Your tests are graded (Thursday 4:40pm. Good News: many people did very well! More Good News: you can retake the state and capital portion of the test to increase your score! See me for details in class next Monday.
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Students did an activity in which they used photographs to identify seven capital cities and one non-capital city across the U.S. We then spent time learning nicknames of 21 states and how they acquired those names. Some students worked on their U.S. regions handouts, which are due no later than Friday.
After an Everyday Edit, students used their devices to practice identifying states and capitals. We did an assignment using photographs to further understand terms and regions from Chapter 7. At the end of class we watched a 6 minute travel guide to New England.
Students used their devices to practice identifying state capitals. We began an assignment in which students are researching information about two U.S. regions. You should work on this a bit at home - we will complete your handouts in class on Tuesday.
Be sure to study throughout the week for the test over states, capitals and Chapter 7 on Thursday. We learned why Fall began today, then used an online game to practice identifying states. After students took the state quiz, we researched San Francisco and Redlands to our list of cities and looked up information about them. Students turned in this city assignment at the end of class.
We watched Tour the States, in which an artist draws a map of the United States, then labels states and capitals. Click the link to watch this again, then practice on your own. You will draw a map like this as part of your final exams for Geography. Students researched seven cities in the Northeast, the South and the Midwest. Using their devices, we found information to answer the following questions: What bodies of water or other means of transportation facilitated the growth of these cities? What industries or other forms of business helped these cities grow? I led the students through the first three cities. Please finish the South and Midwest before class on Thursday.
Students completed an Everyday Edit on Jesse Owens. We defined and discussed some terms from Chapter 6, relating new ideas to things we have learned. Students then worked on their maps of the U.S. and Canada. We watched the CNN Student News, then played Where In the World before leaving.
Download the Socrative app to your smart phone or other device and bring this to class next Tuesday. We will start using the Socrative app that day. EXTRA CREDIT: Use WolframAlpha to calculate the answer to the following question, then email James Walters your answer by 5 pm Thursday, 15 September for 4 points of extra credit. How much larger is the city of Los Angeles than Redlands, in percentage? Your answer should be similar to the following example, using two other cities: New York City is 20016% larger than Burlington, Vermont. We discussed last week's quiz over New York/Manhattan and the latitude and longitude assignments. Today we begin our study of the United States and Canada. I led the students through Chapter 5: Introduction to the United States and Canada. In the course of our discussion students learned some concepts and terms that were obviously new to them. Some examples: the Continental Divide separates rivers that flow towards opposite sides of the continent; the Appalachian Mts. are not in the western U.S.; there is no country named America. We also used a previous assignment to identify the region of about 15 U.S. cities. Students have political and physical maps to complete by Wednesday, September 21.
We reviewed how to use latitude and longitude to find locations on a map of the world. Then students did an assignment plotting the location of cities. Students watched the CNN Student News before class was over.
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James WaltersMr. Walters has taught at RAA since 1985. He currently teaches Geography, World History, American History, Government, Economics and Handbell Ensembles. He is Music Director/Organist of Magnolia Presbyterian Church and is an adjunct professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, teaching Handbell Methods and Materials. Archives
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