Welcome to Ms. Goette's Geography Class!!

Parents and Students: You may email me anytime with questions or concerns at goettesa@gm.sbac.edu

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Notes

Parents: Our class is in need of paper towels and tissues. If you can donate any, we would really appreciate it!

Week of 8/24 - 8/28 

Monday

-Welcome!

-Syllabus

-Rules / Procedures

Tuesday

-Student Info Sheets

-Getting to know each other using M&M's

Wednesday

-Seating Charts

-Student Questionaire

Thursday

-Bellwork (packets)

-Textbook Scavenger Hunt

-HW. "All About Me"

Friday

-Quiz on Syllabus & Rules / Procedures

-Notebook Organization

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Week of 8/31 - 9/4

Monday

-Finish updating notebooks

-Penpal letters to Mongolian students

-Earth's hemispheres

Tuesday

-Continents & Oceans group assignments

Wednesday

-Continents & Oceans group assignments

Thursday

-Brainpop on Continents & Oceans

-Atlas Scavenger hunt

-Homework: Maps

Friday

-Quiz on Continents & Oceans

-Finish Atlas Scavenger Hunt

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Week of 9/7 - 9/11

Monday - NO SCHOOL (LABOR DAY)

Tuesday

-Unit 1 Vocabulary

-Brainpop video on Latitude & Longitude + questions

Wednesday

-What is latitude & longitude

-lesson and practice

Thursday

-Continue latitude & longitude practice

-homework: tracking hurricanes using latitude & longitude

Friday

-Quiz on Latitude & Longitude

-Elements on a map

-The 5th Ocean

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Week of 9/14 - 9/18

Monday

-Elements of a map & Map wheel notes

   -Fill out as a class

Tuesday

-Types of maps group work

Wednesday

-Types of maps group work

-United States resource map

Thursday - Constitution Day

-Finish US Resource map

-HW: Study guide for tomorrow's quiz on types of maps

Friday

-Quiz on Types of Maps

-Make up / extra credit day

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Week of 9/21 - 9/25

Monday

Read chapter 1 section 1

Answer assessment questions

Tuesday

Geo Terms

Wednesday

Finish Geo Terms

Guided Reading / Word boxes

Thursday

Geoterms flashcards

Review BINGO

Homework - study flashcards

Friday

Geoterms Quiz

National Geographic video & notes

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Week of 9/28 - 10/2

Monday

Charts, Graphs & Diagrams

Create - A - Country

Tuesday

Finish Create - A - Country

Wednesday

Plate Tectonics & Natural Disasters PPT & Notes

Thursday

5 Themes of Geography Foldable Notes

Understanding Global Warming

  -Article & Worksheet

Friday

Bellwork Quiz

Earthquake Myths

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Week of 10/5 - 10/9

Monday

Climate PPT Notes

Climate Regions Map & Questions

Tuesday

Population Patterns

Vocabulary & Worksheet

Wednesday

World Religions Notes / Map / Chart

Thursday

Cultures Around the World

Elements of Culture

Friday

Test Study Guide & Review

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Week of 10/12 - 10/16

Monday

Test Review

Tuesday

Review Game

Test! Part 1

Wednesday

Test Part 2

Thursday

Vocabulary / US Map

Friday

UF Homecoming - No School!

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Week of 10/19 - 10/23

Monday

US Physical Regions

  -Notes organizer & map

Tuesday

United States Political & Physical Map

Wednesday

Career Day

Thursday

 Finish US political / physical map

U.S. Guided Reading

Friday

Grade Sheets

Finish Guided Reading

Makeup Time for missing work

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Week of 10/26 - 10/30

Monday

US Physical Map Activity w/ Partners

Tuesday

Eatern US Map

US landforms notes and slide show

Wednesday

Finish Landforms notes

State Postcards

Thursday

Finish State Postcards

Friday

No School!

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Week of 11/2 - 11/6

Monday

Procedures Pop Quiz

U.S. Government notes

Tuesday

Finish Notes

The presidents job

Wednesday

Government brainpop video and questions

Political System readings and questions

Thursday

Finish political systems

Practice US Eastern states

Friday

Quiz on Eastern States & Capitals

School House Rocks Videos

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Week of 11/9 - 11/13

Monday

Presentation by Guidance Department

Tuesday

Western United States map

American Culture Notes

Wednesday

VETERAN'S DAY - NO SCHOOL

Thursday

Western US Economy

Friday

Finish Western US Economy

Brainpop video & questions on westward expansion

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Week of 11/16 - 11/20

Monday

Finish Brainpop Video & questions

American Symbols powerpoint notes

Tuesday

FCAT practice

Wednesday

Immigration powerpoint notes

Thursday

Review for quiz

Friday

Quiz on Western States

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Week of 11/23 - 11/27

Monday

Canada Notes & Venn Diagram

Canada Vocabulary

Tuesday

Canada Guided Reading

Wednesday

No School!

Thursday

Thanksgiving! No School! 

Friday

No School!

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Week of 11/30 - 12/04

Monday

Canada Recap

-Video

-Notes

-Guided Reading

Tuesday

Finish Guided Reading

Canada's Northern Lights

Wednesday

Provinces of Canada Notes

Thursday

Canada Video

Make up Questions for Quiz!

Friday

Canada Quiz

Begin Mexico

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Week of 12/7 - 12/11

Monday

Mexico's Geography and LAnd

Mexico Guided Reading

Tuesday

Mexico Vocabulary and Map

Wednesday

The Maya - Reading and Questions

Thursday

The Aztecs - Power Point Notes

Vocab Practice

Friday

Mexico Quiz

Makeup Day

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Week of 12/14 - 12/18

Monday

Begin Central America

-Map

-Vocabulary

-Vocab Activity

Tuesday

Vocabulary Song or Story

Wednesday

Finish Vocab Story and Present

Thursday

Panama Canal

Friday

Movie

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Week of 1/12 - 1/16

Monday

Begin South America

-Vocabulary

-Political and Physical Map

Tuesday

Vocab Activity

Test Review

Wednesday

Test Review

Thursday

Test on North America

Friday

Flex Day - No School

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Week of 1/18 - 1/22

Monday

South America Vocab Activity

Tuesday

South America Guided Reading

Wednesday

South America Group Work

Thursday

South America Group Work

Friday

South America Group Work

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Week of 1/25- 1/29

Monday

NO SCHOOL

Tuesday

Finish South America Group Work

Wednesday

Camp Crystal

Thursday

Camp Crystal

Friday

Galapagos Islands & Tortoise

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Week of 2/1 - 2/5

Monday

Galapagos Islands Artical and Questions

Tuesday

Finish Galapagos Article & Questions

Wednesday

South America Foldable Notes

Thursday

Finish Foldable Notes

Friday

South America Quiz

Rainforest powerpoint presentation

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Week of 2/8 - 2/12

Monday

Comic Life Project About Rainforest in Groups

Tuesday

Comic Life

Wednesday

Comic Life

Thursday

Comic Life

Friday

NO SCHOOL!

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Week of 2/15 - 2/19

Monday - No School - President's Day

Tuesday

South America Conclusion Game

Western Europe Political / Physical Map

Wednesday

Western Europe Booklets

Passports

Begin Ireland in Booklet

Thursday

Ireland ABC's

Homework - Europe Physical Map Worksheet

Friday

Finish Ireland ABC's

Irish Potato Famine

-Article & Questions

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Week of 2/22 - 2/26

Monday

Fill out United Kingdom in Booklet

London Landmarks in Groups

Tuesday

London Landmarks in Groups

Wednesday

London Landmarks in Groups

Thursday

Friday