Continue to work on Flip Book project

In Class: The students continued to work on their Flip Book Project which will be due at the end of class next Tuesday, Sept., 2nd.

Homework: None

Have a great Labor Day Break!

And, May all the good news be yours!!

Flip Book Project Begins!

In Class: Today we reviewed the questions the students missed on our Quiz yesterday. Then we began our Flip Book Project which we will work on in class today, tomorrow, and next Tuesday when we return from the Labor Day break. The students have a detailed information sheet on what is required in the book. They took notes today on the 5 physiographic regions and then received handouts and their flip book from me.

Homework: None

Unit 1 Chapter 1 Quiz

In Class: Today in class the students took the Quiz on geography basics of Georgia. Since we had a mock writing test in extended homeroom today the classes were shortened to 30 minutes. Therefore, when the students were finished with the test we viewed some snapshots of the 5 physiographic of Georgia with the time remaining in class.

Homework: None

Venn Diagram

In Class: Today the students finished their Venn Diagrams. We then had a short review for the Quiz tomorrow. Things to review tonight for the Quiz include: Chattahoochee river and Savannah river; how many degrees the earth turns in one hour; what is the equator, longitude, latitude, and parallels; what states boarder Georgia; the smallest and largest physiographic regions; Cardinal and intermediate directions; what is a scale; and weather phenomenas in Georgia.

Homework: Review for the Quiz tomorrow.

Georgia Map Assignment continued

In Class: Today the students finished their map assignment of Georgia. As they finished they began a VENN Diagram comparing and contrasting (differences and similarities) the Mental Map of Georgia they drew last week to the Map assignment of Georgia they finished today. We will finish the VENN Diagram tomorrow and have a short review for the Unit 1 Part 1 Geography Quiz (15 questions) on Wednesday, August 27th.

Homework: Review all notes and assignments for the Quiz on Wednesday.

Creating a Georgia Map

In Class: Today the students were given two handouts. One was a blank outline of the state of Georgia the other a list of elements including: cities, rivers, lakes, natural wonders, and sea islands in Georgia. The students had to locate a list of the aforementioned and place them correctly on the map. This will help reinforce the work we have done all week in class. The students will have today and Monday, August 25th, to complete this work.

Homework: Begin to review all material we have covered this week for our first Quiz next Wednesday.

And, May all the good news be yours!!

Map Tracking

In Class: Today the students were put into pairs. They were given a handout that required them to locate (on six thematic maps placed around the room) rivers, lakes, minerals, natural resources, highways, cities, and counties. On a second handout they had to locate and place the five physiographic regions of Georgia.

Homework: None

Mental Map

In Class: Today the students drew (from memory) a map of Georgia and tried to list the regions, cities, lakes, rivers, highways, and anything else they know about Georgia. Once they finished (using a large map of Georgia) we went over their mental map to see how much they knew. As well, the students were given three handouts listing all of the GPS (state standards) that they will be tested on next year on the CRCT test. We briefly talked about this and the students were told to keep these sheets in their notebook all year as a quick reference to what we will be studying.

Homework: None