Lesson Plans 2016-2017
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Europe Map Challenge
| May 1-5 |
|
Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Europe Challenge - physical and political
geography
If you don't want to search for it:
CIA Command
Center
Clue Sheet
Butterfly Effect Story: What you do
matters - you impact the world more than you
know! |
Passion Project/Guided By A Cause
Brainstorming |
Passion Project/Guided By A Cause
Vision/Why/Where |
Passion Project/Guided By A Cause
Action Steps |
Passion Project/Guided By A Cause
Legacy |
| April 24-28 |
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Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
World's Fair Night - the night we have been
waiting all year for!!!! You are going to
do great!
World's Fair PowerPoints
World's Fair 2017 Video
|
World's Fair Reflection
Debrief |
Europe Challenge - physical and political
geography
|
Europe Challenge - physical and political
geography |
Europe Challenge - physical and political
geography
If you don't want to search for it:
CIA Command
Center
Clue Sheet |
| April 17-21 |
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Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
No School |
Practice Presentations
Link your PowerPoint
Presentation Preparation
Power Point - walk through
Speech: 5-7 minutes long - must be
persuasive
***Extra things***
- 3-D model (it would be awesome to have, but not mandatory - think of something
from your country that you could show off)
- Food - will you have it...when will you make it, how will you split the work
and the cost?
- Artifacts/Props
-T-Shirt
- Bazaar Spiel |
Whole Class presentations for a grade
Presentation Preparation
Power Point - walk through
Speech: 5-7 minutes long - must be
persuasive
***Extra things***
- 3-D model (it would be awesome to have, but not mandatory - think of something
from your country that you could show off)
- Food - will you have it...when will you make it, how will you split the work
and the cost?
- Artifacts/Props
-T-Shirt
- Bazaar Spiel |
Whole Class presentations for a grade
Presentation Preparation
Power Point - walk through
Speech: 5-7 minutes long - must be
persuasive
***Extra things***
- 3-D model (it would be awesome to have, but not mandatory - think of something
from your country that you could show off)
- Food - will you have it...when will you make it, how will you split the work
and the cost?
- Artifacts/Props
-T-Shirt
- Bazaar Spiel |
Make adjustments - practice presentation
Presentation Preparation
Power Point - walk through
Speech: 5-7 minutes long - must be
persuasive
***Extra things***
- 3-D model (it would be awesome to have, but not mandatory - think of something
from your country that you could show off)
- Food - will you have it...when will you make it, how will you split the work
and the cost?
- Artifacts/Props
-T-Shirt
|
| April 3-7 |
|
Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Top 10
Tri-Fold Creation:
What are the Top 10 things someone should know
about your country?
Finish Cost Analysis
Discover Additional Fun Facts about your country
World's Fair from 2016 Introduction Video |
World's Fair Introduction Video:
Mr. Kruse's
Tutorial on how to photoshop a photo of you into your country!
Pixlr - photo editing website
- You will have to do the editing in one sitting, you can't save it and finish
it later, it is a one time deal.
1) Choose the picture you want to use for your group and plan your pose
2) Create your photoshopped picture
3) Save a picture of your flag (make sure it is a large picture) and then using
Pixlr add the name of your country - spelled correctly and with a capital letter
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Presentation Preparation
Power Point - walk through
Speech: 5-7 minutes long - must be
persuasive
***Extra things***
- 3-D model (it would be awesome to have, but not mandatory - think of something
from your country that you could show off)
- Food - will you have it...when will you make it, how will you split the work
and the cost?
- Artifacts/Props
-T-Shirt
|
Presentation Preparation
Power Point - walk through
Speech: 5-7 minutes long - must be
persuasive
***Extra things***
- 3-D model (it would be awesome to have, but not mandatory - think of something
from your country that you could show off)
- Food - will you have it...when will you make it, how will you split the work
and the cost?
- Artifacts/Props
-T-Shirt |
Presentation Preparation
Power Point - walk through
Speech: 5-7 minutes long - must be
persuasive
***Extra things***
- 3-D model (it would be awesome to have, but not mandatory - think of something
from your country that you could show off)
- Food - will you have it...when will you make it, how will you split the work
and the cost?
- Artifacts/Props
-T-Shirt
|
| March 27-31 |
|
Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Top 10
Research: What are the Top 10 things
someone should know about your country? |
Top 10
Research: What are the Top 10 things someone should know about your
country? |
Top 10
Tri-Fold Creation:
What are the Top 10 things someone should know
about your country? |
Cost Analysis |
Cost Analysis |
| March 6-10 |
|
Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
World's Fair Groups,
World's Fair Introduction, and Book Look
- Choosing your list of countries! |
World's Fair Discussion of countries you are interested in - group creation of a
draft list
World's Fair Draft - 8th Period |
World's Fair Requirements
Country Basics:
1.
CIA World Factbook
2.
A to Z World Cultures
Login: BVMS
Password: LYNX
3.
Currency Exchange Rate
1. Go to XE Currency Converter in the middle of the page.
2. Select your country by click on the down arrow (then press
the blue box with the white
arrow to see how much $1 USD =
to your country's currency.
