Social Studies Syllabus- Week of September 21, 2009

Mrs. Alexander -Team 6 - 3
Social Studies Syllabus: Week of September 21, 2009 (updated 5:30 today)
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Please read the following Information:
*I am pleased to announce that many students earned an A or B on the Parts of the Book quiz. Way to Go!! The test was returned last Friday. Please ask your child about his or her test.
*We will continue working on our in-class mini project researching an assigned country. This week students should complete their artifact drawings and the Elements of Geography handout.
* Students will put their drawings and one completed group handout on a poster.
*Students who performed well on the geography pre-assessment last week will complete an enrichment differentiation activity instead of the regular assignment.
*I am extending the due date for the World Map activity and Differentiation assignment. It is now due on Wednesday.
*Finally, the last day to turn in late work from our “Parts of the Book” unit will be Friday.

Monday, September 21– Media Center computers
Complete Elements of Geography handout and/or research artifact
Homework: None

Tuesday, September 22 - MCRC to finish drawing 2 artifacts for each group and write captions.
Each caption should be two or more sentences explaining who, what, when, where, why, and/or how.
Begin decorating posters, time permitting.
Homework: Finish “World Map” activity or “How Well Do You Know World Geography handouts– Due Wednesday

Wednesday, September 23– Finish Poster
Review homework handouts
Copy vocabulary words and definitions from back of this syllabus in your spiral – due Thurs.
Homework: Finish copying vocabulary words and definitions from back of this syllabus in your spiral

Thursday, September 24 - Picture Day
Complete “Name That Continent and Understanding Latitude and Longitude” handouts
Differentiation Group: Complete “Crack the Code and Graphing” activities
Homework: Finish above class work– due Friday

Friday, September 25 – Review homework
Skim pp. 9 - 11 and begin defining these terms: landforms, elevation, relief, core, mantle, crust, tectonic plates, continental drift, volcanoes, earthquakes
Homework: None

Map Vocabulary

1. Latitude - distance north or south of the equator

2. Longitude - the distance east and west of the prime meridian

3. Equator - a latitude line that divides the world into northern
and southern hemispheres

4. Prime meridian - a longitude line that divides the world into
eastern and western hemispheres

5. Compass rose - symbols used to point out east, west, north,
and south

6. Scale - A small ruler used to measure relative distance on a
map

7. Inset map -A small map related to a larger one

8. Border - An imaginary line that separates two countries, continents, etc

9. Map key –Information given to explain symbols on a map

10. Hemisphere – An imaginary line that separates our world into
2 - 4 parts