2nd Quarter - Ms Church's Class Homework


DG # 4 The Week of November 10th
If a student misses a DG Test due to an excused absence it is their responsibility by the end of the quarter to make-up the test before school or after school. (It only takes 2 minutes).
Monday (1 question today) 1. Name the islands and the countries that are in the Greater Antilles.
Countries in the Greater Antilles	Islands in the Greater Antilles
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Tuesday 2. Large amounts of Nitrogen Dioxide in the air created by motor vehicles, sunlight, smoke and industrial activities results in what type air pollution? 3. Is the Gulf Stream a famous river in Asia, an ocean current, or an inland bay? Watch the video - Ben Franklin and The Gulf Stream Wednesday 4. The deepest lake in the United States is located in a National Park. Name the lake. 5. Before the Suez Canal European ships bound for Asia had to sail around which continent? Thursday 6. Name the sea that separates Africa from Asia. 7. Is the world's longest unguarded border between Russia and China or USA and Canada?

Week 5	Date	Assignment Name	Due Date	Content Standards
Mon.	11/17	DG 1 & 2	Test Friday
Extra Credit Web Photo		CW/HW~ 1. Terms & Map Project Explained Terms Defined Geo Map .	Study your terms!
			11/24	G-A1
		CW/HW~ 2. 16 Squares (with extra credit) Project with extra credit. Regions of the World	11/24	G-A1
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Tues.	11/18	DG 3 & 4	Test Friday
		CW/HW~ 1. Terms & Map	11/24	G-A1
		CW/HW~ 2. 16 Squares (with extra credit)	11/24	G-A1
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Wed.	11/19	DG 5 & 6	Test Friday
Extra Credit Web Photo		Quiz 1 Identify the Terms SMART Board	Study your terms!
		CW/HW~ 1. Terms & Map	11/24	G-A1
		CW/HW~ 2. 16 Squares (with extra credit)
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Thur.	11/20	DG 7 & 8	Test Friday
Extra Credit Web Photo		Quiz 2 Identify the Terms	Study your terms!
		CW/HW~ 1. Terms & Map	DUE	G-A1
		CW/HW~ 2. 16 Squares (with extra credit)
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Fri.	11/21	DG Test Week 5	Test
Extra Credit Web Photo		CW/HW~ 1. Terms & Map Project Explained Terms Defined Geo Map .	11/24	G-A1
			Study your terms!
		CW/HW~ 2. 16 Squares (with extra credit) Project with extra credit. Regions of the World	11/24	G-A1


DG #5 The Week of November 17
Monday 1. The locations of trees that provided frankincense are closely guarded secrets in the country on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Name the country. 2. What is the difference between a prairie and a tundra? A prairie is ---------------, whereas, a tundra is---------------. Tuesday 3. What are two geographical features that separate Europe and the continent of Africa. 1. 2. 4. What is the difference between a canyon and a fjord? A canyon is ---------------, whereas, a fjord is---------------. Wednesday 5. The "Horn of Africa" is found in Somalia, Morocco, Gambia or South Africa? 6. What is the difference between a sound and a channel? A sound is ------------------, whereas, a channel is---------------. Thursday 7. What is a narrow body of water between islands or continents that connects two larger bodies of water? 8. What is the difference between a canyon and a valley? A canyon is ---------------, whereas, a valley is---------------
If a student misses a DG Test due to an excused absence it is their responsibility by the end of the quarter to make-up the test after the 7:30 bell before school or after school. (It only takes 2 minutes).

Week 6	Date	Assignment Name	Due Date	Alaska Standards
Mon.	11/24	DG
Extra Credit Web Photo		Quiz 3 Identify Europe's Terms	Study your terms!
		#1. Terms & Map & #2. 16 Squares (with extra credit)	DUE
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Tues.	11/25	DG
Terms Test Next Wed. 12/03 Know the Geo Terms and World Regions
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Wed.	11/26	DG Test

Trot Assembly Schedule
Thur.	11/27	Thanksgiving Holiday
Fri.	11/28

DG # 6 The Week of November 24

Monday
1. Estuaries contain both fresh water and seawater.
Would you find one at the mouth or the source of the river?
2. What music would you listen to if you were in Kingston, Jamaica?

