Thursday 9-1-16

Bell Buster: What were the consequences of the most recent major earthquake or volcanic eruption that you remember?

Vocabulary: tectonic plate, fault, earthquake, seismograph, epicenter, Richter scale, tsunami, volcano, lava, Ring of fire.

1. Internal Forces Shaping the Earth PPT

2. Bill Nye "Seafloor Spreading" "Volcanoes and Tectonic Plates"

3. Vocab in Spiral

GO EAGLES!! JV Football @ Santo 6:00

Wednesday 8-31-16

Bell Buster: Read Disasters on pg. 30-31 and be prepared to discuss.

Vocabulary: hydrologic cycle, drainage basin, ground water, water table, landform, continental shelf, relief, topography

1. Ch.2 Sec. 2- Bodies of Water and Land-forms

2. Review Canvas Lesson/Videos

3. Vocab in Spiral. (Vocabulary Check will occur Friday!)

Tuesday 8-30-16

Bell Buster: What is unique about the Earth?

Vocabulary: continent, solar system, core, mantle , magma, crust, atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, continental drift.

1. The Earth Inside Out PPT.

2. Inner Earth Video/Discussion

Vocab in spirals.

GO LADY EAGLES!! Volleyball vs. Italy

Monday 8-29-16

Bell Buster: What different elements can be found on a map?

1. Turn Textbook to pg. 14 Geography Skills Handbook.

2. Ch. 1 Assessment pg. 24, Reviewing places and terms 11-20. Main Idea 1-10

Friday 8-26-16

Bell Buster: GO EAGLES!!

1. Complete Vocabulary & Guided Readings

2. Flash Cards

3. Vocabulary 5 Themes Quiz

GO LADY EAGLES!! Volleyball v. Trimble Tech 4:30
GO EAGLES!! Football @ Kemp 7:30

Thursday 8-25-16

Bell Buster: How might today's technology make map making easier and more accurate than it was 100 years ago?

1. Finish Ch. 1 PPT

2. A Geographers Tools Power Point Presentation (NO NOTES)

3. Ch. 1 Guided Reading Assignment.

4. Vocabulary Words:
Globe
map
cartographer
map projection
topographic map
Landsat-
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Things you need to know; Vocabulary Words Quiz Friday!!

GO EAGLES! Volleyball @ Waco Robinson Tournament, JV Football vs. Kemp @ 6:00

Wednesday 8-24-16

Bell Buster: What do Geographers Study?

1. Read Ch. 1 Sec.1

2. Physical Geography Looking at the Earth PPT. 

3. Vocabulary Words: Recorded in Spiral

Geography

absolute location

relative location

hemisphere

equator 

prime meridian

latitude 

longitude

4. Ch. 1-1 Guided Reading Activity 

What you need to know; 5 Themes of Geography. Vocabulary Words. QUIZ ON FRIDAY!!

Tuesday 8-23-16

Bell Buster: What 3 things are needed in class everyday?

1. Syllabus Classroom Procedures Continued.

2. Our Town's Geography- What is Rio Vista's Geography?
       -What is the location?
       -Describe the physical Geography
      -Describe the cultural geography
3. Exit Question: What is something you wish Rio Vista had?

Monday 8-22-16

Bell Buster: On a index card list the following: Your Name, Favorite Hobby, Favorite Subject, Random Fact, Favorite Teams.

2nd Period: Assembly with Mr. Martin in Auditorium
Turn in Projects Honors!

1. Welcome/Handbook

2. Syllabus and Classroom Procedures- Take home and get signed by parents!

3. Online Text Book will be available on my Teacher page at my.hrw.com.

Welcome 2016-2017

Welcome to Coach Setliff's World Geography and Economics classes! I hope that you have had a great summer and that you are ready for a great school year! The following things will be needed for this class.

Black or Blue Pens
Spiral Notebook
3 Ring Binder

As a class we will need Pens, Paper and Map Pencils.

ATTN. Parents: This Blog is set up to keep students and you updated on our class as we go through the year. When a student misses a day they will be able to see what was done on this site. If you need to contact me please email at tsetliff@rvisd.net

This blog can be found at coachsetworldgeo.blogspot.com


Thank you!  GO EAGLES!