Welcome to Mr. Sproul's assignment page! If you miss class or just need a little review of what we did, this is the place to come. The listings are in reverse chronological order (the last day of the unit at the top). Included is a description of what we covered, links to materials, and the homework assignments for the next session.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
Wednesday, June 7th (A day students) & Thursday, June 8th (B day students) - Session 87:
Understanding you rights!
Monday, June 5th (A day students) & Tueday, June 6th (B day students) - Session 86
Trial of the Lorax (Human-Environment Interaction)
Thusday, June 1st (A day students) & Friday, June 2nd (B day students) - Session 85:
Studying Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" (Human-Environment Interaction)
Thurday, May 25th (A day students) & Friday, May 26th (B day students) - Session 83:
Optical illusions, click here.
Tuesday, May 23rd (A- day students) & Wednesday, May 24th(B-day students)-Session 82:
Social Studies Final EXAM!
Review Songs:
5 Themes of Geography
Caveman
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Gold - Salt Trade
Indus River Valley
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Bubonic Plague
Magna Carta
Middle Ages
Aztecs
Incas
Mayans
American Civilizations
Friday, May 19th (A- day students) & Monday, May 22nd(B-day students)-Session 81:
EOG Review
Wednesday, May 17th (A- day students) & Thursday, May 18th(B-day students)-Session 80:
EOG Review
Monday, May 15th (A- day students) & Tuesday, May 16th(B-day students)-Session 79:
EOG Review
Thursday, May 11th (A- day students) & Friday, May 12th(B-day students)-Session 78:
EOG Review
End-of-year test time!
Tuesday, May 9th (A-day students) and Wednesday, May 10th (B- day students) - Session 77:
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA EXAM!
Friday, May 5th (A day students) & Monday, May 8th (B day students) - Session 76:
Decline of Latin American Civilizations (click here for notes from today's lesson)
Wednesday, May 3rd (A day students) & Thursday, May 4th (B day students) - Session :75
Ancient Civilizations of Latin America - Aztecs- Click here for notes from today's class.
Monday, May 1st (A day students) & Tuesday, May 2nd (B day students) - Session 74:
Ancient Civilizations of Latin America - Incas- Click link for a copy of today's notes
Thursday, April 27th (A day students) & Friday, April 28th (B day students) - Session 73:
Ancient Civilizations of Latin America - Olmecs & Mayan- Click here for notes from today's class.
Latin America
African Trade Empires Guided Notes
Tuesday, April 25th (A day students) & Wednesday, April 26th (B day students) - Session 72:
Africa Test
Friday, April 21st (A day students) & Monday, April 24th (B day students) - Session 71:
Eastern Kingdoms: Kush, Aksum: -click here for notes from today's lesson.
Wednesday, April 19th (A day students) & Thursday, April 20th (B day students) - Session 70:
Western Kingdoms: Mali, Ghana, Timbuktu, Benin- click here for notes from today's class.
Monday, April 17th (A day students) & Tuesday, April 18th (B day students)-Session 69:
Islam DBQ
Wednesday, April 5th (A day students) & Thursday, April 6th (B day students) - Session 68:
Geography of Africa
African Empires
Monday, April 3rd (A day students) & Tuesday, April 4th (B day students) - Session 67:
MIDDLE AGES EXAM!
Homework: No homework!
Thursday, March 29th (A day students) & Friday, March 30th (B day students) - Session 66:
Feudal Japan and Review
Tuesday, March 28th (A day students) & Wednesday, March 29th (B day students) - Session 65:
Vikings, Renaissance and 100 Years War
Thursday, March 23rd (A day students) & Friday, March 24th(B day students)-Session 64: END OF QUARTER 3!
Magna Carta
Tuesday, March 21st (A day students) & Wednesday, March 22nd (B day students) - Session 63:
The Black Plague/Crusades
Friday, March 17th (A day students) & Monday, March 20th (B day students) - Session 62:
Rise of Islam
Wednesday, March 15th (A day students) & Thursday, March 16th (B day students) - Session 61:
Mystery Session
Homework: Complete Geography and Economy section of the guided notes .
Monday, March 13th (A day students) & Tuesday, March 14th (B day students) - Session 60:
Feudalism
MIDDLE AGES
Thursday, March 9th (A day students) & Friday, March 10th (B day students) - Session 59:
Rome Test
Tueday, March 7th (A day students) & Wednesday, March 8th (B day students) - Session 58:
Fall of Rome
Friday, March 3rd (A day students) & Monday, March 6th (B day students) - Session 57:
Fall of Rome
Wednesday, March 1st (A day students) & Thursday, March 2nd (B day students) - Session 56:
Christianity and the Great Schism (click here for today's notes)
Monday, February 27th (A day students) & Tuesday, February 28th (B day students) - Session 55:
Ancient Roman Accomplishments (click here to view notes from this session!)
Thursday, February 23rd (A day students) & Friday, February 24th (B day students) - Session 54:
Government of Ancient Rome. (click here to view notes from today's lesson!)
Tuesday, February 21st (A day students) & Wednesday, February 22nd ( B day students) - Session 53:
Geography of Ancient Rome (click here to view notes from today's lesson!)
ROMAN EMPIRE
Thursday, February 17th (A day students) & Friday, February 18h (B day students) - Session 52:
ANCIENT GREECE EXAM!-Finish Alexander the Great essay. Click here for the graphic organizer. Click here for the documents.
Tuesday, February 15th (A day students) & Wednesday, February 16th (B day students) - Session 51:
Alexander the Great (click here for notes from today's class).
Friday, February 11th (A day students) & Monday, February 14th (B day students) - Session 50:
Accomplishments of Ancient Greece Part II - continued (for a copy of today's notes, click here).
Wednesday, February 9th (A day students) & Thursday, February 10th (B day students) - Session 49:
Accomplishments of Ancient Greece (click here to print a copy of today's notes!)
Monday, February 7th (A day students) & Tuesday, February 8th (B day students) - Session 48:
Battle of Thermopylae-Perspectives of Ancient Greeks struggle for freedom (for a copy of today's notes click here)
Thursday, February 3rd (A day students) & Friday, February 4th(B day students) - Session 47:
The Persian Wars (click here to view notes from today's lesson). Click here to view additional notes about the Persian Wars.
Tuesday, February 1st (A day students) & Wednesday, February 2nd (B day students) - Session 46:
Government of Greece (click here to print a copy of today's notes!)
Friday, January 28th (A day students) & Monday, January 31st (B day students) - Session 45:
Geography of Greece (Click here for today's notes)
ANCIENT GREECE
Tuesday, January 24th (A day students) & Wednesday, January 26th (B day students) - Session 44:
CMS Midterm Exam!
