Welcome to 6th grade geography--western hemisphere. Thanks for checking out my web page. You might want to bookmark the page so you can come back often throughout the year. This site will give you updates about assignments each week. It's great for catching up if you are absent and keeping parents informed about what we do in class. You can also use this site for review or to check for a worksheet/paper you might have misplaced or forgotten to take home; just click on the links in red. There will also be links to videos viewed in class so that you can watch them again or share them with your family. I'm looking forward to a great year with my new students! Welcome to Oneta Ridge!
May 18-May 22
"The Amazon Rainforest--The Evils of Deforestation" video
"WWF Rainforest: Deforestation Effects" video
"The Great Kapok Tree" video book
"Amazon deforestation animation in Google Earth" video
"Slash & Burn Part 1: Why Amazonian Farmers Use Fire" video
"Slash & Burn Part 2: How Amazonian Farmers Manage Fire" video
"Slash & Burn Part 3: Problems That Occur with Burn Practices" video
Read "The Inca" pg. 200-201
"The Incas"/"The Inca and His Government" worksheet
"Grass Bridge" video
"Social Structure"/"Inca Info Match-up" activity
"Ghosts of Machu Picchu" video
May 11-May 15
Present Tour of South America posters
South America video clips:
"Angel Falls"
"UP Tepui Landing"
"Tepuis (table mountains) seen from the boat on the Orinoco River"
"Tierra del Fuego"
"Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca"
"Eventure Los Llanos Trip"
"Tourism Destination: Atacama Desert--Chile"
South America Today questions pg. 224-233
"The Pampas Economy" pg. 224-225
"Chile's Food Production" pg. 226-227
"Products of Peru" pg. 228-229
"Brazil's Growing Economy" pg. 230-231
"Sao Paulo" pg. 232-233
Read "Venezuela: Oil Powers the Economy"
Venezuela questions
Read "Is This Brazil's Moment"/"Brazil's Favelas" & answer questions
Read "Brazil's Scariest Slums Are a Must-See for Tourists"
Write a paragraph stating your opinion about the favela tours
"Favela Painting Kickstarter 2013" video
"Virtual Field Trip--Amazon Rainforest" video
May 4-May 8
South America Atlas Packet
Atlas pg. 111
Atlas pg. 112
Atlas pg. 113
Atlas pg. 114
Atlas pg. 115
Atlas pg. 116
Atlas pg. 117
Atlas pg. 118
Atlas pg. 119
Atlas pg. 120
South America video & notes
Tour of South America poster project
Apr. 24-May 1
Read "Comparing Costa Rica and Nicaragua" pg. 170-171
"4 Guys Live on one dollar per day for 28 days in Haiti - 1 Dollar Poverty" video
"Living on One Dollar" film link
GeoActivity 2.1/2.2 "Compare Economic Activity"/"Compare Haiti and the Dominican Republic"
South America Political/Physical Map
"Living on One" Episodes:
"Episode 1: The First Step" video
"Episode 2: Water From a Pipe" video
"Episode 3: Hunger and Tortillas" video
"Episode 4: Disaster Strikes" video
"Episode 5: We Need a Job" video
"Episode 6: Extreme Budgeting" video
"Episode 7: (Not) Going to School" video
"Episode 8: Back in the U.S." video
Apr. 20-Apr. 24
"20 Years Later: Remembering Oklahoma City" videos & articles
"Symbols: Everyday Objects Offer Comfort, Hope, and Strength" article & discussion
"Still Life: How Would You Be Remembered?" article & discussion
"20th Anniversary Day Care Survivors" video
"Voices: Oklahoma City bombing 20 years later" video
Read "Cuba Clinging to Communism"
Read "Puerto Rico Cultural Identity of a People"
Cuba/Puerto Rico questions for expert groups
Watch "The Lorax"
"The Lorax" Part 2 writing assignment
"Story Time with Mr. Beat - The Panama Canal" video
"Animaniacs - The Panama Canal" video
"Experience Panama - Megastructures Panama Canal by National Geographic" video
Read "Haiti The Road to Democracy"
Read "Challenges in Haiti" pg. 172-173
Haiti questions
Apr. 13-Apr. 17
"The Economic Story Behind Columbus' Expedition" activity
"Columbus Looks for a Venture Capitalist" reader's theater
"Columbus as Entrepreneur; Queen Isabella as Venture Capitalist"/"Cost/Benefit Analysis of Spain's Investment" activity
"Horrible Histories: Captivating Columbus" video
"Crash Course #23: The Columbian Exchange" video
"Crash Course #24: The Atlantic Slave Trade" video
Read "Trade Across Continents" pg. 152-153
Create Charts/Three Corners activities
"Three Worlds Meet" atlas pages
"Trading in the Old World-New World Market" activity
Apr. 6-Apr. 10
Finish Country Brochure
Central America Maps
Greater Antilles/Lesser Antilles Maps
"Caribbean Islands: Landscape" video
"Caribbean Islands: Climate" video
Read "Physical Geography" pg. 142-143
GeoActivity 1.1 "Map Economic Resources"
Read "Earthquakes and Volcanoes" pg. 144-145
GeoActivity 1.2 "Graph the Economic Impact of Disasters"
Read "Rainforests of Central America" pg. 146-147
Create a T-chart for Reasons and Consequences of Deforestation
"Central America's Rainforests" worksheet
Read "Saving Sea Turtles" pg. 148-149
"Julie's Journey: Saving Sea Turtles" video
"Sea Turtle Migration"/"Sea Turtle Nesting" videos
"Sea Turtle Rescue" video
Mar. 30-Apr. 3
Read "Day of the Dead" article
Make a T-chart of American and Mexican ideas and traditions about death
Make a Venn diagram to compare/contrast American and Mexican ideas and traditions about death
"What is a Quinceanera?" video
"How Do You Celebrate a Quinceanera?" video
"Coming of Age: The Quinceanera Celebration" article & questions
"Mexico City: Megacity" video
"Mexico's Smog Eating Buildings" video
United States and Mexico Population Pyramids Use 2010 data
Country Brochure Create a brochure on Canada, United States, or Mexico. Describe one or two features in each category in detail. Draw a picture in each box to go along with the information. Use textbook, Interactive Notebook, and maps in binder for reference. Brochures must be neat and colorful.
