Thursday, September 26, 2013

Social Studies

Thursday
-Today we talked about our upcoming test, students received a practice (see below)

NEXT WEEK YOU WILL HAVE A TEST OVER THESE TWO QUESTIONS, ONE YOU WILL WRITE ABOUT AND ONE YOU WILL VERBALLY TELL ME THE ANSWER.  TEST WILL BE MONDAY AND TUESDAY!!  BE READY!! LOOK AT YOUR NOTES TO HELP YOU OR SEE ME IF CONFUSED
Describe how natives’ lives were changed because they went from hunting and gathering to farming.  What were the positive results or impact of this change on the people?

Describe how the actions of an European explorer (like Columbus or Cortez) changed the Americas. (positive, negative or both).
-We also worked in the lab researching some geography tools online. 

HW: Practice for the test next week, Country Project Due Monday or Tuesday.

Friday (I will be at a reading conference tomorrow and a fantastic sub will be here)
-Watch CNN student news
-Work time for Country project
- Basic mapping worksheet on Ludington State Park.
HW:  Practice for the test next week, Country Project Due Monday or Tuesday.