7th Grade Geography

Week Twenty-Nine (March 21st – March 25th)

Monday: No School!

Tuesday: Achieve 3000 Testing

Wednesday: Review – SA/Caribbean Countries

Thursday: QUIZ!!!  SA/Caribbean Countries

Friday: Movie – Mrs. Jecha’s Last Day!

Week Twenty-Eight (March 14th – March 18th)

Monday: Rainforest Video

Tuesday: Andean Countries Notes

Wednesday: Andean Countries Notes

Thursday: Andean Countries Activity

Friday: Caribbean Countries – Notes

Week Twenty-Seven (March 7th – March 11th)

Monday: South America Notes

Tuesday: South America Activity

Wednesday: Focus on South American Culture

Thursday: Focus on South American Culture

Friday: Focus on South American Culture

Week Twenty-Six (February 28th – March 4th)

Monday: Review physical features/map work for Mexico/Central America

Tuesday: Review content for quiz!  (Study Guide: MexCAStudyGuide)

Wednesday: QUIZ!!!  The quiz is on Mexico and Central America.

Thursday: Begin South America – Notes!

Friday: NO SCHOOL!  🙂

Week Twenty-Five (February 21st – February 25th)

Monday: Inca Video

Tuesday: Cultures of Mexico and Central America

Wednesday: Focus: Mexican Culture

Thursday: Focus: Central American Culture

Friday: CNN Student News, Review Central American/Mexican Geography

Week Twenty-Four (February 14th – February 18th)

Monday: Mexico: A Family’s Journey to the City MexicoBookWork

Tuesday: Central America Notes Central America (Power Point)

Wednesday: Native Americans – Inca, Aztec & Maya

Thursday: Maya Video

Friday: CNN Student News – Native American Review Activity

Week Twenty-Three (February 7th – February 11th)

Monday: Presentations

Tuesday: Presentations

Wednesday: Introduction to Latin America – Power Point, 5 Themes: Latin America Edition (Due Thursday) LatinAmericaIntro (Power Point)

Thursday: Complete 5 Themes: Latin America Edition.  Begin Mexico Unit – Power Point Mexico

Friday: Complete Mexico Power Point – CNN Student News  & Current Events w/ focus on Mexico/US Relations HistoryofUSMexicoRelations

Week Twenty-Two (January 31st – February 4th) – UPDATED

Monday: Work on travel projects w/ computers

Tuesday: Work on travel projects w/ computers

Wednesday: SNOW DAY!!

Thursday: Work on travel projects w/ computers

Friday: ALL PROJECTS DUE TODAY!!!  Begin presentations.

Week Twenty-One (January 24 – January 28):

Monday: Continue exam schedule. Classes will either take the Exam (Open Note) or watch “Swing Kids”

Tuesday: Continue exam schedule. Classes will either take the Exam (Open Note) or watch “Swing Kids”

Wednesday: No school for students!!

Thursday: Begin European Travel Project w/ computers

Friday: CNN Student News, Begin European Travel Project w/ computers

Week Twenty (January 17 – January 21):

Monday: Begin Southern Europe Book Work

Tuesday: Complete Southern Europe Book Work

Wednesday: Review Southern Europe

Thursday: Quiz on Southern Europe, begin studying for Exam (Open Note)

Friday: Begin Exam schedule.  Classes will either take the Exam (Open Note) or watch “Swing Kids”

Week Nineteen (January 10 – January 14):

Monday: Begin NW Europe Book Work

Tuesday: Continue NW Europe Book Work

Wednesday: Complete NW Europe Book Work

Thursday: Review NW Europe

Friday: Quiz on NW Europe

Week Eighteen:

Monday: Welcome back!  CNN Student News, European Country Reading

Tuesday: British Isles/Scandinavia Book Work with teams

Wednesday: Complete British Isles/Scandinavia Book work with teams!  Be sure to check your answers!

Thursday: Review Quiz with teams!  The winning team will receive 3 extra credit points on the quiz.  BritishIslesReview Quiz BritishIslesReviewQuizAnswers

Friday: British Isles/Scandinavia Quiz!  CNN Student News.

Weeks Fourteen-Seventeen: Mrs. Leonhardt Returns!

Week Thirteen:

Monday: Physical Features of Western Europe

Tuesday: Mrs. Leonhardt Returns!

Wednesday-Friday: NO SCHOOL!  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 🙂

Week Twelve:

Monday: WESTERN EUROPE MAPS DUE!!  Review countries/capitals.  Begin scrambled countries activity (Due next Monday!)

Tuesday: Capitals/countries of Western Europe QUIZ!!!  Continue working on scrambled countries!

