Historical Change Project

Students were given information about their historical change project.  We will be working on the project during class. Students will begin researching their projects in the classroom tomorrow and will be graded on their classroom research Wednesday, December 7th.  Students will be completing research in the computer lab on Thursday and Friday of this week.  I will be grading their research in the computer lab on Friday, December 9th.  We will be putting posters together on Monday, December 12th and Tuesday, December 13th.  We will begin presenting our projects on Wednesay, December 14th.  Information about the project can be found on my website - Historical Change Project Information.

WELCOME BACK!

Welcome back everyone!  This week we will continue our discussion over change!  We will also be discussing the changes in technology.  We will have a test this Friday, December 2nd!  I have placed a jeopardy review game on my website.  We will be playing the game in class on Thursday but I suggest that you all use it to review! 

CHANGE

This week we have began our discussion over change!  Change can occur in all societies.  Students have been learning new words such as cultural diffusion, cultural convergence, and cultural divergence.  They will continue to see these words throughout the six weeks so it is important that they become very familiar with them!  I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!  See you when we get back!

CBA Adjustment

Due to the length of the CBA we will begin the exam tomorrow after we go over the review.  Students will be given the remainder of the class period tomorrow and the entire class period on Friday to complete the exam. 

CBA FRIDAY!

This week we will finish up our discussion of human geography with migration.  We will also begin preparing for the CBA.  The CBA will be given on Friday and it covers everything we have covered this six weeks.  I will also be grading passports for a major test grade.  STUDY HARD!!!!

Population fun!

This week we had a great week in class!  We learned so many interesting things about the population around the world.  Students were able to join in and have some fun!  Students...share some of your new found knowledge for extra credit!

Oh by the way...here is the video we started off the week with. 

Projects!

WOW!  We had some awesome projects turned in today!  I am going to try to hang up some projects in our hallway!  Thank you for all of your hard work!  Great job!

Culture Region Research

The past three days we have been researching the cultural regions around the world.  The students were placed in a particular region and given several resources to do research on their region.  They have become experts on their region over the course of three days.  They will be teaching their region to a new group (made up of all regions) on Monday and Tuesday! 

We will be having test over these regions next Friday, October 28th!  It is a major test grade but the students get to use their notes.  So it is important for everyone to take really great notes on Monday and Tuesday!!!

DON'T FORGET CULTURE PROJECTS ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH!!!

EXTRA CREDIT!

Okay kids!  Here is the extra credit that you have all been looking for!  You are all working so hard on your culture project and I am really excited to see the end results.  Ancestry.com is a great tool for researching your family history.  I found a really neat link to research information about your last name. 

You go to http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/

Type in your last name into the blank that looks like this. 

Click on Search now after you type in your name. 

You will then get a screen that looks like this...

From this screen you can find all sorts of information about your last name.  Now...keep in mind that not every person with your last name is actually related to you.  I want you to look at all of the information about your last name and write a short summary about it.  Make sure you click on all of the links on the left hand side.  You can change the date to go back even further!  I will post my short summary under comments so you can see what I am looking for.  Please make sure you are following the guidelines in order to receive your full extra credit!  DO NOT POST YOUR LAST NAME IN YOUR SUMMARY!!!!  

HAVE FUN!!

Major Test coming up!

Today students created two games for their major test on Tuesday, October 18th.  These two games will help students study for their test.  On Monday, students will be given a list of vocabulary words to refresh their memory! 

Don't forget MAJOR test, Tuesday, October 18th!
Project Due, Wednesday, October 26th!

Human Geography

Human geography?  What does that mean?  Ask any 6th grade student at Ed Willkie and they can tell you!  We talked about where people live, how they live, and the way their family and lives are structured.  Students created a social pyramid in their passports and took notes over Human Geography the past two days.  We will have a MAJOR test on Tuesday, October 18th!

Major religions of the World

This past week we have learned about the major religions of the world.  Students created a circle map to define religion and the create a tree map to classify religion.  This thinking maps will come in handy when you are studying for the test we have on October 18th!  Today we finished up our discussion on religion.  Tomorrow we will begin discussing social structure. 

HINT:  Keep an eye out for an extra credit post!  It is coming your way VERY soon!!!

Start of a new six weeks!

Today begins the 2nd six weeks.  I can't believe how quickly the first six weeks flew by.  This six weeks we will be focusing on the culture and people around the world.  The students will have a project to complete this six weeks.  There is more information about the project on my website under "Important Information."  Students will be given all of this information tomorrow.  Don't forget tomorrow is picture day. 

People and Nature

Today we are concluding our unit about the physical geography of our Earth.  Today we are discussing the interaction of people and nature.  We discussed how people adapt to the environment, how people modify the environment, extreme weather and natural disasters, and the challenges we face in the future. 

The Processes that Shaped Our Earth

The past few days of social studies have been all about science.  We have been talking about the scientific processes that shaped our Earth.  Some of the things we discussed are plate tectonics and the effects it has on our Earth such as tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes.  We also discussed the "ring of fire."  Here are a few pictures from our lesson.  

Asia - Our last stop

The past few days we traveled to Asia.  It is our last stop on our journey of the 7 continents.  We learned many wonderful things about Asia today.  Here some photos from our journey. 

Europe

Today we traveled to Europe.  Unfortunately I was unable to take the trip today but the students completed the trip with the substitute today.  The students learned that Europe has many mountain ranges and rivers.  Here are some pictures from their trip. 

Africa

Today we traveled to Africa. We learned all about the continent.  Check out some of the places we visited!

South America and Australia

Today we traveled to South America and Australia.  We saw so many wonderful things.  The kids really enjoyed seeing the pictures of the Andes Mountains and Amazon Rain forest in South America and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.  Hope everyone remembers their "passports" for tomorrow trip to Africa.  I posted some of the beautiful pictures we saw today.  ENJOY!

Traveling Around the World

Yesterday we spent time preparing our "passports" for our trip around the world.  We glued in all 7 continents.  Today we are talking about the important physical features of North America and Antarctica.

"Family Vacation"

For the past two days we have been taking a "family vacation."  Students were using maps and other tools to find locations all over the world and the United States.  Students practiced their latitude and longitude skills and worked on their social studies vocabulary by playing a "Where Am I?" game.  So much fun!

Geography Vocabulary

Today we finished up with our physical geography vocabulary!  I hope everyone has a better understanding of our vocabulary words.  We will use them frequently in the classroom and you will more than likely see them on a test so make sure you study! 

First week of school!

WOW!  We survived the first week of school!  It was SO exciting meeting all of my new kiddos.  I cannot wait to get started on our journey around the world.  I hope you all had a great weekend and you are ready to begin our journey.  Don't forget we will be using our "passport" everyday.  It is VERY important that you keep up with it.  The best spot to keep it is in my room unless you are studying or making up work. 

Students...please let me know if you have any questions along the way!  I am always willing to help! 

First Blog Post

Today I am learning how to use blogger!  I am ready to implement this for my kiddos this year and share our classroom with everyone.