Today we began talking about the Paleolithic Age and some of the main changes from the Neolithic to Paleolithic Age.  Your homework tonight is the answer the following question in at least 4 sentences (a paragraph)

In what ways do you think peoples lives changed from the Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age.  Use the chart we completed in class to answer!

Reminder: Quiz on WED based on the 5 groups of hominids and their major skills and accomplishments

Yesterday and today we did a scavenger hunt in which we found 10 facts about the Paleolithic Revolution

Class 161-Finished scavenger hunt
                 HW due Monday: Explain why getting food by hunting and gathering are characteristics of a nomadic lifestyle
                 QUIZ WED on the 5 types of hominids and their skills

Class 162- Reviewed The Paleolithic Revolution
                  No Homework
                  QUIZ WED on the 5 types of hominids

CLass 163- Finished Scavenger Hunt
                   HW Due Monday: Explain why getting food by hunting and gathering are characteristics of a nomadic lifestyle
                   QUIZ WED on the 5 types of hominids


Class 164- Finished Scavenger hunt
                HW due Monday: Explain why getting food by hunting and gathering are characteristics of a nomadic lyfestyle
                QUIZ WED on the 5 types of hominids and their skills

Today we continued talking about hominids, the 5 different kinds and their different capabilities.  Your homework tonight will be to complete pages 17-18 in your workbook.  You will have a vocabulary quiz on Wed. of next week.

Class notes:
Humans in Cave Paintings:
Humans in cave paintings are rare 
Animals always more detailed than humans
may be painted as part of a hunting ritual
rituals: ceremonies
may be asking for a successful hunt


Why draw animals?
may have believed they had "magical powers"
believed in spirits and that paintings honored them
belueved cave was a place of worship and paintings were used for ceremonies 




Homework:
Read pages 7-9 And answer the following questions




What clues do cave paintings provide?
What kid of artifacts have been found in caves?  Why are they helpful?
Why do scientists believe cave art was used as a ritual? Why do historians believe the cave men painted handprints on the wall?

Today we did an activity in which you played an archaeologist and analyzed an artifact while filling in a chart and answering questions.

The new "Vocabulary Wall" is up and I added a "Missing Work" Wall so you can check and see what work you need to make up

Wed October 19

Today we began our next unit on "Early Humans" and defined prehistory, archaeology, artifacts, anthropology, and human fossils.  We spoke about how historians are able to study early people without written records or documents.  We then began our activity in which each pair of students study a different artifact placed on their desks.  We will continue this activity into tomorrow.  IF YOU WERE ABSENT, MISSED SOME NOTES, OR DO NOT UNDERSTAND LET ME KNOW!!

The Homework for tonight is to answer the homework questions given to you in class.  If you lost your paper these are the questions:

1. Why is archaeology important?
2. What does the study of artifacts teach us about a culture that we couldn't learn in other ways?
3. Would you consider pursuing archaeology as a career?  What do you think would be rewarding about it?  What do you think would be frustrating?

Today we reviewed longitude and latitude as well as the main material that will be on the exam tomorrow.  Below is the link for our review sheet -->

HINT HINT-know one geographical feature from one of the continents in the Eastern Hemisphere!!

You will all do great! Do not stress

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T7Jw5VC9QnR1e-1SxFvuLclvA3IOfYy07JuxNkNuO88/edit?hl=en_US&ndplr=1


This is the link to our review sheet-copy and paste it into your toolbar and it will lead you to a google doc which has the review sheet as well as another link which will bring you to a map of the world which we will use to review longitude and latitude.

Hello Students!

Today we wrapped up our unit on geography and spoke about the different climates of the world.  The five main climates we discussed were:

A - Tropical Climates-high temperatures  and large amounts of rain year round

B - Dry Climates-little rain and a huge daily temperature range. (Hot during day, cold at night)

C – Temperate Climate-warm,dry summers and cool, wet winters.

D - Continental Climates- can be found in the middle regions of large land masses. Total precipitation is not very high and seasonal temperatures vary widely.

E - Cold Climates-permanent ice and tundra are always present. Only about four months of the year have above freezing temperatures.

Your Homework Tonight is to print out the review sheet as well as the link attached which is a longitude/latitude worksheet.  We will be using this for review for our test on TUESDAY!

Today we wrapped up our presentations on the continents of the Eastern Hemisphere.  Remember the four continents are:

Asia

Africa

Europe

Australia

Your Homework tonight is to compare and contrast two of the four continents using a venn diagram

Welcome Back! I hope you all enjoyed your three day weekend =]  Today we continued our "student taught" lessons on the four continents of the Eastern Hemisphere.  Your homework tonight will be to :

Write a paragraph describing a continent of the Eastern Hemisphere
  Be sure to Include:
1. geographical features
2. Countries
3. Climate
4. Natural Vegetation

Review Sheet:

How can we locate geographical features and define each:
1. Aerial Photography-
2. Satellite Photography-
3. Globes-
4. Maps-

What are the advantages of using Maps and Globes?
What are the disadvantages of using Maps and Globes?

What is a:
1. Compass Rose-
2. Scale-
3. Cardinal Directions-
4. Intermediate Directions-
Map Key-

What is a political Map?

What is a Physical Map?

How does the Prime Meridian Divide the Earth?

How does the equator divide the Earth?

What is longitude?

What is latitude

Hello all, Today we went over our review sheet and reviewed for our Quiz tomorrow.  Please study tonight so you are well prepared!

Hello students! Today we began filling in our review sheet for our Quiz on Friday.  We then started working in groups on each of the 4 continents located in the Eastern Hemisphere.  We will begin presenting our findings on each of the continents tomorrow in class.

Remember:
    The front of your review sheet is due tomorrow!
QUIZ ON FRIDAY!!

Happy Monday!
Today we continued working on longitude and latitude and discussed our Map Project due tomorrow.  Remember it counts as 30% of your grade so do your very best!
Helpful Tip:
Use the Rubric and Checklist to make sure you have everything covered!

Another Reminder--> We will have our second quiz on Friday-I will be giving you a review sheet either tomorrow or Wed. ( As soon as the copies are made)

See you all tomorrow =]