Tuesday
3. The provinces of Manitoba and Quebec border what large bay?

4 . During the Great Depression United States built the Hoover Dam. It took five years to complete from 1931-1936. Name the lake that it created.

Week
7

Date

Assignment Name

Due
Date

Alaska
Standards

Power Notes are due on the day of the OPEN NOTE TEST and spot checks throughout the unit.
What are Power Notes? Click for the website.

Mon.

12/01

DG 1 & 2

Test Friday

Extra Credit
Web Photo

Review for the Geo Terms Test
Geo Terms and World Regions

Study your terms
and regions!

Tues.

12/02

DG 3 & 4

Test Friday

Extra Credit
Web Photo

Review for the Geo Terms Test
Geo Terms and World Regions

Study your terms
and regions!

Wed.

12/03

DG 5 & 6

Test Friday

Terms Test
Study the Geo Terms and World Regions

Review the Class Pictures - Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3

Prehistory
Unit

Unit Essential Questions:
1. How do we (historians) know about the past?
2. How did humans adapt to their environments in order to survive?
(Migration, clothes, tools, shelter, technology, etc…)
3. How and why did hunter gatherers transition to permanent farming communities?

Thur.

12/04

DG 7 & 8

Test Friday

CW ~ Power Note Training
EQ1~Intro Read pg 58

H-B4

Fri.

12/05

DG Test Week 7

Test

CW ~ Power Note Training
EQ1 ~ Read pgs 58-63 Answer Questions 1-7

H-B4


DG #7 The Week of December 1st
Monday 1.Name 2 types of bodies of water that are partially surrounded by land? Which is larger? 2. The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean and what large sea? Tuesday 3 . Name the isthmus that connects North and South America? 4. What do you call the steep-sided inlets along the jagged coastline of Norway? Wednesday 5. A _______________ is a point or extension of land jutting out into water, whereas, a _____________ is a larger body of land surrounded by water on three sides. 6. A _______________ is silt, sand and small rocks that have been deposited at the mouth of a river. Thursday 7. Which state capital is located nearer the Rocky Mountains: -Helena or Des Moines? 8. What does it mean when a society is rural?

Prehistory
Unit

Week 8	Date	Assignment Name	Due Date	Alaska Standards
Power Notes are due on the day of the OPEN NOTE TEST and spot checks throughout the unit. What are Power Notes? Click for the website.
Mon.	12/08	DG	.Test Friday
CW		Read pages 64-67 take Power Notes
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Tues.	12/09	DG	.Test Friday
CW		Read pages 64-67 take Power Notes
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Wed.	12/10	No DG	.Test Friday
CW		CW ~ Finish Friday's questions. EQ1 ~ Read pgs. 58-63 Answer Questions 1-7 CW ~EQ2 ~ Read pages 64-67 Answer Questions 1-8 Use complete sentences. CW ~EQ3 ~ Read pages 68-75 Take Notes that answer the Essential Questions (EQ).
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Thurs.	12/11	DG	.Test Friday
CW		CW ~EQ3 ~ Read pages 68-75 Take Notes that answer the Essential Questions (EQ).
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Fri.	12/12	DG Test	.Test Friday
CW		EQ1 ~ Read pgs. 58-63 Answer Questions 1-7 CW ~EQ2 ~ Read pages 64-67 Answer Questions 1-8 Use complete sentences. CW ~EQ3 ~ Read pages 68-75 Take Notes that answer the Essential Questions (EQ). Answer Questions 1-6 Use complete sentences.
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DG #8 The Week of December 8th
Monday 1 . What is the difference between a political map and a physical map? A political map is ------------------, whereas, a physical map is------------. 2. Which is not a wind: sirocco, savanna, mistral or Santa Ana? Tuesday 3. What does it mean when a society is urban? 4. What do the abbreviations AD and BC and then CE and BCE mean? AD= CE= BC= BCE= Wednesday No DG's today Thursday 5. List the following cities from north to south Cairo, Mecca, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Athens, Moscow, Geneva and Kiev. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 6. What river forms part of the border between Georgia and Alabama?

