Falcons/Wonderkids Social Studies
Semester 1
First Nine Weeks
(Note to students & parents: This syllabus is a close approximation of the material we will cover each week. It may change according to our needs as we progress. We may cover more, or may cover less, depending upon time restraints and student understanding. New assignments may be added from week to week. Check this syllabus regularly.)
Week 1 – August 6-10
Monday –
Hand out all paperwork for this semester/Review rules/procedures
Project – Make a video using your own vacation pictures or create your dream vacation using generic pictures from the web. Simply follow the directions on the website. It’s totally self-explanatory. I made mine in about twenty minutes.
· Visit this website: http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/builder/?cs=iessc&ssid=ta-026e-c31e-04b5&theme=&affinity=
· Send the finished project to: (for Falcons) mrs.morton.wsms@gmail.com (for Wonderkids) smurfy5083@gmail.com
Tuesday & Wednesday – SPI 7.3.2
Continents and Oceans – Map Work
· Practice online - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_GL.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/world_G0_Click.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/world_G1_drag_drop.html
· visit this website: http://geography.mrdonn.org/powerpoints/continents.html
watch the powerpoint entitled 7 Continents and take notes - this will be used for future test data
Thursday & Friday – SPI 7.3.1 & 7.3.15
4. Map review – legends, compass rose, grid system, absolute and relative location, scale
· Practice vocabulary online flashcards and games - http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-142126
· Classroom review – Powerpoint - http://www.mrdgeography.com/units.html
· http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0027-map-key-and-scale.php
· Pgs. 14-17, 22-33 in textbook
Continent and Ocean Quiz - Friday, August 10
· http://www.mrdgeography.com/mapskills.html
Week 2 - August 13-17
Monday – S.P.I. 7.3.1
TCAP Probes
· Review the test & Map Skills
· Map projections & Parts of a Map– Powerpoint/Cloze notes
Extra Credit – National Geographic Kids Photo Contest - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/contests/photo-contest-rules/ (Contest ends 10/31/2012)
Tuesday – Review - SPI 7.3.6/7.3.16
TCAP Probes
Latitude & Longitude/Hemispheres (Prime Meridian, International Date Line, Equator, North & South Poles, Tropics of Cancer & Capricorn, Arctic & Antarctic Circles)
· Pgs. 24-25 in textbook
· **New:
· Prime Meridian notes - http://wwp.greenwichmeridian.com/
· The Equator & the Prime Meridian notes - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/equatorprimemeridian.htm
· The World Atlas: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/imagee.htm
· Classroom review – Powerpoint - http://www.mrdgeography.com/units.html
· Definitions of latitude & longitude - http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/mapping/a_latlong.html
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/latitudelongitude.htm
· Smartboard Activity
· Kinesthetic device - to remember placement on the globe of specific lines of latitude:
North Pole = top of head
Arctic Circle = ears
Tropic of Cancer = shoulders
Equator = waist
Tropic of Capricorn = knees
Antarctic Circle = shins
South Pole = toes
Scale explanation website - http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/linksa/scale_use.html
Define map parts for scrapbook page
Wednesday – Types of maps – S.P.I. 7.3.14
TCAP Probes
· How maps Reflect Change – Powerpoint/Cloze Notes
· Distinguish between different types of map
Political
Physical
Climatic
Resource/Land-use
Contour
Elevation
Topographic
· Discovery Education Video – Different Maps - http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
· Types of Maps Visual - http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/TTravis/social_studies_class.cfm?subpage=648434
Parts of a Map Quiz based on Cloze Notes
Thursday –
Text Book Dispersals
Friday –
TCAP Probes
Review Study Island Assessment 1
Week 3 – August 20- 24
Monday –
TCAP Probes
Article 1 - http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/13/local/la-me-brightwell-maps-20120614 (Personal Mapping)
Start origami squash book for Personal Geography Project
Tuesday – Review of Map Types – S.P.I. 7.3.14
TCAP Probes
Mental Maps Powerpoint/Cloze Notes·
Wednesday – S.P.I. 7.3.1, 7.3.10 (Replaces last Thursday’s lessons that were displaced by book dispersals)
TCAP Probes
· Quiz on Map Types
· Identify the Characteristics That Define a Region Geographically
· Identify the Characteristics That Define a Region Geographically
· http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/standards/05/index.html
· Oxfam International Mapping Activities
For the Smartboard:
Pgs. 34-38, 40-41 textbook
· National Geographic Interactive Map – Draw on it yourself
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/
Thursday – S.P.I. 7.3.9
TCAP Probes
· Quick Review for re-test of map skills – All information tested is contained on the test that is currently on the Tests & Quiz page on the blog. (NOTE- will not be spending a lot of time on this since we have already tested once, covered the material for a complete week and all materials are posted online. It is now up to the student to prove that he/she will STUDY the material.)
