January 30 and 31 - Population Statistics

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  Today in class we will continue our look at and discussions on world population demographics.  This is an important element of the world we live in because of the increasing strain on our natural resources as well as our impact on the climate.  I hope that you are interested so far!  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Create a line graph that displays the global population growth
2. Infer reasons behind population growth in certain countries through discussion and table talk

Agenda:

1. HT #6
2. Review: The People Connection Reading
3. Graph: World Population Growth
1. Review Graph Data
4. Activity "Where are all the people"
1. 2018 Data Packet
2. Student Packet (Use the data packet to find your answer)
5. HTC #3

Homework:

1. Current Event #4 due Monday
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
1. Add CE #4 to the same map you did CE #1, 2 and 3
2. Europe Map test February 10
1. Europe Countries Quiz (Test prep)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone has had a great day!  Take care and have an fantabulous weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-30/31-2020 PPT

January 28 & 29 - Introduce Population Unit

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class we will be taking our first look at the study of populations and demographics.  This is a pretty interesting unit and especially relevant in the world we live in today.  I hope that everyone is doing well and ready to go for another great day together!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Be able to define basic population vocabulary words and determine the trajectory of exponential growth over the past 2000 years
2. Discuss and read about the issues of population increase and potential ways to solve the crisis

Agenda:

1. HT #5
2. Intro: Population Unit
1. 7 Billion and Counting
2. World Population Clock
3. Read and Annotate: "The People Connection"
4. HTC #2

Homework:

1. Finish and turn in "The People Connection" to Google Classroom
2. Current Event #4 due Monday
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
1. Add CE #4 to the same map you did CE #1, 2 and 3
3. Europe Map test February 10
1. Europe Countries Quiz (Test prep)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone enjoyed what we talked about today!  Take care and have a fantastic evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-28/29-2020 PPT

January 27 - North America Map Test

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  Today in class we will be taking our North America Map Test!  This is our first map test and so I hope that you have prepared and are ready to show me what you got!  Let's get right into it!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Locate and identify political and physical features of North America

Agenda:

1. Turn in Map Packet
2. Map Test: North America

Homework:

1. Europe Map test February 10
1. Europe Countries Quiz (Test prep)
2. Current Event #3 due TONIGHT
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
1. Add CE #3 to the same map you did CE #1 & 2

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you feel good about your performance today!  Take care and have a spectacular rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-27-2020 PPT

January 23 & 24 - Digital Citizenship

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Nice short week for us!  Today we will present our Ultimate Road Trips.  Afterward we will be doing our Digital Citizenship curriculum.  This is an important part of our learning, especially as we get into high school and beyond!  We will do a crash course today and revisit this stuff throughout the rest of the semester.  Should be a good day!  Let's get to it!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Present our Ultimate California Road Trip!
2. Discuss the district mandated Digital Citizenship Curriculum

Agenda:

1. Introduce Ultimate California Road Trip
1. Present
2. Discuss: Digital Citizenship
1. Take test (no stress here)

Homework:

1. North America Map test MONDAY
1. U.S. States Quiz (Test prep)
2. Current Event #3 due MONDAY
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
1. Add CE #3 to the same map you did CE #1 & 2

That's all for the day folks!  Hope you feel good about your ability to navigate the digital world!  Take care and have a spectacular weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-23/24-2020

January 21 & 22 - Ultimate California Road Trip

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  Hope you had a great long weekend!  Today you will be working in your groups to create the Ultimate Road Trip.  This should be a fun and informative look at planning a vacation!  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Plan and coordinate a road trip that includes 6 places from your California's Gold Project

Agenda:

1. Introduce Ultimate California Road Trip
1. Work Time

Homework:

1. North America Map test January 27
1. U.S. States Quiz (Test prep)
2. Current Event #3 due January 27
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
1. Add CE #3 to the same map you did CE #1 & 2

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone feels good about their work!  Take care and have a great rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-21/22-2020 PPT

