a trip through Russia

Today we finished with World Geography midterm exams.

Already, we have begun our next unit: Russia!
We will be taking a brief tour through Russia - exploring its extreme physical geography and unique human geography!

We started on a mapping activity of Russia to gain an understanding of where we will be exploring. This map needs to be completed and turned in by Thursday.

We are also beginning a project about the Trans-Siberian Railroad. We will be working on this in class today, tomorrow, and Friday. Projects will be due by the end of class on Monday, March 26! More info to come!

MidTerm Preparations

Who is the symbolic head of Canada?

Today we explored some of the unique aspects of Canada's culture. In class, we practed peer teaching to learn about different parts of Canadian culture. Then we took a gallery walk to take notes on each topic.

In class, a review outline as well as some practice questions were handed out in order to prepare you for the mid-term. Remember, it is a cumulative exam covering Units 1-4. 2nd & 4th blocks will test tomorrow (Tuesday 20th) and 1st & 3rd blocks will test on Wednesday 21st.

Please email me for any questions concerning the exam.

Global I - A schedule

Through our bellwork today, we reviewed the steps of the Eightfold Path.
Then we updated our vaults & defined key vocabulary & VIP. This should be kept in your notes for binder checks.
As a class we filled in a review chart about the major religions discussed in this unit.

Lastly, we played pictionary review to prepare us for the midterm on Friday.