· Begin the study of the major landforms of the world –
The major rivers of the world
The major mountain ranges of the world
The major deserts of the world
http://www.google.com/earth/index.html http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/mapping_our_world/mapping_our_world/l/lesson1/theglobeunwrapped.htm
Friday – S.P. I. 7.3.14
TCAP Probes
Make Flashcard Set 1
Create scrapbook page on different types of maps
Week 4 – August 27-31
Monday –
TCAP Probes
Vocabulary Study (Basic Geography Lexicon).
* WSMS Social Studies graphic organizer practice for the Social Studies 5 paragraph essay.
Tuesday -
TCAP Probes
Vocabulary Study (Basic Geography Lexicon)
* WSMS Social Studies graphic organizer practice for the Social Studies 5 paragraph essay.
Wednesday – S.P.I. 7.3.9
TCAP Probes
Study of the major landforms of the world –
The major rivers of the world
The major mountain ranges of the world
The major deserts of the world
Text – pgs. 119,194, 277, 374, 450, 533, 690 (Rivers and Bodies of Water)
Thursday – S.P.I. 7.3.9
TCAP Probes
· Study of the major landforms of the world –
Major mountain ranges and rivers of the world:
- The Mississippi River
- Amazon River
- Nile River Valley
- The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- The Danube River
- The Rhine River
- The Rhone River
- The Seine River
- The Thames River
- The Ganges River
- The Volga River
- The Yellow River
- The Rocky Mountains
- The Great Plains
- The Appalachian Mountains
- The Alps
- The Andes Mountains
- The Himalayan Mountains
- The Ural Mountains
Map landforms on blank map for scrapbook
Text – pgs.
Friday – S.P.I. 7.3.9
TCAP Probes
· Landforms Test – (Matching Test w/ Word Bank)
· Work on My Personal Geography Project
Week 5 – Sept. 3-7
Monday – Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday - S.P.I. 7.3.1/7.3.6/7.3.15
TCAP Probes
· Review for flashcard test tomorrow
Wednesday – Flashcard Test 1
Thursday – S.P.I 7.3.10
· Geographic Regions (Powerpoint & Cloze notes)
· Note-taking skills
Friday – S.P.I 7.3.10
· Work on My Personal Geography Project
Week 6 – Sept 10-14
Monday – S.P.I. 7.3.10
TCAP Probes
· Geographic Regions Quiz
Physical Processes Powerpoint/Videos – Take Cloze Notes
Original Eyewitness Account of New Madrid Earthquake http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/compendium/eyewitness/bryan/bryan.pdf
Second Study Island Assessment Assigned
Tuesday – S.P.I. 7.3.10
TCAP Probes
· Geographic Regions Quiz
· Homework - Practice Interactive Games - http://www.quia.com/jg/29.html
Wednesday -
TCAP Probes
· Flash Card Fest 2 – remind students to bring an Elmer’s glue stick for their cards
Second Study Island Assignment due today
Notebook check today
Thursday –
TCAP Probes
· Finish Flash Cards
· Review Material for Friday’s Test
**Homework - study flash cards, cloze notes and notebooks for test tomorrow
Friday – 7.3.11
TCAP Probes
Physical Processes Test
WeeK 7 – September 17-21
Monday – S.P.I. 7.3.11
TCAP Probes
Climate Powerpoint/Videos – Fill out cloze notes
· Student TCAP Score Conferences
Homework due on Friday: Textbook –
Pg. 45 – Diagram Skills & Reading Check
Pg. 47 – Map Skills
Pg. 48 – Section 1 Review & Reading Check
Pg. 52 – Reading Check
Pg. 53 – Diagram Skills
Pg. 54 – Section 2 Review
Pg. 56 – Map Skills
Pg. 58 – Map Skills & Reading Check
Pg. 59 – Reading Check & Diagram
Pg. 61 – Reading Check & Section 3 Review
Tuesday – S.P.I. 7.3.11
TCAP Probes
Weather Processes PowerPt: Fill in cloze notes
Canadian Geographic Weather Photo Contest – Earn extra credit by entering your weather photo in the contest
Wednesday – S.P.I. 7.3.11
TCAP Probes
Review for Test on Climate & Weather
Thursday –
TCAP Probes
· Flashcard Practice 1 in class (practice for flashcard test)
· Get flashcard set 2 to complete at home over the weekend & return on Monday
Friday – S.P.I. 7.3.11
TCAP Probes
Climate & Weather Test
Week 8 – Sept. 24-28
Monday –
TCAP Probes
· Update Scrapbooks & Complete Flashcards
Tuesday – S.P.I. 7.3.17
TCAP Probes
Timezones Powerpoint/Videos – Cornell Notes
Wednesday – S.P.I. 7.3.17
TCAP Probes
Continue Time Zones
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Thursday –
· TCAP Probes
Timezone Practice
Friday – S.P.I. 7.3.17
· TCAP Probes
· Time Zones Quiz
Week 9 – Oct. 1-5
Monday – S.P.I. 7.3.17
· TCAP Probes
Mental Maps Powerpoint – Cloze Notes
Tuesday – S.P.I. 7.3.17
· TCAP Probes
Wednesday –
· TCAP Probes
Article Study – more primary source New Madrid Earthquake Accounts - http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/compendium/eyewitness/index.html