Homework: None.
Friday, January 20th (A day students) & Monday, January 23rd (B day students) - Session 43:
Ancient China Test!
Wednesday, January 18th (A day students) & Thursday, January 19th (B day students) - Session 42:
Friday, January 13th (A day students) & Tuesday, January 17th (B day students) - Session 41:
Wednesday, January 11th (A day students) & Thursday, January 12th (B day students) - Session 40:
Monday, January 9th (A day students) & Tuesday, January 10th(B day students) - Session 39:
Thursday, January 5th (A day students) & Friday, January 6th (B day students) - Session 38:
Zhou Dynasty (click here for notes from today's lesson).
Tuesday, January 3rd (A day students) & Wednesday, January 4th (B day students) - Session 37:
Begin Ancient China Unit! - Geography of China- Today's class will be on Canvas! Please check Canvas module for lesson.
Ancient China
Friday, December 16th (A day students) & Monday, December 19th (B day students) - Session 36:
Decisions: Decisions Ancient Empires-Historical interactive decision making game,
Wednesday, December 14th (A day students) & Thursday, December 15th (B day students) - Session 35:
ANCIENT INDIA EXAM. For Extra Credit Assignment-Palm Leaf Books click here.
Homework: Check Powerschool-write down your name, your grade for quarter 2, and any missing assignments-turn into Mr. Sproul next session for double homework grade
Monday, December 12th (A day students) & Tuesday, December 13th (B day students) - Session 34:
ANCIENT INDIA EXAM Review
Thursday, December 8th (A day students) & Friday, December 9th(B day students) - Session 33:
Ancient Indian Empires, Part 2. - The Gupta Empire (click here to view class notes from today's lesson).
Tuesday, December 6th (A day students) & Wednesday, December 7th (B day students- Session 32:
Ancient Indian Empires, Part 1 - The Maurya Empire (click here to view notes from today's session).
Friday, December 2nd (A day students) & Monday, December 5th (B day students) - Session 31:
The Caste System in Ancient India (click here to view notes from today's class).
Wednesday, November 30 (A day students) & Thursday, December 1st (B day students) - Session 30:
Ancient Cities of the Indus River Valley (click here to view class notes from this lesson).
Monday, November 28th (A day students) & Tuesday, November 29th (B day students) - Session 29:
1st Day of Ancient India Unit: Geography of Ancient India (click geography_of_ancient_india_session_2014.pptxhere to view the class notes from this lesson).
Ancient INDIA
Monday, November 21st (A day students) & Tuesday, November 22nd (B day students) - Session 28:
ANCIENT EGYPT Test!
Homework: Have a great break! Give thanks!
Thursday, November 17th (A day students) & Friday, November 18th (B day students) - Session 27:
King Tut & ANCIENT EGYPT Review!
King Tut (Click here to view another Mr. Nicky song/video on King Tut!)
Wednesday, December 12th (A day students) & Thursday, December 13th (B day students) - Session 32:
The Kingdom of Kush (Click here to view today's class notes).
Thursday, November 10th (A day students) & Monday, November 14th (B day students) - Session 25:
Egyptian Pharaohs (click here to view the class notes from today's lesson).
Monday, November 7th (A day students) & Wednesday, November 9th (B day students) - Session 24:
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, Part II
Thursday, November 3rd (A day students) & Friday, November 4th (B day students) - Session 23:
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, Part I. ).
Tuesday, November 29th(A day students) & Wednesday, November 30th (B day students) - Session 22:
Geography of Ancient Egypt (click here to view today's class notes).
Ancient Egypt
Thursday, October 27th (A day students) & Friday, October 28th (B day students) - Session 21:
Mesopotamia Unit Exam!
Tuesday, October 25th (A day students) & Wednesday, October 26th (B day students) - Session 20:
Hammurabi's Code Seminar(Click here to view class notes from today's session.)
Friday, October 21st (A day students) & Monday, October 24th (B day students)- Session 19:
Mesopotamian Empires - Assyrians and Neo-Babylonians (Click here and here and to view class notes from this session).
Wednesday, October 19th (A day students)& Thursday, October 20th (B day students) Session 17 :
Mesopotamian Empires - Akkadians & Babylonians (Click here to view class notes from this session).
Monday, October 17th (A day students) & Tuesday, October 18th (B day students) - Session 16:
Topic: Was Sumer a Civilization (Click here to view class notes from this session).
Thursday, October 13th (B day students) & Friday, October 14th(A day students) - Session 15:
Topic: Rise of Sumer (Click here to view class notes from this session). In Espanol: click aqui
Para Espanol, click aqui, For Polish click here. For Arabic, click here.
MESOPOTAMIA
Tuesday, October 11th (B day students) & Wednesday, October 12th (A day students) - Session 14:
EARLY HUMANS EXAM!
Friday, October 7th (B day students) & Monday, October 10th (A day students) - Session 13:
End of the stone Age/Early Humans review
Tuesday, October 4th (A day students) & Thursday, October 6th (B day students) - Session 12:
Topic: Paleolithic vs. Neolithic
Friday, September 30th ( day students) & Monday, October 3rd (A day students) - Session 11:
Topic: Neolithic Revolution
Wednesday, September 28th (A day students) & Thursday, October 29th (B day students) - Session 10:
Topic: Early human capabilities
Friday, 23rd (A day) & Tuesday, October 27th(B day) - Session 9:
Investigating the Past
Para Espanol, click aqui, For Polish click here. For Arabic, click here.
EARLY HUMANS
Wednesday, September 21st (A day students) & Thursday, September 22nd (B day students) - Session 8:
CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY EXAM Homework: Bring a flashlight for next class. (yes, really)
Monday, September 19th (A day students) & Tuesday, September 20th (B day students) - Session 7:
Thematic Maps/Europe Inspirer
Thursday, September 15th (A day students) & Friday, September 16th (B day students) - Session 6:
5 themes of Geography: Movement, Region, & HEI
Tuesday, September 13th (A day students) & Wednesday, September 14th (B day students) - Session 5:
5 themes of Geography: Location and Place
Friday, September 9th (A day students) & Monday, September 12th (B day students) - Session 4:
Geographic Features
Wednesday, September 7th (A day students) & Thursday, September 8th (B day students) - Session 2:
Historical Sourcing
Friday, September 2nd (A day students) & Tuesday, September 6th (B day students) - Session 2:
Globalization & Cultural Diffusion
Wednesday, August 31st (A day students) & Thursday, September1st (B day students) - Session 1:
What is culture?
Monday, August 29th (A day students) & Tuesday, August 30th (B day students)
Introduction
Introduction to Social Studies
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
Wednesday, June 7th (A day students) & Thursday, June 8th (B day students) - Session 87:
Understanding you rights!
