Summer Challenge !!!

     
                                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt8tRTvPWDE

                                                                          Incoming Grade 6 Students:  
                           You will be using Sheppard Software  to practice your Geography skills. . You will not begin until  Monday, July 6th. When we return to school you will know so much about the United States Geography .  You wil have to label the states on a map and match capitals to the state in the fall. It wil be your first grade in Sociall Studies. If you have any problem,  just email me.

Step 1:   http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
Step 2: Start in the category Capitals in the tutotial level. Follow their  directions. You can move onto level 1  after you have completed the tutorial. You will go down thru the levels in the Capitals category only moving on if you were able to get a 70% or above. Keep doing that level until you can get  70 or above.
  Step 3: Move on to the States category  only after completing all levels in the Capitals category.  Go at your own speed. Only move on to the next step after getting a 70 or above if they give you a grade.This is only for you to know thata you can move on. 
Step43: Move onto Landforms  in the tutorial level  moving down the caregory and followig directions. 
       You shoud move at your own pace and do not skip levels. Each levels helps you learn the states, capitals, and landforms. When you compete all of this you can go into any of the games in Geography on the website. Have fun while you learn and watch my teacher page for a video !!!. 
 
                                                                     Incoming Grade 7 Students: 
                             You have all chosen, or been  assigned, a country to be a travel guide for using the Five Themes of Geography.   You don't  start it until  Monday, July 6th.  This is meant to be fun and not something to worry about. I will have you share the travel guide  with the class so they can learn about your country. You will research 1 theme of Geography each  week. I don't care what order you do them in, but after 5 weeks you should have all 5 themes researched. Put your notes in a notebook as you find them to keep track of your information, and label each part which  theme it is so it will be easy for you to make your tour book. I am going  to  make a sample booklet on a video  during the 5th week so you an have an idea of the easiest way to make it, and  you can be as creative as you want. 
Week 1:  Watch this video to review the 5 Themes of Geography:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgl69wrzjDE  
Weeks 2-6   Go to goformative.com/join  (   QC2VHR  ). Read the directions and look at the Five Themes of Geography chart I gave you to follow. Research a theme a week for  your country. I don't care what order you do them .
Weeks 7 & 8 : Make your guide  book following the directions on the goformative above. ( QC2VHR).  I have great  have confidece in you as 7th graders.
 
                                                              Incoming Grade 8 Students:
      You all have your location in Washington D.C. to research and make a Board Share on Discovery Education.  
fallWeek 1:  Watch the following short vieos .  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgl69wrzjDE
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2-ynp7OsTQ        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSP9nvkX8GE

Weeks 2-8: Follow the guidlines on the goformative.com/join (  Q3X4SR ). You wil find instructions for what information you will be researching  and  other information on your Boardshare. . Enjoy learning about  this historical place that you will visit next spring.  You are 8th grader now so I expect 8th grade quality work!! I have great confifence in you!

        Have a great summer, stay safe, and get outside when you can!