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TEXTBOOK ON-LINE Students can view the Geography textbook on line by going to the following website, clicking on the link to the book, and typing in the user name and password listed below: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/geography/gwip2002/user name: GWIP password: gubRERan35
CURRENT EVENTS Awareness of CURRENT EVENTS is an important component of the Geography curriculum. You can watch the CNN Student News any day by click on the following link ... http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/index.html Also, if you have any old newspapers (Boston Globe, Patriot Ledger) or newsmagazines (Time, Newsweek) that you plan to discard, we could use those in the classroom for current events projects. Please send them to school with your child. We will use them in the classroom. Any materials we do not use will be properly disposed of in the school's recycle bins. Thank you. HOMEWORK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Find information on the person you have selected to research for Black History Month. The personal profile sheet is due Thursday, February 16th. Resources ... FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICANS
Where to find information …
Electronic resources on-line
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmfirsts.html
http://www.black-collegian.com/african/aaprofil.shtml
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/bhm/notable.html
Find a biography at the Stoughton Public Library. Before paying a visit to the library, you can go on-line to access the library catalog and see what biographies might be available. Go to …
http://www.ocln.org/wp-public/
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Finish the West European postcard. Follow the instructions on the sheet. You can choose any of the countries or cities listed on the instructions sheet. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Choose one of the following countries that is located in Western Europe: Republic of Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg. (2) Read the section about that country that is located in chapter 10 of your textbook. (3) Write five key facts about that country in your notebook. Write complete sentences. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Study for the quiz on Germany. Make sure that you study and review the "practice map" of Germany. Also, review and study the vocabulary terms and their meanings. Review the reading on pages 306 - 309. Make sure that you bring your Germany packet to class tomorrow. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Re-read the section on Germany, pages 306-309. (2) Study the practice map of Germany and the vocabulary terms. These items will be on the quiz on Germany. (3) The quiz on Germany will be on Wednesday, February 8th. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 ALL CLASSES: (1) Define the seven Terms to Know from page 306 in the textbook. Do this in your notebook. Study those terms and learn their meanings. (2) Identify a personage from African-American history to research for Black History Month. You should be able to state the name of the individual and one important fact about who he or she was. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Complete the "Germany Culture" chart. Reference pages 306 - 309 in the textbook to help you complete the chart. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Finish the political-physical map of Germany in your Germany packet. Bring the Germany packet to class every day this week. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 ALL CLASSES: Re-read the section on "Germany", pages 306-309. In your notebook, define each of the following places. Tell where each place is located and one important fact about that place. The places: Germany, Alps, Bavaria, Black Forest, Danube River, North European Plain, Rhine River, Berlin, Hamburg, the Ruhr, Munich, West Germany, East Germany. MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012 ALL CLASSES: In your notebook, describe Germany's location. Tell where it is located. Identify: the important bodies of water (2 seas) that border it to the north; the ten countries that border it to the north, east, south, and west; the mountain range that borders it to the south; and, the two rivers that help to form its boundary to the west and east. |
