As part of our closure activities today, we discussed a few unbelievable teenagers around the world who are attempting some incredible feats. Here are links to their personal websites/blogsites. Enjoy!
Jordan Romero - 13-year old climbing Mt. Everest
http://www.jordanromero.com/
Jessica Watson - 16-year old sailing around the world by herself
http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/about-jessica
Abby Sunderland - 16-year old sailing round the world by herself
http://www.abbysunderland.com/
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
You asked for it, you got it!
Here is the video from the British Parliament. Government at work in the United Kingdom...
Sunday, March 28, 2010
My bad!
The SW Asia tests will be a few more days. Between starting a new unit, baseball starting and my cousin's wedding this past weekend, I haven't been able to sit down and finish grading them. They are about halfway finished as is. My bad!
Class News for the Week of March 29th
Welcome back for another week! This week we continue to discuss Western Europe. We will be learning about the five different regions of Western Europe and ending the week by creating a brochure about a country of your choice. Hope you are ready to do a bit of reading this week!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Table of Contents Update, 03-26-10
Here is the latest update for your Table of Contents. Make sure that you are keeping papers IN the three rings and in some sort of order. Newer worksheets are in ALL CAPS and BOLD.
30. March 50 States Test
31. SW Asia Exam
32. Western Europe Political Map
33. Regional Atlas Activities E and F
34. Western Europe Learning Map
35. Western Europe Physical Map
36. Chunnel Worksheet
37. British Isles Worksheet
38. British Isles Guided Reading 1
A good strategy for keeping worksheets in order is to number the worksheet itself in one of the top corners. That was a suggestion from a student! Please remember that you do not have all the papers listed above. I have a few of them for grading purposes.
30. March 50 States Test
31. SW Asia Exam
32. Western Europe Political Map
33. Regional Atlas Activities E and F
34. Western Europe Learning Map
35. Western Europe Physical Map
36. Chunnel Worksheet
37. British Isles Worksheet
38. British Isles Guided Reading 1
A good strategy for keeping worksheets in order is to number the worksheet itself in one of the top corners. That was a suggestion from a student! Please remember that you do not have all the papers listed above. I have a few of them for grading purposes.
End of the week stuff...
Hey gang, sorry that it has been a been quiet on here lately. Just a few things to note.
1. I will do my absolute best to get the SW Asia tests back to you by Monday. Either way, you will have to have the test corrections in to me by Thursday to receive any credit.
2. We should be finished with the five different regions of Western Europe by Friday. Be prepared for a chapter test next week or the week after.
3. Physical Map test for Western Europe early next week.
Any questions, please let me know.
1. I will do my absolute best to get the SW Asia tests back to you by Monday. Either way, you will have to have the test corrections in to me by Thursday to receive any credit.
2. We should be finished with the five different regions of Western Europe by Friday. Be prepared for a chapter test next week or the week after.
3. Physical Map test for Western Europe early next week.
Any questions, please let me know.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Extra Credit Due Thursday
Anyone who is planning on turning in our last extra credit assignment must do so by THIS THURSDAY. If you are unsure what the assignment is, scroll down an search for it OR look for it on the right hand side of the screen where it list blog posts by month.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
March EXTRA CREDIT
Here are the five extra credit questions for March. Please put the answers on a 3x5 notecard and turn the answers in by next Friday, March 26. Each correct answer is worth two (2) extra credit points for a possibility of ten (10) points. Good Luck!
1. Which condition is necessary to create fog - air saturation or proximity to mountains?
2. Which is more important in the formation of sand dunes - wind or vegetation?
3. A salt flat forms when a water basin is subjected to which process - evaporation or coastal flooding?
4. A sea stack can form from which process - sea arch collapse or diverging plates?
5. Which process is directly involved in the formation of metamorphic rocks - weathering or pressure?
1. Which condition is necessary to create fog - air saturation or proximity to mountains?
2. Which is more important in the formation of sand dunes - wind or vegetation?
3. A salt flat forms when a water basin is subjected to which process - evaporation or coastal flooding?
4. A sea stack can form from which process - sea arch collapse or diverging plates?
5. Which process is directly involved in the formation of metamorphic rocks - weathering or pressure?
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Class News for the Week of March 15th
This week we finish our work on SW Asia. Our projects will be due at the end of class on Monday and we will present both Tuesday and Wednesday. THE EXAM WILL BE THURSDAY. If everything goes perfect, we should be starting our unit on Western Europe on Friday.