Mar. 23-Mar. 27
Meet the Aztecs webquest
Conquistadors link
Aztec Empire link
Aztec Writing
"Aztec Books--an introduction" link
"Mexico: A Story of Courage and Conquest" video
"Maya Map"/"Ancient Artifacts" worksheet
"Mayan Mathematics and Astronomy"/"Mayan Agriculture" worksheet
"Explore: Mayan Math" group math activity
Mar. 9-Mar. 13
Aztec Empire map activity
Mar. 2-Mar. 6
Mexico Physical Map game
Finish Mexico maps, activities, and worksheets from Fri.
"The Geography of Mexico" video & quiz
IN: Regions of Mexico pg. 47-48
Regions of Mexico
Feb. 23-Feb. 27
Read 2.2 The Impact of Globalization pg. 128-129
GeoActivity 2.2 Diagram Economic Interdependence on Smart Board
2.2 The Impact of Globalization Questions in groups
Read "NAFTA Basics"/"Benefits of NAFTA"/"Disadvantages of NAFTA"
"Team NAFTA" in groups
Mexico Political and Physical Maps
"Mexico"/"Latin America" Map Activities
"Mexico"/"Mexico: Close-Up" worksheet
Feb. 16-Feb. 20
Human-Environmental Interaction
"Lingering Effects, 2 years after BP oil spill" video
"Scientists get first look at seabed near B.P. oil spill" video
"Exxon Valdez Oil Spill" video
"The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Flashback NBC News" video
"Oil, Oil Everywhere" article & questions
"Millions of Miles of Garbage in an Ocean Near You!" video
"The Garbage Patch" video
"Midway" film trailer
"Chris Jordan on the Midway Project" video
"Revitalizing Local Waterfront Economies: The Great Lakes Legacy Act" video
"How We Showed the Oceans Can Clean Themselves" The Ocean Cleanup link & video
Feb. 9-Feb. 13
"Cities of the United States" map activity
"The United States and Its Territories" region map
IN: Regions of the United States pg. 45-46
"California's Groundwater Crisis" video
"Outstanding Canadians" Bonus Project
Read 2.5 "Expansion and Industrialization" pg. 96-97
On Your Feet: Create Time Lines review activity
Read 2.6 "Civil War and Reconstruction" pg. 98-99
GeoActivities 2.6 & 2.5 "Compare Resources"/"Analyze a Different Perspective"
Feb. 2-Feb. 6
"North America" Political & Physical Maps"
"North America's Landscape"/"North America's Rivers"
"Great Lakes"/"Hydroelectricity"
"Great Lakes States" video
Atlas Questions pg. 67/78
Atlas pg. 67
Atlas pg. 78
"Fossil Fuels"/"Renewable Energy"
"Wildlife of North America" (reading)
"Wildlife of North America"/"North America: Plants, Animals, Resources"
Jan. 26-Jan. 30
"Tom Brokaw Explains Canada to Americans" video
"Living and Learning in a Bilingual Country" video
"10 Things to Do in Quebec City" video
Finish Canadian Explorers packet
IN: Geographic Regions of Canada pg. 43-44
"Canada: Close-Up" worksheet
"The Economies of Canada and the United States" worksheet
"Cultural Overview"/"Drawing on Heritage" Canada/Inuit videos
"Inuit Wisdom" video
"Totem Poles"/"Nootka Style Drawings" art activity
History Day projects--due 1/30
Jan. 20-Jan. 23
Canada Political & Physical Maps--label & color
Canada Political Map--reference
Canada Physical Map--reference
"Canada & The United States: Bizarre Borders" video
"The St. Lawrence Seaway-The Eighth Sea" video
St. Lawrence Seaway video questions
Canadian Explorers packet
Jan. 12-Jan. 16
Climate Zones
Climate Zone Map--student (use map only)
World Climate Zones--color map
Read "Climate" pg. 70-71
GeoActivity 2.2 "World Climate Regions"
"Rain Shadow" video
"The Rain Shadow Effect" video
"Rainshadow Effect (Animation)" video
IN: Rain Shadow notes pg. 32
"Telling the Weather" video
10 facts & quiz in class over "Telling the Weather"
"El Nino" video
Jan. 5-Jan. 9
Class Geography Bee
"Climate: Europe" crossword
"Earth: Climate and Weather" video
"Bill Nye: Climates" video
IN: Climate Zones pg. 37-42
Dec. 15-Dec. 19
Students create semester test review questions in groups
Semester Test Review
Dec. 8-Dec. 12
"Population pyramids: Powerful predictors of the future" video
"Population Pictures" explanation/sample
"Power of the Pyramids" sample population pyramids
"Graphing Aging in the United States" explanation
"Graphing Aging in the United States" graph