- Click here to view the documents from class
Monday, June 5th (A day students) & Tueday, June 6th (B day students) - Session 86
Trial of the Lorax (Human-Environment Interaction)
Thusday, June 1st (A day students) & Friday, June 2nd (B day students) - Session 85:
Studying Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" (Human-Environment Interaction)
- Click here to view class notes from Session 10.
- Click here to view the Lorax. Prepare for trial. This will be turned in during class for a formal grade! DO NOT complete before class; you will be able to take notes during the video! :-)
Thurday, May 25th (A day students) & Friday, May 26th (B day students) - Session 83:
Optical illusions, click here.
Tuesday, May 23rd (A- day students) & Wednesday, May 24th(B-day students)-Session 82:
Social Studies Final EXAM!
Review Songs:
5 Themes of Geography
Caveman
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Gold - Salt Trade
Indus River Valley
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Bubonic Plague
Magna Carta
Middle Ages
Aztecs
Incas
Mayans
American Civilizations
Friday, May 19th (A- day students) & Monday, May 22nd(B-day students)-Session 81:
EOG Review
- Topic African and American civilizations
- Click here for notes from today's class
- Rally Coach Activity, clich here.
- Review Game: Apples to apples & Kahoot!
Wednesday, May 17th (A- day students) & Thursday, May 18th(B-day students)-Session 80:
EOG Review
- Topic: Greek city states, Roman Empire, Europe in the Middle Ages
- Click here for notes from today's class
- Rally Coach Activity, clich here.
- Review Game: Steal the Bacon!
Monday, May 15th (A- day students) & Tuesday, May 16th(B-day students)-Session 79:
EOG Review
- Topics: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River, Ancient China
- Click here for notes from today's class
- Rally Coach Activity, clich here.
- Review Game: Winner take all!
Thursday, May 11th (A- day students) & Friday, May 12th(B-day students)-Session 78:
EOG Review
- Topics: World Religions, Paleolithic, Neolithic Revolution
- Click here for notes from today's class
- Rally Coach Activity, clich here.
- Review Game: Trasketball
End-of-year test time!
Tuesday, May 9th (A-day students) and Wednesday, May 10th (B- day students) - Session 77:
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA EXAM!
Friday, May 5th (A day students) & Monday, May 8th (B day students) - Session 76:
Decline of Latin American Civilizations (click here for notes from today's lesson)
- Conquistadors - Cortes & the Aztecs, Pizarro & the Incas (watch more videos on these conquistadors on Discovery Education!)
- To meet Pizarro as he comes to the Americas, click here-Horrible Histories
- Review KAHOOT!
- How do you feel? : Play philosophical chairs to see how you feel about these questions on the Spanish conquest?
- Impact of Imperialism
- American civilization Chart, click here
Wednesday, May 3rd (A day students) & Thursday, May 4th (B day students) - Session :75
Ancient Civilizations of Latin America - Aztecs- Click here for notes from today's class.
- How should the Aztecs be remembered essay assignment-for a rehearse grade
- Fling the teacher: Aztec game
- Who were the Olmec
- 25 amazing facts about the Aztecs.
- Click here for a song about the Awesome Aztecs.
- Click here to see the map of locations for ALL Latin American civilizations.
- Click here to see a animated slideshow on how chinampas work!
- Click here to view the powerpoint notes on the awesome Aztecs!
Monday, May 1st (A day students) & Tuesday, May 2nd (B day students) - Session 74:
Ancient Civilizations of Latin America - Incas- Click link for a copy of today's notes
- Click here for part 1 of notes on Inca. Click here for part 2.
- Click here for video on Pachacuti
- Click here to view silly song on Pachacuti
- Click here to here a song on the Incas
- Click here for unknown facts about Incas
- Click here to view images of Machu Picchu!
Thursday, April 27th (A day students) & Friday, April 28th (B day students) - Session 73:
Ancient Civilizations of Latin America - Olmecs & Mayan- Click here for notes from today's class.
- Click here for extra notes on the Mayan civilization.
- Last song of the year (really!) Mayans to the tune of Royals by Lorde
- Click here to see a video on Mayan math!
- For Mayan contributions, click here and here.
- Click here to see a video on the Mayan number system!
- Click here to view a video on a Mayan pyramid!
- Click here to view a video on Mayan writing!
- Click here_ to view additional reading notes on the Maya!
Latin America
African Trade Empires Guided Notes
Tuesday, April 25th (A day students) & Wednesday, April 26th (B day students) - Session 72:
Africa Test
- Review Kahoot
- Mr. Nicky song on West African Empires
Friday, April 21st (A day students) & Monday, April 24th (B day students) - Session 71:
Eastern Kingdoms: Kush, Aksum: -click here for notes from today's lesson.
- Vocab: Civilization, Empire, Kingdom
- Video: Have archaeologists found the Ark of the Covenant
- To view video on Aksum, click here.
Wednesday, April 19th (A day students) & Thursday, April 20th (B day students) - Session 70:
Western Kingdoms: Mali, Ghana, Timbuktu, Benin- click here for notes from today's class.
- Gold and Salt song, click here
- Vocab: barter, Muslims, oasis, caravans
- How much do you know about gold and salt, find out here.
- Video on African salt mines, click here.
- Click here for video on the Mali and Ghana empires.
- West African Silent Barter presentation, click here
- Additional notes on Western Africa, click here
- And...if you are feeling like you need more, we have John Green, click here
Monday, April 17th (A day students) & Tuesday, April 18th (B day students)-Session 69:
Islam DBQ
- https://sheg.stanford.edu/history-lessons/understanding-black-death
- DBQ documents, instructions, videos and questions found on Clever-DBQ online (links below)
- A1 https://www.dbqonline.com/course/nd24j37d
- A2 https://www.dbqonline.com/course/pd3x93ne
- A3 https://www.dbqonline.com/course/3d4xm58d
- B1 https://www.dbqonline.com/course/3d4xm58d
- B2 https://www.dbqonline.com/course/4d55n34d
- B3 https://www.dbqonline.com/course/rd6x54nd
Wednesday, April 5th (A day students) & Thursday, April 6th (B day students) - Session 68:
Geography of Africa
- Video on African Geography
- Vocab: savanna, sahel
- Class Activity: African Geographic Challenge
African Empires
Monday, April 3rd (A day students) & Tuesday, April 4th (B day students) - Session 67:
MIDDLE AGES EXAM!
Homework: No homework!
