Resources

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Latin America

3/11/20 Conference Prep Sheet (Proposals and Argument Writing) -- Step 4
3/9/20 Rainforest Conference Assignment Packet
Done with the Brainpops?
- News ELA
Done with the e-book? Watch and do the quizzes (don't submit them!!!) for the following brainpops:
3/3/20 Amazon Rainforest E-Book (online reading) <-this is the one you need for Wednesday 3/4!!!
3/3/20 Amazon Rainforest Packet (note-taking)
2/28 Guns Germs and Steel Video (youtube link)
2/28/20 Guns Germs and Steel Packet
2/25/20 Latin America Thematic Maps (folder w/ images)
2/25/20 Rock the Capitals Central America (the other most annoying song)
2/25/20 Seterra Central America (Capitals)
2/25/20 Seterra Central America (Countries)
2/6/20 Rock the Capitals South America (I.E., the most annoying song)
2/6/20 Seterra South America (Capitals)
2/6/20 Seterra South America (Countries)

The E.U. & Europe Cont.

2/5/20 6013 Years of European History Video
1/30/20 Ukraine and the EU DBQ Packet (all 18 pages-- print individual sections by page if you lose them)
1/23/20 Seterra Eastern Europe
1/21/20 Northern Europe Capitals Seterra
1/17/20 Seterra Northern Europe
1/17/20 Ukraine Sand Art
1/14/20 Seterra Southern Europe (Just the Small Eastern Countries)
1/13/20 Seterra Southern Europe (Capitals Only) (missing: Nicosia, Vatican City, San Marino, Valletta, Andorra)
1/10/20 EU Intro Sequencing Brainframe
1/10/20 EU Reading (Contains Multiple Sections)
1/9/20 Seterra Southern Europe
1/9/20 Introduction to the EU Slides
1/9/20 Backyards Exercise

Europe Continued

1/7/20 Blank Europe Map (Print for practice)
1/2/20 Places to Research Your Country
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Kids InfoBits
- InfoPlease World Atlas
- World Factbook
- Destiny Discover (Make sure you're on the "Open Educational Resources" tab)
1/2/20 Seterra (Western Europe) -- don't worry about Southern Europe. Quiz will only be on Western!
12/19/19 Climate and Vegetation Notes (Answers Filled In)
12/18/19 European Country Postcard Mini Project (Blank Postcard Template)
12/18/19 European Country Postcard Mini Project Instruction

Geography Bee

12/17/19 Practice Quiz (start here!)
12/17/19 Seterra (Geography Map practice games-- countries and capitals in every continent)
12/17/19 Many Geography Games (map practice, capitals, flags, physical features, etc.)
12/17/19 Study Resources (Videos, Readings, Images, and other Media, sorted by topic)
12/17/19 Beginner Practice Quiz
12/17/19 Trivia Quiz for Geo Bee Prep (there are a few other Geography Bee prep quizzes linked on this page, as well)
12/17/19 Another Practice Quiz (this one pulls questions from previous years' bees, I believe)

Europe

12/16/19 Format for Field Photograph Paragraph
12/13/19 All Europe & Russia Thematic Maps (brings you to a folder)
12/12/19 Climate and Vegetation Zones Note-Taking Sheet
12/12/19 Climate and Vegetation Zones Slideshow
12/12/19 Field Photograph CER Template
12/11/19 European Capital Cities Atlas Search
12/10/19 Europe and Russia Field Photograph
12/9/19 Europe Mapping Challenge

Globalization

11/25/19 Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt (Videos -- Click on Chapters to get to all of them)
11/25/19 Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt Jigsaw Sheets
11/22/19 Globalization Definition
11/20/19 Whole-Cluster "Stuff" Map
11/20/19 Whole-Cluster "Stuff" Data Bar Graph
11/20/19 Made in the USA Questions
11/20/19 Made in the USA Article
11/19/19 Global Me Outline
11/19/19 Global Objects Group Tally
11/19/19 Mapping My Global Objects
11/19/19 Where is My Stuff Made?