"Cartograms: Making a Point with Distorted Maps" intro website & video
"Population Cartogram" crossword
"Gross Domestic Product" worksheet
"How the World's People Live" worksheet
Dec. 1-Dec. 5
History Day Research in library
"7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine" video
"First World vs Third World Problems" video
"Cut Up the World"/"What's in the Bag"/"Where Do I Get to Be Born" activities
"Developed Countries vs Developing Countries" video
"Developed and Undeveloped Countries" video
"Comparing Developed and Developing Countries" video
Developed vs Developing Countries Collage
Nov. 24-Nov. 28
History Day Research on computers
Nov. 17-Nov. 21
Read 3.3 Economic Geography pg. 62-63
Make Economic Geography Posters over assigned section in groups
Finish Note-Taking/Voc 3.2 Religions & Belief Systems
Finish Note-Taking/GeoActivity 3.4 Political Geography
World Toilet Day (11/19):
"Louie the Loo Sings Thank You Toilet" video
Water.org website with links
"The Adventures of Super Toilet" video
"Can You Imagine Life without Toilets" video
"World Toilet Day--Where You Go Matters" video
"World Toilet Day (UMCOR)" video
"Use My Loo: Toilets for 1 Million Women in India" video
"Toilets for People: The CRAPPER" video
"Flush for Good: Can a Toilet Change the World?" video
"Solving the World's Toilet Shortage" video
"Toilet Happiness--World Toilet Day" video
World Water Day (3/22--observed in class 11/20)
Walk for Water simulation activity
"World Water Day 2013" video
"Water Changes Everything" video
"charity: water PSA with Jennifer Connelly" video
"4 Year Olds Bucket List--Water is Life" video
Present economy posters
Nov. 10-Nov. 14
Celebrate Freedom Week
Guest speaker: Mr. Jerry McDaniel--Vietnam War Veteran
"Bet You Didn't Know: Veterans Day" video
Veterans Day Presentation by Ms. Tanner & Mrs. Trolinger
"I Fought for You" video
"A Soldier's Memoir" video
Etiquette for Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem, & Moment of Silence
"What is Religion?" video
Read 3.2 Religions and Belief Systems pg. 60-61
Note-Taking/Vocabulary 3.2 Religions and Belief Systems
"Freedom is Not Free--A Soldier's Pledge" video
"Veterans--Defenders of Freedom" video
"Veterans Day--Veterans Day Honors" video
"Comparative Government" video
Read 3.4 Political Geography pg. 64-65
Note-Taking 3.4 Political Geography
Nov. 3-Nov. 7
"Geographical Terms: Bodies of Water" video
IN: Landforms Terms 1 pg. 22-23
IN: Landforms Terms 2 pg. 24-25
"Earth's Amazing Surface" landforms handout for notes
Finish Questions--set 2 (pink paper) from week of Oct. 27-31--see links below
IN: Draw a picture of each landform pg. 22-25
History Day conferences with Mrs. Trolinger
History Day general rules & project rules--see History Day tab above for links
"Plate Tectonics" video
"Landforms" video
IN: Earth's Revolution & Tilt (Seasons) pg. 26
IN: Earth's Layers pg. 27
IN: Plate Tectonics pg. 28
IN: Volcanoes/Ring of Fire pg. 29
IN: Kinds of Volcanoes pg. 30
IN: The Water Cycle pg. 31
IN: Rain Shadow pg. 32
IN: Weather pg. 33
Milky Way Plate Tectonics activity
"The Water Cycle--Untamed Science" video
"The Water Cycle" video
Water Cycle diagram
"The Water Cycle Rap" video
Draw and label the water cycle on the back of plate tectonics paper
Oct. 27-Oct. 31
Finish "Using a Map Scale"/"Map Reading Activity: Topography"
"Geographical Terms: Landforms" video
Read 1.1 Earth's Rotation and Revolution pg. 34-35
Read 2.1 Climate and Weather pg. 44-45
Read 2.3 Extreme Weather pg. 48-49
Answer questions--set 1 (yellow paper)
Read 1.2 Earth's Complex Structure pg. 36-37
Read 1.4 The Ring of Fire pg. 40-41
Read 2.4 Natural Resources pg. 50-51
Answer questions--set 2 (pink paper)
"Geology Kitchen #8--Layers of the Earth" video
"Geology Kitchen #9--Plate Tectonics" video
"Geology Kitchen #10--Volcanoes" video
Oct. 20-Oct. 24
"The Continents and Oceans" video
"The 7 Continents and 5 Oceans" video
"7 Continents Rap" video
"The Physical World--Continents and Oceans" Label map. Color each continent a different color and the oceans blue.
