Friday, December 15, 2017

Classwork: Students are doing an Introduction to 11 Ancient Civilizations of Latin America.  The concept of B.C. and A.D. was presented.  Students are required to learn at least one cultural fact, identify the time period, and the location in which they lived.  The ancient civilizations are:

• Olmec
• Toltec
• Chavin
• Chimu
• Teotihuacan
• Aztec
• Maya
• Inca
• Nazca   
• Mochica
• Mixtec

Homework: Tell parents 3 cultural facts you learned from these civilizations.

Wednesday December 13, 2017

Classwork: Today we discussed the ORIGIN of the Native peoples of the Americas. The theory is that Native people migrated from Asia over the Bering Sea and then inhabited the Americas.  We also discussed the term- PHYSIOGRAPHIC and then used symbols to learn more geography into Latin America.

Homework: Discuss with your parents 3 new geographic areas you learned about Latin America and what "physiographic" means.

Monday, December 11,2017

Classwork:  Today we concluded geography of Latin America with Challenge 5.  It involved making correct connections of geography to a photograph.  Kids received higher grades for using all aspects of the 5 maps. 

Homework:  Make sure you explain the activity to your parents.