Mrs. Newgard

Lesson Plans

Geography

Grade 6 and 7

  • Monday, February 13
  • Standard: 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.4.2 – Explain how people create and change structures of power, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.5 – Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment
  • Objective: The characteristics of movement of people impact physical and human systems
  • Bell Ringer – Label 8 European landforms
  • Refresh the vocabulary: classical, city-state, democracy, republic, emperor, pope, feudalism, nation-state, revolution, Holocaust, communism (just go over the ones we did on Friday)
  • Create a spider chart on the board (have students copy in their notes)
  • Each table creates a mini-chart for each blue heading
  • A Christian Europe
  • The Middle Ages
  • The Crusades
  • The Renaissance
  • The Reformation
  • European Exploration
  • Discuss as they write them.
  • Assign:
  • Finish reading chapter 11
  • 11.1 Review – page 303, 4-7
  • Due: WEDNESDAY
  • Tuesday, February 14
  • Standard: 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.4.2 – Explain how people create and change structures of power, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.5 – Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment
  • Objective: The characteristics of movement of people impact physical and human systems
  • Bell Ringer – Labe 12 European landforms
  • Review the spider chart
  • Discuss the significance – why are we learning about European history?
  • Continue with the class spider chart notes
  • Finish yesterday’s topics
  • Today’s
  • The Enlightenment
  • Industry and Conflict
  • A New Era for Europe
  • Assign:
  • 11.1 Review – page 303, 4-7
  • Due: WEDNESDAY
  • 11.1 vocabulary
  • Wednesday, February 15
  • Standard: 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.4.2 – Explain how people create and change structures of power, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.5 – Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment
  • Objective: Culture groups shape human systems
  • Bell Ringer: Label all landforms (this one is NOT graded, tomorrows will be)
  • 11.1 Review due
  • Kahoot on 11.1
  • Assign:
  • 11.2 Reading
  • Thursday, February 16
  • Standard: 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.4.2 – Explain how people create and change structures of power, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.5 – Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment
  • Objective: Culture groups shape human systems
  • Bell Ringer: Landform Quiz
  • 11.2 Notes
  • Assign:
  • 11.2 Review – page 312, 3, 5-7
  • Due: MONDAY
  • Friday, February 17
  • Standard: N/A
  • Objective: N/A
  • No School
  • Monday, February 5
  • Standard: 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world
  • Objective: Wrap up Latin America, discuss standards, identify countries and capitals
  • Bell Ringer: Label South America on the board
  • South America Quiz
  • Introduce Europe – pages 256-269
  • Write down: Three things you have learned and why they are important pieces to remember (how will you use them in your everyday life?) What are two things you want to learn about?
  • Tuesday, February 6
  • Standard: 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.3 – Explain how physical processes create, maintain, and modify Earth’s physical features and environments, 7.5.5 – Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment
  • Objective: Understand the importance of natural resources and the impact they have on human settlement
  • Guided Reading 10.1 and 10.2
  • Label European Landform map
  • Exit: Check sheets to make sure students are on the right track
  • Wednesday, February 7
  • Standard: 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.3 – Explain how physical processes create, maintain, and modify Earth’s physical features and environments, 7.5.5 – Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment
  • Objective: Understand the importance of natural resources and the impact they have on human settlement
  • Bell Ringer: Label FIVE landforms in Europe
  • Discuss chapter 10
  • People of Europe
  • Temperature
  • Special cases
  • Vegetation
  • Seasons
  • Finish National Geographic lesson plan
  • Assign:
  • Read 11.1
  • Thursday, February 8
  • Standard: 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.3 – Explain how physical processes create, maintain, and modify Earth’s physical features and environments, 7.5.5 – Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment
  • Objective: Understand the effects of ancient Europe and its lasting effects on today’s society
  • Bell Ringer: Label 8 European landforms
  • Look at significant landmarks in Europe and start researching
  • Friday, February 9
  • Standard: 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.3 – Explain how physical processes create, maintain, and modify Earth’s physical features and environments, 7.5.5 – Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment
  • Objective: Understand the effects of ancient Europe and its lasting effects on today’s society
  • Bell Ringer: Label 10 European landforms
  • Research significant landforms in Europe
  • Due: MONDAY
  • Monday, January 30
  • Standard: 7.1.7 – Interpret and analyze primary and secondary sources to understand people, places, and environment, 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.7 – Explain changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior within social dynamics, 7.6.3 – Compare how cultures throughout the world meet human needs and concerns
  • Objective: People’s actions can chance the physical environment
  • Bell Ringer: Label South America countries and capitals map
  • Notes 9.3
  • Assign:
  • Label South America countries and capitals
  • 9.3 Review – page 252, 3, 5, 6
  • Due: TUESDAY
  • Tuesday, January 31
