May 30th through June 3rd
Memorial Day: No School!
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, culture, and economy?
- Central America and the Caribbean Review
- Review Games
- Map Quiz Friday
- Test Tomorrow
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, cultures, and economy?
- Last Test of the Year!
- Silent Reading
- Turn in Social Studies Books
- None
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How does Latin America's geography and resources affect its history, culture, and economy?
- Hand in Social Studies Books
- Geography/Mexico/Central America/The Caribbean Games
- None
Last Day of School! No Social Studies!
May 23rd through May 27th
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Finish up Panama Canal Documentary
- Case the Place!: European Colonies in the Caribbean, 1763
- Read the History of the Caribbean Islands (pages 70 and 71)
- Map Zone from page 71
- Map Quiz Friday
- Map Zone from page 71
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Match the Picture to the Country
- Presentation on Matching the Picture to the Country
- Try a Caribbean Dish!
- Read Caribbean Culture on page 72
- Begin Reading and Filling out Graphic Organizer for The Caribbean Islands Today
- Map Quiz Friday
- Caribbean Islands Graphic Organizer
Wisconsin Dells Trip! No Social Studies.
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How does Latin America's geography and resources affect its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Finish up The Caribbean Islands of Today and Graphic Organizer
- Begin Working on Study Guide
- Map Quiz Friday
- Test Next Wednesday!
Essential Questions:
- What are the causes, effects, and possible outcomes of current global issues?
- Map Quizzes
- CNN Student News
- Discussion
- Work Time for Study Guide
- Test Next Wednesday
May 16th through May 20th
Track and Field Day! No Social Studies.
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Finish up Presentations
- Geography Games if Finished
- Map Quiz Friday
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, cultures, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Possible Finishing Up Presentations
- Read Pages 66-67 and Take Note Cards
- Fill out assignment (Central America Graphic Organizer)
- Map Quiz Friday
- Central America Graphic Organizer
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How does Latin America's geography and resources affect its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Read The Panama Canal on Pages 68 and 69
- Begin Watching Panama Canal Documentary and Filling out Graphic Organizer
- Map Quiz Friday
Essential Questions:
- What are the causes, effects, and possible outcomes of current global issues?
- Map Quizzes
- CNN Student News
- Discussion
- None
May 9th through May 13th
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Work Time
- Map Quiz Friday
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Work Time
- Presentation Sign Up Times
- Map Quiz Friday
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, cultures, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Tentative Last Day of Work Time!
- Presentation Sign Up
- Map Quiz Friday
- Central American Expert Project Due Tomorrow (Tentative)
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How does Latin America's geography and resources affect its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Presentations
- Map Quiz Friday
- Central America Expert Project Due
Essential Questions:
- What are the causes, effects, and possible outcomes of current global issues?
- Map Quizzes
- CNN Student News
- Discussion
- Presentations
- Central America Expert Project
May 2nd through May 6th
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Finish Casing the Place: Central America and the Caribbean
- What in the World Mysteries: Intro to Central America
- Begin reading Physical Features of Central America
- Map Quiz Friday
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Read Physical Features of the Caribbean Islands
- Read Climate and Vegetation and Resources while filling out Graphic Organizer
- Watch Video and View Pictures of Cloud Forests
- Work Time for Homework
- Map Quiz Friday
- Map Zones (pages 59 and 60) and Melcon: Which Central American or Caribbean country would you rather visit?
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How has Latin America's geography and resources affected its history, cultures, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Read History of Central America and Fill out Timeline
- Read Culture of Central America
- Sticky Note Activity
- Begin Choosing a Central American Country to Become and Expert on
- Intro to Presentation
- Work Time
- Map Quiz Friday
- Central American Expert Project
Essential Questions:
- How do geography, economics, people, and key events connect to shape a region?
- How does Latin America's geography and resources affect its history, culture, and economy?
- Daily Geography
- Work Time
- Map Quiz Friday
- Central America Expert Project
Essential Questions:
- What are the causes, effects, and possible outcomes of current global issues?
- Map Quizzes
- CNN Student News
- Discussion
- Work Time
- None
- Central America Expert Project