Wednesday: WKCE Testing

Thursday: WKCE Testing

Friday: NO SCHOOL!!  🙂

Week Eleven:

Monday: Begin Western Europe!  5 Themes of Western Europe Due Today!

Tuesday: Western Europe Map Work, Western Europe Capitals/Countries (Western Europe Capitals Worksheet)

Wednesday: Western Europe Map Work, Western Europe Capitals/Countries

Thursday: Western Europe Map Work, Complete – Western Europe Capitals/Countries, Veterans Day Celebration!

Friday: Complete Western Europe Map Work, Review Capitals/Countries, CNN Student News

Week Ten:

Monday: Conclude “Region”, Assignment: Region worksheet due on Tuesday!

Tuesday: Begin Review of the 5 Themes!  5 Themes Review Sheet!

Wednesday: Continue Reviewing

Thursday: 5 Themes Test!!  (5 Themes Review Sheet due today!)

Friday: CNN Student News, Introduction to Western Europe.  ALL MISSING WORK IS DUE TODAY!!!

Week Nine:

Monday: Introduction to Region.  What is it?  How can we divide it up?

Tuesday: CNN Student News, History of Halloween

Week Eight:

Monday: Introduction to Globalization.  What is it?  Is it good or bad?  Ode to Toothpaste

Tuesday: Pros/Cons of Globalization.

Wednesday: 10 Basic Questions about Globalization, Review for quiz

Thursday: Quiz!!

Friday: Quiz!!  (Essay portion)  CNN Student News

Week Seven:

Monday: Hand back rough drafts.  Final drafts are due on Wednesday!

Tuesday: Using a map scale.  (This is homework if it isn’t finished in class!)

Wednesday: Using a map scale to plan a trip from Milwaukee to Miami!  Road Trip! FINAL DRAFTS DUE TODAY!! (Hours 1 & 2)

Thursday: CNN Special – the Chilean Miners.  Wisconsin Immigration Reading/Worksheet.  20th Century Immigration FINAL DRAFTS DUE TODAY!!  (Hour 3)

Friday: CNN Student News.  The United States as a “Trail Mix” (not a melting pot)  Culture discussion.  What traditions do you have?  What are they influenced by?

Week Six:

Monday: “Planet in Peril”, Handout position paper assignment. Begin tracking water usage. Position Paper Rough Drafts are due on Friday, October 8th!

Tuesday: “Planet in Peril”

Wednesday: Finish “Planet in Peril”, global warming discussion.  Work on rough drafts if there is time!

Thursday: Water usage, water resources.  Go over class water usage totals!

Friday: CNN Student News.  Water treatment procedures. ROUGH DRAFTS DUE TODAY!

Week Five:

Monday: Introduction to Climate PowerPoint: Climate

Tuesday: Complete climate activity.  Activity: Place (This will become homework if it isn’t finished in class) Begin human characteristics of a place.  PowerPoint: Culture_Place

Wednesday: Population and Resources.  Finish human characteristics of “place”.

Thursday: Review for quiz.  Assignment: Study Guide!  Read/Watch the News.  Study for quiz!!

Friday: QUIZ!!!  Current events, CNN Student News

Week Four:

Monday: Introduction to “Place”

Tuesday: Power point presentation of physical features.

Wednesday: Complete physical feature vocabulary review.  Assignment: Complete Review Activity

Thursday: Review Physical Features

Friday: Current Events, CNN Student News, Introduction to Population

Week Three:

Monday: Review Seasons w/ illustrations, complete lines of latitude worksheet (It will become homework if it isn’t finished in class)

Tuesday: Begin review activity – a letter from a specific location

Wednesday: Complete review activity.

Thursday: Review for the quiz!   Assignment: Study for the quiz!  Watch/Read the News!

Friday: Quiz, Current events (CNN Student News), Constitution Day Activity

Week Two:

Tuesday: Using a compass rose and locating directions.  In-class Activity: Compass Worksheet (It will become homework if it is not finished in class)

Wednesday: Overview of longitude and latitude, absolute v. relative locations.  Q1_LongandLat (Notes) Q1_Longitude_and_Latitude (Power Point) In-class Activity: “What is Geography?” (It will become homework if it is not finished in class)

Thursday: Continue with longitude and latitude – looking at how your location relates to the seasons, Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer.  Assignment: Watch/read the news

Friday: CNN Student News, September 11th Activity

Week One:

Wednesday: Welcome back!  7th Grade Social Studies Syllabus overview and pre-test (Don’t worry, it’s not graded!)  Assignment: Turn in the parent signature sheet by Friday.

Thursday: Review of the 5 Themes of Geography  Q1_FiveThemes (Power Point) Q1_FiveThemes (Worksheet).  Assignment: Watch/read the news for a current event discussion on Friday.

Friday: Current events, CNN Student News, Finish 5 Geography Themes