Week 9	Date	Assignment Name	Due Date	Alaska Standards
Power Notes are due on the day of the OPEN NOTE TEST and spot checks throughout the unit. What are Power Notes? Click for the website.
Mon.	12/15	No DG	No Test Thursday
CW		EQ1 ~ Read pgs. 58-63 Answer Questions 1-7 CW ~EQ2 ~ Read pages 64-67 Answer Questions 1-8 Use complete sentences. CW ~EQ3 ~ Read pages 68-75 Take Notes that answer the Essential Questions (EQ). Answer Questions 1-6 Use complete sentences.	Was CW now HW Due WED.
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Tues.	12/16	No DG	No Test Thursday
		Timeline Notes
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Wed.	12/17	No DG	No Test Thursday
		Timeline Notes	Questions DUE
Thur.	12/18	No DG Test	.No DG Test
Open Note Test NIGHT BEFORE Story
Prehistory Unit.		Unit Essential Questions (EQ's): 1. How do we (historians) know about the past? 2. How did humans adapt to their environments in order to survive? 3. How and why did hunter gatherers transition to permanent farming communities?	Answer the EQ's Yep, that's the test.
Fri.	12/19	No School

Incredible Human Journey - Out of Africa 1/5 HD
Section 1


DG #9 The Week of December 15th
No DG's this week Merry Merry HO HO

...below this point. Don't Print.

Week 10	Date	Assignment Name	Due Date	Alaska Standards
Power Notes are due on the day of the OPEN NOTE TEST and spot checks throughout the unit. What are Power Notes? Click for the website.
Mon.		DG 1 & 2	Test Thursday

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Tue.		DG 3 & 4	Test Thursday

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Wed.		DG 5 & 6	.Test Thursday

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Thur.		DG Test #9	..Test

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Fri.

What is the difference between a political map and a physical map?
A political map is ------------------, whereas, a physical map is------------. Which is not a wind: sirocco, savanna, mistral or Santa Ana?Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World which one can still be seen today?

		Map of Asia Click for the Map Click for the requirements. Asia Map Online Game #1 Asia Map Online Game #2	Due 10/11	Geography
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Tues.	10/08	DG	.Test Friday
		The 50 Geo Competencies	Now	Geography
		Map of Asia	10/14	Geography
Wed.	10/09	DG		.Test Friday
		The 50 Geo Competencies	Now	Geography
		Map of Asia	10/14	Geography
Thur.	10/10	DG	.Test Friday
		The 50 Geo Competencies	Now	Geography
		Map of Asia	10/14	Geography
Fri.	10/11	DG Test Week 8	Test
		Map of Asia Due Monday	Due	Geography


DG #8 The Week of October 7
Only one DG this week. Memorize the locations of the major Asian countries and capitals. Use the Map Rubric as a guide. Online Asia Map Game #1 Online Asia Map Game #2

Extra Credit Web Photo		Quiz 2 Identify the Terms	Study your terms!
		CW/HW~ 3. Geo Terms Riddles Who Am I ...? What am I ... ? WKS	11/26	G-A1
		1-13 Blue WKS
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Thur.	11/20	DG 7 & 8	Test Friday
Extra Credit Web Photo		Quiz 3 Identify Europe's Terms	Study your terms!
		CW/HW~ 3. Geo Terms Riddles Who Am I ...? What am I ... ? WKS Page 1 1-13 blue Page 2 14-30 yellow	11/26	G-A1


Week 1 Week of Oct. 20 DG 1	Week 2 Week of Oct. 27 DG 2	Week 3 Week of Nov. 3 DG 3	Week 4 Week of Nov. 10 DG 4	Week 5 Week of Nov. 17 DG 5	Week 6 Week of Nov. 24 DG 6	Week 7 Week of Dec. 1 DG 7	Week 8 Week of Dec. 8 DG 8	Week 9 Week of Dec. 15 DG 9
						NIGHT BEFORE Story
Extra Credit

2) Web Photo Guess the Geographical Feature - Be one of the first from each period to identify the Geographical feature in each picture.
	Instructions
	1. Click the link. ?????? 4
	2. Solve i
	3. Email me (click) your answer or put your answer on a piece of paper on my mouse pad during DG TIME.

