
5) Quiz on “20 Words” next Wednesday
Need Inspiration for Hand Drawing Maps? Tour the World (Hand Draw USA) - You Tube 4:08
Friday, Sept 2nd
1) City, State, Country Class Activity (Every Friday Fun Quiz)
2) Epic Selfie
3) Name a Country Video - Jimmy Kimmel
4) Create Student File Folder (stays IN classroom)
5) Review “My Geo Story” and Work on Names
6) Review of “Beyond the Walls”
WEEK TWO - SEPTEMBER 5TH - 9TH
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects. - Einstein
Monday, Sept 5th - NO SCHOOL “Labor Day”
Tuesday, Sept 6th -
1) 5 Themes of Geography Notes & Discussion (Guided Notes in Boot Camp Pkt)
2) “20 Words for Geographers” Quizlet Group Challenge (Quiz Review)
3) Click HERE for Quizlet Study Set
Note: please fill out guided notes sheet in your Geo Boot Camp Activity Packet
Wednesday, Sept 7th
1) “What State? Wednesday” - Weekly Instagram Quiz (not graded for fun)
2) 20 Words for Geographers Quiz - Online @ Schoology
3) Intro to Maps Notes & Discussion
4) Political & Physical Mapping in World Geography (review the Basics)
Note: please fill out guided notes sheet in your Geo Boot Camp Activity Packet
Thursday, Sept 8th
1) Australia Political/Physical Map Work Time (Geo Boot Camp Packet)
2) Please use Australia ONLINE Atlas for Mapping CLICK HERE to Enter
Note: the creation of ALL personal Maps in World Geo is a BIG PART of what we do and I challenge ALL Geo Students to “kick Butt and take names” when completing…meaning = do a GOOD JOB!
Friday, Sept 9th
1) City, State, Country Class Activity (Every Friday Fun Quiz)
2) “Land Before Time” Australia Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9_Ie60pxe0&feature=youtu.be
Note: Complete Video Worksheet in Boot Camp Activity Packet
3) Australia Political/Physical Map Work Time (Geo Boot Camp Packet)
WEEK THREE - SEPTEMBER 13TH - 17TH
“The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo
Monday, Sept 13th
1) Review “5 Themes of Geo” & “Intro to Maps” Discussion NOtes
2) Latitude & Longitude Discussion Notes (guided notes in Boot Camp Packet)
3) Complete “Lat & Long Practice” in Boot Camp Activity Packet
Tuesday, Sept 14th
1) Video Review of Lat & Longitude Basics
2) Full Group Lat & Long Practice
3) Complete ALL Lat/Long Activity Sheets in Packet (w/ Friend)
Wednesday, Sept 15th
1) “What State? Wednesday” - Weekly Instagram Quiz (not graded for fun)
2) Australia/New Zealand “Slides and Stories” w/ Mr. Gilbert
3) Make sure ALL “Geo Boot Camp” Pages are Completed and Ready for Turn In
4) Are your Australia Maps Neat? Black Ink? Colored completely? Universal Map Features present?
5) Bootcamp Packets Due TOMORROW!
6) Review “Beyond the Walls” Quarterly Assignment
Thursday, Sept 16th
1) City, State, Country Class Activity (Every Friday* Fun Quiz) *Gilbert Gone Tomorrow
2) Geo Boot Camp Packets Due
3) North America Activity Packets Handed Out (Preview of Activites)
4) North America Intro Notes & Discussion (Guided Notes in Packet)
Friday, Sept 17th (Gilbert Gone)
1) North America Political Mapping Work Day (Blank Maps Handed Out)
2) Click Here to enter North America Online Atlas
3) FYI - North America State/Provinces & Capitals Test Thursday Sept 24th
4) NA Political Maps Due Thurs Feb 25th
**A-K Geo students do have option to pick up North America Materials at school
5) Click HERE to Download/Print a North America Political Map
6) Define “Water Terms” Vocab (slideshow of terms)…Quiz next Tuesday
WEEK FOUR - SEPTEMBER 20TH - 24TH
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
Monday, Sept 20th
1) Greatest Places North America Slideshow & Discussion (Packet Page)
2) FYI - Water Terms Quizlet is Available CLICK HERE (study help for quiz)
Tuesday, Sept 21st
1) North America River Terms Quiz (Schoology Quiz in Class)
2) Finish Greatest Places Slideshow
3) North America Political Map Test Prep
Wednesday, Sept 22nd
1) “What State? Wednesday” - Weekly Instagram Quiz (not graded for fun)
2) Intro “School to Home” Mapping Project
3) School to Home Due Friday Oct. 1st
4) School to Home Project Work Time
Thursday, Sept 23rd
1) North America Political Maps Due
2) North America State/Provinces & Capitals Test
3) North America Physical Maps Handed Out
4) North America Physical Map Work Time
5) Click HERE to enter North America Online Atlas
6) FYI - North America Physical Maps Due Next Wednesday
Friday, Sept 24th
1) City, State, Country Class Activity (Every Friday Fun Quiz)
2) Great Lakes Regional Focus
3) Great Lakes Textbook Link (use with Act Packet Worksheet)
3) Great Lake “FUN QUIZ”
4) Great Lakes Diagram/Map Activity Packet Completion
5) “Rise and Fall of Great Lakes” Video
WEEK FIVE: SEPTEMBER 27TH TO OCTOBER 1ST
Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work. - Chuck Close
Monday, Sept 27th
1) “School to Home” Project Work Time
2) School to Home Maps Due Friday
Tuesday, Sept 28th
Alaska Imax Film w/ Video Worksheet
Wednesday, Sept 29th
1) “What State? Wednesday” - Weekly Instagram Quiz (not graded for fun)
2) Slides & Stories w/ Mr. Gilbert - Explore the Regions of the USA
3) Complete “North America Neighborhoods” Map in Activity Packet
Thursday, Sept 30th
1) North America Physical Maps Due in Class
2) North America Physical and Greatest Places Test
3) North America “People of Power” Worksheet in Activity Packet (Google)
4) Last Minute Questions on “School to Home” Project
5) School to Home Due Tomorrow
Friday, Oct 1st
1) City, State, Country Class Activity (Every Friday Fun Quiz)
2) School to Home Mapping Project Due in Class
3) School to Home Peer Reviews/Grading
WEEK SIX: OCTOBER 4TH - 8TH
Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. - Dwayne Johnson (the Rock)
Monday, Oct 4th - Canada Day!
