Early Agriculture Vocabulary and CNN Student News

Early Agriculture: Vocabulary Study  Today we are going to be studying the key vocabulary related to 'Early Agriculture' using the assignment Early Agriculture - Cognitive Content Dictionary located in your Social Studies Google Classroom. We will be using an excerpt from our Social Studies textbook, also located in your Social Studies Google Classroom, to help us understand the lesson's key words and concepts.  

CNN Student News  As we watch CNN Student News today, identify one news story that you can pinpoint geographically and would like to place on the Current Event layer of your Social Studies Events Map via Google Maps. 

Aleppo, Syria; Hofstra University in Hempsted, New York; Florida; and Cedarburg, Wisconsin were all featured in today's segment. If you choose to pin one of these places on your map, consider the important questions: What happened here? Who was involved? When did it happen? How did it happen? Why is it important? You should include a title for the event, a brief summary of what happened, and include an appropriate photo or video. If you need to refer to a transcript of today's broadcast for additional information you can find it here.

Homework  Complete the assignment Early Agriculture - Cognitive Content Dictionary by Friday, September 23.

Reflecting on Our Human Journey and Introducing Agriculture

Why do you think many of our early human ancestors abandoned (left behind)
the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to become farmers?

Reflecting on Our Human Journey: Google Classroom Discussion  Over the past several class periods you have learned the story of early human migration and how ultimately people populated the entire world. What significant things have you learned about our human journey? How has this changed your understanding of where you come from? Has it made you feel more or less connected to other people in the world? Explain. Share your ideas in your Social Studies Google Classroom. Also, make sure to comment or build upon the response of at least one of your fellow classmates. Please refer to the "Scholarly Discourse" sentence guidelines to help guide your online discussion. 

Early Agriculture: Writing Warm-Up  Why do you think many of our early human ancestors abandoned (left behind) the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to become farmers? What advantages (positives) do you think farming might have over hunting and gathering? Share your ideas on your class's Padlet wall (Period 2, Period 4).

Early Agriculture: Vocabulary Study  Today we are going to be studying the key vocabulary related to 'Early Agriculture' using the assignment Early Agriculture - Cognitive Content Dictionary located in your Social Studies Google Classroom. We will be using an excerpt from our Social Studies textbook, also located in your Social Studies Google Classroom, to help us understand the lesson's key words and concepts.  

Homework  Complete the assignment Early Agriculture - Cognitive Content Dictionary by Friday, September 23.

The Journey of Humankind

Journey of Humankind: Interactive Map  Today we are going to go on a virtual global journey of modern humans over the last 160,000 years. This interactive map "will show for the first time the interaction between migration and climate over this period." Press "play" and watch your ancestors begin their migration out of Africa to the furthest reaches of the globe. Read their stories along the way. Observe the changes in climate that they are forced to confront. Make note of when and how your ancestors first set foot in the Americas. 

Video: The Human Family Tree  Now we are also going to continue watch excerpts from the National Geographic documentary The Human Family Tree: Tracing the Human Journey Through Time. The film "traces the human journey through time, from our origins in the heart of Africa to the ends of the world." In your Social Studies Google Classroom you can still find the document The Human Family Tree - Video Study Guide, which you will use to continue to take notes.  

Current Event Friday

What's been happening in North Dakota? Find out in this week's The Week In Rap. 

Adding to Our Social Studies Google Map  Today we are going to pin the current event story you researched this week from last week's "The Week in Rap" episode, as part of the "Current Events" layer of your Social Studies Events Map. Follow the the steps: pin event in its proper geographic location, add a title, include the text from your current event summary, post a related image, and consider including a specialized icon for your pin.  

Flocabulary: The Week in Rap  Many important news events took place this week around the world this week. Let's review some of them with our friends at Flocabulary.

A Journey Around the Earth and Beyond

Video of the Day: Cosmic Eye  Behold the marvel that is our vast universe! 

Populating the Earth: Assignment Review  Today you will be provided some time in class to work on your two 'Populating the Earth' assignments from this week, which are both due tomorrow: Populating the Earth - Questions and Populating the Earth - Cognitive Content Dictionary. Both assignments can still be found in your Social Studies Google Classroom. After working closely with the members of your team, be prepared to share your responses to the questions with the class.

If you are finished with both assignments, you may also use this time to put the finishing touches on your Current Event Notes and Summary #2, which is also due tomorrow. 

Video: The Human Family Tree  Today we are also going to watch excerpts from the National Geographic documentary The Human Family Tree: Tracing the Human Journey Through Time. The film "traces the human journey through time, from our origins in the heart of Africa to the ends of the world." In your Social Studies Google Classroom you will find the document The Human Family Tree - Video Study Guide, which you will use to take notes.  

Homework  Complete the assignments Populating the Earth - Cognitive Content Dictionary, Populating the Earth - Questions, and Current Event Notes and Summary #2, all of which are due tomorrow, Friday, September 16. 

Populating the Earth (Day 2)

Video: The First Great Migration  The first great migration out of Africa and into other parts of the world was heavily influenced by climate. This segment explores the paths of migration into Asia and beyond.  

Populating the Earth: Guided Reading  Today we are going to read the 'Populating the Earth' section from our Social Studies textbook's Interactive Reader. You can find a PDF of the selection here, as well as in your Social Studies Google Classroom. After reading, you will begin to answer the questions from the document Populating the Earth - Questions, which can also be found in your Social Studies Google Classroom. 

Homework  In addition to completing the assignment Populating the Earth - Questions, also make sure you complete and 'turn in' the assignment Populating the Earth - Cognitive Content Dictionary by Friday, September 16. 

Populating the Earth

Video of the Day  Who says there's not positive news happening in the world? Dario and Brayan rap in Emberá, in an effort to preserve the indigenous language of their native Colombia. Watch, listen, and get inspired. 

Populating the Earth: Vocabulary Study  Today we are going to be studying the key vocabulary related to early humans 'Populating the Earth' using the Populating the Earth - Cognitive Content Dictionary located in your Social Studies Google Classroom. We will be using an excerpt from our Social Studies textbook, which can also be found in your Google Classroom, to help us understand the lesson's key words and concepts.   

Homework  Complete Populating the Earth - Cognitive Content Dictionary, which is due Friday, September 16.