March 31, 2019

Grade 7

Students will be completing a test on Chapter 4 focusing on new vocabulary; the difference between a tsunami and a storm; understanding people and terms discussed in the chapter; and drawing and labeling the earth's parts.

                      

           Alfred Wegener                                                 "Pangée"

We will begin Chapter 5, the world's climates and global warming. We will look at the Greenhouse Effect, tornado's, tropical storms, and avalanches.

Grade 8

Students will be completing a test on Chapter 4 focusing on new vocabulary; the 4 economic resources; the 3 types of economic systems; and the different opinions of Adam Smith and Karl Marx.

                        

  Adam Smith and his ideas on                            Karl Marx and his ideas on
            Market Economy                                              Communism

We will begin Chapter 5 on Canada's mixed economy. We will look at 4 sections of the economy; 3 economic eras in Canada; and the 5 factors that influence the climate. 

March 24, 2019

Grade 7

Students continue to look at natural disasters and their causes, throughout the world.  We will focus on volcanos, river flows, hydrographic networks and water pollution. There will be a test early next week.

Grade 8

Students will be comparing 3 types of economic systems including the types of goods and services offered and how these goods and services are distributed. We will look at the points of view of both Adam Smith and Karl Marx. 

March 17, 2019

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable March Break.

Grade 7

This week students will be starting Chapter 4 which talks about reliefs and waterways. Students will compare a tsunami to a thunder storm and discuss other natural disasters that occur in the world.

Grade 8

This week students will be starting Chapter 4 which talks about the diverse economies in the world. We begin with the 5 economic questions: Who produces goods and services?; What are the goods and services being offered?; How are goods produced and how are services offered?; Where are the goods and services sent?; and How are goods and services distributed?  Then we look at the 4 economic resources: land; workforce; capital; and entrepreneurship. 

March 2, 2019

Grade 7

The students completed a floor plan of their classroom keeping in mind the needed items that was to be in there and a legend to inform the reader of what symbols represent in their plan.  The students will have an open book test on Chapter 3 this week. It will focus on new vocabulary; how Windsor is divided into regions (postal codes, pizza delivery areas, school bus pick up); and the make up of Canada's frontiers (lakes, oceans, countries, mountains). 

Grade 8

The students will be creating and analyzing 2 age pyramids. The students will have a test (both open and closed book) on Chapter 3 this week. It will focus on new vocabulary; drawing a point graph concerning the revenue of a country and it's rate of birth (whether it is one that has no relationship, a direct relationship or an inverted relationship); and stating 2 advantages of specific technology developed for countries with a specific problem or need.