In preparing for our exam, be sure to review both maps, vocab, our graphic organizers on religion and the countries, and the learning map. This test is a doozy....don't put off studying!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Table of Contents Update 03-11-10
Here is the latest update for your Table of Contents. Make sure that you are keeping papers IN the three rings and in some sort of order. Newer worksheets are in ALL CAPS and BOLD.
17. SW Asia Learning Map
18. SW Asia Countries Graphic Organizer
19. Religions Graphic Organizer
20. Religions Venn Diagram
21. SW Asia Physical Map
22. Chapter 18 Guided Readings 1 and 3 (SW Asia)
23. SW Asia Project - DIRECTIONS
24. SW Asia Project - RUBRIC
25. Chapter 18 Guided Reading 2 (Israel and Palestine)
A good strategy for keeping worksheets in order is to number the worksheet itself in one of the top corners. That was a suggestion from a student! Please remember that you do not have all the papers listed above. I have a few of them for grading purposes.
17. SW Asia Learning Map
18. SW Asia Countries Graphic Organizer
19. Religions Graphic Organizer
20. Religions Venn Diagram
21. SW Asia Physical Map
22. Chapter 18 Guided Readings 1 and 3 (SW Asia)
23. SW Asia Project - DIRECTIONS
24. SW Asia Project - RUBRIC
25. Chapter 18 Guided Reading 2 (Israel and Palestine)
A good strategy for keeping worksheets in order is to number the worksheet itself in one of the top corners. That was a suggestion from a student! Please remember that you do not have all the papers listed above. I have a few of them for grading purposes.
Thanks Mrs. Poust!!
A big thanks to Mrs. Poust for coming into room 215 the other day to help us with a difficult topic - Israel and Palestine. Using our Talking To The Text and the post-it-notes, we made this difficult issue a bit easier. Thanks again and hope to see you again.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Class News for the Week of March 8th
Hey gang! Welcome to our first full week in March. We will be working on our projects for SW Asia and finishing the unit by Thursday. That means be ready for a chapter EXAM by Thursday or Friday. Keep reviewing your maps and information that we have covered before the start of our projects. We will also take our March 50 States test this week - probably on Friday. Any questions, please let me know.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Manheim 2nd Graders Come to COLT
A big thanks to Mrs. McCullough and her 2nd grade class at Manheim for visiting our COLT period on Wednesday. Because of their positive behavior in February, the 7th grade students had the opportunity to play some board games and old school games with the 2nd graders. I think the 2nd graders won most of these contests!! Thanks again and we hope you can make it up after March.
Table of Contents Update 03-04-10
Here is the latest update for your Table of Contents. Make sure that you are keeping papers IN the three rings and in some sort of order.
14. Chapter 18 Vocabulary
15. SW Asia Political Map
16. War Worksheet
17. SW Asia Learning Map
18. SW Asia Countries Graphic Organizer
19. Religions Graphic Organizer
20. Religions Venn Diagram
21. SW Asia Physical Map
22. Chapter 18 Guided Readings 1 and 3 (SW Asia)
A good strategy for keeping worksheets in order is to number the worksheet itself in one of the top corners. That was a suggestion from a student! Please remember that you do not have all the papers listed above. I have a few of them for grading purposes.
14. Chapter 18 Vocabulary
15. SW Asia Political Map
16. War Worksheet
17. SW Asia Learning Map
18. SW Asia Countries Graphic Organizer
19. Religions Graphic Organizer
20. Religions Venn Diagram
21. SW Asia Physical Map
22. Chapter 18 Guided Readings 1 and 3 (SW Asia)
A good strategy for keeping worksheets in order is to number the worksheet itself in one of the top corners. That was a suggestion from a student! Please remember that you do not have all the papers listed above. I have a few of them for grading purposes.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Spampy proves me wrong!
Old Spampy proved me wrong by getting a perfect score on the SW Asia Map Quiz online. I lost the bet and wore my pink shirt with pride! Here is hoping that you all do the same by getting on this site and using the online map quizzes to the right. Good luck!
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