Thursday, March 29th (A day students) & Friday, March 30th (B day students) - Session 66:
Feudal Japan and Review
- For notes on feudal Japan, click here
- Feudalism Computer Simulation
- How is Chess like the Feudal system
- Video on Feudalism in Japan
Tuesday, March 28th (A day students) & Wednesday, March 29th (B day students) - Session 65:
Vikings, Renaissance and 100 Years War
- Conditions of Western Europe during the Middle Ages. The Black Death
- The Vikings/Norsemen and the exploration of America.
- The Birth of the Renaissance.
- Click here to hear song on Middle Ages: Fleas on rats
- What if you survived the Black Death: New conditions for serf
- Click here for Kahoot
Thursday, March 23rd (A day students) & Friday, March 24th(B day students)-Session 64: END OF QUARTER 3!
Magna Carta
- Click here for notes for today's class.
- Vocab: Constitution, Labor Union, Guild
- Horrible Histories video on King John
- Causes/Effects of the Magna Carta
- The 800 year anniversary of the Magna Carta
- Click here to see the rap battle between the Nobles and King John
- Quote Comparisons between Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution Activity
Tuesday, March 21st (A day students) & Wednesday, March 22nd (B day students) - Session 63:
The Black Plague/Crusades
- Click here for notes on the Middle Ages.
- Vocab: Crusade
- How bad was Bubonic Plague: Video on Black Death.
- Ring around the rosies: Black death and the origin of the popular nursery rhyme.
- Mr. Corwin talks about the Crusades
- Horrible Histories Crusades report.
- Conditions of Western Europe during the Middle Ages. The Black Death
- The Vikings/Norsemen and the exploration of America.
- The Birth of the Renaissance.
- Click here to hear song on Middle Ages: Fleas on rats
- What if you survived the Black Death: New conditions for serf
- Click here for Kahoot
- https://sheg.stanford.edu/history-lessons/black-death-florence
Friday, March 17th (A day students) & Monday, March 20th (B day students) - Session 62:
Rise of Islam
- Comparison Christianity to Islam
- Click here to view video on Islam
- Vocab: Pilgrimage, Quran, Calif. Sharia
- Click here for a Video on the life of Muhammad
- Five Pillars of Islam
- Click here for a video on the spread of Islam
- Differences between Shia and Sunni
- How did Islam change mankind
Wednesday, March 15th (A day students) & Thursday, March 16th (B day students) - Session 61:
Mystery Session
Homework: Complete Geography and Economy section of the guided notes .
Monday, March 13th (A day students) & Tuesday, March 14th (B day students) - Session 60:
Feudalism
- Click here for notes for today's class.
- WHAT JOB WOULD YOU HAVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES, CLICK HERE.
- Vocabulary: Anarchy, Feudalism, Middle Ages
- Essential Question: How did feudalism impact the society’s economic, political and social practices?
- Themes: Effects of the Fall of Rome on Western Europe: The Role of the Church: Feudalism: Charlemagne
- Video Timeline of the Middle Ages
- Click here for cultural aspects of the Middle Ages (very intriguing facts from our friends at Imaginon)
- The Basics of Feudalism can be found here and here
- Activity: Make a Feudal hierarchy of CHMS
MIDDLE AGES
Thursday, March 9th (A day students) & Friday, March 10th (B day students) - Session 59:
Rome Test
Tueday, March 7th (A day students) & Wednesday, March 8th (B day students) - Session 58:
Fall of Rome
- Rome DBQ in Canvas-This is for a Rehearse Grade! It can be found in MODULES
- If you finish early, study, finish missing work or watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxqPbGqYACw
- Click here for extra notes on the Fall of Rome
- kahoot
Friday, March 3rd (A day students) & Monday, March 6th (B day students) - Session 57:
Fall of Rome
- Rome DBQ in Canvas-This is for a Rehearse Grade! It can be found in MODULES
- If you finish early, study, finish missing work or watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxqPbGqYACw
- Click here for extra notes on the Fall of Rome
- Review: Monotheism vs. Polytheism
- Constantine: How did he bring change to Rome? (Christianity)
- Other reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire: Public Health, Political Corruption, Unemployment, Inflation, Urban Decay, Inferior Technology, Military Spending, Invaders (Barbarians).
- To re-watch videos shown in class, or get caught up on this lesson (because of an absence), read "Who Was Emperor? Who Was Not Emperor?" in your Discovery Education Assignments.
- Schlesinger Video -Great for Review-Click here.
Wednesday, March 1st (A day students) & Thursday, March 2nd (B day students) - Session 56:
Christianity and the Great Schism (click here for today's notes)
- Vocab: Polytheism, Monotheism
- Dioclitian splits the Empire
- Constantine's Conversion to Christianity
Monday, February 27th (A day students) & Tuesday, February 28th (B day students) - Session 55:
Ancient Roman Accomplishments (click here to view notes from this session!)
- Vocab: Pax Romana, Legacy, Aqueducts
- Roman accomplishments presentation
- Caesar and Brutus video
- The Roman Legacy: What did the Romans do for us?
- Legacy of Rome Youtube Video
- Monty Python: What have the Romans Ever Done For Us?
- Roman Aqueducts: How do they work? (click here to view a clip of aqueducts still around today). (Click here for a classzone map that shows how aqueducts functioned).
Thursday, February 23rd (A day students) & Friday, February 24th (B day students) - Session 54:
Government of Ancient Rome. (click here to view notes from today's lesson!)
- Review: Roman Roads (click here to watch a clip on how the roads were constructed in ancient Rome!)
- Vocab: republic, senate, patrician, plebian
- The Government of Ancient Rome: In what ways did it change over time? (click here to view additional notes on the Roman Republic)
- Activity: How was the government of Rome similar and different than the government of the U.S.
- Julius Caesar (click here to view a youtube link on Julius Caesar). (Click here to print another copy of the web filled out on Julius Caesar in class).
- Julius Caesar Obituary: Click here for another copy.
Tuesday, February 21st (A day students) & Wednesday, February 22nd ( B day students) - Session 53:
Geography of Ancient Rome (click here to view notes from today's lesson!)
- Vocab: prosperity, expansion
- Map work: Label and Annotate map of Ancient Rome
- How did the geography of ancient Rome help it to expand and prosper?
- Origins: Click here to view an origins video of Romulus and Remus from youtube.
- Connecting an empire: Roman roads
- What were the causes and effects of building a road network in ancient Rome?
ROMAN EMPIRE
Thursday, February 17th (A day students) & Friday, February 18h (B day students) - Session 52:
ANCIENT GREECE EXAM!-Finish Alexander the Great essay. Click here for the graphic organizer. Click here for the documents.
Tuesday, February 15th (A day students) & Wednesday, February 16th (B day students) - Session 51:
Alexander the Great (click here for notes from today's class).
