This is the official podcast for Mr. Krueger’s 8th grade geography class! This is a collection of lessons and observations that are meant to be a resource for students who want to revisit a lesson or were absent.
Sorry that you had to take test on the computer today, but tomorrow will be better!
Today we finished up our cultural murals project! After we take the CTP test tomorrow we'll be reviewing for our first unit test next week Monday! Here's what you can expect on the test: Continents and Oceans Five Themes Classroom Expectations
I'm trying to do better about letting you know what is going on! This episode talks about where we've been over the past few days! 1. Location and Place Posters 2. Classroom Bill of Rights 3. Using Coordinates to Find the Continents and Oceans
Monday we took note on the difference between location and place in terms of geography. Location is strictly the WHERE... like an address or a room number. Place is who you would define that particular location. Like a school or a barber shop. On Tuesday we brainstormed for our CLASSROOM BILL OF RIGHTS!
Just wanted to update you on what we've been working on this week in geography! On Monday we took our continents and oceans quiz which we rocked then talked about keeping our binders and notebooks organized. On Tuesday we started our study of the six social sciences: geography, psychology, economics, history, sociology, and civics. You wrote down the dictionary definitions for each then worked with the people around you to create definitions in your own words. Tomorrow we will be using our definitions to diagram a social scientist!
Remember that we are having a map quiz on Monday the 9th and your homework for the weekend was creating a map of a place you go this weekend or a place that you know well!!
So far our only two assignments have been done in class and they are the paragraph based on the Joseph Campbell quote, "the cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek" and Welcome to 508 in which the students answered questions about themselves. Monday will be our first quiz on the continents and oceans!
Today I went through a presentation about myself and what my expectations are for the students. Will pass out the syllabus and curriculum guide in the coming days. Our in class assignment was based on the video we watched on "The Hero's Journey." Students wrote one paragraph on the following question: What cave do you fear to enter this year? It is based on the following quote from Joseph Campbell's book THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES: The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
This is the first episode of the podcast for my geography class at SHPA! Where students can listen to daily lessons and key info they need to be successful!
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