Week 1 August 29-September 2, 2016

Concept: Classroom Community

Essential Question: How do students productively engage in a classroom community?

Weekly Objective: Good Historians will:1. Get to know their classmates through a variety of activities

2. Review PBIS Norms3. Establish Classroom and Groupwork Expectations and Norms

4. Set up Composition/Notebooks

Transfer Goal: Students will be able to independently use their learning to analyze and evaluate the emergence of civilizations, societies, and regions

over time.Quote of the Week: “An idealist is a person who helps other people to become prosperous.” ~ Henry Ford

Monday, August 29, 2016Concept: Classroom Community

EQ: How do students productively engage in a classroom community?

Quote of the Week:“An idealist is a person who helps other people to become prosperous.”

~ Henry Ford

REMINDERS!

*Bring in Composition Book, Binder and all

forms and supplies ASAP

Agenda:• Pass Out Materials and go through

each form. Assign Locks and Lockers. Lots of Practice.

• Introduction to Social Studies & The 5 Big Concepts Getting to Know Your Classmates Activities. (See next page

• Watch “School Kids Around the World”

• John Green's Open Letter to Students

“ The Five Themes of Social Studies Get to Know You” Activity• Turn and Talk

• Students will share information about themselves to their group members with the concepts of History, Geography, Government, Culture, and Economics in mind. See next slide.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016EQ: Classroom Community

How do students productively engage in a classroom community?

Social Studies Agenda• PBIS Information~

○ Auditorium/Matrix• Continue the “Five

Themes of Geography” Icebreaker Activity.

• Turn and Talk• Share Out• Pin Places on the Map

where students have travelled.

Homework:• Homework Packet is

Due on Friday.

REMINDERS!1. Turn in All Forms2. Turn in Supply Fee and

all Materials3. 1st Homework Packet

of the Year Comes Home

Quote of the Week:“An idealist is a person who helps other people to become prosperous.”

~ Henry Ford

Wednesday, August 31, 2016EQ: Classroom Community

How do students productively engage in a classroom community?

Social Studies Agenda• PBIS Information~

○ Fix-It Plans○ Stacking Cup

Teamwork Activity• Classroom Norms &

Group work Norms(Sticky Notes and Chart Paper ~ Share Out)

Homework:Packet Due is due on Friday.

REMINDERS!*Get Your Forms

Signed! Homework due on

Friday

Quote of the Week:“An idealist is a person who helps other people to become prosperous.”

~ Henry Ford

Thursday, September 1, 2016EQ: Classroom Community

How do students productively engage in a classroom community?

Social Studies Agenda

Review Final Classroom and Teamwork NormsMap Skills/Timeline

PPT 1.1 Slides 22-42 Activity: Define Map-Reading Terms:Scale, Map Key/Legend, Symbol, Latitude,

Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, Compass Rose and Hemispheres

Homework:• Homework Packet Due Tomorrow.

REMINDERS!Classroom Norms*Focus *Listen *Respect Ideas *Participate Small Group Norms*Active Involvement *Stay On-Topic*Respect Ideas

Quote of the Week:“An idealist is a person who helps other people to become prosperous.” ~ Henry Ford

Friday, September 2, 2016EQ: Classroom Community

How do students productively engage in a classroom community?

Agenda:Map Skills/TimelinePPT 1.1 Slides 44- 52Map-Making Activity: Make a map of the area surrounding your home.

Include: Title, key or legend, compass rose, label 3 specific places, label roads.

SEE Rubric on Slide 52

Homework:• Enjoy Your Weekend!

REMINDERS!Classroom Norms*Focus *Listen *Respect Ideas *Participate Small Group Norms*Active Involvement *Stay On-Topic*Respect Ideas

Quote of the Week:“An idealist is a person who helps other people to become prosperous.”

~ Henry Ford

Monday’s Lesson/Slides

HistoryName something that you

remember learning about in elementary school

Social Studies:

Geography

What state or country have you visited that is farthest away from Concord, NC?

Culture

What is your favorite Holiday and Why?

Economics

What would you do with a $100 bill?

GovernmentIf you become President of the United States, what is one thing that you would

change to make the world a better place?

“The Five Big Themes of Social Studies” Getting to Know You Activity

Tuesday’s Lesson/Slides

Wednesday’s Lesson/Slides

Thursday’s Lesson/Slides

Post-It Note Activity.I will take all ideas from all classes to create our Clossroom

and Teamwork Norms. These are the final Norms from 2015-2016 School Year.

VISUAL VOCABULARYMap Skills/ Latitude and Longitude

SCALE✕ Represents the

distance between two locations on the map. Ex: 1 inch on the map equals 1 mile on the ground

MAP KEY✕ A small chart

included on a map that gives descriptions of what symbols are used and what they stand for.

SYMBOL✕ A picture that is

used to represent an object on a map

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS LEGEND?

AGE EXPECTANCY

Legend

COMPASS ROSE✕ A design on a map

that shows directions

CARDINAL DIRECTIONS

✕ The four major compass points of North, South, East, West used to navigate a map

INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS ✕ The in-between

compass points of Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

LATITUDE

NORTH POLE

SOUTH POLE

Lines of North latitude are numbered from 0° to 90° are N.L.

Lines of South latitude are numbered from 0° -90° are S.L.

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LATITUDE✕ Imaginary lines

drawn on maps from east to west to locate places north or south of the equator

MAJOR LINES OF LATITUDE

✕ North Pole✕ Arctic Circle✕ Tropic of Cancer✕ Equator✕ Tropic of Capricorn✕ Antarctic Circle✕ South Pole

LATITUDE ✕ Lines run horizontally

✕ measured in degrees.

✕ The Equator is 0 degrees Latitude.

✕ Latitude lines are called parallels.

LATITUDE

THE NORTH POLE IS AT 90° N

THE SOUTH POLE IS AT 90° S

The equator is at 0° latitude. It is neither north nor south. It is at the center between north and south.

40° N is the 40° line of latitude north of the equator.

40° S is the 40° line of latitude south of the equator.

✕ imaginary belt that runs halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole.

equator

EQUATOR✕ An imaginary line that

runs horizontally through the center of the Earth, dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

LONGITUDE✕ Imaginary lines

drawn on maps from north to south to locate places east or west of the prime meridian

LONGITUDE ✕ Prime Meridian is the main line of longitude

✕ Lines of Longitude run vertically.

✕ Called Meridians

✕ East or West of the Prime Meridian.

✕ Prime Meridian is found in Greenwich, England and is 0 degrees Longitude.

LONGITUDE LINES OF LONGITUDE BEGIN AT THE PRIME MERIDIAN.

60° W is the 60° line of longitude west of the Prime Meridian.

The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is neither east or west

60° E is the 60° line of longitude east of the Prime Meridian.

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LONGITUDE

Lines of longitude are numbered east from the Prime Meridian to the 180° line and west from the Prime Meridian to the 180° line.

PRIME MERIDIAN

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East L

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North Pole

PRIME MERIDIAN✕ An imaginary line

that runs through the center of the Earth vertically dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Friday’s Lesson/Slides

HEMISPHERES✕ The Equator splits the

earth into the northern and southern hemisphere

✕ The Prime Meridian splits the earth into Eastern and Western hemisphere

MAP SKILLS

How do we find places on maps?

DAY 1- MAP SKILLS ACTIVITY:

✕ Make a map of the area surrounding your home (your neighborhood or street). Include:+ A title for your map+ A compass rose+ Key or legend with symbols used on the map+ Labels of important places on the map (at least 3)

+ Make it neat and colorful. Pretend someone would actually need to use it to find your home.

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