Lesson Plans- Thursday, Sept. 30

6th Grade

Current events
oral reading over Mayans

7th
Current Events
Oral reading over Chap 2

Lesson Plans- Wednesday,Sept. 29

6th grade
-Discussion on 500 Nations
-Lecture on hunting and gathering
-Pro and cons of Neolithic revolution

7th
-BQ What causes weather?
-Complete w-sheets over weather
-Read Chapter 2

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Sept. 28

6th Grade
500 Nations
Discussion over treatment of native americans

7th
Current Events
BQ: What causes weather?
Oral Reading Chapter 2

Lesson Plans- Monday, Sept. 27

6th grade
-Current events
-500 Nations

7th
Chapter 1 test

Lesson Plans- Friday, Sept. 24

6th Grade
-US MAP TEST

7th Grade
-World Map Test
-Chapter 1 TEST MONDAY!!

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Sept. 23

6th Grade
Current Events
500 Nations
50 States test Tomorrow

7th Grade
Current Events
Test Review
World Map Test tomorrow

Lesson Plans- Wednesday,Sept. 22

6th
-BQ about First Americas
-Discusssion and Lecture about age of Exploration
-500 Nations

7th
-Study Guide over Chapter 1

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Sept. 21

6th Grade
World Map Test
Chap. 11 Sect. 1 and Section 2 vocab definitions

7th
US Map Test
Study guide for Chap 1

Lesson Plans- Monday, Sept. 27

6th grade
Current Events
BQ: Who were the first Americans??
Hand in earth at night project
Answer BQ
Review World Map for test tomorrow
World Map Test Tuesday!!!!

7th
Current Events
Review 50 states map
Review World map
Study for test
50 STATES MAP TEST Tomorrow

Lesson Plans- Friday, Sept. 17

6th Grade
-Finish discussion over hypothesis
-Students share final hypothesis
-Reflection over earth at night

7th
-Landforms test
-Go over pg 34 Review ideas
-Mental map over seasons

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Sept. 16

6th grade
Current Events
Class discussion over Earth at Night
Write Final hypothesis

7th
Current Events
Check Maps
Homework pg 34 1-9Reviewing Ideas
Draw mental map of the 4 seasons

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Sept 15

6th Grade
Earth at Night Class Discussion
Students share hypothesis and evidence for and against their hypothesis
Students will revise and correct their hypothesis

7th
Finish Landforms group activity
Hand out maps over key locations in world
Fill in different locations
**Landforms test Friday

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Sept. 14

6th Grade
Earth AT Night Project 1-4
Draw continents
Fill in lights
Develop educated guess or hypothesis
Test hypothesis by collecting data that supports or does not support hypothesis
Be ready to check tomorrow--Have class dicussion

7th grade
Check Landforms
COOP Group "Acting out the landforms"

Lesson Plans- Monday, Sept. 13

6th Grade
Current Events
BQ: Why are there lights in some places and none in other?
-Handout world Map and Africa/Asia map--Fill in places
-Answer BQ

7th Grade
Current events
BQ: What creates landforms?
-Go over land form definitions
-COOP Group Activity over landforms

Lesson Plans- Friday, Sept. 10

6th Grade
Current events
Oral Reading pg 12-13
Draw map with lines of latitude and longitude
Answer 3 questions from board
Answer 1-3 on pg 13

7th Grade
Current Events
Go over definitions from Wednesday
Draw pictures of various landforms

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Sept. 9

US MAP TEST

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Sept 8

6th Grade
BQ: What is your strategy for studying for map test??
Prep for Map test tomorrow
50 states
Test tomorrow!!!

7th
BQ: What are plate tectonics?
Discussion
Oral reading 1-3 pg28
Definitions of revolution, solstice, equinox, landform, core, mantle, crust, magma, continent, plate tectonics, fault, earthquake, tsunami, erosion, plateau, isthmus, peninsula
50 states map test tomorrow!!!!!

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Sept. 7

6th Grade
Current Events
BQ What are the 5 themes of geography
Discussion and Lecture
Map test 50 states Thursday

7th
Current Events
Go over major cities scavenger hunt
Map Test 50 states Thursday

Lesson Plans- Friday, Sept. 3

6th Grade
-Diagnostic test
-check 50 states map

7th Grade
-Check 50 states map
-Major Cities Activity/Scavenger Hunt

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Sept. 2

-Current Events
-Finish turn by turn directions (6th grade only)
-50 States map--Identify 50 states