Culture

Culminating Project
- My Culture Poster - Directions, Rubric, and Planner
Religion
- 11/12/19 Study Guides: Monotheistic, Non-Monotheistic (Use these and the Readings to study!)
  - 11/4/19 Religion Extension Work
    - Other World Religions and/or Patheos (pick one that wasn't in the slides and read the different sections under it-- "At A Glance," "Beliefs," "Customs," etc. Write down at least 2 things you learned.)
    - Some Major Religious Holidays (read instructions below)
    - Religious Holidays 101 (read instructions below
    - Interfaith Calendar 1 (<- this link isn't actually working...?) and Interfaith Calendar 2 (browse the calendars. Pick a religious holiday you're not very familiar with. Use the two articles above to get started researching this holiday, and then do a little searching on educational websites (URI, Scholarpedia, Encyclopedia Britannica, Infoplease, ReligionFacts, etc. -- NOT A GOOGLE SEARCH -- to learn more about it. Write a paragraph explaining:
  - 10/28/19 The Three Abrahamic Religions Video
  - 10/28/19 The Spread of Religion Video
  - 10/28/19 World Religions Notes Packet
  - 10/28/19 Religion BrainPop
  - 10/28/19 Religion Readings
  - 10/28/19 Faces of Religious Diversity Video
- Religion Quiz
Government
- 10/22/19 Government Extension Reading (bonus)
- 10/22/19 Types of Government Notes Chart
- 10/22/19 Types of Government Reading (mandatory)
Introduction
- 10/22/19 7 Traits Do Now
- 10/21/19 Seven Traits of Culture Note-Taking Sheet
- 10/21/19 Seven Traits of Culture Slideshow

Introduction to Geography & Mapping

10/16/19 Unlabeled Continents and Oceans Image (for map practice)
10/15/19 Hemisphere Notes
10/15/19 Latitude and Longitude Notes
10/15/19 Location/Latitude/Longitude Study Guide
10/15/19 Continents & Oceans Study Guide
10/10/19 Latitude and Longitude Practice Games (only after done w/ everything else!)
- Pirate Treasure (easiest-- also loud. Please mute.)
- International Pizza Delivery (medium)
- Map Quiz Game (advanced)
10/10/19 Brain Pop on Latitude and Longitude
10/8/19 Global Rescue Mission
10/7/19 Google Earth
10/7/19 Google Earth Assignment
10/3/19 Maps vs. Globes Practice
10/3/19 Projection and Distortion Reading (optional)
10/3/19 Projection and Distortion Slides
10/2/19 Map Scale
10/2/19 Intermediate Directions Practice
9/27/19 Bulldogopolis Map Instructions and Rubric
9/26/19 Castle Map Practice
9/25/19 Landforms Definitions
9/25/19 Compass Cut Out
9/24/19 Landforms Fill-Out Practice
9/24/19 Landforms Presentation
9/24/19 Map Practice -- Campsite
9/23/19 Political Map Making Practice Example Image
9/23/19 Political Map Making Practice Sheet -- New England
9/17/19 Geography Interview
9/17/19 What is a Map? Note-Taking Sheet
9/17/19 What is a Map? Presentation
9/17/19 Seven Essential/Big Questions Sheet
9/16/19 Classroom Mapping Questions
9/13/19 Classroom Mapping Activity
9/10/19 First Day Around the World Worksheet
9/10/19 First Day Around the World Images
9/10/19 Definition of Geography Slides
9/10/19 -- Definition of Geography Worksheet
Geographic Glossary (definitions of geography and mapping terms!)

Beginning of the Year

9/9/19 -- Classroom Scavenger Hunt
9/5/19 -- Clock Partners Template
9/4/19 -- Tech Orientation Schoology Code: XBH4-Q358-7Z48R (copy and paste this into Schoology when prompted)