UNIT 1:  Nature and Perspectives (Chapter 1)

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Class Orientation/ Registration

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Class Orientation/ Registration
 

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FIRST DAY; navigate Schoology; discuss syllabi, year-long goals & class rules; receive textbooks; organize files

Bring laptops (every day unless otherwise instructed)

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What is Human Geography?; the Amazing Earth & Analyzing Maps; look at Geography Education; Where is Matt?

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TODALSIG; maps - North America & Canada (blank); discuss current events & Geography Education; watch Lily

Read through class expectations and requirements; go to Schoology - submit your responses to the Student Introductions (Google Form)

Read All About Maps (pp. 1-2 (up to Map Projections)); watch All About Maps [1]; take notes on the guide

Read All About Maps (pp. 2-3 (up through the Gall-Peters Projection)); watch All About Maps [2]; take notes on the guide

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Discuss Map Projections; watch clip from West Wing; intro to Kahoot!

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Modern Mapping; begin video Guns, Germs & Steel: Out of Eden

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Nature and Perspectives of Geography; watch Guns, Germs & Steel: Out of Eden

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 Key Skills and Pattison's 4 Traditions; finish watching Guns, Germs & Steel: Out of Eden

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The Five Themes of Geography; introduction to ArcGIS Explorer; lesson walkthrough
Finish reading All About Maps; read Ch. 1 (pp. 1-4 only); watch All About Maps [3]; fill out the rest of the guide Read Ch. 1 (pp. 5-8 only); print out and begin filling in the guide (page 1) for chapter 1 Read Key Geographic Skills & Pattison's 4 Traditions Read 8-11 & 5 Themes of Geography Read the Usefulness of Maps (11-17); answer all questions to Guns, Germs & Steel; Episode 1

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Due: answers to Guns, Germs & Steel; Episode 1; the Usefulness of Maps; watch Guns, Germs & Steel - Conquest

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Discuss scale and regions; watch Guns, Germs & Steel - Conquest

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Discuss Culture, Diffusion & Environmental Determinism; watch Guns, Germs & Steel - Conquest

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Due: Guns, Germs & Steel - Conquest; Writing Workshop (example); review for test

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Test: Unit 1 (Multiple Choice & Essay Outline); Optional Vocab due (optional)
Read Scale & Regions (18-22); guide; begin working on Optional Vocab (optional)

Read Culture, Diffusion & Environmental Determinism (22-28)

Finish watching Guns, Germs & Steel - Conquest; (here is the guide Guns, Germs & Steel - Conquest); review for the test review

 Study for test  

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