Mrs. Nelson's Geography Class

HAPPY SUMMER!!

2010-06-02T12:27:00.001-06:00

Friday May 28

2010-05-28T08:48:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is one thing you learned this year?

Vocab: none

Finish time zone worksheets and turn in starters.

Thursday May 27

2010-05-27T13:18:00.003-06:00

1st 5 Fact: How many time zones are there?

Vocab: None

Students received their maps that they've been working on all year. Students also started a time zones worksheet that should be finished and turned in tomorrow.

Wednesday May 26

2010-05-26T11:31:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 1 thing you learned about the country you did for the Culture Fair.

Vocab: None

We did a preliminary grading of the Culture Fair projects that are due today. We then took notes about and discussed time zones.

Culture Fair tonight from 6-7 pm

Tuesday May 25th

2010-05-25T08:03:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Egypt?

Vocab: none

7th period only today. Students took their End of Year Test, graded maps and labeled a map of Central America and the Caribbean.

Missing Assignments and Extra Credit due today!
Culture Fair is tomorrow

Monday May 24th

2010-05-24T10:44:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Nigeria, Burkina Faso & Egypt?

vocab: none

Today was block schedule so 1st and 3rd period took their end of year test, began and some finished labeling the Central America & Caribbean map.

7th period will meet tomorrow.

Tomorrow All missing assignments and extra credit is due.
Wednesday May 26th Culture Fair

Friday May 21

2010-05-21T12:30:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 4 countries in Europe.

Vocab: pidgin languages

1st Period students had locker clean out and I passed out the countries and capitals that they need to know for their end of year test. Students then graded their Australia maps.

3rd and 7th period got the list of countries and capitals to study and then we continued to go over their study guide. They turned their maps in and they will be graded next week.

Australia maps due today
End of Year Test Monday and Tuesday May 24th and 25th
Last day to turn in missing assignments and extra credit Tuesday May 25th
Culture Fair May 26th

Thursday May 20

2010-05-20T12:03:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 3 countries in South America.

Vocab: barrier island

We began reviewing for the End of Year Test

Australia Map due Tomorrow
End of Year Test Monday and Tuesday
Last day to turn in work Tuesday May 25th
Culture Fair May 26th

Wednesday May 19

2010-05-19T12:20:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: When is your Australia map due?

Vocab: Maori

Last day for students to work on their maps of Australia and Oceania.

Australia maps due Friday
End of Year Test Monday and Tuesday May 24th and 25th
Last day to turn in missing assignments Tuesday May 25th
Culture Fair May 26th

Tuesday May 18

2010-05-18T16:03:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Australia?

Vocab: atoll

Students continued to work on their Australia maps.

Australia maps due Friday
End of Year Test May 24th and 25th
Last Day to turn in missing work Tuesday May 25th
Culture Fair May 26

Monday May 17

2010-05-17T14:36:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 3 countries in Oceania besides Australia?

Vocab: Aborigines

Students began their Australia maps

Australia Maps due Friday May 21st
End of Year Test May 24th and 25th
Last day to turn in missing work and extra credit is Tuesday May 25th
Culture Fair May 26

Friday May 14

2010-05-14T12:18:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What's the capital of Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Philippines, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malaysia, & Laos?

Vocab: Diet

Students took their Asia map test.

End of the Year Test May 24th and 25th
Last Day to turn in missing assignments and extra credit is Tuesday May 25th
Culture Fair may 26th

Thursday May 13

2010-05-13T12:00:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: None

Vocab: none

Students were in the computer lab working on their culture fair.

Tomorrow Map Test
End of Year Test May 24th and 25th
Last day to turn in missing assignments and extra credit May 25th
Culture Fair May 26th

Wednesday May 12

2010-05-12T15:18:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What's the capital of Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Indonesia & Japan?

Vocab: Tsunami

Student finished playing Monopoly and turned in their Asia maps.

Map test Friday May 14
End of Year Test May 24th and 25th
Last day to turn in missing assignments and extra credit May 25th
Culture Fair May 26th

Tuesday May 11

2010-05-11T16:34:00.003-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What are the capitals of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka?

Vocab: Subcontinent

We discussed Economies and began playing Monopoly.

Asia Maps due tomorrow
Map test Friday
End of Year Test May 24th & 25th
Last day to turn in missing work May 25th
Culture Fair May 26th

Monday May 10

2010-05-10T12:45:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan?

Vocab: Gulag

Students worked on their Asia map and their Israel map.

Asia Map due Wednesday
Map Test Friday May 14
End of Quarter Test May 24th and 25th
Culture Fair May 26

Friday May 7

2010-05-07T15:39:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia?

