Pond Geography Week of September 12th, 2022
Topic- Unit 1: Exploration and Colonization
Day Monday,
September 12th
Standard 7.5.5.HS
Identify and analyze the
current political borders
using maps, explain the
economic, political, and
social inequalities
present in North
American societies, and
explain the connections
between North American
places and other
continents.
“I Can” I can identify the political
statement borders of North America.
Essential What countries make up
Question North America? How is the
United States Unique?
Agenda 1. Bellwork
2. What’s Good?
Tuesday,
September 13th
7.5.5.HS
Identify and analyze the
current political borders
using maps, explain the
economic, political, and
social inequalities
present in North
American societies, and
explain the connections
between North American
places and other
continents.
I can compare and contrast
different regions of the
United States
How are the climates east
of the Mississippi different
from the climate west of
the Mississippi?
1. Bellwork
2. What’s Good?
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
September 14th September 15th September 16th
**half day** **Substitute**
7.5.5.HS 7.5.2.ER 7.5.2.ER
Identify and analyze the Identify climate and Identify climate and
current political borders vegetation regions and vegetation regions and
using maps, explain the the spatial distributions the spatial distributions
economic, political, and and patterns of natural and patterns of natural
social inequalities resources, including the resources, including the
present in North impact of their location impact of their location
American societies, and on human activities. on human activities.
explain the connections Describe distribution and Describe distribution and
between North American pattern of physical pattern of physical
places and other systems within the North systems within the North
continents. American continent and American continent and
how the locations and how the locations and
characteristics of these characteristics of these
systems influence systems influence
livelihood choices livelihood choices
available to people. available to people.
I can explain the way I can explain how I can ask questions about
geography influences landforms impact the the history of the United
political boundaries economy States and North America
How do physical features How does the presence of What is exploration? How
act as natural borders? rivers affect the economy? did it change the world?
1. Bellwork 1. Bellwork 1. Each student
2. What’s Good? 2. What's Good? should have a
 3. Expectations 3. U.S. Geography 3. Complete Region 3. U.S. Geography textbook
Refresher Notes Stamps Notes 2. Students will read
4. North a. Regions of 4. U.S. Geography a. Bodies of Chapter 4 lesson 2
American/US the US Notes water and answer the
Geography Notes 4. Region Stamp a. Bodies of questions at the end
a. Political 5. Small Groups- salt water of the lesson
boundaries dough map 3. Students will read
b. regions Chapter 5 lesson 2
c. Map and answer
5. Small Groups- salt questions at the end
dough map of the chapter

Assessment Formative: Bellwork, Formative: Bellwork, Formative: Thumbs up Formative: Bellwork, Formative: Bellwork,
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Middle Category Grade: Low Category Grade:

Region Stamp Textbook responses

Homework