Friday, September 2, 2011

*Maps TEST and Notebooks Due next Thursday, Sep. 8!*

OBJECTIVE:
#3. Explain how the contour lines on a topographic map show elevation.

AGENDA:

• Tropical Storm Katia
• Wunderground Info on Katia
• Hurricane Ike Questions
• Logos Country Topo map
• Grade printout

HOMEWORK:

1. Get grade printout signed and bring back Tuesday - 20 points!
2. Study for the Maps test next Thursday.

NOTEBOOK:
LEFT SIDE                          RIGHT SIDE
13. Hurricane Ike Map*         14. Map questions*
15. Map Scale Notes             16. Logos Map (you drew)

*Notebook items with a star must be stamped for full credit.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:

1. Make your notebook neat and colorful - personalize it!
2. Bring in tape - 5 points each roll (up to 5 rolls allowed before progress report cutoff on 9/9.
3. ExtraCredit Book Questions -16 possible points!
1. COPY and ANSWER any of the Assessment questions for chapter 1 (q’s 1-16, found on page 29) at the end of the chapter.
2. Please LABEL YOUR PAPER clearly with your name, period, Chapter 1 Assessment Questions Extra Credit and the question #’s. Correct answers will receive 1 extra credit point each.

 AGENDA:

• Hurricane Katia
• Wunderground Info for Hurricane Katia
• Finish Hurricane Ike Map*
• Map Questions*
• Lat & Long Vacation Map*
• Vocab Cards* (officially due tomorrow)
• Time to work on extra credit questions if desired

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab Cards - definition and picture due tomorrow.
2. any other notebook work (like vocab sentences) that you need to do.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

AGENDA:

• Tropical Storm Katia
• Wundergroung Info on Katia
• Wunderground Map of all Tropical Storms in World
• Go Over Lat & Long practice worksheet answers
• Plot Hurricane Ike
• Hurricane Ike questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Vocab cards - definition and pictures due Friday!
2. Lat & Long Vacation worksheet - due tomorrow!

NOTEBOOK
LEFT SIDE                              RIGHT SIDE
9.  Lat & Long Notes                10. Battleship
11. Lat & Long Practice            12. Lat & Long Vacation
13. Hurricane Ike Map*            14. Map Questions*

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

OBJECTIVE:
#2. Explain how we use latitude and longitude to locate a specific place on Earth.

AGENDA:

• Stamp HW questions
• Latitude and Longitude Notes
• Latitude and Longitude Practice
• Battleship
• Online Battleship Game
• Lat and Long practice worksheets

HOMEWORK:

1. Lat & Long practice worksheets.
2. vocab  cards - due Friday!

Monday, August 29, 2011

OBJECTIVE:
#1.  Name 2 different types of maps and what they can show us.

AGENDA:

• Stamp Turlock Map
• Hurricane Irene
• Types of Maps Notes
• Notes questions
• Vocab Cards

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish Maps Notes questions - due tomorrow!
2. Vocab cards - word, definition and small picture - Due Friday!
3. Paragraph about your map of Turlock.  What did you include and why?

NOTEBOOK

LEFT SIDE                            RIGHT SIDE
1. Mapping the Earth              2. Objectives
3. Turlock Map                      4. Paragraph about map
5. Vocab Cards                     6. Sentences (2 for each word).
7. Types of Maps Notes        8. Questions*

*Must be stamped (these are due tomorrow for a stamp)