By now I'm sure that you have heard that I am no longer teaching social studies here at Fort Braden. I will still be working with you all just in a different capacity. I love all of you guys and wish you nothing but the best! Today was the first day for Mr. Mason, he will be the new social studies teacher. Mr. Mason has worked at Lincoln High School and has a true passion for educating students. Please give him a warm welcome during his stay here at Fort Braden. Please keep in mind that although I will no longer be teaching I will always be available to assist you in any and every way possible during my stay here at Fort Braden and beyond! I look forward to seeing you around "The Fort".
**There will no longer be postings on this web-site, however, Mr. Mason may be creating his own classroom web page shortly.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
9 Week Test
We made it through the entire 9 weeks, what an amazing journey! Our end of the 9 weeks test will be on Thursday, October 22, 2009. The study guide was made available on Monday, October 19, 2009 and it also listed below.
6th graders
1.What is Florida's nickname? The Sunshine State
2.Name something shown in the Great Seal of Florida. the sun, a steamboat
Sabal Palm tree, and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.
3. What is the state tree? Sabal Palm
4. What is the State Animal? Florida Panther
5. What is the State Flower? Orange Blossom
6. What is the State Day? April 2
7.What do geographers look at when they study Florida? It's physical conditions.
8. When did Ancient Native Americans make their way to Florida? about
12,000 years ago.
9. When was Florida's first permanent settlement established? 1565
10. Florida is the 4th most populated state in the United States
11. What did the native Americans who came and lived in Florida develop?
agriculture, villages, trade, and political and religious systems.
12. When did Ponce de Leon arrive in Florida? 1513
13. What year was St Augustine founded? 1565
14.When did Florida become a state? 1845
15. When did African Americans lose their right to vote? 1877.
16. What is Florida's main source of revenue? tourism
17. What is the largest population group in the state? white
18. What did immigrants from different countries bring with them when they moved to Florida? traditions of belief, language, culture, art, music, etc.
19. What is the economic impact of cultural diversity? a wide range of goods and services may become available.
20. Give an example of how Florida worked to restore a damaged ecosystem. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project, Kissimmee River restoration, restrictions on land development and water use, etc.
21. How has immigration affected Florida voters in elections for public office? Florida has begun to elect more minorities to office.
22. Tourism is the largest income producing industry in Florida.
23. Government, healthcare, and tourism are becoming an even more
important part of Florida's economy.
24.What is geography? Geography is the study of the earth in all its
variety.
25.What two characteristics of a place do geographers study? physical
and human characteristics
26. What are the main tools of geography? maps and globes
27. What are 3 uses of geography? to find a location, planning, making good decisions, and using resources wisely.
28. What bodies make up the solar system? the sun, the earth, 8 other planets, and thousands of smaller bodies including Earth's moon.
29. List two gases in the atmosphere. nitrogen and oxygen
30. What are the 3 layers of the earth? core, mantle, and crust.
31. What are two reasons people settle in a particular region? climate
and availability of resources.
32. What are ther four steps in the water cycle? evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
33. What percentage of the world's water is fresh water? about 2
percent.
34. How do wind and water affect climate? wind and currents carry
the sun's warmth around the earth.
35. What kind of social groups do social scientists study? rich, poor,
middle class, age group, males amd females, ethnic and religious groups.
36. What are the different forms of government a society may have?
monarchy, dictatorship, and democracy.
6th graders
1.What is Florida's nickname? The Sunshine State
2.Name something shown in the Great Seal of Florida. the sun, a steamboat
Sabal Palm tree, and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.
3. What is the state tree? Sabal Palm
4. What is the State Animal? Florida Panther
5. What is the State Flower? Orange Blossom
6. What is the State Day? April 2
7.What do geographers look at when they study Florida? It's physical conditions.
8. When did Ancient Native Americans make their way to Florida? about
12,000 years ago.
9. When was Florida's first permanent settlement established? 1565
10. Florida is the 4th most populated state in the United States
11. What did the native Americans who came and lived in Florida develop?
agriculture, villages, trade, and political and religious systems.
12. When did Ponce de Leon arrive in Florida? 1513
13. What year was St Augustine founded? 1565
14.When did Florida become a state? 1845
15. When did African Americans lose their right to vote? 1877.
16. What is Florida's main source of revenue? tourism
17. What is the largest population group in the state? white
18. What did immigrants from different countries bring with them when they moved to Florida? traditions of belief, language, culture, art, music, etc.
19. What is the economic impact of cultural diversity? a wide range of goods and services may become available.
20. Give an example of how Florida worked to restore a damaged ecosystem. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project, Kissimmee River restoration, restrictions on land development and water use, etc.
21. How has immigration affected Florida voters in elections for public office? Florida has begun to elect more minorities to office.
22. Tourism is the largest income producing industry in Florida.
23. Government, healthcare, and tourism are becoming an even more
important part of Florida's economy.