- Vocab: philosopher
- Review - Philosophy (click here to view some additional quotes from Greek philosophers). (Click here to view a youtube video on Ancient Greek philosophy).
- Alexander the Great - Who was he? Was he really that great? (Click here to view a classzone map of Alexander's conquests). (Click here to view a youtube clip on Alexander the Great).
- Discovery Ed video: "Conquerors: Alexander the Great" (search this in Discovery Education to view the video again!) Click here to print another copy of the questions we answered in class during the video.
- Additional links on Alexander the Great:
http://greece.mrdonn.org/alexander.html
http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdalex.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/alexander_the_great.shtml
Friday, February 11th (A day students) & Monday, February 14th (B day students) - Session 50:
Accomplishments of Ancient Greece Part II - continued (for a copy of today's notes, click here).
- Vocab: philosopher
- Click here to learn Pythagorean Theorem
- Greek Medicine, Architecture, Religion and Culture
- Click here to listen to a rap on the Pythagorean Theorem
- CLICK HERE FOR GREEK MYTHOLOGY IN MODERN CULTURE
- Click here to listen to the BEST PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM RAP EVER!
- Click here to listen to the Pythagorean Theorem Math Song
- Click here to listen to a brief history of the Pythagorean Theorem
- Click here to take a quiz on the Pythagorean Theorem
Wednesday, February 9th (A day students) & Thursday, February 10th (B day students) - Session 49:
Accomplishments of Ancient Greece (click here to print a copy of today's notes!)
- Religion, Architecture, Sculpture, Drama, Philosophy, Sports (see Google classroom for all the web links and instruction sheet)
- Greek Warwww.ancientgreece.co.uk/war/home_set.html
- Greek Gods
- Greek Home
- Spartan Life
- Greek Olympics
- Math and Science
- writing, alphabet, and stems
- www.ancientgreece.co.uk/acropolis/home_set.html Greek Theatre
- Everyday life in ancient Greece
- Greek Art and Architecture
- Click here to listen to a rap on the Pythagorean Theorem
- CLICK HERE FOR GREEK MYTHOLOGY IN MODERN CULTURE
- Click here to listen to the BEST PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM RAP EVER!
- Click here to listen to the Pythagorean Theorem Math Song
- Click here to listen to a brief history of the Pythagorean Theorem
- Click here to take a quiz on the Pythagorean Theorem
Monday, February 7th (A day students) & Tuesday, February 8th (B day students) - Session 48:
Battle of Thermopylae-Perspectives of Ancient Greeks struggle for freedom (for a copy of today's notes click here)
- For extra notes on Greek Warfare, click here.
- The Persian Empire: Why did they want to conquer Greece? (Click here to view the reading on the Persian Wars from today's class).
- Vocab: Secular, Sacred
- The Battle of Thermopylae and the Spartan 300, Fact or fiction investigation: For the Final claim readings, click here.
- The Peloponnesian War; who will win Athens Navy or Sparta's army?
Thursday, February 3rd (A day students) & Friday, February 4th(B day students) - Session 47:
The Persian Wars (click here to view notes from today's lesson). Click here to view additional notes about the Persian Wars.
- Review: Greek Mythology in Advertising (Companies). Click here to visit a website with many examples, from A-Z!
- Vocab: cavalry
- Crash Course Persian War
- Persian War Basketball analogy
- The Persian Empire: Why did they want to conquer Greece? (Click here to view the reading on the Persian Wars from today's class).
Persian War Battles: Click here for a copy of the Persian Battles Chart. - Click here to print the web that accompanies the reading.
- The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Thermopylae, The Battle of Salamis, The Battle of Plataea: Who was involved? What happened? Where and when? Why did it happen?
Tuesday, February 1st (A day students) & Wednesday, February 2nd (B day students) - Session 46:
Government of Greece (click here to print a copy of today's notes!)
- Click here to watch the youtube video on the Geographic Challenges of Greece
- Vocab: monarchy, tyrant, oligarchy, democracy
- Athens vs. Sparta (click here to view additional powerpoint notes)
- Click here to print another copy of the Athens/Sparta comparison chart. Click here for answers.
Friday, January 28th (A day students) & Monday, January 31st (B day students) - Session 45:
Geography of Greece (Click here for today's notes)
- Vocab: peninsula, colony
- How did the Geographic Features of Greece impact the people of Greece? (Click here to print another copy of the Geography reading, NOT on Discovery Education).
- Click here to see pictures of Greek Geography. See what predictions you can make about their culture.
- Click here to print another copy of the Greece map
- Click here for map quiz and answers.
ANCIENT GREECE
Tuesday, January 24th (A day students) & Wednesday, January 26th (B day students) - Session 44:
CMS Midterm Exam!
Homework: None.
Friday, January 20th (A day students) & Monday, January 23rd (B day students) - Session 43:
Ancient China Test!
- Click here for notes from class review. Para Espanol, click aqui.
- Submit all late work! Semester ends on 1/25.
Wednesday, January 18th (A day students) & Thursday, January 19th (B day students) - Session 42:
- For Zoom Link for virtual day, click here for first block, here for third block, and here for 4th block.
- The Silk Road (click here to view notes from today's lesson).
- Vocab: import, export, monopoly, Silk Road
- History channel video on the Silk Road
- Silk Road activity, click here
- The Silk Road: How did it work? Click here to view a classzone map showing the route!
- Why was Silk such an important trade item? (Click here to view a youtube clip on how silk products are made).
- Travelling the Silk Road: What were the experiences like?
- Kahoot in class interactive game. Kahoot!
- Ancient China Review Video (23 mins) - Great for Review, Click here to watch.
- Homework: Study for Test. Review Kahoots: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 4A, & 4B.
Friday, January 13th (A day students) & Tuesday, January 17th (B day students) - Session 41:
- The Han Dynasty (Click here_ to view full notes from this session.)
- Vocab: suppress, piety, bureaucracy
- The Han Dynasty - Why was it called the Golden Age? (click here to view additional powerpoint notes on the Han Dynasty.
- Achievements during the Han Dynasty/Golden Age.
- Click here to view a classzone interactive map of the Han Dynasty.
- Han Civil Service Exam - search for Discovery Education video, "Han Civil Service"
- Click here to view a youtube clip about Chinese Seismology.
- Click here to view a History Channel clip about the Silk Road.
- Homework: Finish study guide!
Wednesday, January 11th (A day students) & Thursday, January 12th (B day students) - Session 40:
- Qin Trial
- Homework: Create a Wanted poster or Commemorative Plaque on Emperor Qin-Use a google image search if you need ideas.
Monday, January 9th (A day students) & Tuesday, January 10th(B day students) - Session 39:
- The Qin Dynasty (click here to view class notes from today's session).