Vocab: Bolsheviks

Students worked on their Asia Political Maps

Maps due Wednesday
Map Quiz Friday May 14
Culture Fair May 26

Thursday May 6

2010-05-06T11:49:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Russia, Belarus & Ukraine?

Vocab: Cossacks

Students worked on their maps of Asia.

Asia Map due Wednesday May 12
Asia map quiz Friday May 14
Culture Fair May 26

Wednesday May 5

2010-05-05T14:43:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 6 countries in Asia.

Vocab: Rus

Students drew the latitude of their Asia map.

Culture Fair May 26

Map due Tuesday May 11

Tuesday May 4

2010-05-04T12:46:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: In the movie what was the significance of both restaurants being destroyed?

Vocab: Slavs

Students began the map of Asia. We only did the longitude. Tomorrow we will do that latitude.

Culture Fair May 26

Monday May 3

2010-05-03T12:45:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: None

vocab: none

Students watched the West Bank Story and filled out questions that go with the movies.

Culture Fair Project May 26

Friday April 30

2010-04-30T13:58:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Which 2 ethnicity's control Israel?

Vocab: Caste

We read and discussed the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict.

Culture Fair May 26

Thursday April 29

2010-04-29T10:18:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Why is Moksha special to Hindus?

Vocab: Sanskrit

Students took their World Religions Test and worked on their map of Israel.

Culture Fair Wednesday May 26

Wednesday April 28

2010-04-28T10:34:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is a pantheon?

Vocab: icebreakers

Today we played Jeopardy to review for the test that is tomorrow.

World Religion Test Tomorrow
Culture Fair May 26

Tuesday April 27

2010-04-27T13:03:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What are the Hindu scriptures?

Vocab: OPEC

Students turned in their Buddhism books and received their study guides for the test. Students worked on a crossword puzzle for a review for the test.

Test was moved to Thursday
Culture Fair May 26

Monday April 26

2010-04-27T13:00:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: When are your Buddhism Books due and when is your World Religions Test?

Vocab: missionaries

Students took notes on Hinduism and worked on a Religion: compare and contrast paper.

Buddhism Books due tomorrow
World Religions test Wednesday

Friday April 23

2010-04-23T14:36:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: None

Vocab: none

Computer lab for culture fair research.

World Religions Test Wednesday
Buddhism Belief Books due Tuesday
Culture Fair May 26

Thursday April 22

2010-04-22T08:10:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: none

Vocab: none

Students went to the computer lab to research for the culture fair.

Religion Test Wednesday April 28
Culture Fair May 26

Wednesday April 21

2010-04-21T09:30:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name the 8 principles of the Eight-fold Path.

Vocab: mandates

Students continue working on their Buddhism Belief Books.

Books due Tuesday
Religion Test Wednesday
Culture Fair Project due May 26

Tuesday April 20

2010-04-20T08:52:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What are the 4 Noble Truths?

Vocab: Souks

Students took notes on Buddhism and began working on their Buddhism Belief Books.

Books due Tuesday April 27
Culture Fair due May 26

Monday April 19

2010-04-20T08:51:00.003-06:00

1st 5 Fact: How old are young people for Bat and Bar Mitzvah's?

Vocab: secular

Students read about the 4 Noble Truths and the 8 fold path of Buddhism. Worksheet due today.

Culture Fair Project due May 26

Friday April 16

2010-04-16T12:18:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

Vocab: Sultans

Students are reading aloud information about Judaism and answering questions. Students need to finish for homework.

Thursday April 15

2010-04-15T12:24:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Someone who practices Islam is called what?

Vocab: Zionism

Students finished their Islam Jigsaw and turned in the packets.

No Homework

Wednesday April 14

2010-04-14T08:08:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name the 2 main branches of Christianity.

Vocab: universalizing religion

Students began doing an Islam Jigsaw. Each student read one part about Islam and answered questions they are then put in groups of 3 and share their answers for the 3 different parts. We will finish tomorrow.

No Homework

Tuesday April 13

2010-04-13T14:30:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What are the Christian Holy Books?

Vocab: polytheism

Students took notes on Christianity and then read an excerpt from The Sermon on the Mount and we discussed what Jesus was saying about how humans should behave.

Homework: finish Christianity worksheet if not finished in class.

Monday April 12

2010-04-12T14:33:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the place of worship called for Muslims?

Vocab: monotheism

Students completed a Religion introduction worksheet

No Homework

Friday April 9

2010-04-09T15:12:00.003-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Who was Ali Cogia?