3. To see how much your country's currency is compared to the
USD click the arrow between the
two types of currency and then
press the blue box with the
white arrow to see what 1 of
your currency's dollar is = in
USD.
4. Remember to find out the name of your country's currency.
4.
International Travel for
Americans
5.
Electrical Outlet Information
- find your country and click on
the arrow next to it to see the
types of outlets
- Then click on the type of outlet to see what it looks like.
|
Physical Characteristics of World's Fair Country
-- will be used to create a map
- Physical Features and Climate - when to
travel?
Country Maps |
Physical Characteristics of World's Fair Country
-- will be used to create a map
- Physical Features and Climate - when to
travel? |
South
America Map challenge
Caribbean Countries Map
Challenge
North American Countries Map
Challenge
All of Latin
American Map Challenge
Latin
America Geography Challenges
| February 20-24 |
|
Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
No School - President's Day |
Wrap up Latin American History - sketches
Walt Disney and the Good
Neighbor Policy |
Latin American Culture
Textbook Reading and Guide |
Top Ten Project - 10 original ideas + 10
summaries + 10 pictures
Tourist Attractions
Columbia Exchange
Animals of the Amazon
Latin American Cuisine
Or another topic that you run by me
|
Top Ten Project - 10 original ideas + 10
summaries + 10 pictures
Tourist Attractions
Columbia Exchange
Animals of the Amazon
Latin American Cuisine
Or another topic that you run by me |
Practice
your 50 states
Northeast States practice
South States practice
Midwest States practice
West States practice
State Capitals
US Cities
State Flags
Super
Challenging State Challenge
Click
where the state should be Challenge
Identify the State based on the location of the capital
| January 23-27 |
|
Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Dream Road Trip Project - Task
Example
Dream Road Trip Page - link your road trip here
Mrs. K, Mayo, Pedersen
Look at last week for some ideas as well!
Crazy all 50 states road trip!
Road Trip
Planner
US
National Parks |
Dream Road Trip Project - Task
Example
Dream Road Trip Page - link your road trip here
Mrs. K, Mayo, Pedersen
Look at last week for some ideas as well!
Crazy all 50 states road trip!
Road Trip Planner
US National Parks |
Midwest Quiz -
Midwest States practice
Dream Road Trip Project - Task
Example
Dream Road Trip Page - link your road trip here
Mrs. K, Mayo, Pedersen
Look at last week for some ideas as well!
Crazy all 50 states road trip!
Road Trip
Planner
US
National Parks |
Current Issues in the USA reading, guide, letter
to editor, preparation for Socratic Seminar
Convincing (Wednesday) |
West Quiz -
West States practice
All 50 States on Wednesday -
Practice
your 50 states
Current Issues in the USA reading, guide, letter
to editor, preparation for Socratic Seminar
Convincing (Wednesday) |
Letters to Belgium - 1, 3, 4
Letters to Belgium - 4, 5, 7
Letters to Belgium - 7, 9
| November 7 - 11 |
| Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Election Overview
Advertisements
Election Overview
Road to 270
Everything you didn't know about the election! |
Junior Achievement
4th Period: Breadwinner
Book Chat (Chapters 1-5, journal, and cultural
traits due) |
Periods 1, 3, 5, 7, 9:
Breadwinner Book Chat (Chapters 1-5, journal,
and cultural traits due)
Chapters 6-10 due next Wednesday
Period 4: Junior Achievement |
Veterans Day Interview Sharing
If you don't have a Veteran to interview, choose
a link below on the right side and select a
person to read about and write up a summary of
the Veteran's life.
|
Happy Veterans Day - make sure to thank a
Veteran! |
| October 31 -
November 4 |
| Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
Discovering Cultural Traits
When finished with Culture Trait Rotation:
Several Options:
1. Act as if you are the President's cultural
official and act as if a leader from another
country (you decide the country) is coming to
the White House for a meeting/dinner - plan a
briefing for the President to let them know what
they should know culturally!
2. Explore Culture Grams and check out places
you are interested in and find out about their
culture
3. Explore
Traditional Clothes
and discover more about clothing around the
world
|
Junior Achievement |
Culture Traits Discussion
Breadwinner Introduction
Chapter 1-5, Journal, and Guide due 11/9 (11/8
for 4th period) |
Breadwinner Introduction
Chapter 1-5, Journal, and Guide due 11/9 (11/8
for 4th period) |
Government Levels
Election: How it works
Road to 270
Election Overview
Electoral
College Video
Electoral College Explanation |
Languages and dialects spoken in Sioux
Falls
• European, 22: Belarusian,
Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish,
Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Scots, Scottish Gaelic,
Serbian, Shqip or Albanian, Slavic or Ukrainian, Slovak.
