Ms. Miller

HAVE A SEAT WHERE YOU WANT FOR NOW

Day 1: What is geography?

Intro to class-procedures/rulesWarm UpWhat Geography Matters?Complete Geography FoldableWhy should you be interested in Geography? (4

min video)World Mental Map

Exit Pass: Create a postcard

ProceduresYou know the scheduleBathroom only for emergency Ask to get out of your seat

Folder:Put your name on it, first & lastIt will stay in here till last day

Topics: What is geography?

Map skills What is a continent?

What are the 7? Where are they located?Longitude & Latitude Hemispheres Parts of a Map Different kinds of maps

5 Themes & Collage

Schedule6th grade: 8:00-9:20 1st period(10 minute BREAK)9:30-11:00 2nd period

Warm Up: Geography FoldableStep 1: Fold your paper in half hamburger style.On the front write down what you think

geography means.

GEOGRAPHYI think geography is….

******Geography really is THE STUDY OF OUR EARTH & EVERYTHING ON IT!!!!

Geography Foldable Step #215 minutes

Inside: Create a picture representing geography.

Hint* Geography is made up of many different parts! It can be words, pictures, etc. Whatever you need to draw that will be a visual cue of what geography means.

Geography Foldable Step # 3: On the back of your foldable:

Ex. Driving in a car

List as many as you can in 3 minutes!

WE USE GEOGRAPHY WHEN…

WE USE GEOGRAPHY WHEN…Read a mapDrive a carTechnologyExploringPeopleMovementSchoolAnimalsPollutionFood

HomesTravelingWaterCommunitiesPlanes

How do you see the world?

Using the piece of paper I have given you, I want you to draw a map of the world the best you can.

This is a MENTAL MAP….so just draw it how YOU see it in your brain.

Exit PassCreate a postcard about what the definition

of geography and how we use it. Use the example below to help you get started!

Dear Mom,Today I learned so much in my new social studies class! I learned that geography is like the most important subject ever! Geography is _________________. We use geography everyday. For example we use geography when we __________________ and even _________________________. Can you believe geography is even used _____________________________. Shew, it is a good thing I am taking this class…because I would be lost without Geography!

Love,

Day 2: World Map Basics

Lily Knows the world Pretest Review Pre-test Hemispheres Handouts Equator and Prime Meridian Handout Compare and contrast political, physical, maps etc. Map Vocabulary

Exit Pass: Wordle

World Map Pre-Test1) Label the 7

continents2) Draw the Prime

Meridian3) Draw the equator4) Label the

hemispheres. 5) Draw longitude

lines6) Draw Latitude

Lines

ContinentsNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAustraliaEurope

AfricaAsiaAntartica

NORTH AMERICA

SOUTHAMERICA

AFRICA

ASIA

AUSTRALIA

ANTARTICA

EUROPE

NORTH AMERICA

SOUTHAMERICA

AFRICA

ASIA

AUSTRALIA

ANTARTICA

EUROPE

NORTH AMERICA

SOUTHAMERICA

AFRICA

ASIA

AUSTRALIA

ANTARTICA

EUROPE

NORTH AMERICA

SOUTHAMERICA

AFRICA

ASIA

AUSTRALIA

ANTARTICA

EUROPE

Vocabulary Word Definition/Purpose

Picture

TITLE Tells you what the map is showing

LONGITUDE Lines that N/S or up/down

LATITUDE Lines that go E/W or side/side

SCALEShows distance

COMPASS ROSE Cardinal Direction N,S,E,W

MAPS VS GLOBES

Map StationsAnswer these questions at each stations:1.What is the title of this map?2.What kinds of information does this map tell

you? BE SPECIFIC3.Draw at least 3 symbols from the map and

tell me what they mean.4.Who would use this type of map

Exit Pass: 3-2-1 Maps3 parts of a map1.2.3.2 types of maps1.2.1 Reason we’d use a map1.

Day 3 & 45 themesIntroduce the 5 themes w/ video & ppt5 themes rap!!5 Themes packet 5 themes practice5 themes collagePost Test

5 THEMESPLACELOCATIONREGIONMOVEMENTHUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

Warm UpOn your note card, list the following:1.5 places you have been2.3 things you have done outside this summer

PlaceExplains what an area is like: - Physically: how the land looks - Human: The number of people living

there, culture of the people

Human-Environment InteractionThe things that people do to their

environmentSometimes it is good things like cutting the

grassSometimes it is bad things like pollution

MovementIt is how people, goods, and ideas get around

the world.

RegionsA region is an area with common features

that set it apart from other areas.

LOCATIONWhere something is!2 Types: Absolute: exactly where something is (address)Relative: about where something is

(landmarks)

Relative Directions to SMS1. Make a right out of the parking lot2. Keep straight3. Bank of Delmarva & ACE will be on your

right, stay straight4. You will get to a light and Dunkin Donuts

will be on your right5. Keep straight one more block and the school

will be on your right, across from the graveyard

Answer these questions1. What is geography? 2. Choose one of the five themes of

geography and explain them.

Use the five themes of geography and answer the following questions1. If you described the means of

transportation available to and from school, what theme would you be using?

2. Why might two places be identified as part of the same region?

3. What sports are examples of human-environment interaction?

4. Which theme would you be using if you wrote a letter describing your town?

5 Themes CollageTake a look at the directions on the handout

Your goal is to find pictures to represent each of the five themes!

5 Themes Collage ExamplePlace: