7th Grade Social Studies

W-10
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Bell Ringer
What are you most looking forward to in
this class?
Why Study History?
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Index Cards
Name
A few of your favorite
things

Goal for this class
Goal for the Future
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Index Cards
Miss Murphy
Reading, Gardening, Horses, Yoga

I will work to make sure students
feel comfortable and enjoy being in
this class.
I want to obtain my doctorate.
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In the Classroom
Vaughn Students Are
1. Caring
-They keep hands, feet, and objects to themselves.
2. Principled
-They arrive at all classes on time and are ready with all the materials they
need.
-They follow directions the first time they are given.
3. Thinkers
- They listen, allow others to learn, and are respectful of others
perspectives.
4. Knowledgeable
- They explore concepts, ideas, and other issues that have local and global
significance.
- They acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad
and balanced range of disciplines.
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Progressive
Classroom Management
Step 1 Warning
Step 2 Re-Teach expectations
Step 3 Parent contact and
write-up
Step 4 Removal from classroom
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Quotes
1. Analyze the quote.
2. Create an argument for why we
should study history.
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Bell Ringer

Why do we study history?
#1
Historians
Historical artifacts and documents are
often contradictory and muddled.

Historians draw their own conclusions
through detective work.
The Less Famous History
Lunchroom Food Fight:
Scenario
Who are our best sources?
Primary sources versus secondary
sources
Food Fight
Who are you going to seek information from?
Why are they your best sources?

Food Fight

Why would there be different stories of the
event if no one is just plain lying?
Food Fight

What might make one persons story more
believable or plausible than another
persons?
Food Fight
After hearing three different primary
accounts, who started the food fight?
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Bell Ringer
From where do you usually get your
information? Why? Do you ever
question that source?
#2
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Bell Ringer
Differentiate between primary and
secondary sources.
#3
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Exit Ticket
How do people interact with each other
and their environment?
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Bell Ringer
How do people interact with each other
and their environment?
#4
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Five Themes of Geography
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What is Geography?

5 Themes Video
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Five Themes
of Geography
Location
Place
Human-Environmental Interaction
Movement
Regions

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LOCATION
Where are we?
1. Absolute Location
Exact location on earth
Latitude and longitude or a street address.
2. Relative Location
Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another.
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Place
What is it like there? What kind of place is it?
Human Characteristics
What are the main
languages, customs, and
beliefs?
How many people live,
work, and visit?
Physical
Characteristics
Landforms (mountains,
rivers, etc.), climate,
vegetation, wildlife, etc.
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Human-Environment
Interaction
How do humans and the environment
affect each other?
We depend on it.
People depend on rivers and lakes for drinking water and, in
some places, transportation.
We modify it.
People modify our environment.
We adapt to it.
We adapt to the environment by wearing
clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
winter (coats), rain and shine.
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Movement
How are people, goods,
ideas moved from place to
place?

Human Movement
Trucks, Trains, Planes
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Region
How are Regions similar to and different from other places?
Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown).
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MR. HELP
M-Movement
R-Regions
HE-Human-Environmental
Interactions
L-Location
P-Place
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Bell Ringer
Explain location. Give an example
of a relative and absolute
location.
#5
Bell Ringer Practice Quiz
Match the definition with the term.
1. Location 2. Place 3. Movement
4.Region 5.Human-Environmental Interaction
A. Can be found using absolute or relative location
B. How humans interact with, or change, the environment and how
the environment changes or interacts with humans.
C. How people, ideas, or goods travel from place to place.
D. Areas of the world that have common characteristics; for
example: an area that receives very little rainfall is considered a
desert.
E. Refers to the physical and human characteristics of an area.
#6
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Bell Ringer
Compare and contrast place and
region.
#7
Bell Ringer Quiz
There is nothing to write down on your bell ringer sheet today.
We have our Geography Quiz.

Take out a half sheet of lined paper and be prepared for a quiz.
Bell Ringer Quiz
Match the definition with the term.
1. Place 2. Location 3. Region
4.Movement 5.Human-Environmental Interaction
A. Can be found using absolute or relative location
B. How humans interact with, or change, the environment and how
the environment changes or interacts with humans.
C. How people, ideas, or goods travel from place to place.
D. Areas of the world that have common characteristics; for
example: an area that receives very little rainfall is considered a
desert.
E. Refers to the physical and human characteristics of an area.

Introduction to Research

Begin your Research
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Daily Agenda
Research!
Basics
You are playing a
detective, investigating a
particular region in-depth.
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Geography Research
Where Can We
Choose?!
Any Region
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Geography Research
Tip:
Choose a place
that already
interests you.
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Presentation Medias
prezi.com on
Computer
Storyboard on iPad
Documentary on iPad
How to
Investigate a Place
1. Look for sources that give you clues!
2. Read, view, or listen to your sources
and take clues (information) from them.
3. Include the important information in your
report and add your own thoughts and
ideas!
Minimum Goals
for Today
1. MLA Bibliography for source:
This will allow other people to trace your
detective work to ensure you came up with
the right solution.
2. Location and Place Notes complete
World Book: Region
MLA Citation:
Notes:
1. Location: absolute and
relative
2. Place: physical and human
characteristics
3. Human-Environmental
Interaction:
4. Region:
5. Movement:
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Exit Ticket
1. One source notes
complete and MLA citation
3. Your partners name and
mode of Presentation
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Bell Ringer
What is the relationship between
geography and people?
#7
#8
Bell Ringer
What are your regions
societal norms?
(What or how do people do
things in your region?)
Explain the difference
between primary and
secondary sources.
What kind of sources did
you use for your
research?
#9
Bell Ringer
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Bell Ringer
What is the relationship
between geography and the
people of your region?