Monday, September 9, 2013

This Week's Agenda

Well, we dipped our toes into the world of Landforms and Regions today. We began with a quick study of GPS and GIS. Each student has a small packet that should be completed for homework tonight if it was not finished in class today. Remember, GPS is reliant upon satellites to gather data and send it on. GIS is not - it is a network of information systems that enables users to manipulate the data into reports, maps, etc. that provide information to various groups for specific purposes.

Tomorrow we will check our work, and then take notes on landforms and regions. We will have a quick - ten question - quiz on GPS/GIS on Wednesday. We will jump into a packet of information that will clarify contour maps as they are used in relation to landforms on Thursday. We may begin a project on Friday about landforms using a foldable.

Here are the major landforms we must learn for TCAP:

The Great Plains                               The Mississippi River
The Rocky Mountains                      The Thames River
The Appalachian Mountains             The Seine River
The Alps                                            The Amazon River
The Ural Mountains                          The Rhine River/The Rhone River
The Himalayan Mountains                The Danube River
The Andes Mountains                        The Nile River
 The Sahara Desert                             The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
                                                           The Volga River
                                                           The Ganges River
                                                           The Yellow River

If you have a Remediation Packet to help prepare you for the re-test on Thursday afternoon at 2:00, please continue to finish it in a timely manner. Unless it is turned in at the time of the test, and is completed, you will not be allowed to take the test. Remember that this packet is simply practice in the areas which you seemed to have the most trouble. This by no means replaces "the study" factor. You must study for the test in order to accomplish success.

Finish your GPS/GIS packets and I'll see you tomorrow!

14 comments:

  1. Thank you for the update! I will be ready to learn the skills you have planned and will be ready for the quiz on Wednesday. Christine Lee

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thank You Mrs. Morton.
    Krishi Pradeep 4th period

    ReplyDelete
  3. Thank you Mrs.Morton for the update. I will be ready for this week.
    Savannah Lee-6th period

    ReplyDelete
  4. Thanks for the agenda
    Gigi Ford 3rd

    ReplyDelete
  5. Thank you very much for the update. Learning about GIS/GPS is really interesting.
    Alejandra Vazquez - 6th Period

    ReplyDelete
  6. Matthew Lee 5th period

    ReplyDelete
  7. Thank you
    Shreya Veeravelli 6th period

    ReplyDelete
  8. Ok. There is a lot of rivers. Reginald Matthews 4th

    ReplyDelete
  9. Thank you ms.morton this project will be interesting.....
    Hamsa Jambulapati 6th period

    ReplyDelete
  10. thank you
    Michele Solis
    5th period

    ReplyDelete
  11. I have a question. Did you put The Great Plains on the board this morning? just wondering because I didn't write it down. i show you my list without the Great Plains on it. You said it was okay......

    Stephanie Wang 4th period

    ReplyDelete
  12. thanks a bunchh!

    -chloe carter, 6th period

    ReplyDelete