Transcript of Utah’s Geography -Human/Environment Interaction & Movement Unit I.
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- Utahs Geography -Human/Environment Interaction & Movement
Unit I
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- Bell Activity Find the word landform on your study guide and
complete the following information for the word. You will also need
your notes from yesterday! Find the definition using a glossary.
How well do you know this word? 4 very well, 1 not well Think about
what you believe this definition means then write a sentence using
the word. Draw a picture of something that shows you know what the
word means. Think of an example of landform and a non-example of
the word. Write them in the appropriate place. Where should your
backpack be? Find the word landform on your study guide and
complete the following information for the word. You will also need
your notes from yesterday! Find the definition using a glossary.
How well do you know this word? 4 very well, 1 not well Think about
what you believe this definition means then write a sentence using
the word. Draw a picture of something that shows you know what the
word means. Think of an example of landform and a non-example of
the word. Write them in the appropriate place. Where should your
backpack be? This is a no gum class. Please dispose of it
properly!
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- Does your work look something like this? word: landformMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence:
Synonym/Example:Antonym/Non- Example:
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- Does your work look something like this? word: landformMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition: A landform is a natural Draw a
picture of it: feature of earths surface. Sentence: In Utah, you
can see many landforms including mountains, rivers, valleys,
plateaus, and deserts. Synonym/Example: volcano, basin, strait
Antonym/Non- Example: clouds, weather
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- Policies and Procedures Class library, check in and out
procedures Announcement board Class boxes & supplies boxes
(colored pencils, etc.) Computers Hall passes Clubs
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- Today we will be learning about Social Studies Objective We
will identify how people and their environment interact. Behavior
Objective Collaboration: We will work with a partner to do our map
activity. Social Studies Objective We will identify how people and
their environment interact. Behavior Objective Collaboration: We
will work with a partner to do our map activity. Language Objective
We will read a map to find information. We will write good
notes.
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- Note Taking Copy this information onto a piece of lined paper.
As we go through the slides take notes on each topic in its box.
Beginning note takers copy what is on the screen; Advanced note
takers take what they read, hear, and see and put it in their own
words.
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- Human/Environment Interaction We change the environment and
sometime Mother Nature changes it back. Humans change their
environment to make it more suitable to their needs. We heat our
buildings in the winter, and cool them in the summer. Nature
continues to shape our environment with erosion, deposition, etc.
In southern Utah, the Navajo and the sheep they have raised have
adapted to the dry environment. All places on Earth have advantages
and disadvantages for human settlement.
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- Alaska How would the environment of Alaska change the people
who lived there? How would the people change the land to live
there?
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- Kenya How would the environment of Kenya change the people who
lived there? How would the people change the land to live there?
How would the environment of Kenya change the people who lived
there? How would the people change the land to live there?
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- Utah Roadmap Activity Work with your table partner to complete
the Utah Roadmap activity. Today is the last day to get this
activity finished. Report any problems with your table partner to
me, including not working, talking to others, and not helping.
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- Bell Activity Find your seat number on the class list. Find the
words basin and plateau on your study guide and complete the
following information for the words. Find the definition using a
glossary. Think about what you believe this definition means then
write a sentence using the word. Draw a picture of something that
shows you know what the word means. Complete the rest of the
definition Where should your backpack be? Find your seat number on
the class list. Find the words basin and plateau on your study
guide and complete the following information for the words. Find
the definition using a glossary. Think about what you believe this
definition means then write a sentence using the word. Draw a
picture of something that shows you know what the word means.
Complete the rest of the definition Where should your backpack be?
This is a no gum class. Please dispose of it properly!
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- Does your work look something like this? word: basinMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence:
Synonym/Example:Antonym/Non- Example:
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- Does your work look something like this? word: basinMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition: a wide, bowl-shaped areaDraw a
picture of it: of the earths surface. Sentence: The Great Basin
covers parts of Utah and Nevada, and no water is able flow out of
the area to the sea. Synonym/Example: Great Basin Antonym/Non-
Example: mountain, plateau
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- Does your work look something like this? word: plateauMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence:
Synonym/Example:Antonym/Non- Example:
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- Does your work look something like this? word: plateauMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition: a high, wide, flatDraw a picture
of it: landform. Sentence: The Colorado Plateau covers South
Eastern Utah, and rivers have carved many colorful canyons there.
