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=GEOCOACH = =MR. KNOLLES eknolles@sayresd.org =

7th Grade Geography Vision Statement
 * SHS students will positively impact their community through the knowledge of culture, environment, economics and physical geography.

Mission Statement
 * SHS students will be taught geography so they can understand the five themes with emphasis on the human-environmental interaction.

=PA GEOGRAPHY UNIT= 8 Weeks OBJECTIVES
 * 1) Understand the physical geography of PA.
 * 2) Identify and locate the 67 counties and major metropolitan centers of the Commonwealth.
 * 3) Students will demonstrate understanding of democratic government system.
 * 4) Find and research museums and state resources.
 * 5) Demonstrate historical knowledge of PA through exam and project work.

Week 1 3/29/09 Monday-
 * 1) Use SASD laptops to research PA physical geography.
 * 2) Go over worksheets from Friday.
 * 3) Google Earth technology to identify major physical features.

Tuesday/ Wednesday Thursday
 * 1) PA Natural Resources
 * 2) Coal, Natural Gas, Oil etc...
 * 3) Visit Anthracite Museum Online []
 * 4) Energy Map Facts of PA
 * 5) [] -Maps of Natural Resource locations
 * 6) PA ENERGY FACTS- []
 * 7) PA Energy Worksheet- [[file:Energy Worksheet.doc]]
 * 1) Mountain Ranges and Rivers
 * 2) Take a blank PA outline map and place the mountain ranges and Rivers. We will also shade according to elevation.
 * 3) Find the highest point in PA and label it.
 * 4) Discuss sea level and effect on regions

Friday
 * 1) Practice Quiz on PA Counties
 * 2) PA Packet pages 5-12

Monday 4/6 and Tuesday 4/7
 * 1) Create a photo story of PA physical geography using the PA state song as background. PS this will be a test grade and is due Wednesday before vacation. Just so you know the song can be replaced with a polka or a musical selection that makes sense. No P Diddy allowed.
 * 2) Mountains
 * 3) Rivers
 * 4) Minerals
 * 5) Maps
 * 6) etc...

Wednesday Go over the best photostories and start vacation.

[|pa.jpg]- PA BLANK OUTLINE MAP [] - Department of Conservation Maps and Things. [] - PA History Website [] - All the PA Maps you will need. [|www.naturalgas.psu.edu] - Penn State Natural Gas Website
 * __PA Links__**

[] - Find and Identify all 67 PA Counties [] - Valley Forge [] - Millage and Direction [] - Revolutionary Facts and Games**
 * __MAP GAMES ONLINE__

Europe- [] ASIA- [] OCEANIA- [] S. AMERICA- [] AFRICA- []
 * __FINAL EXAM REVIEW LINKS__**

Marcellus Shale Video- PSU Cooperative Extention media type="youtube" key="sUw-VsRwfiw" height="344" width="425"
 * //__MOVIE LINKS__//**

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