24.What is geography? Geography is the study of the earth in all its
variety.
25.What two characteristics of a place do geographers study? physical
and human characteristics
26. What are the main tools of geography? maps and globes
27. What are 3 uses of geography? to find a location, planning, making good decisions, and using resources wisely.
28. What bodies make up the solar system? the sun, the earth, 8 other planets, and thousands of smaller bodies including Earth's moon.
29. List two gases in the atmosphere. nitrogen and oxygen
30. What are the 3 layers of the earth? core, mantle, and crust.
31. What are two reasons people settle in a particular region? climate
and availability of resources.
32. What are ther four steps in the water cycle? evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
33. What percentage of the world's water is fresh water? about 2
percent.
34. How do wind and water affect climate? wind and currents carry
the sun's warmth around the earth.
35. What kind of social groups do social scientists study? rich, poor,
middle class, age group, males amd females, ethnic and religious groups.
36. What are the different forms of government a society may have?
monarchy, dictatorship, and democracy.
7th graders
1.What is Florida's nickname? The Sunshine State
2.Name something shown in the Great Seal of Florida. the sun, a steamboat
Sabal Palm tree, and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.
3. What is the state tree? Sabal Palm
4. What is the State Animal? Florida Panther
5. What is the State Flower? Orange Blossom
6. What is the State Day? April 2
7.What do geographers look at when they study Florida? It's physical conditions.
8. When did Ancient Native Americans make their way to Florida? about
12,000 years ago.
9. When was Florida's first permanent settlement established? 1565
10. Florida is the 4th most populated state in the United States
11. What did the native Americans who came and lived in Florida develop?
agriculture, villages, trade, and political and religious systems.
12. When did Ponce de Leon arrive in Florida? 1513
13. What year was St Augustine founded? 1565
14.When did Florida become a state? 1845
15. When did African Americans lose their right to vote? 1877.
16. What is Florida's main source of revenue? tourism
17. What is the largest population group in the state? white
18. What did immigrants from different countries bring with them
when they moved to Florida? traditions of belief, language, culture,
art, music, etc.
19. What is the economic impact of cultural diversity? a wide range of goods and services may become available.
20. Give an example of how Florida worked to restore a damaged
ecosystem. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project, Kissimmee River restoration, restrictions on land development and water use, etc.
21. How has immigration affected Florida voters in elections for public office? Florida has begun to elect more minorities to office.
22. Tourism is the largest income producing industry in Florida.
23. Government, healthcare, and tourism are becoming an even more
important part of Florida's economy.
24. What type of economic system has Russia adopted? free market
economy.
25. What are Russia's most productive farmlands? the Volva and Urals
26. What river carries almost half of Russia's river traffic? the Volva
27. Where did most Egyptians live? near the Nile River and the delta
28. What mathematical contributions did Egyptians make to
civilization? a number system based on 10, fractions, whole numbers,
and geometry.
29. What was a ziggurat? a large, steplike Sumerian tower with a temple on the top.
30. What concept did we borrow from the Babylonians? the 60 minute hour, the 60 second minute, and the 360 degree circle.
31. Why did the Egyptian embalm their dead? to perserve their body for
the afterlife.
32. Why is the Nile River important to Egypt? It supplies 85% of
Egypts water.
33. What are the major language and religion of Egypt? Arabic and Islam.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
This week 6th graders will begin Chapter 2, Water, Climate, and Vegetation. We did not take notes this week, instead we read collectively as a class and answered the following questions:
6th Grade Assignment
We will be reading Chapter 2, Section 1 together. While we are
reading answer the following questions:
1. Streams and rivers carry water back to the ocean during_______.
2. Water goes from the oceans to the air to the ground and back
to the oceans in a process called_______.
3. When the sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapors,
we call it______.
4. The atmosphere holds water in the form of a gas called_____
5. Tiny droplets of water come together to form clouds during____
6. Rain, snow,sleet, and hail are all forms of________.
Define the following: water cycle, water vapor, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection, glacier, groundwater, and
aquifer.
Please study these questions in preparation for your quiz on Thursday!!!
This week 7th graders are studying Birthplace of Civilization (Chapter 16). We have covered both sections 1 and 2. The students responded to questions from the book and they are to study these questions for their upcoming quiz on Thursday. Here are the questions that they need to study for their quiz on Thursday, if they are unsure of an answer please refer to the assigned books for guidance.
7th graders
We will be reading Chapter 16, Section 2 as a class. While we are
reading answer the following questions.
1. The Muslim holy book is the___________
2. Which city is a holy site to Jews, Christians, and Muslims?
3. Muslims celebrate the holiday of ____________
4. The scattering of Jews outside of the Holy Land was called the____
5. Most Christians celebrate the day Jesus died on the cross as______
Define the following:
6. monotheism
7. prophet
8. messiah
9. disciple
10. hajj
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