  • Standard: 7.1.7 – Interpret and analyze primary and secondary sources to understand people, places, and environment, 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.7 – Explain changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior within social dynamics, 7.6.3 – Compare how cultures throughout the world meet human needs and concerns
  • Objective: People’s actions can chance the physical environment
  • Bell Ringer: Label South America countries and capitals map
  • 9.3 Review due
  • Go over countries and capitals
  • Finish 9.3 Notes
  • Wednesday, February 1
  • Standard: 7.1.7 – Interpret and analyze primary and secondary sources to understand people, places, and environment, 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.7 – Explain changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior within social dynamics, 7.6.3 – Compare how cultures throughout the world meet human needs and concerns
  • Objective: People’s actions can chance the physical environment
  • Bell Ringer: Label South America on the board
  • South America Quiz TOMORROW
  • Do: page 254-255 1-13
  • Complete sentences on 11-13
  • DUE: Thursday
  • Thursday, February 2
  • Standard: 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world
  • Objective: Wrap up Latin America, discuss standards, identify countries and capitals
  • Bell Ringer: Label South America on the board
  • South America Quiz
  • Introduce Europe – pages 256-269
  • Write down: Three things you have learned and why they are important pieces to remember (how will you use them in your everyday life?) What are two things you want to learn about?
  • Friday, February 3
  • Standard: 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.3 – Explain how physical processes create, maintain, and modify Earth’s physical features and environments, 7.5.5 – Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment
  • Objective: Understand the importance of natural resources and the impact they have on human settlement
  • Guided Reading 10.1
  • Label European landform map
  • Monday, January 23
  • Standard: 7.1.7 – Interpret and analyze primary and secondary sources to understand people, places, and environment, 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.7 – Explain changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior within social dynamics, 7.6.3 – Compare how cultures throughout the world meet human needs and concerns
  • Objective: Familiarize themselves with the physical layout of South America and answer questions based on the reading
  • Bell Ringer: Label Mexico, Middle America, Caribbean map – countries and capitals
  • Kahoot
  • Exit: What questions did you struggle with? How do you think you can improve that?
  • Label map (study)
  • Tuesday, January 24
  • Standard: 7.1.7 – Interpret and analyze primary and secondary sources to understand people, places, and environment, 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.7 – Explain changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior within social dynamics, 7.6.3 – Compare how cultures throughout the world meet human needs and concerns
  • Objective: Physical environment affects how people live
  • Bell Ringer: Label map (AGAIN)
  • Compare to yesterday
  • Notes 9.2
  • Assign:
  • 9.2 Review – page 240, 4-6
  • Due: WEDNESDAY (at the end of class)
  • Wednesday, January 25
  • Standard: 7.1.7 – Interpret and analyze primary and secondary sources to understand people, places, and environment, 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.7 – Explain changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior within social dynamics, 7.6.3 – Compare how cultures throughout the world meet human needs and concerns
  • Objective: Physical environment affects how people live
  • Bell Ringer: Label map (THURSDAY QUIZ)
  • Review 9.2
  • Quiz 9.2
  • Define: selva, favela, gaucho, national debt, default, sodium nitrate
  • Each table takes two words and writes sentences without using the definition.
  • (Be sure to give specific examples first or the kids won’t know)
  • Thursday, January 26
  • Standard: 7.1.7 – Interpret and analyze primary and secondary sources to understand people, places, and environment, 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.7 – Explain changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior within social dynamics, 7.6.3 – Compare how cultures throughout the world meet human needs and concerns
  • Objective: Show placement of the countries and capitals of Middle and Caribbean
  • Bell Ringer: Study for countries and capitals quiz
  • Middle American and Caribbean countries and capitals quiz
  • Label South America countries and capitals
  • Friday, January 27
  • Standard: 7.1.7 – Interpret and analyze primary and secondary sources to understand people, places, and environment, 7.3.3 – Explain patterns and networks of economic and global interdependence in a changing world, 7.5.1 – Identify current countries and principal physical features of the world, 7.5.7 – Explain changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior within social dynamics, 7.6.3 – Compare how cultures throughout the world meet human needs and concerns
  • Objective: People’s actions can chance the physical environment
  • Bell Ringer: Label South America countries and capitals map
  • Notes 9.3
  • Assign:
  • 9.3 Review – page 252, 3, 5, 6
  • Due: TUESDAY
  • Monday, January 16
  • Standard: N/A
  • Objective: N/A
  • No School – Professional Development
  • Tuesday, January 17
  • Standard: 7.1.6 – Use maps to find location, calculate scale, and distinguish other geographic relationships, 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.3.3 – Explain patters and networks of economic and global interdependence in the changing the world, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior
  • Objective: Patterns of economic activities result in global interdependence
  • Bell Ringer: How does your life/schedule compare to Miguel?
  • 9.1 Notes
  • Assign:
  • 9.1 Review – page 236, 2-6
  • Due: THURSDAY
  • Wednesday, January 18
  • Standard: 7.1.6 – Use maps to find location, calculate scale, and distinguish other geographic relationships, 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.3.3 – Explain patters and networks of economic and global interdependence in the changing the world, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior
  • Objective: Patterns of economic activities result in global interdependence
  • Bell Ringer: Vocabulary definitions- plaza, vaquero, maquiladora, subsistence farm, plantation, migrant worker
  • 9.1 Notes
  • Label map if there is time available
  • Exit: How might Mexico City reduce the amount of smog covering the city?
  • Assign:
  • 9.1 Review – page 236, 2-6
  • Due: THURSDAY
  • Thursday, January 19
  • Standard: 7.1.6 – Use maps to find location, calculate scale, and distinguish other geographic relationships, 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.3.3 – Explain patters and networks of economic and global interdependence in the changing the world, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior
  • Objective: Patterns of economic activities result in global interdependence
  • Bell Ringer: Vocabulary definitions: literacy rate, command economy, remittance, commonwealth
  • Discuss vocabulary together
  • 9.1 Quiz
  • Label map – countries and capitals for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
  • Read 9.2
  • Friday, January 20
  • Standard: 7.1.6 – Use maps to find location, calculate scale, and distinguish other geographic relationships, 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.3.3 – Explain patters and networks of economic and global interdependence in the changing the world, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior
  • Objective: The physical environment affects how people live
  • Bell Ringer: Label map (not graded)
  • Notes 9.2 “Countries of Central America”
  • Exit slip: Label map
  • What is the difference?
  • Monday, January 9
  • Standard: 7.1.6 – Use maps to find location, calculate scale, and distinguish other geographic relationships, 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.3.3 – Explain patters and networks of economic and global interdependence in the changing the world, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior, 7.6.5 – Explain how rivalry and tension between cultures contribute to world conflict
  • Objective: Find out how all living things are dependent upon one another and their surroundings for survival
  • Map due
  • Bell Ringer: Write down 4 things you learned from the reading.
  • Notes 8.1 through European Conquests
  • Watch -
  • Exit: Connect the text and the video
  • Assign:
  • 8.1 Review – page 215, 2-5
  • Due: THURSDAY
  • Tuesday, January 10
  • Standard: 7.1.6 – Use maps to find location, calculate scale, and distinguish other geographic relationships, 7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.3.3 – Explain patters and networks of economic and global interdependence in the changing the world, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior, 7.6.5 – Explain how rivalry and tension between cultures contribute to world conflict
  • Objective: Find out how all living things are dependent upon one another and their surroundings for survival
  • Map due
  • Bell Ringer: Write down 4 things you learned from the reading.
  • Notes 8.1 through European Conquests
  • Watch -
  • Exit: Connect the text and the video
  • Assign:
  • 8.1 Review – page 215, 2-5
  • Due: THURSDAY
  • Wednesday, January 11
  • Standard:7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.3.3 – Explain patters and networks of economic and global interdependence in the changing the world, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior, 7.6.5 – Explain how rivalry and tension between cultures contribute to world conflict
  • Objective: Find out how all living things are dependent upon one another and their surroundings for survival
  • Bell Ringer: How did European colonial rule change the populations of the region?
  • Discuss
  • Notes 8.1 “Forming New Nations”
  • Exit: What do you still have questions about? What did you learn?
  • Assign:
  • 8.1 Review – page 215, 2-5
  • Due: THURSDAY
  • Thursday, January 12
  • Standard:7.2.1 – Identify major historical events and issues within regions of the world and their impact, 7.3.3 – Explain patters and networks of economic and global interdependence in the changing the world, 7.6.1 – Identify principles governing individual and group behavior, 7.6.5 – Explain how rivalry and tension between cultures contribute to world conflict
  • Objective: Find out how all living things are dependent upon one another and their surroundings for survival
  • Bell Ringer: #6 – Write a paragraph explaining whether you think US involvement in Latin America has helped or hurt the region.