Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Greetings, our agenda today was:

• Get Organized! Students moved over their old econ files from dropbox to their computers.
• Complete the writing of a third quarter goal. Using our special Social Studies rubric, students are writing a personal goal for class this quarter. This is a part of their grade. Student's are meeting with Mr. M to discuss these goals.
• Scribblemaps! While writing a goal, students were also working on completing an extensive scribble map of the major physical features of the United States. These are to be turned in to Mr. M by Thursday. 

To see the list of Physical Features - go to Edmodo. It is on there....

Friday, January 25th

Our main focus today was on regions #4 and #5 on our maps - the Great Plains/Midwest and the Southeastern states. Mr. M did a map check, we reviewed the videos from the night before, and had some practice. Mr. M gave some extra time today for the longer map quiz #4 on these two regions! Have a nice weekend!

Thursday, January 24th

Okay, here is what happened today!

• Began by grading/reviewing Map Quiz 3 - the Southwestern Region
• Choosing a 3rd Quarter Goal - Mr. M introduced the goal assignment for the third quarter. Students will be using the middle school history department's special student Rubric to select a specific goal to work on for this quarter. It is a part of our grade.
• Scribblemaps - using this site, Mr. M introduced scribblemaps as a way to further learn about and practice knowledge already gained from our first regions in this unit. On Tuesday, the students will have a formal activity using this site. 

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Hello There! Our agenda today was:

• A return to our map studies! Mr. M checked student's maps for accuracy and detail. 
• We discussed the videos about the Southwest from the night before - updated our notes.
• Did some map practice - using Google Earth!
• Map quiz #3 - The Southwestern Region

Tuesday, January 22nd

For today:

• Handed back map quizzes 1 and 2. Students had a chance to see their grade so far this quarter.
• Mr. M threw some poll questions up on Air Parrot. Students had a chance to answer anonymously.  Also, it was a chance to earn some EC on the Geography test.
• Finally, time for some fun - 3-D maps using Playdough. The students recreated the physical geography of the west using different colors of playdough. Good practice!

Getting ready to make mountains!!

Thursday, January 17th!

Hello All!  Our agenda today was:

• Mr. M did a map check! Wanted to see if students were following directions - are the maps looking accurate.
• Next, we discussed the notes from the video the night before - The Pacific States
• Students then had the opportunity to come to the SmartBoard and locate political and physical geography of this region.
• Finally, we had our first map quiz - The Pacific Region.

The Sierra Nevada Mountains

Wednesday, January 16th!

Our agenda in history today was as follows:

• Organized ourselves first. Created a new folder on their dropbox accounts titled Unit 1 Geography. Then we cleaned out the black binders and got ready for the 2nd semester.
• Family history stories - last night the students were to ask their various family members about a story. They wrote them out on notecards. Then Mr. M shuffled and read them. Students tried guess who the stories belonged to - fun!
• Mr. M set the students up to begin their geography homework for tonight!

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013!

Welcome to American History - 7th Grade Style!

We have begun our 2nd semester at USM. The students are moving on to the first of three semesters of American History. Be sure to check the homework page for the Family History assignment tonight!