"Tour the World" video
Read 2.2 Map Scale pg. 20-21
"Map Scale" video
GeoActivity 2.2 Map Scale
Scale Walk:
"Using a Map Scale"
"Map Reading Activity: Topography"
"Topographic Map Activity" video
Topographic Map Activity with Play Doh
"Understanding Topographic Maps" video
IN: Continents & Oceans
IN: Map Scale
Oct. 13-Oct. 17
History Day research in library
History Day research with COWs
Oct. 6-Oct. 10
"Do You Know Your Latitude and Longitude?"/"Earth's Hemispheres and Continents: Matching"
Review & finish Interactive Notebook pages:
"Mr. Honish Presents: 5 Map Basics Rap" video
Enrichment choices for 2nd nine weeks
IN: Special Purpose Maps
Types of Maps
Latitude & Longitude Quiz
"There's a Map on My Lap" video
Read 2.5 Thematic Maps pg. 26-27
"Special Purpose Maps" video
"5 Map Basics Rap" video
Sept. 29-Oct. 3
Finish Longitude and Latitude Battleship
Finish "Plotting South American Cities"/"Lancaster, PA"
History Day: Tropic/Group Choices are due
IN: Map Parts & Projections
IN: Maps & Globes
IN: General & Special Purpose Maps
"Map Projections-Updated" video
"Map Projections and GIS-Updated" video
"Mercator Projection" video
"Map Projections-reading lesson for kids" video
"The Globe Unwrapped" video lesson
"Mapping our World Chat Show" video lesson
"Map Projection Transitions" web site
Rachel's Challenge Assembly at BAPAC
Latitude and Longitude Game
Latitude and Longitude Practice Sheet
IN: Take notes for Map Projections, Parts of a Map, Compass Rose, General Purpose Maps
Read 2.4 Map Projections pg. 24-25
Read 2.1 Elements of a Map pg. 18
Read 2.3 Political and Physical Maps pg. 22-23
Read 2.2 Map Scale pg. 20-21
Sept.22-Sept. 26
"Longitude and Latitude--reading lesson for kids" video
"Longitude and Latitude Song" video
"Hemispheres" Power Point
Read "Elements of a Map" pg. 19
IN: Take notes for Hemispheres and Latitude & Longitude Lines
"Latitude and Longitude is Useful" video
"World of Geography" Review
Happy Spider Story
Latitude Longitude Cheer
"Plotting South American Cities"/"Lancaster, PA"
IN: Northern & Southern Latitudes
IN: Location: Absolute and Relative
IN: Location Chart
Longitude and Latitude Battleship
Orange Map Projection Activity
Sept. 15-Sept. 19
Read "National History Day 2015 Theme: Leadership and Legacy in History"
History Day: Topic Exploration with COWs (Computers on Wheels--in classroom)
Constitution Day: "James Madison and the U.S. Constitution"
"Latitude and Longitude" video (explanation)
"Latitude and Longitude" video (song)
IN: Hemispheres
IN: Imaginary Lines
Sept. 8-Sept. 12
Library: History Day Topic Exploration
IN: Finish notes for The Five Essential Themes of Geography
Discuss "The Five Themes of Geography"
Review "Study Guide for 5 Themes of Geography"
MR. HELP Story
"Remembering 9/11" video
"Empty Sky" article
"I Was 11 on 9/11" article
"The Second Day" movie trailer
Sept. 1-Sept. 5
"5 Themes of Geography" video
"5 Themes of Geography Project" video
Discuss how to take two-column notes
Two column notes over Definitions of the 5 Themes of Geography
Review & finish two column notes over 5 Themes of Geography
Discuss Interactive Notebook and set up Table of Contents
IN: The Five Essential Themes of Geography
Discuss History Day Timeline
Pre-AP History Day Timeline
See the History Day tab above for more information
Aug. 25-Aug. 29
Mrs. Trolinger Quiz
Class Syllabus
Information Sheet
Trolinger Times e-mail form
Technology Survey
Please try to return paperwork by Wed, 8/27.
Set up binders/tabs
Discuss school & class procedures
Potato Puzzle/Famous Foods
Oceans Crossword
Introduce National History Day with videos
"It's More Than Just a Day...It's an Experience"
"Till Next Year..."
"NHD: History of National History Day"
Overview of requirements & timeline for History Day
"NHD: Jubilee Singers"
"NHD: Rock Censorship"
"On the Road with Libby O'Connell: National History Day"
Aug. 18-Aug. 22
Play games to get acquainted
"Roll the Die to Share"
"Race to 60"
"Would You Rather...?"
"Snowball Fight"
May 18-May 22
"The Amazon Rainforest--The Evils of Deforestation" video
"WWF Rainforest: Deforestation Effects" video
"The Great Kapok Tree" video book
"Amazon deforestation animation in Google Earth" video
"Slash & Burn Part 1: Why Amazonian Farmers Use Fire" video
"Slash & Burn Part 2: How Amazonian Farmers Manage Fire" video
"Slash & Burn Part 3: Problems That Occur with Burn Practices" video
Read "The Inca" pg. 200-201
"The Incas"/"The Inca and His Government" worksheet
"Grass Bridge" video
"Social Structure"/"Inca Info Match-up" activity
"Ghosts of Machu Picchu" video
May 11-May 15
Present Tour of South America posters
South America video clips:
"Angel Falls"
"UP Tepui Landing"
"Tepuis (table mountains) seen from the boat on the Orinoco River"
"Tierra del Fuego"
"Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca"
"Eventure Los Llanos Trip"
"Tourism Destination: Atacama Desert--Chile"
South America Today questions pg. 224-233
"The Pampas Economy" pg. 224-225
"Chile's Food Production" pg. 226-227
"Products of Peru" pg. 228-229
"Brazil's Growing Economy" pg. 230-231
"Sao Paulo" pg. 232-233
Read "Venezuela: Oil Powers the Economy"
Venezuela questions
Read "Is This Brazil's Moment"/"Brazil's Favelas" & answer questions
Read "Brazil's Scariest Slums Are a Must-See for Tourists"
Write a paragraph stating your opinion about the favela tours
"Favela Painting Kickstarter 2013" video
"Virtual Field Trip--Amazon Rainforest" video
May 4-May 8
South America Atlas Packet
Atlas pg. 111
Atlas pg. 112
Atlas pg. 113
Atlas pg. 114
Atlas pg. 115
Atlas pg. 116
Atlas pg. 117
Atlas pg. 118
Atlas pg. 119
Atlas pg. 120
South America video & notes
Tour of South America poster project
Apr. 24-May 1
Read "Comparing Costa Rica and Nicaragua" pg. 170-171
"4 Guys Live on one dollar per day for 28 days in Haiti - 1 Dollar Poverty" video
"Living on One Dollar" film link
GeoActivity 2.1/2.2 "Compare Economic Activity"/"Compare Haiti and the Dominican Republic"
South America Political/Physical Map
"Living on One" Episodes:
"Episode 1: The First Step" video
"Episode 2: Water From a Pipe" video
"Episode 3: Hunger and Tortillas" video
"Episode 4: Disaster Strikes" video
"Episode 5: We Need a Job" video
"Episode 6: Extreme Budgeting" video
"Episode 7: (Not) Going to School" video
"Episode 8: Back in the U.S." video
Apr. 20-Apr. 24
"20 Years Later: Remembering Oklahoma City" videos & articles
"Symbols: Everyday Objects Offer Comfort, Hope, and Strength" article & discussion
"Still Life: How Would You Be Remembered?" article & discussion
"20th Anniversary Day Care Survivors" video
"Voices: Oklahoma City bombing 20 years later" video
Read "Cuba Clinging to Communism"
Read "Puerto Rico Cultural Identity of a People"
Cuba/Puerto Rico questions for expert groups
Watch "The Lorax"
"The Lorax" Part 2 writing assignment
"Story Time with Mr. Beat - The Panama Canal" video
"Animaniacs - The Panama Canal" video
"Experience Panama - Megastructures Panama Canal by National Geographic" video
Read "Haiti The Road to Democracy"
Read "Challenges in Haiti" pg. 172-173
Haiti questions
Apr. 13-Apr. 17
"The Economic Story Behind Columbus' Expedition" activity
"Columbus Looks for a Venture Capitalist" reader's theater
"Columbus as Entrepreneur; Queen Isabella as Venture Capitalist"/"Cost/Benefit Analysis of Spain's Investment" activity
"Horrible Histories: Captivating Columbus" video
"Crash Course #23: The Columbian Exchange" video
"Crash Course #24: The Atlantic Slave Trade" video
Read "Trade Across Continents" pg. 152-153
Create Charts/Three Corners activities
"Three Worlds Meet" atlas pages
"Trading in the Old World-New World Market" activity
Apr. 6-Apr. 10
Finish Country Brochure
Central America Maps
Greater Antilles/Lesser Antilles Maps
"Caribbean Islands: Landscape" video
"Caribbean Islands: Climate" video
Read "Physical Geography" pg. 142-143
GeoActivity 1.1 "Map Economic Resources"
Read "Earthquakes and Volcanoes" pg. 144-145
GeoActivity 1.2 "Graph the Economic Impact of Disasters"
Read "Rainforests of Central America" pg. 146-147
Create a T-chart for Reasons and Consequences of Deforestation
"Central America's Rainforests" worksheet
Read "Saving Sea Turtles" pg. 148-149
"Julie's Journey: Saving Sea Turtles" video
"Sea Turtle Migration"/"Sea Turtle Nesting" videos
"Sea Turtle Rescue" video
Mar. 30-Apr. 3
Read "Day of the Dead" article
Make a T-chart of American and Mexican ideas and traditions about death
Make a Venn diagram to compare/contrast American and Mexican ideas and traditions about death
"What is a Quinceanera?" video
"How Do You Celebrate a Quinceanera?" video
"Coming of Age: The Quinceanera Celebration" article & questions
"Mexico City: Megacity" video
"Mexico's Smog Eating Buildings" video
United States and Mexico Population Pyramids Use 2010 data
Country Brochure Create a brochure on Canada, United States, or Mexico. Describe one or two features in each category in detail. Draw a picture in each box to go along with the information. Use textbook, Interactive Notebook, and maps in binder for reference. Brochures must be neat and colorful.
Mar. 23-Mar. 27
Meet the Aztecs webquest
Conquistadors link
Aztec Empire link
Aztec Writing
"Aztec Books--an introduction" link
"Mexico: A Story of Courage and Conquest" video
"Maya Map"/"Ancient Artifacts" worksheet
"Mayan Mathematics and Astronomy"/"Mayan Agriculture" worksheet
"Explore: Mayan Math" group math activity
Mar. 9-Mar. 13
Aztec Empire map activity
Mar. 2-Mar. 6
Mexico Physical Map game
Finish Mexico maps, activities, and worksheets from Fri.
"The Geography of Mexico" video & quiz
IN: Regions of Mexico pg. 47-48
Regions of Mexico
Feb. 23-Feb. 27
Read 2.2 The Impact of Globalization pg. 128-129
GeoActivity 2.2 Diagram Economic Interdependence on Smart Board
2.2 The Impact of Globalization Questions in groups
Read "NAFTA Basics"/"Benefits of NAFTA"/"Disadvantages of NAFTA"
"Team NAFTA" in groups
Mexico Political and Physical Maps
"Mexico"/"Latin America" Map Activities
"Mexico"/"Mexico: Close-Up" worksheet
Feb. 16-Feb. 20
Human-Environmental Interaction
"Lingering Effects, 2 years after BP oil spill" video
"Scientists get first look at seabed near B.P. oil spill" video
"Exxon Valdez Oil Spill" video
"The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Flashback NBC News" video
"Oil, Oil Everywhere" article & questions
"Millions of Miles of Garbage in an Ocean Near You!" video
"The Garbage Patch" video
"Midway" film trailer
"Chris Jordan on the Midway Project" video
"Revitalizing Local Waterfront Economies: The Great Lakes Legacy Act" video
"How We Showed the Oceans Can Clean Themselves" The Ocean Cleanup link & video
Feb. 9-Feb. 13
"Cities of the United States" map activity
"The United States and Its Territories" region map
IN: Regions of the United States pg. 45-46
"California's Groundwater Crisis" video
"Outstanding Canadians" Bonus Project
Read 2.5 "Expansion and Industrialization" pg. 96-97
On Your Feet: Create Time Lines review activity
Read 2.6 "Civil War and Reconstruction" pg. 98-99
GeoActivities 2.6 & 2.5 "Compare Resources"/"Analyze a Different Perspective"
Feb. 2-Feb. 6
"North America" Political & Physical Maps"
"North America's Landscape"/"North America's Rivers"
"Great Lakes"/"Hydroelectricity"
"Great Lakes States" video
Atlas Questions pg. 67/78
Atlas pg. 67
Atlas pg. 78
"Fossil Fuels"/"Renewable Energy"
"Wildlife of North America" (reading)
"Wildlife of North America"/"North America: Plants, Animals, Resources"
Jan. 26-Jan. 30
"Tom Brokaw Explains Canada to Americans" video
"Living and Learning in a Bilingual Country" video
"10 Things to Do in Quebec City" video
Finish Canadian Explorers packet
IN: Geographic Regions of Canada pg. 43-44
"Canada: Close-Up" worksheet
"The Economies of Canada and the United States" worksheet
"Cultural Overview"/"Drawing on Heritage" Canada/Inuit videos
"Inuit Wisdom" video
"Totem Poles"/"Nootka Style Drawings" art activity
History Day projects--due 1/30
Jan. 20-Jan. 23
Canada Political & Physical Maps--label & color
Canada Political Map--reference
Canada Physical Map--reference
"Canada & The United States: Bizarre Borders" video
"The St. Lawrence Seaway-The Eighth Sea" video
St. Lawrence Seaway video questions
Canadian Explorers packet
Jan. 12-Jan. 16
Climate Zones
Climate Zone Map--student (use map only)
World Climate Zones--color map
Read "Climate" pg. 70-71
GeoActivity 2.2 "World Climate Regions"
"Rain Shadow" video
"The Rain Shadow Effect" video
"Rainshadow Effect (Animation)" video
IN: Rain Shadow notes pg. 32
"Telling the Weather" video
10 facts & quiz in class over "Telling the Weather"
"El Nino" video
Jan. 5-Jan. 9
Class Geography Bee
"Climate: Europe" crossword
"Earth: Climate and Weather" video
"Bill Nye: Climates" video
IN: Climate Zones pg. 37-42
Dec. 15-Dec. 19
Students create semester test review questions in groups
Semester Test Review
Dec. 8-Dec. 12
"Population pyramids: Powerful predictors of the future" video
"Population Pictures" explanation/sample
"Power of the Pyramids" sample population pyramids
"Graphing Aging in the United States" explanation
"Graphing Aging in the United States" graph
"Cartograms: Making a Point with Distorted Maps" intro website & video
"Population Cartogram" crossword
"Gross Domestic Product" worksheet
"How the World's People Live" worksheet
Dec. 1-Dec. 5
History Day Research in library
"7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine" video
"First World vs Third World Problems" video
"Cut Up the World"/"What's in the Bag"/"Where Do I Get to Be Born" activities
"Developed Countries vs Developing Countries" video
"Developed and Undeveloped Countries" video
"Comparing Developed and Developing Countries" video
Developed vs Developing Countries Collage
Nov. 24-Nov. 28
History Day Research on computers
Nov. 17-Nov. 21
Read 3.3 Economic Geography pg. 62-63
Make Economic Geography Posters over assigned section in groups
Finish Note-Taking/Voc 3.2 Religions & Belief Systems
Finish Note-Taking/GeoActivity 3.4 Political Geography
World Toilet Day (11/19):
"Louie the Loo Sings Thank You Toilet" video
Water.org website with links
"The Adventures of Super Toilet" video
"Can You Imagine Life without Toilets" video
"World Toilet Day--Where You Go Matters" video
"World Toilet Day (UMCOR)" video
"Use My Loo: Toilets for 1 Million Women in India" video
"Toilets for People: The CRAPPER" video
"Flush for Good: Can a Toilet Change the World?" video
"Solving the World's Toilet Shortage" video
"Toilet Happiness--World Toilet Day" video
World Water Day (3/22--observed in class 11/20)
Walk for Water simulation activity
"World Water Day 2013" video
"Water Changes Everything" video
"charity: water PSA with Jennifer Connelly" video
"4 Year Olds Bucket List--Water is Life" video
Present economy posters
Nov. 10-Nov. 14
Celebrate Freedom Week
Guest speaker: Mr. Jerry McDaniel--Vietnam War Veteran
"Bet You Didn't Know: Veterans Day" video
Veterans Day Presentation by Ms. Tanner & Mrs. Trolinger
"I Fought for You" video
"A Soldier's Memoir" video
Etiquette for Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem, & Moment of Silence
"What is Religion?" video
Read 3.2 Religions and Belief Systems pg. 60-61
Note-Taking/Vocabulary 3.2 Religions and Belief Systems
"Freedom is Not Free--A Soldier's Pledge" video
"Veterans--Defenders of Freedom" video
"Veterans Day--Veterans Day Honors" video
"Comparative Government" video
Read 3.4 Political Geography pg. 64-65
Note-Taking 3.4 Political Geography
Nov. 3-Nov. 7
"Geographical Terms: Bodies of Water" video
IN: Landforms Terms 1 pg. 22-23
IN: Landforms Terms 2 pg. 24-25
"Earth's Amazing Surface" landforms handout for notes
Finish Questions--set 2 (pink paper) from week of Oct. 27-31--see links below
IN: Draw a picture of each landform pg. 22-25
History Day conferences with Mrs. Trolinger
History Day general rules & project rules--see History Day tab above for links
"Plate Tectonics" video
"Landforms" video
IN: Earth's Revolution & Tilt (Seasons) pg. 26
IN: Earth's Layers pg. 27
IN: Plate Tectonics pg. 28
IN: Volcanoes/Ring of Fire pg. 29
IN: Kinds of Volcanoes pg. 30
IN: The Water Cycle pg. 31
IN: Rain Shadow pg. 32
IN: Weather pg. 33
Milky Way Plate Tectonics activity
"The Water Cycle--Untamed Science" video
"The Water Cycle" video
Water Cycle diagram
"The Water Cycle Rap" video
Draw and label the water cycle on the back of plate tectonics paper
Oct. 27-Oct. 31
Finish "Using a Map Scale"/"Map Reading Activity: Topography"
"Geographical Terms: Landforms" video
Read 1.1 Earth's Rotation and Revolution pg. 34-35
Read 2.1 Climate and Weather pg. 44-45
Read 2.3 Extreme Weather pg. 48-49
Answer questions--set 1 (yellow paper)
Read 1.2 Earth's Complex Structure pg. 36-37
Read 1.4 The Ring of Fire pg. 40-41
Read 2.4 Natural Resources pg. 50-51
Answer questions--set 2 (pink paper)
"Geology Kitchen #8--Layers of the Earth" video
"Geology Kitchen #9--Plate Tectonics" video
"Geology Kitchen #10--Volcanoes" video
Oct. 20-Oct. 24
"The Continents and Oceans" video
"The 7 Continents and 5 Oceans" video
"7 Continents Rap" video
"The Physical World--Continents and Oceans" Label map. Color each continent a different color and the oceans blue.