• African, 71: Acholi,
Afar, Afrikanns, Akan, Amharic, Anyuak, Arabic, Avokaya, Baki, Bari, Bassa,
Bhojpuri, Burundi, Creole, Didinga, Dinka, Erapice, French, Fulani, Grego,
Gurage, Hausa, Hiadi, Igbo or Ibo, Jur, Kabila, Kinyarwanda, Kikuyu, Kirundi,
Kisio, Kiswahili, Krahn, Krash, Kuka, Kunama, Lakoka, Lango, Lingala, Luganda,
Madi, MaiMai or Bantu, Mandinka, Mawo, Mondari, Moru, Murule, Ndogo, Nubiar,
Nuer, Nyambara, Nyangwana, Nyanja, Odak, Ogoni, Oromo, Pojulu, Rafica, Ruel,
Rwanda, Shilluk, Sholuk, Somali, Swahili, Tigrinya, Tekamah, Toposa, Turkish,
Urdu, Wolof or Senegal, Zande, Zulu.
• Asian, 34: Azeri,
Azerbaijan, Bangla, Bhutanese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chinese, Dari, Farsi or
Persian, Filipino, French, Gujarati, Hayeren or Armenim, Hindi, Indonesian,
Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Lergdie, Malay, Mandarine
Chinese, Nepali, Oriya, Pashtu, Russian, Tagala, Telegu, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese,
Zhongwen in China.
• Latin American, 6: Castellano
in Chile, Kiche, Mam, Portuguese, Quechua in Ecuador, Spanish.
• Northern American, 1: English.
• Total: 137
(3 languages were just added). 60 Languages are spoken in the Sioux Falls
School district!
What Populations Are Currently Being Resettled in Sioux
Falls?
Current refugee populations in South Dakota include: Burma,
Bhutan, Ethiopia, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan as
well as a variety of other countries.
There are 98 different countries represented in Sioux Falls!
| September 19-23 |
| Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Five Themes of Geography:
Place Project Work Time
Culture
Grams
Username: bvms@3214
Password: bvms@3214
A to
Z World Cultures (overview, climate, travel
- whole bunch more)
Username: bvms
Password: lynx
Use the Nations Books on my shelf (topography,
climate, plants/animals)
Instagram template
- you will have to make a copy to your Google
Drive - thanks Jaden C.!
Fake SnapChat Generator
- thanks Lauren K.! |
Five Themes of Geography:
Place Project Work Time
Things to help guide you...
Physical
Characteristics -
landforms/landscape, bodies of water, climate,
vegetation, and animals
Human
Characteristics - houses,
clothes, landmarks, dance, art, instruments,
food, sports, holidays, festivals, language,
greetings, national symbols
News Challenge
CNN
Student News
Fox News
|
Place Project Sharing
Class List
|
Five Themes of Geography: Movement - Notes
and reading discussion (use RACES technique from
reading)
Mission Movement
|
Movement Discussion
Columbian Exchange |
| September 12-16 |
| Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Butterfly's
Struggle
SLO
Google Maps - Check your directions
(Exploration) |
Absolute Location - Latitude and Longitude
Challenge
Lat/Long Game
|
Five Themes of Geography: Place
Introduction of Project |
Five Themes of Geography:
Place Project Work Time
Culture
Grams
Username: bvms@3214
Password: bvms@3214
A to
Z World Cultures (overview, climate, travel
- whole bunch more)
Username: bvms
Password: lynx
Use the Nations Books on my shelf (topography,
climate, plants/animals)
Instagram template
- you will have to make a copy to your Google
Drive - thanks Jaden C.!
Fake SnapChat Generator
- thanks Lauren K.!
|
Five Themes of Geography:
Place Project Work Time
Things to help guide you...
Physical
Characteristics -
landforms/landscape, bodies of water, climate,
vegetation, and animals
Human
Characteristics - houses,
clothes, landmarks, dance, art, instruments,
food, sports, holidays, festivals, language,
greetings, national symbols |
| September 5-9 |
| Monday |
Travel Tuesday |
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No School - Labor Day |
Understanding Directions in our world (cardinal
and intermediate)
Foldable: Continent - Country - State -
City |
Understanding Directions Stations |
Absolute Location and
Stations |
Geography Wonderings...
Come with ideas, questions, and things you are
curious about with our world
Brainstorm small group --> Large group
discussion |
| August 29 -
September 2 |
| Monday |
|
Where in the World Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Impact
Notecard - sharing + putting in locker
What is geography? - your
thoughts/parents' thoughts - PowerPoint
|
Why is
geography important? project
Due Friday
|
Continents Reading and Discussion
Assignment: Continents
discussion with your parents
Geography/Continents/Oceans Quiz - Friday |
Continents discussion
Why is geography important
project?
Due Friday |
Geography/Continents/Oceans Quiz
Sharing of "Why Geography is important" Project |
| August 24-26 |
| Hope you are having a blast
and a half! |
Last Day of Summer
Vacation!!! |
First Day of School!!!!!!
Welcome - Who is Mr. Olson?
Geography...
Seating Challenge - debrief
Note card - who are you?
Taking Sides Activity
|
Teambuilding - Maze
Challenge
Debrief
Assignment:
Write down what you think geography is?
Ask your parents what they think geography is. |
Mental Map of the World
Expectations & Procedures
Ripple Effect
Assignment:
Impact Notecard - how do you want to make a
difference? (Due Monday)
Discussion:
What do you think Geography is? |
Europe Discovery
1st Period
3rd Period
4th Period
5th Period
7th Period
9th Period
