March 1st - 5th
SOCIAL STUDIES 11
Great job last week on your quests. Most people did quite well. These strong marks will be important heading into your final two weeks of the human geography unit. There will be a unit test on Monday March 15th. This will cover all the material that we have gone over thus far.
Here is the link to your group assignment: UN conference
Here is the plan for the week:
Monday: Environment: What are some of the current problems that we face? How are humans impacting the environment. What does the future hold for us?
Tuesday: We will be in the library. This time is for your group to meet and work on your UN conference project.
Wednesday: '' ''
Thursday: Soils and Agriculture of the world: How do we get our food? how do we know what we are eating? What is in our food? Watch the movie "food inc"
Friday: Finish the video, go over the question sheet, and also have a review before your unit test on Monday after the break.
SOCIAL STUDIES 8
Well this week went quite well for both classes of grade 8's. I will give back your test, as soon as the final person writes the test. This week we will continue to study Constantine and the fall of the Roman empire.
Monday: We will be watching a video about the fall of the Roman empire. There will be a question sheet that we will use to supplement the video.
Tuesday: What would it be like to be part of the Roman Army? What are centuries? What is a centurion? Who was the Legate? What is a legion?
Wednesday: Collapse of the Empire: Who are the German tribes? why are they important? Who invaded the Roman empire and why?
Thursday: The Fall of Rome: What are the factors that lead to the eventual fall of Rome? what does economic, social and political mean? why are these considered factors of the fall?
Friday: Chapter test: Finish watching the movie on Constantine: question sheet to be handed out during movie