Vocab: animist religions

Students took notes on the 5 major religions of the world

No homework

Thursday April 8

2010-04-08T12:57:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 2 things you learned about Islam.

Vocab: Ethnic Religions

Students finished the Ali Cogia story and answered questions about it. Finish questions for homework.

Wednesday April 7

2010-04-08T12:52:00.003-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Which country are you doing for the culture fair?

Vocab:

Finish Inside Mecca video

Start reading Ali Cogia story

Tuesday April 6

2010-04-08T12:48:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: None

Vocab: None

Inside Mecca Video take 15 notes

Wednesday March 31

2010-03-31T14:33:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 2 rivers that are important to countries in the Middle East.

Vocab: Kurds

Students worked a little on the their timelines and then completed a worksheet that went with the timeline. Worksheet cannot be made up.

No Homework

Have a FUN Spring Break!!

Tuesday March 30

2010-03-30T07:46:00.003-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Yemen?

Vocab: Magnesium

Students took their Middle East Map Test and continued working on their timeline. I also gave out information on the Culture Fair project that is due May 26.

Monday March 29

2010-03-29T08:09:00.003-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of The United Arab Emirates?

Vocab: Potash

Students worked on their timelines. Timelines are due Wednesday.

Middle East political and physical map quiz Tuesday.

Thursday March 25

2010-03-25T12:05:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Qatar?

Vocab: Theocracy

We began the Middle East Timeline. We will continue the timeline Monday.

Political and Physical features map quiz Tuesday.

Wednesday March 24

2010-03-24T14:30:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Jordan?

Vocab: Ayatollahs

Students continued to work on their physical maps of the Middle East. Maps due tomorrow.

Middle East Political and Physical Map quiz Tuesday

Tuesday March 23

2010-03-23T12:16:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Lebanon?

Vocab: Bedouins

We took notes on the physical features of the Middle East and started the Physical Map.

Middle East Map Quiz Tuesday March 30

Monday March 22

2010-03-22T13:22:00.003-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

Vocab:imams

Middle East maps were due today and students created flash cards for each of the countries in the middle east.

Friday March 19

2010-03-19T15:29:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Israel?

Vocab: dynasty

Students worked on their political maps of the Middle East.

Maps due Monday
Last day to turn in missing work and extra credit was today.

Thursday March 18

2010-03-18T11:14:00.001-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Iran?

Vocab: oasis

Work on map of Middle East.

Map due Monday
All missing assignments and extra credit due tomorrow

Wednesday March 17

2010-03-17T14:37:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Iraq?

Vocab: exotic river

Work on Middle East Maps. 3rd period went to an assembly.

Maps due Monday March 22

Tuesday March 16

2010-03-16T14:41:00.002-06:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 4 countries in the Middle East.

Vocab: microstate

Students began their maps of the Middle East.

Missing Assignments and Extra Credit due Friday.
Maps due Monday

Monday March 15

2010-03-15T15:32:00.003-06:00

1st 5 Fact: What's the difference between a dictator and a monarch?

Vocab: city-state

Students took their Europe and Government Test

Last day to turn in Extra Credit and Missing Assignments is Friday March 19

Friday March 12

2010-03-12T09:38:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What are 3 reasons the European Union was formed?

Vocab: autonomy

Review for the Europe physical features and government test.

Test Monday Crossword due today.

Thursday March 11

2010-03-11T10:23:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 4 types of totalitarian governments

Vocab: cosmopolitan

We took notes on the European Union and did a review crossword.

Europe Test is on Monday.

Wednesday March 10

2010-03-10T11:35:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is terrorism?

Vocab: balance of power

We took notes on Totalitarianism and worked on a Venn Diagram comparing totalitarianism, democracy, and socialism. Finish for homework due tomorrow!

Europe and government test Monday!

Tuesday March 9

2010-03-10T11:34:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: None

Vocab: none

Taboo video and finish worksheet from yesterday.

I was absent this day as well.

Monday March 8

2010-03-10T11:30:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name a country that was once fascist.

Vocab: exclave

Students worked on a political and government geography worksheet due Tuesday.

I was not here this day.

Friday March 5

2010-03-05T15:22:00.000-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name one belief and one drawback to government C.

Vocab: cantons

Students watched a video on the geography of England.

Homework: none

Thursday March 4

2010-03-04T10:30:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name one belief and one drawback from Government B.

Vocab: confederation

Socialist Government Notes and Communist Manifesto interpretation.

Homework: Finish Communism and it's ideas worksheet.

Wednesday March 3

2010-03-03T08:16:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name the 7 principles of Democracy.