"Tour the World" video
Read 2.2 Map Scale pg. 20-21
"Map Scale" video
GeoActivity 2.2 Map Scale
Scale Walk:
"Using a Map Scale"
"Map Reading Activity: Topography"
"Topographic Map Activity" video
Topographic Map Activity with Play Doh
"Understanding Topographic Maps" video
IN: Continents & Oceans
IN: Map Scale
Oct. 13-Oct. 17
History Day research in library
History Day research with COWs
Oct. 6-Oct. 10
"Do You Know Your Latitude and Longitude?"/"Earth's Hemispheres and Continents: Matching"
Review & finish Interactive Notebook pages:
- Map Projections
- Parts of a Map
- Comparing Maps and Globes
- Compass Rose
- General Purpose Maps--Political and Physical
"Mr. Honish Presents: 5 Map Basics Rap" video
Enrichment choices for 2nd nine weeks
IN: Special Purpose Maps
Types of Maps
Latitude & Longitude Quiz
"There's a Map on My Lap" video
Read 2.5 Thematic Maps pg. 26-27
"Special Purpose Maps" video
"5 Map Basics Rap" video
Sept. 29-Oct. 3
Finish Longitude and Latitude Battleship
Finish "Plotting South American Cities"/"Lancaster, PA"
History Day: Tropic/Group Choices are due
IN: Map Parts & Projections
IN: Maps & Globes
IN: General & Special Purpose Maps
"Map Projections-Updated" video
"Map Projections and GIS-Updated" video
"Mercator Projection" video
"Map Projections-reading lesson for kids" video
"The Globe Unwrapped" video lesson
"Mapping our World Chat Show" video lesson
"Map Projection Transitions" web site
Rachel's Challenge Assembly at BAPAC
Latitude and Longitude Game
Latitude and Longitude Practice Sheet
IN: Take notes for Map Projections, Parts of a Map, Compass Rose, General Purpose Maps
Read 2.4 Map Projections pg. 24-25
Read 2.1 Elements of a Map pg. 18
Read 2.3 Political and Physical Maps pg. 22-23
Read 2.2 Map Scale pg. 20-21
Sept.22-Sept. 26
"Longitude and Latitude--reading lesson for kids" video
"Longitude and Latitude Song" video
"Hemispheres" Power Point
Read "Elements of a Map" pg. 19
IN: Take notes for Hemispheres and Latitude & Longitude Lines
"Latitude and Longitude is Useful" video
"World of Geography" Review
Happy Spider Story
Latitude Longitude Cheer
"Plotting South American Cities"/"Lancaster, PA"
IN: Northern & Southern Latitudes
IN: Location: Absolute and Relative
IN: Location Chart
Longitude and Latitude Battleship
Orange Map Projection Activity
Sept. 15-Sept. 19
Read "National History Day 2015 Theme: Leadership and Legacy in History"
History Day: Topic Exploration with COWs (Computers on Wheels--in classroom)
Constitution Day: "James Madison and the U.S. Constitution"
"Latitude and Longitude" video (explanation)
"Latitude and Longitude" video (song)
IN: Hemispheres
IN: Imaginary Lines
Sept. 8-Sept. 12
Library: History Day Topic Exploration
IN: Finish notes for The Five Essential Themes of Geography
Discuss "The Five Themes of Geography"
Review "Study Guide for 5 Themes of Geography"
MR. HELP Story
"Remembering 9/11" video
"Empty Sky" article
"I Was 11 on 9/11" article
"The Second Day" movie trailer
Sept. 1-Sept. 5
"5 Themes of Geography" video
"5 Themes of Geography Project" video
Discuss how to take two-column notes
Two column notes over Definitions of the 5 Themes of Geography
Review & finish two column notes over 5 Themes of Geography
Discuss Interactive Notebook and set up Table of Contents
IN: The Five Essential Themes of Geography
Discuss History Day Timeline
Pre-AP History Day Timeline
See the History Day tab above for more information
Aug. 25-Aug. 29
Mrs. Trolinger Quiz
Class Syllabus
Information Sheet
Trolinger Times e-mail form
Technology Survey
Please try to return paperwork by Wed, 8/27.
Set up binders/tabs
Discuss school & class procedures
Potato Puzzle/Famous Foods
Oceans Crossword
Introduce National History Day with videos
"It's More Than Just a Day...It's an Experience"
"Till Next Year..."
"NHD: History of National History Day"
Overview of requirements & timeline for History Day
"NHD: Jubilee Singers"
"NHD: Rock Censorship"
"On the Road with Libby O'Connell: National History Day"
Aug. 18-Aug. 22
Play games to get acquainted
"Roll the Die to Share"
"Race to 60"
"Would You Rather...?"
"Snowball Fight"