1) Canada Fun Quiz
2) Canada Regions Textbook Activity in Small Groups
3) Canada Region Textbook Link
4) Complete People of Power North America (Google)
*BOTH Canada Regions & People of Power is homework if not completed!
Tuesday, Oct 5th
1) “What State? Wednesday” - Weekly Instagram Quiz (not graded for fun)
2) Immigration & Emigration in the United State Activity Packet Activity
3) Textbook Link for Immigration/Emigration Population Patterns
4) Work Time on Activity Packet in General (Due Thursday in Class)
Wednesday, Oct 6th - 8th Grade Canoe Trip
Thursday, Oct 7th
1) North America Activity Packets Due in Class
2) Hand Out Latin America Activity Packets
3) Latin America Intro Notes & Discussion
4) Latin America Greatest Places Slideshow
Friday, Oct 8th
1) City, State, Country Class Activity (Every Friday Fun Quiz)
2) Finish LA Greatest Places Slideshow
3) Complete “River Terms” Vocab in Activity Packet (Quiz Next Tues)
3) Hand Out Latin America Political Maps
4) LA Political Mapping Work Time CLICK HERE for LA Online Atlas
5) Maps Due and Test Next Friday
WEEK SEVEN: OCTOBER 11TH - 15TH
Travel is not reward for working, it’s education for living. - Anthony Bourdain
Monday, Oct 11th
1) What is a Rainforest? (Intro Notes & Discussion)
2) Rainforest Intro NOTES
2) Complete Latin America Regions Page in Packet
Tuesday, Oct 12th
1) Intro to “Stakeholders” of the Tropical Rainforest
2) Stakeholders Activity Sheet Completion
3) Textbook Link for Stakeholders “Land Use Conflict”
Wednesday, Oct 13th
1) “What State? Wednesday” - Weekly Instagram Quiz (not graded for fun)
2) Amazon Film Journey Activity (in Packet)
3) Film Journey Link
Thursday, Oct 14th
1) LA Political Map Test Tomorrow (Group Review)
2) Rainforest Imax Film (no Video Worksheet) “Fun Movie”
3) Complete LA Regions/Neighborhoods Activity Page
Friday, Oct 8th
1) City, State, Country Class Activity (Every Friday Fun Quiz)
2) Latin America Political Maps Due in Class
3) Latin America Political Map Test
4) Hand out Latin America Physical Maps
5) LA Physical Maps Due and Test - Tues. Oct. 226th
WEEK EIGHT: OCTOBER 18TH - 22ND
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela
Monday, Oct 18th & Tuesday, Oct 19th
1) Galapagos Islands Mini-Unit
2) Google Mapping the Galapagos Islands (intro Video)
3) Galapagos Islands Intro Notes/Intro Animals
4) Galapagos Islands Video
5) Galapagos Island ID (within Intro Notes)
6) Color/ID Galapagos Animals (within Intro Notes)
7) Complete “People of Power” Activity Sheet
8) Beyond the Walls Quarter #1 Project Due Nov. 2nd
Wednesday, Oct 20th - Friday, Oct 22nd
NO SCHOOL - MEA BREAK
WEEK NINE: OCTOBER 25TH - 29TH
There are some of us who can live without wild things, and some who cannot – Aldo Leopold
Monday, Oct 25th
1) Columbia Vs. USA Demographic Comparison
2) Columbia Slides and Stories w/ Mr. Gilbert
3) Greatest Places NA Review (Test Tomorrow)
4) Physical Features Quizlet
5) Review North America and Latin America Greatest Places HERE
Tuesday, Oct 26th
1) Latin America Physical Maps Due
2) Latin America Physical Map & Greatest Places Test
3) Complete Imports/Exports Activity Sheet
Wednesday, Oct 27th
1) “What State? Wednesday” - Weekly Instagram Quiz (not graded for fun)
2) Latin America Activity Packets Due (Last Graded Assignment for Quarter #1)
3) Europe Video Of the Day - UK, Great Britain or England?
4) Europe Activity Packets Handed Out
5) Europe Intro Notes & Discussion
6) Europe Greatest Places Slideshow
Thursday, Oct 28th
1) Finish Europe Greatest Places
2) Europe Video Of the Day - The Day Curious George Escaped the Nazis
3) Complete Europe “Mountain Terms” Activity Sheet
4) FYI - Mountain Terms Quiz Next Tuesday
5) Europe Political Maps Handed Out
6) Europe Political Mapping Work Time Europe Online Atlas
Friday, Oct 29th
1) Europe Video Of the Day - Sweden: “Sweden’s Great Meatball Mystery”
2) City, State, Country Class Activity (Every Friday Fun Quiz)
3) Intro Europe Unit Project - Europe City Walking Tour
4) Europe City Lottery (will get Walking Tour City Assignments)