Vocab: alliances

Students who brought money for spring pictures were sent down to take those. In class students should have finished their Bill of Rights situations and turned them in.

Homework: finish Bill of Rights situations.
Government and Europe (not map) Test next week.

Tuesday March 2

2010-03-02T14:54:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name one belief and one drawback from government A.

Vocab: constitutional monarchy

We changed seats, turned in Europe Trip projects, took notes on what democracy is and then began analyzing different situations using the Bill of Rights.

Homework: none

Monday March 1

2010-03-01T08:32:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What type of government does the US have?

Vocab: European Union

Students discuss 3 government systems and choose which one they would pick if they were in charge of a country.

Homework: Europe Trip due tomorrow

Thursday February 25

2010-02-25T14:42:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: None

Vocab: none

Students had their last day to work in the computer lab on their Europe Trips. Trips due Tuesday and students will not have any time on Monday to work on the project.

Homework: Finish Europe Trip

Wednesday February 24

2010-02-24T12:29:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: none

Vocab: none

Computer lab to work on Europe trip.

Europe trip due Tuesday

Tuesday February 23

2010-02-23T09:19:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: None

Vocab: none

We were in the computer lab researching and planning our Europe Road Trip.

Road Trip due Tuesday March 2

Monday February 22

2010-02-22T13:14:00.003-07:00

1st 5 Fact: If you could go anywhere in Europe where would you go?

Vocab: primate city

Students began planning a trip through Europe. We will be working on this project all week and will be due Tuesday March 2.

Friday February 19

2010-02-19T11:25:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Iceland, Sweden, Finland, & Norway?

Vocab: Nationalized

Students took the country and capital quiz of Europe.

Next week we will start a Europe Road Trip project.

Thursday February 18

2010-02-18T12:46:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of United Kingdom, Denmark, and Germany?

Vocab: famine

Students filled out teacher/student assessments for student-led conferences. Students then finished their physical map of Europe and then completed flash cards for the map quiz that is tomorrow.

Europe map quiz tomorrow!

Wednesday December 17

2010-02-17T08:54:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Which mountain range did "Dracula" live in?

Vocab: sequent occupance

Students began their physical map of Europe. This map is due tomorrow.

Map Quiz of Europe Friday February 19

Tuesday February 16

2010-02-16T11:48:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 2 mountain ranges in Europe.

Vocab: Loess

Political maps of Europe are due and graded and then we finished notes on physical features of Europe.

Map Test Friday February 19

Friday February 12

2010-02-12T10:02:00.000-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 3 rivers in Europe.

Vocab: North Atlantic Drift

Students took notes on physical features of Europe.

Political Map due Tuesday February 16

Thursday February 11

2010-02-11T12:47:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 3 seas in Europe.

Vocab: navigable

Today was the last day for students to work on their political map of Europe. Maps are due Tuesday.

Wednesday February 10

2010-02-10T12:16:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What 2 oceans border Europe?

Vocab: dikes

Work on political map of Europe due Tuesday February 16.

Tuesday February 9

2010-02-09T10:26:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 4 cities in Europe.

Vocab: polders

We worked on our Europe political map.

Maps due Tuesday February 16

Monday February 8

2010-02-08T15:09:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name 3 countries in Europe.

Vocab: fjord

We began the map of Europe.

Map due Tuesday Feb. 16

Friday February 5

2010-02-05T10:43:00.004-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the Sahel like and where is it located?

Vocab: diffusion

Students took the Africa and Culture test

Thursday February 4

2010-02-05T10:42:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: How do economic activities hurt the environment if Africa?

Vocab: lingua franca

Students completed a Africa vocab review for the test that is tomorrow!

Wednesday February 3

2010-02-03T12:53:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is creole?

Vocab: Subsistence agriculture

1st & 3rd period reviewed for the test on Friday.

7th period had an awards assembly

Homework: Review for Test

Tuesday February 2

2010-02-02T13:24:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What are ideograms?

Vocab: fundamentalism

Students finished their Chinese stories and Chapter 5 Section 2 and 3.

Homework: Finish Chinese stories and study for Africa and Culture test that is on Friday.

Monday February 1

2010-02-01T14:32:00.003-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the largest language family?

Vocab: traditionalism

Students began writing a story using Chinese characters. I also passed out study guides for the test that is now on Friday instead of Thursday

Homework: Study for Test

Friday January 29

2010-01-29T14:36:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: How do things such as migration, war, and trade cause culture to change?

Vocab: globalization

Students shared their personal culture posters and continued to work on the Chapter 5 Section 2 & 3 worksheet.