What are Power Notes? Click for the website.
Thur.	10/15	No DG		.Test Friday
		CW ~ Power Note Training #1 ~ Focus "Mark and Pete's Story"	CW	History A8,B2,B4,C3
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Fri	10/16	No DG Test	.Test Friday
		CW ~ Power Note Training #2 ~ Note Card Examples	CW	History
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Week 2	Date	Assignment Name	Due Date	Content Standards
Mon.	10/27	DG - Southeast Asia	Test Wednesday
		CW ~ Power Note Training #3 ~	CW	H-B4
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Tue.	10/28	DG - Southeast Asia	Test Wednesday
		CW ~ Power Note Training #3 ~	CW	H-B4
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Wed.	10/29	DG - Southeast Asia	Test Wednesday
		CW ~ Power Note Training #4 ~	CW	H-B4
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Thur.	10/30	No School PT Conferences
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Fri.	10/31	No School Inservice

Week 4	Date	Assignment Name		Due Date	Content Standards
Mon.	11/10	DG 1		Test Friday
		HW / CW ~ Create your own "I have................Who has...?" Puzzle Game		Due Wed.	G-A1
		How to play the Puzzle Game.	How to create your own Puzzle Game.
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Tues.	11/11	DG 2 & 3		Test Friday
		HW / CW ~ Create your own "I have................Who has...?" Puzzle Game		Due Wed.	G-A1
		How to play the Puzzle Game.	How to create your own Puzzle Game.
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Wed.	11/12	DG 4 & 5		Test Friday
MAP		CW/HW~ 1. Terms Map "Geographically Speaking" Project Explained Terms Defined Geo Map		11/24	G-A1
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Thur.	11/13	DG 6 & 7		Test Friday
		CW/HW~ 2. 16 Squares (with extra credit) Project Explained including extra credit Regions of the World		11/24	G-A1
16 Squares Example with the Extra Credit .
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Fri.	11/14	DG Test Week 4		Test
		HW~ 1. Terms & Map Project Explained Terms Defined Geo Map .		DUE 11/24	G-A1
		HW~ 2. 16 Squares (with extra credit) Project Explained including extra credit. Regions of the World		DUE 11/24	G-A1

Social Studies EXTRA CREDIT
1) Continents W KS pg 1 City WackiesWKS pg 2 Logic Problems (pink wks)	Due when you want the points.

Week 1	Date	Assignment Name	Due Date	Alaska Standards
Mon.	10/20	No DG		.Test Friday
		HW ~ Season Globes HW ~ All About Seasons Side 2	DUE Mon.	Geography
Tues.	10/21	No DG	.Test Friday
Movie		Complete a Note Card to use on your test.	DUE Mon.	Geography
Wed.	10/22	No DG	.Test Friday
Seasons Test Class Demo #1 Class Demo #2

Week 3	Date	Assignment Name	Due Date	Content Standards
Mon.	11/03	DG
.	.	CW ~ I have................Who has...? Puzzle	CW	G-A1
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Tue.	11/04	DG	Test Friday
		CW ~ I have................Who has...? Puzzle	CW	G-A1
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Wed.	11/05	DG	Test Friday
		CW ~ I have................Who has...? Puzzle	CW	G-A1
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Thur.	11/06	DG	Test Friday
		CW ~ I have................Who has...? Puzzle	CW	G-A1
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Fri.	11/07	DG Test Week 3	Test
		CW ~ I have................Who has...? Puzzle	CW	G-A1