January 16 & 17 - California's Gold Project Day 2

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class you will be continuing to work on your California's Gold project!  You should be able to finish it today!  If you happen to finish then you and your table group can start planning your ultimate road trip!  Should be fun!  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Research and map the directions to points of interest in California with the use of Google Maps

Agenda:

1. HT #4
2. Finish California's Gold - Work on Project
3. Design Greatest Road Trip of All Time
1. Introduce?
4. Work on USA Map

Homework:

1. North America Map test January 27
1. U.S. States Quiz (Test prep)
2. Current Event #3 due January 27
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
1. Add CE #3 to the same map you did CE #1 & 2

That's all for the day folks!  I hope you all have had fun researching places in California!  We live in a pretty great state!  Take care and have a wonderful weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-16/17-2020 PPT

January 14 & 15 - California's Gold Project Day 1

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  Today will be the first work day on the California's Gold project.  We will also check out the California's Gold episode on Almaden!  Should be a pretty efficient day!  Let's get to it!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Research and map the directions to points of interest in California with the use of Google Maps

Agenda:

1. HT #3
2. California's Gold - Quicksilver episode
3. California's Gold - Work on Project
4. Begin Greatest Road Trip of All Time?

Homework:

1. North America Map test January 27
1. U.S. States Quiz (Test prep)
2. Current Event #3 due January 27
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
1. Add CE #3 to the same map you did CE #1 & 2

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you all were able to get a lot done!  Take care and have a great rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-14/15-2020 PPT

January 13 - Mapping Monday #1

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class we have our first mapping Monday!  You will be working on either your Current Event #2 that is due tonight OR you will be working on your North America Map that is due on January 27.  I hope that you use your time well!  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. SWBAT map the US as well as be aware of at least one current event

Agenda:

1. Mapping Monday
1. Current Event #2 presentation at end of class (2 will present)

Homework:

1. Current Event #2 due TONIGHT
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
1. Add CE #2 to the same map you did CE #1
2. North America Map test January 27
1. U.S. States Quiz (Test prep)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone has had a good Monday back!  Take care and have a fabulous rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-13-2020 PPT

January 9 & 10 - Introduction to California Geography

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  I am excited that we are all ready to go for another semester!  Today in class we will be talking about California Geography!  This involves a little look at the four major regions of California and then a fun activity where we will be researching places to visit in California!  I love this stuff!  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Describe the different regions of California through reading and annotation
2. Identify and label the various regions on a map and indicate their varying attributes
3. Research and map the directions to points of interest in California with the use of Google Maps

Agenda:

1. History Today #2
2. Intro: California Unit
3. Start: California Regions Activity
1. California Regions Reading
2. California Regions Map
3. California Regions Annotations (this is the one you will be turning into Google Classroom)
4. California's Gold Project
1. Weird California
5. HTC #2

Homework:

1. Finish California Regions Activity
2. Current Event #2 due Monday
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
1. Add CE #2 to the same map you did CE #1
3. North America Map test January 27
1. U.S. States Quiz (Test prep)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you all are having a good first week back for your second semester of freshmen year.  Take care and have a great weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-9/10-2019 PPT

January 7 & 8 - Introduce 2nd Semester (Current Events & Mapping)

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome back!  Great to see you all again after a long winter break!  I hope that everyone had a great and relaxing break.  Today in class we will be talking about how second semester is different and then diving into some of those differences!  I hope that everyone is ready to go and happy for a fresh start.  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Review expectations for mapping and current events
2. Continue to practice best organized strategies for digital documents

Agenda:

1. Welcome Back/History Today
2. Discuss: Mapping and Current Events
1. Current Event #1 Template
2. Current Event #1 Article
3. mymaps
4. Mapping Directions
3. Winter Cleaning: Google Drive File Organization

Homework:

1. Current Event #1 due TONIGHT!
2. Current Event #2 due Monday
1. Current Event Mapping Instructions
3. North America Map test January 27
1. U.S. States Quiz (Test prep)

That's all for the day folks!  I am excited to to be working with you all again.  Take care and have a great rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

1-7/8-2019 PPT