6th Grade Social Studies
Geography of the Americas
- 3/12/12: Binder Entry #56: First Americans notes
- Read p. 41-43 (email me if you need a copy) in textbook. Take notes with accompanying Smartboard presentation (attached).
- 3/13/2012: Binder Entry #57 and First Americans newspaper
- Color and label the map to show the routes of the first Americans. Then follow the directions to make the newspaper article.
- 3/14/2012: Binder Entry # 58: Canada's provinces map
- After going over First Americans newspaper articles, label the attached map for #58. It should be colored like a political map. Don't forget memeory clues: BASMOQ and BS
- 3/15/2012: Canada's regions
- Begin notes on binder #59, Canada's regions from text 63. Please email me if want a copy of the text pages.
- 3/16/2012: Canada's regions, Binder #60
- Work on Canada's regions notes (binder #59) color region map for binder #60
- 3/19/2012: Continue binder #59
- Continue notes about Canada's regions
- 3/20/2012: Canada's regions, Binder #59 completed
- Finish binder entry # 59, do questions WS
- 3/21/2012: Regions
- Go over questions, Province location quiz
- 3/22, 23,27: Canada's climate and resources, binder # 61
- Sub in room 2 days, so classes did things at different times. Read textbook p 72-75, complete "Climate and resources of Canada" for binder # 61, and complete two-sided worksheet.
- 3/28/2012: Review for Friday's performance
- Apr 2-5: People of Latin America
- Notes # 62, notes #63, worksheet
- 4/16/12: Binder Entry #64: Maya map
- 4/17/12: Binder Entries # 65 and 66
- With text pages 203-207.
- 4/18/12: Mayan Achievements
- 4/23: Binder entries 67 and 68
- Follow instructions on the preview and on the map.
- 3/25: Binder entry #69 and Aztec worksheet
- Complete the notes for entry #69 and conduct a mock interview on the worksheet.
- 4/27/13: Binder entry # 70, Inca Map
- 4/30/12: Binder # 71: Inca Notes
- 5/2 and 5/3 Review for Performance 8
- be able to answer questions on the review. It covers binder entries 64-71.
- 5/7: Binder Entry # 72: Central America Map
- label countries on the map. Color to make a political map. Begin notes #73
- 5/8: Binder # 73 and Central america land questions
- 5/11: binder # 74: Central AMerica Climate and resources
- 5/12: Cent am climate and resources questions
- 5/15: Binder # 75: Central america in 20th century notes
- 5/17: Cent am in mod times worksheet
- on back, describe the roles of these people: Theodore Roosevelt, William , George W. Goethals, Manuel Noriega, George Bush, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, and Oscar Arias Sanchez. Also describe the Canal Zone
- 5/22/12: People of Central America
- 5/23/12: Living and working in Central America
