Today in Class: 7th Grade Social Studies

This Week

Monday, September 4
- No school
Tuesday, September 5
- Who is Ms. Wolter? Activity
Wednesday, September 6
- Google Classroom
- Classcraft - Create a character
- Assignment - Fill out the "What is your..." Chart
Thursday, September 7
- Discuss "What is your..." Chart
- Identity Chart
- Identity Web
Friday, September 8
- Identity Web, due today

Monday, September 11
- Present Identity Webs
- Begin 3-Column Notes (Ch. 1.1)
Tuesday, September 12
- Ch. 1.1 Three-Column Notes
- Sketch Map
Wednesday, September 13
- Discuss Sketch Map
- Ch. 1.2 Three-Column Notes
- HW: Packet p. 1 - Five Themes of Geography
Thursday, September 14
- World Regions - Mental Mapping
Friday, September 15
- Ch. 1.3 Three-Column Notes
- Regions Chart (notes) -- cross out p. 2 in the packet

Monday, September 18
- Discuss Map Themes and Elements
- Three-Column Notes 2.1: Themes and Elements
- Latitude and Longitude Games
Tuesday, September 19
- 2.2: Map Scale
- Geoactivity (p. 3 in packet)
Wednesday, September 20
- 2.3: Political and Physical Maps (p. 4-5)
- Lego - Build a 3D physical map of the United States
Thursday, September 21
- 1.4: Map Projections (p. 6-7)
Friday, September 22
- Test: Essentials of Geography

Monday, September 25
- Pretest: Physical and Human Geography
Tuesday, September 26
- Tectonic Plates (p. 1 of Ch. 2 Packet)
- Hydrologic Cycle (p. 2)
Wednesday, September 27
- Extreme Weather (p. 3)
- In groups, create a presentation about extreme weather.
  - You will be assigned a famous storm (Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Katrina, Tri-State Tornado)
  - Describe where and when the disaster happened.
  - How many people were affected?
  - What was the damage caused?
  - How did people react/respond to the disaster?
Thursday, September 28
- Present Extreme Weather
- Natural Resources (p. 4)
Friday, September 29
- Natural Resources (p. 5)
- Political Map (p. 6)
- Quiz Monday
- Retakes Monday during PAWS

Monday, October 2
- Quiz - Physical and Human Geography
- Color/Label North America Map (p. 1)
Tuesday, October 3
- Read 1.2: The Great Plains
- HW: p. 2 in the packet
Wednesday, October 4
- Read 1.3: Western Mountains and Deserts
- Complete Vocabulary Activity on p. 3 in the packet
- Video: Rain Shadow Effect
- Read 1.4: Mexico's Mountains and Plateaus
- Complete Vocabulary Activity on p. 4 in the packet
Thursday, October 5
- Native Cultures Project
Friday, October 6
- Native Cultures Project

Monday, October 9
- Present Native Cultures Projects
- 3.1: The Maya and the Aztecs (Venn Diagram)
Tuesday, October 10
- 4.1.1: North America's Cultural Diversity
- Map Countries of Origin
Wednesday, October 11
- Debate - Pros and Cons of always being connected to social media
- 4.1.3: The Changing Economy
- Paper Airplane Activity
Thursday, October 12
- Finish Paper Plane Airplane Activity
- Venn Diagram - Manufacturing Then and Now
- 4.1.4: Finding New Energy Sources
- Identify Problems and Solutions
Friday, October 13
- Higher Ed Day - Field Trip

Monday, October 23
- 4.2.1: Daily Life in Mexico
  - Individually write a list of words, ideas, or customs that you associate with Mexican culture.
    - Nat Geo Photo Gallery - As we go through, mark next to words on your list and add new things that you see
  - Read 4.2.1
    - Vocabulary - Ancestry, descendants, artifacts
  - Geoactivity RB91
Tuesday, October 24
- Work on Story
Wednesday, October 25
- Work on Story
Thursday, October 26
- 4.2.3: Reaching Toward Democracy
- Vocabulary - Democracy
- Timeline - Geoactivity RB97
Friday, October 27
- Test Unit 2: North America

Monday, October 30
- Begin Unit 3: Central America and the Caribbean
- Label and color map on pages 1-2
Tuesday, October 31
- Physical Geography (p. 3)
- Trade (p. 4)
Wednesday, November 1
- Gaining Independence (p. 5)
Thursday, November 2
- Begin Central American Country Project
Friday, November 3
- Central American Country Project

Monday, November 13
- Label/Color map
- GeoVideo - Introduce South America
- Read 1.1: Physical Geography
- Geoactivity 1.1 - Analyze Climate and Elevation - RB7
Tuesday, November 14
- Read 1.2: Life at Different Elevations and 1.3: The Amazon River
  - 3 Column Notes - vocabulary
    - Adapt
    - Subsistence farming
    - Tributaries
    - Biodiversity
- 1.2 - Reading and Note-Taking, Categorize - RB8
- Geoactivity 1.3 - Compare the Amazon and Nile Rivers - RB13
Wednesday, November 15
- Read 1.4: Cold and Warm Currents
  - 3 Column Notes - Vocabulary
    - Currents
    - Rain shadow
- Geoactivity 1.4 - Map the Global Impact of El Niño - RB16
Thursday, November 16
- Read 1.5: Rain Forests and Climate Change
  - 3 Column Notes - Vocabulary
    - Transpiration
    - Greenhouse gas
    - Acknowledge
- 1.5 - Reading and Note-Taking - Analyze Cause and Effect - RB17
- Geoactivity 1.5 - Analyze Rain Forest Development - RB19
Friday, November 17
- Read 2.3: People of the Lowlands
  - 3 Column Notes - Vocabulary
    - Lowland
    - Nomads
    - Hunter-gatherers
    - Slash-and-burn
  - Game for XP - review
- Explain info in 2.4 and 2.5 - Spanish and Portuguese in South America
- Geoactivity 2.5 - Analyze the Roles of Slavery in Brazil - RB38

Monday, November 20
- Read storybooks
Tuesday, November 21
- Geoactivity 2.6 - Analyze Primary Sources: Independence - RB41
  - Discuss together
Wednesday-Friday
- No school, Thanksgiving

Monday, November 27
- Read 1.3: Daily Life
- Jigsaw - 4 groups - Analyze the economies
  - 2.2 - The Pampas Economy
  - 2.3 - Chile’s Food Production
  - 2.4 - Products of Peru
  - 3.1 - Brazil’s Growing Economy
Tuesday, November 28
- Discuss economies - Venn Diagram
- Geoactivity 3.3 - Explore Brazil’s Olympic Plans - RB33
Wednesday, November 29
- Review Game
Thursday, November 30
- Unit 4 Test
Friday, December 1
- Label Europe Maps (Physical and Political)

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