Welcome to Ms. Goette's Geography Class!!

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

There will be homework most Thursdays and quizzes on Fridays!

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Notes

Parents: Our class is in need of paper towels. If you can donate a roll, 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

Tuesday

Wednesday

No School!

Thursday

Thanksgiving! No School! 

Friday

No School!