- Vocab: standardization, censor, reform, legalism
- For Reading on Qin Shi Huangdi click here
- How did Qin Shi Huangdi bring reform to ancient China? How did this impact the people?
- Discovery Education activity (when you log in, find the Ancient China readings, find section 7.3, click on the "elaborate" tab, and find the "Life in China during the Qin Dynasty" activity. Click launch, and fill out the information on your sheet from class. Click here to print another copy of the handout.
- Click here to view the classzone map of the Chinese dynasties.
- Click here to view a 360 degree virtual tour of the Great Wall of China.
- Click here to view a youtube clip about the Terra-Cotta Soldiers.
- Homework: Prepare for trial! Work on Study guide. Start work on Wanted poster or Commemorative Plaque.
Thursday, January 5th (A day students) & Friday, January 6th (B day students) - Session 38:
Zhou Dynasty (click here for notes from today's lesson).
- Vocab: philosophy, feudalism, virtue, Mandate of Heaven, Confucianism
- Zhou Dynasty - The Mandate of Heaven (Who gets it? How does it work?). Click here for additional powerpoint notes on the Zhou Dynasty. Click here to print a paper version of the Discovery Education reading on the Zhou Dynasty.
- Feudalism and the Warring States period - Why did the Zhou Dynasty decline?
- Confucianism - click here to view some of Confucius' popular quotes.
- Homework: . Continue working on study guide. Write your own philosophy describing your feelings on life, goodness, and how people should see life (1/2 page).
Tuesday, January 3rd (A day students) & Wednesday, January 4th (B day students) - Session 37:
Begin Ancient China Unit! - Geography of China- Today's class will be on Canvas! Please check Canvas module for lesson.
- Click here to view the notes from today's class.
- Geography Challenge! Locating different geographical features of china, discuss how they would impact the people. Click here to print off another copy of the Ancient China MAP.
- Nomads - How did they impact Ancient China?
- Click here to view a youtube video on ancient China.
- Homework: Start on study guide. Click here for a copy of the notes. Click here for a copy of the Guided Notes. Para Espanol, click here for the guided notes, click here for the notes presentation.
Ancient China
Friday, December 16th (A day students) & Monday, December 19th (B day students) - Session 36:
Decisions: Decisions Ancient Empires-Historical interactive decision making game,
- Homework: Enjoy your holiday!
Wednesday, December 14th (A day students) & Thursday, December 15th (B day students) - Session 35:
ANCIENT INDIA EXAM. For Extra Credit Assignment-Palm Leaf Books click here.
Homework: Check Powerschool-write down your name, your grade for quarter 2, and any missing assignments-turn into Mr. Sproul next session for double homework grade
Monday, December 12th (A day students) & Tuesday, December 13th (B day students) - Session 34:
ANCIENT INDIA EXAM Review
- Examining Hindu Art
- Ashoka and Buddhism crash course
- Kahoot!
Thursday, December 8th (A day students) & Friday, December 9th(B day students) - Session 33:
Ancient Indian Empires, Part 2. - The Gupta Empire (click here to view class notes from today's lesson).
- Review: The Mauryan Empire (click here to learn more about Ashoka's edicts).
- The Gupta Empire (click here for additional notes on the empire).
- Achievements of the Gupta Empire (click here to view a youtube clip on the "Golden Age"). To print another copy of the achievements chart, go to today's class notes. Comparing the Gupta & Mauryan Empires - Review. To view the instructions for our in class project (board builder, billboard, brochure, or organizer) look back at today's class notes.
- Homework: Finish Guided Notes including reading questions.
Tuesday, December 6th (A day students) & Wednesday, December 7th (B day students- Session 32:
Ancient Indian Empires, Part 1 - The Maurya Empire (click here to view notes from today's session).
- Vocab: edicts
- Click here to view additional notes on the Maurya Empire.
- Re-read "Aryan Invasion" on Discovery Education (pages about Mauryan Empire), and complete the web handed out in class. Click here to print another copy of the web.
- Ashoka's edicts: What goals or accomplishments did he want for his people? What kind of leader did this make him? Click here to view the edicts we viewed in class.
- Homework: Complete all reading questions from Notes presentation.
Friday, December 2nd (A day students) & Monday, December 5th (B day students) - Session 31:
The Caste System in Ancient India (click here to view notes from today's class).
- Vocab: Hinduism, reincarnation, Vedas, caste system.
- Click here to view a video on the Aryan Invasion.
- Click here to view additional notes on the caste system.
- Click here to view the youtube video on the caste system.
- Click here to watch a video on Hinduism
- Click here to try an artifact analysis on Indian art
- An American girl's thoughts on the role of the Caste system today.
- Caste System diagramming activity (click here to download another copy of the word bank to use for your graphic organizer).
- Homework: Read through your notes. Continue working on the study guide!
Wednesday, November 30 (A day students) & Thursday, December 1st (B day students) - Session 30:
Ancient Cities of the Indus River Valley (click here to view class notes from this lesson).
- Vocab: surplus, citadel, deforestation.
- Comparing the Ancient Cities of Harappa & Mohenjo-daro (use Discovery Education reading from Session 40 to review these).
- Click here to watch the youtube video on pollution of the Ganges River.
- Click here to view the classzone map of India's Resources (both ancient times and today).
- Homework: Continue working on the Ancient India Study Guide.
Monday, November 28th (A day students) & Tuesday, November 29th (B day students) - Session 29:
1st Day of Ancient India Unit: Geography of Ancient India (click geography_of_ancient_india_session_2014.pptxhere to view the class notes from this lesson).
- Vocab: subcontinent, monsoon, plateau.
- Mapping India/Geography Challenge! (Click here for another map copy of India. Click here for mapping instructions)
- Geography of India Youtube Video!
- Exploring India's Geography Around the Room (click here for another ratings chart. Click here to view the readings on each physical feature).
- Homework: Click here for a copy of the study guide! Click here for a copy of the India presentation and here for the guided notes. Para Espanol: Guided notes, Study guide, and notes presentation. For Polish: Guided notes and study guide.
Ancient INDIA
Monday, November 21st (A day students) & Tuesday, November 22nd (B day students) - Session 28:
ANCIENT EGYPT Test!
Homework: Have a great break! Give thanks!
Thursday, November 17th (A day students) & Friday, November 18th (B day students) - Session 27:
King Tut & ANCIENT EGYPT Review!
King Tut (Click here to view another Mr. Nicky song/video on King Tut!)
- Escape Room
- King Tut have a greater impact alive or Dead?
- Click here to see Steve Martin's King Tut
- King Tut WebQuest here
- Was King Tut Murdered by his Uncle?
