September 2, 2009

Today's World Geography class was spent discovering the world of Mountview (building tours...)

September 3, 2009

Today we interviewed and then introduced one another as a form of getting to know each other. We also took a little getting to know your teacher "quiz".

September 4, 2009

Assigned seats, Do Now books and Geography Olympic partners today. Also corrected the Get to Know Your Teacher "quiz". Have a nice weekend!

September 8, 2009

Today we finished our first "Do Now" question and answer time. We also passed out the textbooks and assigned the study buddies...

September 9, 2009

Students took their Geography pretest today.

September 10, 2009

In today's class we viewed President Obama's speech and then discussed it.

September 11, 2009

The first Current Events were presented in class today. Also, the first round of Geography Olympics took place today.

September 14, 2009

Do Now. We discussed the 5 Themes of Geography utilizing handouts and the textbook.

September 15, 2009

Do Now. Reviewed the Geography Pretest and signed up for our "Teach the Teach" days.

September 16, 2009

Checked homework. Introduction to Geography video.

September 17, 2009

Do Now. Collected homework. Started the "Itty bitty budding geographers in training" Geek Squad. Reviewed for tomorrow's 5 Themes quiz.

September 18, 2009

5 Themes of Geography quiz. Current Events and "Teach the Teach" will take place during Monday's classes.

September 21, 2009

Do Now. Current events and "Teach the Teach". Discussed the 4 hemispheres and countries within...

September 22, 2009

Do Now. Began our discussion about longitude/latitude lines.

September 29, 2009

Discussed hemispheres and classroom's policies and procedures for our poster.

September 30, 2009

Do Now. Discussed relative location, the 5 Themes of Geography project, the Back to 6th Grade for a Day program, and began to correct Monday nights homework.

October 1, 2009

Do Now. Reviewed Monday's worksheet handouts covering scrammbled Geography terms...

October 2, 2009

Current events and "Teach the Teach". We also discussed the optional latitude/longitude assignment and looked at samples of previous years presentations.

October 5, 2009

Do Now. Todays discussions centered around map scales, scale bars, highlighting techniques and note taking styles.

October 6, 2009

Do Now. Students learned about the great circle route. We also had a vocabulary bee to get ready for Thursday's quiz.

October 7, 2009

Students worked in the library today on their 5 Themes of Geography projects (or the optional latitude/longitude assignment). Homework - see homework icon.

October 8, 2009

Quiz today covering the Geography Handbook words.

October 13, 2009

Today we discussed the various types of map projections, both their strengths and weaknesses. Homework - see Homework icon.

October 14, 2009

Todays class was spent in the library's research lab. The Map Projection assignment rubric was passed out and reviewed today. Due date is Tuesday, Oct.27. You will find this rubric under the "Additional Worksheets" icon We also had our first "Back to 6th Grade for a Day" participant today and welcomed Jackie Lomino's grandmother, Mrs. Radsky.

October 15, 2009

The discussion today centered around physical and contour maps and using cardinal directions. We reviewed past homework and last Thursday's vocab quiz.

October 16, 2009

The classes discussed climeagraphs today. We also heard current events, viewed famous landmarks in Europe, and had "Teach the Teach".

October 19, 2009

Today's class centered around the various types of graphs, charts and diagrams that we use in Geography. Homework - see homework icon.

October 20, 2009

Half of 6 gold went on a field trip to Wachusett Mt. The other half worked on an open response question to practice for the MCAS. We then got to know how our atlases work via Geography Olympics.

October 21, 2009

Half of 6 gold went on a field trip to Wachusett Mt. The other half worked on an open response question to practice for the MCAS. We then got to know how our atlases work via Geography Olympics.

October 22, 2009

The school heard Ryan's Story as told through his father. Today's classroom conversation centered around bullying and then oil production throughout the world and effective ways to graph the data. Homework - see homework icon.

October 23, 2009

Special thanks today to Mr. Hansen for coming to 6 Gold and teaching us about GIS systems and map making!

October 26, 2009

Do Now quiz today. Certain classes finished last weeks current events. Collected "Can I Have Oil Please?" graphing assignment. Some classes viewed latitude/longitude presentations and some classes had "Teach the Teach", left unfinished from last week.

October 27, 2009

Do Now. Discussed landform types and water features. Some classes conducted a "Teach the Teach". Passed in the Map Projection Atlas assignment.

October 28, 2009

Today's discussion covered various landforms and water features through Geography Olympics.

October 29, 2009

Do Now. Discussed underwater land features. Began a peer to peer teaching excercise covering landforms and water features.

October 30, 2009

Quiz covering map projections and graphing.

November 02, 2009

Do Now. Today's discussion centered around water shortages and water conservation techniques. 5 Themes project passed back today. No homework.

Nov. 03, 2009

Do Now. Completed peer to peer teaching about landforms and water features. No homework.

Nov. 04, 2009

Do Now. Discussed archipelagos and where they're found. Passed back "Do Now" quizzes. Completed landforms/water feature section in textbook. Homework - please see homework icon.

Nov. 05, 2009

Do Now. Began our examination of the world's various climate zones and what climates mean to us. Utilized the Presentation Plus powerpoint software. No homework.

Nov. 06, 2009

Current events and "Teach the Teach". Began discussing invasive species.

Nov. 09, 2009

Do Now. Passed back atlas Map Projection project and Map Projection/Graphing quiz. Completed our discussion about invasive species.

Nov.10, 2009

Do Now. Discussed climate zones and elements of climate and weather via powerpoint presentation.

Nov.12, 2009

Do Now. Discussion centered around climates in European countries. Students acted out skits portraying various climate types in the world. No homework.

Nov.16, 2009

Do Now. Talked about European countries, the week's schedule, passed back and reviewed homework covering landforms and water features and completed our climate zone skits.

Nov.17, 2009

Today we watched a video about various cities in Europe while taking notes on the most important ideas discussed in the video.

Nov. 18, 2009

Do Now. Discussed smallest European countries. Students presented current events. Introduced the Europe project, each student has a copy of the rubric that can also be found on this website under the "Additional Worksheets" icon. Read allowed and collected the "Ripple affect" assignment.

Nov. 19, 2009

We met in the library today with the 6 Blue students to hear our guest speaker, Dr. Cohen discuss the beginning of civilizations and display his ancient artifacts. Thanks Mr. Cohen!