Tuesday, August 31st

Honors and Standard: Reviewed Map Reading Skills (Bellwork), took notes on Movement of the Earth (and how it affects us) - know rotation, revolution, and tilt. Homework = graphic organizer

AP: Finished Key Issue #4, Cultural Ecology. Homework = finish notes on pgs 25-30

Monday, August 30th

Honors: Reviewed/Revised Quiz 1.1 from Friday - note: if you earned an "F", you must get a parent signature and return it

Standard: Took Quiz 1.1 (makeups during tutoring)

AP: Discussed Environmental Determinism vs. Possibilism, RCQ2.2 on Thursday

Remembering Hurricane Katrina

Google Earth has a good post showing the before and after effects of Hurricane Katrina:

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/08/remembering-hurricane-katrina.html

Model UN first meeting Sunday!!

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Hi Model UN students!! Don't forget that our FIRST meeting at MUS Lower School Auditorium is this Sunday from 4-6:15!!! If you can't come, the make up meeting is Sept 8th from 6-8:15. I'll see you there!

Friday, August 27th

Honors: Quiz 1.1

Standard: Reviewed Latitude and Longitude, practiced on Smart Board, learned about Time Zones, HW = study for Quiz 1.1

AP: Discussed regional geography, hw = 7th read pgs 20-25 and take notes

Thursday, August 26th

Honors: Reviewed Latitude and Longitude, learned about time zones, played Battleship Lat/Long in pairs. HW =  review for Quiz 1.1

Standard: Reviewed Map Elements, notes on Latitude and Longitude, HW: Battleship game piece


AP: Discussed Mathematical Location, hw for 4th = notes on 20-25

Another GPS article!

Court rules that police can put GPS trackers on cars without a warrant:
http://us.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/27/oregon.gps.surveillance/index.html