- TUT BUTTON
- TUT BUTTON 2
- Review Jeopardy - Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Egypt Review activity click here
- Schlesinger Video on Egypt - Great for review-click here.
- Kahoot click here
Wednesday, December 12th (A day students) & Thursday, December 13th (B day students) - Session 32:
The Kingdom of Kush (Click here to view today's class notes).
- Vocab: Succession, Dynasty
- Click here to view the reading from this class.
- Click here to view the reading from class, highlighted version for your comp. notebook.
- Click here to view the powerpoint from this class.
- Click here to view the youtube video on the forgotten Kingdom of Kush.
- Click here to view another video on the Kush Empire.
- The Four Periods of the Kushite Empire notes & comic strip activity.
- Review Jeopardy - Ancient Egypt
Thursday, November 10th (A day students) & Monday, November 14th (B day students) - Session 25:
Egyptian Pharaohs (click here to view the class notes from today's lesson).
- Vocab: topography, pharaoh, reign, treaty, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
- Impact of the Nile River (click here to view Classzone video).
- Differences between the 3 Kingdoms.
- Pharaoh Gallery Walk: Khufu, Senusret I, Hatshepsut, Ramses II
- Click here to watch a youtube clip of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
- Click here to watch a youtube clip of the song "Horrible Histories - The Mummy Song".
- Click here to download the Pharaoh reading and here to download a copy of the gallery answer sheet .
- All other videos viewed today available on www.discoveryeducation.com. Just search for pharaohs!
Monday, November 7th (A day students) & Wednesday, November 9th (B day students) - Session 24:
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, Part II
- For the Egypt Daily Life Stations, CLICK HERE. For the work sheet, click HERE.
Thursday, November 3rd (A day students) & Friday, November 4th (B day students) - Session 23:
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, Part I. ).
- Vocab: vizier, scribe, artisan, peasant.
- For the Egypt Daily Life Stations, CLICK HERE. For the work sheet, click HERE.
- Egypt 101, click here
- Horrible Histories how to make a Mummy
- Horrible Histories Hieroglyphics
Tuesday, November 29th(A day students) & Wednesday, November 30th (B day students) - Session 22:
Geography of Ancient Egypt (click here to view today's class notes).
- Vocab: topography
- Impact of Geographical Features (click here for reading taped into notebook).
- Impact of the Nile River (click here to view NG video).
- Comparisons of the Nile River to other modern day rivers.
- Hymn to the Nile (click here to read the full version, and learn more about Egypt)
Ancient Egypt
Thursday, October 27th (A day students) & Friday, October 28th (B day students) - Session 21:
Mesopotamia Unit Exam!
Tuesday, October 25th (A day students) & Wednesday, October 26th (B day students) - Session 20:
Hammurabi's Code Seminar(Click here to view class notes from today's session.)
- Hammurabi's Code-Was it just? (Click here to view a cartoon on Hammurabi's Code).
- Click here to view the class notes, including discussion questions.
- Seminar plan
- Click here to print off another copy of the triangulation documents/laws and here for another copy of the graphic organizer.
Friday, October 21st (A day students) & Monday, October 24th (B day students)- Session 19:
Mesopotamian Empires - Assyrians and Neo-Babylonians (Click here and here and to view class notes from this session).
- Vocab: siege, aqueduct,
- Comprehension Web (Click here to print copy of comprehension web.)
- Click here to view a review song about Mesopotamia! Awesome!
- Click here to view a youtube video on the Neo-Babylonian empire.
- Comparing the empires (click here to view an additional powerpoint on Babylonia & Assyria. Click here to view the reading on the Assyrian & Neo Babylonian Empires).
- Schlesinger Video on Ancient Mesopotamia, Great for Review, Click here.
Wednesday, October 19th (A day students)& Thursday, October 20th (B day students) Session 17 :
Mesopotamian Empires - Akkadians & Babylonians (Click here to view class notes from this session).
- Today's class assignment is found here.
- Vocab: Empire, tribute, resume
- Hammurabi's Code Activity, click here. For the sheet. click here.
- Click here to watch a youtube video on farming in Ancient Sumer.
- For more on Sumer, click here (video on daily life in Sumer).
- For readings on the Akkadian and Babylonian Empires, click here.
- To watch a video on Sargon's conquest, click here.
- Click here to watch a youtube video on Ancient Sumer.
- Akkadians, Sargon's Resume, Babylonian Empire, Hammurabi's code.
- Click here to view the reading on the Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires.
Monday, October 17th (A day students) & Tuesday, October 18th (B day students) - Session 16:
Topic: Was Sumer a Civilization (Click here to view class notes from this session).
- Elements of a Civilization (stable food supply, technology, social structure, written language, government, religion, art). In Espanol, Click Aqui
- Click here to view powerpoint notes on Mesopotamia.
- Was Sumer a civilization? (Click here to view youtube video on Sumerians).
Thursday, October 13th (B day students) & Friday, October 14th(A day students) - Session 15:
Topic: Rise of Sumer (Click here to view class notes from this session). In Espanol: click aqui
- Vocab: complex, maintain, dispute, levee, irrigation, city-states. (Click here to view video on irrigation in Ancient Mesopotamia).
- Geographic problems/solutions. (Click here to print another copy of problem/solution chart. Use class notes (above) to help fill in the blanks!).
- Life in Sumer Video Sumerian city States
- Rise of city state handout to help organize your thoughts on Ancient Sumer.
- Reading web on Sumerian city states.
- Absent? This video will help you make up this important lesson. Click here.
Para Espanol, click aqui, For Polish click here. For Arabic, click here.
MESOPOTAMIA
Tuesday, October 11th (B day students) & Wednesday, October 12th (A day students) - Session 14:
EARLY HUMANS EXAM!
- Test on Early humans
- Homework: None
Friday, October 7th (B day students) & Monday, October 10th (A day students) - Session 13:
End of the stone Age/Early Humans review
- End of the stone Age notes
- Stone Age song
- End of the stone age Horrible histories
- Horrible Histories Neolithic changes
- The Flintstones - Were they REALLY a modern stone age family? (Click here to view Flintstones opening/closing theme song).
- The Neolithic Era (click here to view an informational video on the Neolithic Era) - permanent settlements (Catal Huyuk), innovations, etc. Click here to see a video of archaeologists uncovering Catal Huyuk in Turkey!
- Video: Mankind the story of all of us (great video explaining early humans-watch until 23:00/Stonehenge)
- Stone Age Review.
- Kahoot!
- Homework: Study for TEST! Take practice test (required) - 1A Click here, 1B Click here, 2A click here, 2B click here, 4A click here, 4B click here. USE YOUR REAL NAME TO GET CREDIT.
