Date: Monday 8-31-15Title: First day procedures

Wrap Up:

In your journal, explain the difference between Absolute and Relative Location.

For homework complete a Frayer model of each of the following terms Due Friday Geographical Factors, Physical Factors Human Factors, Landforms, Equator, Latitude, Longitude, Location

Essential Question:What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

Activities:Frayer Model5 Themes gallery tour

Homework:For homework complete a Frayer model of each of the following terms Due Friday Geographical FactorsPhysical Factors Human FactorsLandformsEquatorLatitudeLongitude

Warm Up: Complete frayer model for the following term:Hemisphere

Date: Tuesday 9-1-15Title: TACOS & Journal Set Up

Wrap Up:Finalize your journals and put away supplies

Essential Question: What information can be obtained from a visual source?

Activities: Frayer Model5 Themes of Geography

Warm Up: View the picture and try to complete TACOS sheet by following the headings on your handout

Date: Wednesday 9-2-15Title: Landforms

Warm Up: Complete a TACOS on the cartoon image

Wrap Up:Complete a one paragraph Quick write about how landforms can affect the settlement of people

Essential Question: What are landforms and how are they made through various earth processes?

Activities: Frayer ModelCollage sort

Date: Thursday 9-3-15Title: Landforms

Warm Up:Look at the image and list 3 things you see, 2 things you can infer and 1 thing you can predict

Wrap Up: Clean your area and turn in your foldable

Essential Question: What are landforms and how are they made through various earth processes?

Activities: View Power Point Create a landforms book foldable

Date: Friday 9-4-15Title: Ring of Fire

Warm Up:What is a peninsula? Give one example of a peninsula in the United States

Wrap Up:What is the Ring of Fire?

Essential Question: What is the Ring of Fire and why is it significant?

Activities: Plate Tectonic Video (4 Minutes)Case Study Activity (text book pages 42-43)