Synonym/Example: Colorado Plateau Antonym/Non- Example: basin,
valley
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- Today we will be learning about Social Studies Objective We
will identify characteristics that give Utah a distinct quality
from other places in the world in the world. Behavior Objective
Collaboration: We will work with a partner to do our map activity.
Social Studies Objective We will identify characteristics that give
Utah a distinct quality from other places in the world in the
world. Behavior Objective Collaboration: We will work with a
partner to do our map activity. Language Objective We will read a
map to find information.
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- Utah Roadmap Activity Cont. Work with your table partner to
complete the Utah Roadmap activity. When you are in doubt, check
the legend or other key features of the map. Finally, if you get
really stuck, raise your hand and ask a question.
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- Bell Activity Find the words basin and plateau on your study
guide and complete the following information for the word. Find the
definition using the online glossary on our class website. Think
about what you believe this definition means then write a sentence
using the word. Draw a picture of something that shows you know
what the word means. Complete the rest of the definition Where
should your backpack be? Find the words basin and plateau on your
study guide and complete the following information for the word.
Find the definition using the online glossary on our class website.
Think about what you believe this definition means then write a
sentence using the word. Draw a picture of something that shows you
know what the word means. Complete the rest of the definition Where
should your backpack be? This is a no gum class. Please dispose of
it properly!
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- Does your work look something like this? word: basinMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence:
Synonym/Example:Antonym/Non- Example:
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- Does your work look something like this? word: basinMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition: a wide, bowl-shaped areaDraw a
picture of it: of the earths surface. Sentence: The Great Basin
covers parts of Utah and Nevada, and no water is able flow out of
the area to the sea. Synonym/Example: Great Basin Antonym/Non-
Example: mountain, plateau
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- Does your work look something like this? word: plateauMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence:
Synonym/Example:Antonym/Non- Example:
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- Does your work look something like this? word: plateauMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition: a high, wide, flatDraw a picture
of it: landform. Sentence: The Colorado Plateau covers South
Eastern Utah, and rivers have carved many colorful canyons there.
Synonym/Example: Colorado Plateau Antonym/Non- Example: basin,
valley
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- Does your work look something like this? word: tributaryMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition:Draw a picture of it: Sentence:
Synonym/Example:Antonym/Non- Example:
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- Does your work look something like this? word: tributaryMy
Understanding: 4 3 2 1 Definition: a river that flows into a Draw a
picture of it: larger river or other body of water. Sentence: The
Logan River is a tributary of the Bear River. Synonym/Example:
Green River, Logan River Antonym/Non- Example: ocean
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- Bell Activity 1) Find your Roadmap activity on the front shelf.
2) If your desk doesnt have one, pick up a roadmap. 3) Work with
your partner on the activity. By the end of the hour, you should be
finished with the activity. 4) If you finish early, work on the map
on page 7 of your study guide. There are colored pencils at the
front of the room. Where should your backpack be? 1) Find your
Roadmap activity on the front shelf. 2) If your desk doesnt have
one, pick up a roadmap. 3) Work with your partner on the activity.
By the end of the hour, you should be finished with the activity.
4) If you finish early, work on the map on page 7 of your study
guide. There are colored pencils at the front of the room. Where
should your backpack be? This is a no gum class. Please dispose of
it properly!
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- We have three tasks to finish today. First, take the class
policies and procedures test on the UTIPS page. Click simple log in
then type your first name and last name on the correct lines. Put
the number of your class hour at the beginning of your last name.
Example: firstname: Nancy lastname: 1Thatcher Second, finish your
essay on the paper provided and turn it in along with your Study
Guide. Second, complete the Utah Studies website tour, filling out
the answers on your paper. Third, find the first Utah counties game
on the Links page of the website and practice locating the
counties. First, take the class policies and procedures test on the
UTIPS page. Click simple log in then type your first name and last
name on the correct lines. Put the number of your class hour at the
beginning of your last name. Example: firstname: Nancy lastname:
1Thatcher Second, finish your essay on the paper provided and turn
it in along with your Study Guide. Second, complete the Utah
Studies website tour, filling out the answers on your paper. Third,
find the first Utah counties game on the Links page of the website
and practice locating the counties.