Thursday -
· TCAP Probes
Article Study -
Friday –
· TCAP Probes
Finish Personal Geography Project
Second Nine Weeks Syllabus
Week 1 – Oct. 8 – 12
Monday – S.P.I. 7.3.7 & 7.3.12
TCAP Probes
· Identify & Locate the five largest cities in Tennessee
· Create a bar graph of the demographic information
Tuesday – S.P.I. 7.3.7
TCAP Probes
· Six Physical Regions & Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee
Wednesday – S.P.I. 7.3.3
TCAP Probes
· Identify the major River Systems of Tennessee
Thursday – S.P.I. 7.3.3, 7.3.7, 7.3.12
TCAP Probes
· Test on Tennessee
Week 2 – Oct. 15-17 (Fall Break Week)
Monday – Wednesday - S.P.I. 7.3.3, 7.3.7, 7.3.12
TCAP Probes
· Tennessee Brochure product – Continued from information last week on Wednesday & Thursday on Tennessee Unit; finish the in-class product
Week 3 – Oct. 22-26
Monday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
· Human Imprint on the Environment Unit
· http://humanimprintenvironment.blogspot.com/
· Water Pollution
Tuesday - S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Human Imprint Powerpoint/Videos – Cloze Notes
Thursday - S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Air Pollution
· http://humanimprintenvironment.blogspot.com/
Friday - S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
· Deforestation – IMAX movie – Tropical Rainforest (part 1)
Week 4 – Oct. 29- Nov. 6
Monday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Analyze Earth Song/Lecture-Discussion on Environmental Interconnectedness of the planet
Tuesday- S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
View Ecology Footprints and take notes
Wednesday- S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Thursday- S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Ecology Bumper Stickers
Friday- S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Ecology Bumper Stickers
Week 5 – November 7-11
Monday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Analyze Big Yellow Taxi ecology lyrics (Human Imprint on the Environment Blog)
Tuesday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Analyze Papiroflexia Animated short, work on Big Blue Planet Packet
(Human Imprint on the Environment Blog)
Wednesday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Student Notebook Conferences
Create Big Yellow Taxi Album Cover
Thursday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Flashcard Partner Practice
Finish Big Yellow Taxi album cover
Friday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
Flashcard Practice Test
Week 6 – November 14- 18
Monday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Review for Vocabulary test on Tuesday; Powerpoint on the Human Imprint(Human Imprint on the Environment Blog); Cloze Notes
Tuesday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Vocabulary/Flashcard Test
Wednesday- S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Global Warming Powerpoint (Human Imprint on the Environment) and video clips; note-taking; K-W-L chart
Thursday- S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Desertification Powerpoint & video clips (Human Imprint on the Environment Blog); note-taking; internet writing activity
Friday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.2., 7.3.4, 7.3.13, 7.3.18, 7.3.19, 7.5.1
TCAP Probes
Deforestation & Urbanization (Human Imprint on the Environment Blog); Deforestation Activity; Nat Geo Urbanization Activity
Week 7 – Nov. 21-22 (Thanksgiving Break Week)
Monday – S.P.I.’s 7.2.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.8, 7.3.16, 7.3.21
TCAP Probes
Population & Migration
Characteristics of Population Powerpoint – Fill in Cloze notes
Tuesday - S.P.I.’s 7.2.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.8, 7.3.16, 7.3.21
TCAP Probes
Distribution of Population Powerpoint – Fill in Cloze Notes
Week 8 – Nov. 28-Dec. 2
Monday - S.P.I.’s 7.2.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.8, 7.3.16, 7.3.21
TCAP Probes
Population Migration Powerpoint – Fill in Cloze Notes
Ancient Civilizations Migration Map
Tuesday - S.P.I.’s 7.2.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.8, 7.3.16, 7.3.21
TCAP Probes
Review of Population Notes and SPI’s
Wednesday - S.P.I.’s 7.2.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.8, 7.3.16, 7.3.21
Population Pyramids
Create Population Pyramids
Thursday - S.P.I.’s 7.2.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.8, 7.3.16, 7.3.21
Review for Population Test
Friday - S.P.I.’s 7.2.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.8, 7.3.16, 7.3.21
Population Test
Week 9 - December 6-10