Africa Test Thursday February 4

Thursday January 28

2010-01-28T12:44:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: How many languages do you think there are in the world?

Vocab: acculturation

Language Notes and worksheet that goes with Chapter 5 Section 1 and 2.

Personal Culture Poster due tomorrow.

Africa Test Thursday February 4

Wednesday January 27

2010-01-27T20:30:00.003-07:00

1st 5 Fact: List 2 culture traits.

Vocab: culture region

Students worked on their personal culture poster.

Posters due Friday

Africa Test Thursday February 4

Tuesday january 26

2010-01-26T11:50:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the difference between an ethnic group and a race?

Vocab: culture traits

1st & 3rd period went into the library and listened to the counselors talk about helpful websites for their future. They did not have a starter.

7th period finished notes from Friday and then began their personal culture posters.

No Homework

Monday January 25

2010-01-25T11:53:00.003-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the difference between an ethnic group and a race?

Vocab: culture traits

1st & 3rd period finished notes on Friday and then began their personal culture posters

7th period went to the library to listen to the counselors talk about high school.

No Homework

Friday January 22

2010-01-22T12:23:00.003-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the human cost of AIDS in Africa?

Vocab: genocide

Students took notes on Culture and students have to fill out a a paper about their personal culture. If students didn't finish this it's homework.

Thursday January 21

2010-01-21T16:53:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Which African country has the highest percentage of AIDS?

Vocab: Sanctions

Today we read stories of three different people living with AIDS in Africa and we also took notes.

Homework: Finish book assignments and AIDS in Africa computer assignments.

It's a Girl!

2010-01-20T20:31:00.001-07:00

Wednesday January 20

2010-01-20T08:59:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: None

Vocab: none

We went into the computer lab to look at a website about AIDS in Africa. If students did not finish in class today they need to finish for homework.

Friday January 15

2010-01-15T13:39:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name the 18 countries, in order, that are on the quiz today.

Vocab: African National Congress

Students took their last African Map Quiz and then had time to finish up book work from the last two days.

Have a Great Weekend!

Thursday January 14

2010-01-14T08:08:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capial of Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, and Mauritius?

Vocab: Apartheid

Students completed a book assignment. Pages 525-528 1-5 and Pages 542-545 1-5.

Last Africa Map Quiz is Tomorrow!

Wednesday January 13

2010-01-13T14:36:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Swaziland, Lesotho, and South Africa?

Vocab: Afrikaners

Students completed an assignment about the political and environmental issues in North Africa and some of the economic challenges of West and Central Africa.

Last Africa Map quiz Friday January 15

Tuesday January 12

2010-01-12T14:32:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi?

Vocab: sisal

Students finished their presentations and we discussed one reason for civil unrest in Africa.

Last Africa Map Quiz Friday!

Homework: Study for Quiz

Monday January 11

2010-01-11T10:08:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What's the capital of Burundi, Zambia, Angola and Namibia?

Vocab: Ivory

Continued to present Africa Projects.

Last Africa map quiz Friday January 15

Friday January 8

2010-01-08T14:47:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda?

Vocab:Swahili

Students presented their projects.

Projects, extra credit, and missing work is all due today.

3rd Africa map quiz Friday January 15

Thursday January 7

2010-01-07T12:18:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Porto-Novo is the capital of which African country?

Vocab: Sorghum

Today students took the 2nd Africa map quiz. The final map quiz on Africa will be Friday January 15.

Africa Projects, Extra Credit, and Make-up work is all due Tomorrow!!

Wednesday January 6

2010-01-06T08:47:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: Name all 18 countries that will be on your quiz tomorrow.

Vocab: millet

Today was our last day in the computer lab. Students projects are due on Friday.

Africa Quiz tomorrow
All missing work and extra credit due on Friday.

Tuesday January 5

2010-01-05T10:26:00.002-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia?

Vocab: staple

Students continued to work on their Africa Projects in the computer lab.

Africa Quiz Thursday January 7
Projects due Friday January 8
All extra credit and missing assignments due Friday January 8

Monday January 4

2010-01-04T10:21:00.003-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of the Central African Republic, Eritrea, and Djibouti?

Vocab: hieroglyphs

We went to the computer lab to work on their Africa Projects. We will be in the computer lab until Wednesday.

Map quiz Thursday
Last day to turn in late work and extra credit is Friday
Africa Projects due Friday

Tuesday December 22

2009-12-22T14:22:00.001-07:00

1st 5 Fact: What is the capital of Congo Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Vocab: Pharaohs

We learned about Kwanzaa

No 7th period