1. Monday’s Point to Ponder?
Why do people move from one place to another?

2. Push & Pull Factors - Factors that PULL you to a place
Factors that PUSH you away from a place
Hawaii Video Clip:
Antarctica Video Clip:

3. With your shoulder buddy
Discuss the push and pull factors you noticed in the video clips of Hawaii and Antarctica. Where would you like to live? Why? Where would you NOT like to live? Why not?

4. Tuesday’s Point to Ponder?
Where do you want to live and work someday? Why?

5. Push Factors: Reasons that PUSH you away from a place
Pull Factors: Reasons that PULL you to a place
Warm-up Copy in journal!
Physical Characteristics: What you can describe based ONLY on what you see with your eyes.
Human Characteristics: Political, economic, and social reasons people move to
an area.
Region: An area that has alike characteristics

6. 13 Colonies Map
Hand out & Discuss Rubric Important: Water is the only thing that you color blue. All maps must include a compass rose. Label in pen only. You may not color in marker.

7. Add these to your map rubric, please.
New England Region – color orange
Middle Region – color red
Southern Region – color yellow
Create a legend for the regions:
= New England
= Middle Region
= Southern Region

9. The 13 Original Colonies

10. Wednesday’s Point to Ponder?
It’s hurricane season, how are you prepared?

11. Use your time wisely! Warm-up: Wednesday
You have ten minutes to complete your 13 colonies map. What you don’t finish will be completed on your own time.
Map is due Thursday.
Use your time wisely!

12. What helps people decide where they live?
Physical Geographic Features
Things you see.
Mountains
Rivers
Oceans
Ports
Human Geographic Features
Things made or caused by humans.
Disease
Fighting

13. What makes each region special?

14. New England Colonies

15. Middle Colonies

16. Southern Colonies

17. Thursday’s Point to Ponder?
Could a human characteristic endanger the United States?

19. WU: Copy the T-chart & write 2 effects
Cause:
Effect:
New England
Long winters, rocky soil and forest
Middle Colonies
Short winters, fertile soil good ports and natural resources
Southern Colonies
Warm climate and good soil
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

20. Groups: Collaborate in your group.
Come up with a drawing to represent physical characteristics of the 3 regions. One person will draw the example on the board.
You have 12 minutes.

21. What do you remember about Hurricane Ike that hit Texas in 2008?
Warm Up:
Category 2 hurricane. Storm surge that is as high as 20 feet. In Gilchrist, all but one house is destroyed by the storm surge. The storm also caused heavy rains where it made landfall, peaking at 18.9 inches. At one point, the storm knocked out power to as many as an estimated 2.6 million people. Ike is the one of most destructive hurricanes to ever hit Texas and one of the deadliest, causing $19.3 billion in damages and killing 84 people.
What do you remember about Hurricane Ike that hit Texas in 2008?

22. 3 reason people come to America in 2013 are___________________
3 reason people come to America in 2013 are___________________. (write the sentence stem and complete in your journal)

23. Why did people colonize?
PERS

24. Region:
An area that has alike characteristics

25. Shoulder Buddy:
For each region, discuss 2 things that you think they have in common.
Ex: Southern Region – the warm weather

26. WU: WRITE THE DATE!!!
Pretend that you are a explorer coming to North America in the 1500’s. Write 5 sentences describing what you might see when you get to North America.

27. WU: Write 3-5 sentences in your journal to answer the following.
Pretend that you are a settler to North America in the 1600’s. Which region would you settle in and why?

28. WU: STUDY!!!
Map test in 5 minutes!!!!

29. Name the 3 regions of the 13 colonies
List the following in your journal. Don’t forget to date your warm up. Don’t use your notes.
Name the 13 colonies
Name the 3 regions of the 13 colonies
Name the mountain range in the colonies
List the Great Lakes
Name the river in the west of the mountain range in the colonies

30. Geography
the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere
The study of human activity as it affects the earth
The study of how the earth is affected by people
For example: the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries

31. Study for cities quiz. 5 minutes!!
WU: Date & Copy
Study for cities quiz. 5 minutes!!

32. Major Cities Quiz Jamestown, ______________
2. Plymouth, ________________
3. Charleston, _______________
4. New York, ________________
5. Philadelphia, ______________
6. Savannah, ________________
7. Boston, __________________
8. Baltimore, ________________