Tuesday, October 4th (A day students) & Thursday, October 6th (B day students) - Session 12:
Topic: Paleolithic vs. Neolithic
- Click here to view Session 20 class notes.
- Vocab: enable, efficient
- From Hunters to Farmers youtube video
- Changes from Paleolithic to Neolithic Era. Click here to view answers to changes chart filled out in class.
Friday, September 30th ( day students) & Monday, October 3rd (A day students) - Session 11:
Topic: Neolithic Revolution
- Click here to view Session 18 class notes.
- Vocab: enable, efficient
- From Hunters to Farmers youtube video
- Changes from Paleolithic to Neolithic Era. Click here to view answers to changes chart filled out in class.
- The Flintstones - Were they REALLY a modern stone age family? (Click here to view Flintstones opening/closing theme song).
- The Neolithic Era (click here to view an informational video on the Neolithic Era) - permanent settlements (Catal Huyuk), innovations, etc. Click here to see a video of archaeologists uncovering Catal Huyuk in Turkey!
- Stone Age Review.
Wednesday, September 28th (A day students) & Thursday, October 29th (B day students) - Session 10:
Topic: Early human capabilities
- Hominid capabilities, click here for placards, and here for chart.
- How did early adaptations and innovations change societies? Click here for class notes.
- For additional notes on Early Humans click here.
- Review: Archaeology (Click here to view video describing the work of an archeologist. Click here to view a video of the Top 10 Archeological Finds of all time!)
- Vocab: Hominids, Paleolithic, Capability, Migration, Paleoanthropologist
- Click here to listen to They Might Be Giants - "I Am A Paleontologist"
- Hominid Superheroes
- Emergence and development of civilizations (innovations & adaptations)
- Video: Mankind the story of all of us (great video explaining early humans-watch until 23:00/Stonehenge)
- Early Hominid Pokemon cards *BRING COLORED PENCILS/CRAYONS FOR THIS CLASS ACTIVITY
- Homework: Continue working on the study guide/guided notes. You should complete the section on the Paleolithic Era. Use the Notes in your Google Drive or use the link from last session.
Friday, 23rd (A day) & Tuesday, October 27th(B day) - Session 9:
Investigating the Past
- Interpreting Cave Art
- Click here to view class notes.
- Review - The Fertile Crescent (click here to view the youtube review video).
- Vocab - Social Scientists: archaeologists, historians, geographers.
- Cave exploration activity (click here to view interpreting cave art worksheet). - PLEASE BRING A FLASHLIGHT FOR THIS ACTIVITY!
- Click here to take a virtual tour of the Lascaux Cave in France
Para Espanol, click aqui, For Polish click here. For Arabic, click here.
EARLY HUMANS
Wednesday, September 21st (A day students) & Thursday, September 22nd (B day students) - Session 8:
CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY EXAM Homework: Bring a flashlight for next class. (yes, really)
Monday, September 19th (A day students) & Tuesday, September 20th (B day students) - Session 7:
Thematic Maps/Europe Inspirer
- Computer simulation which utilizes map reading skills, strategizing, collaboration and gathering details from multiple sources to draw conclusions.
- Review Kahoot: click here pin:02341878
- Culture Kahoot review:
- 5 themes of Geography Kahoot:
- Oceans and Continents review activity, click here
- If you need another map, you can find it here.
- For extra practice on the 5 themes click here
Thursday, September 15th (A day students) & Friday, September 16th (B day students) - Session 6:
5 themes of Geography: Movement, Region, & HEI
- Applying the theme of location (Click here to view today's class notes).
- Oceans and Continents review activity, click here
- Vocab: longitude, latitude, hemisphere, absolute location, relative location (Click here for additional notes on latitude, longitude, and hemispheres).
- Latitude and Longitude song. (Hey, I didn't make it!)
- Click here to listen to the Longitude & Latitude Shuffle!
- Click here to access the study guide questions.
- Location Game
- In case you are still having trouble, here it is again. (The 5 themes of Geography explained by someone else)
Tuesday, September 13th (A day students) & Wednesday, September 14th (B day students) - Session 5:
5 themes of Geography: Location and Place
- Applying the theme of location (Click here to view today's class notes).
- Vocab: longitude, latitude, hemisphere, absolute location, relative location
- Location Game or here.
- Vocab: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, regions.
- Click here to view "5 Themes of Geography" song
- Click here to view definitions/descriptions on each of the 5 Themes of Geography
- Click here to view a video on the 5 themes of Geography.
- Click here to play a Jeopardy review game on the 5 Themes of Geography.
- Click here to view additional notes on the 5 Themes of Geography.
- 5 themes activity
Friday, September 9th (A day students) & Monday, September 12th (B day students) - Session 4:
Geographic Features
- For notes from today's session click here.
- Vocab: topography
- Mapping our world; Interactive Map activities for kids. Click here for link.
- Oceans and Continents review activity, click here
- Features Foldable
Wednesday, September 7th (A day students) & Thursday, September 8th (B day students) - Session 2:
Historical Sourcing
- Click here for warm-up activity
- Click here from notes from this session.
- Vocab: Corroboration, contextualization, sourcing, primary source, secondary source
- Lunchroom fight Sourcing activity, click here
- Para pelea de comedor en español, haga clic aquí.
- Hero or villain Flyers to go with the historical thinking exercise
- Historical thinking exercise to go with Hero or villain Flyers
Friday, September 2nd (A day students) & Tuesday, September 6th (B day students) - Session 2:
Globalization & Cultural Diffusion
- Click here from notes from this session.
- Vocab: Beneficial vs. Detrimental, Globalization, Outsourcing
- What is globalization? Click here to view youtube video.
- Click here for notes from this session
- What does an anthropologist do? Click here to view link.
- Vocab: Innovation vs. Invention, Diffusion, Domestication
- Click here for video on Cultural diffusion. For additional video click here.
- Click here for a jeopardy game on World religions
- Click here for notes from this session
- World Religions: Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism
- Vocab: Monotheistic & Polytheistic
- How does Immigration Impact Religion?`
- World Languages, Customs & Language Families.
- Videos explaining Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism
Wednesday, August 31st (A day students) & Thursday, September1st (B day students) - Session 1:
What is culture?
- Click here for notes from this session
- Vocab: Culture, Ethnic Group, Anthropologist
- Elements of culture
- What is your family's culture-Create your own Culture Web
Monday, August 29th (A day students) & Tuesday, August 30th (B day students)
Introduction
- Click here for notes from this session
- Class introductions
- Class expectations
- A welcome to students returning to school-video
- Elements of Social Studies
- Why study history? For video, click here.
Introduction to Social Studies