Review of World Religions (Part II)

Test on Friday, January 18th.  Super Duper Open-note/Open-review Test on World Religions

Click on the link below and have some fun with the flashcards and games!

https://quizlet.com/192489154/flashcards

DFTBA!!!

Hinduism and Buddhism Task Slides

Click on the LINK below to begin your tasks.

Put some good thought into the tasks from the slides.Place all of the tasks that the slides ask you to complete in your Social Studies Notebook.

ENJOY!!!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KXmTzbLxl_teIr2tYqCa5b6wMz00gejNVFFtEpDZP08/edit#slide=id.g17bbc40349_0_15

Geography...it's both!!!

Geography: the study of both physical features of Earth's surface and human features of Earth's societies. 

Our Earth impacts and influences us in so many ways and we, in turn, do the same. 

Humans continue to modify and adapt to their surroundings.  Where did it all start?

Our ancient civilizations often have common themes that show us the beginnings of survival, development, and expansion.  It is an amazing journey that has come so far only to know that there is still a long way to go.  

 

The FIVE Themes start here...

Where are we???

The 5 Themes of Geography will be reviewed throughout this year.  I do not expect them to be experts but we will be introducing/reviewing the 5 Themes for the first two weeks and then testing them on the basic concepts.   

location: Where am I and how do I get there? There is absolute and relative location.

place: What is it like to live there?  Physical and Cultural features.

the environment and human interaction: How do we/they interact with the Earth?

movement: How and why are people, goods, and ideas moved into and out of this place?
(My personal favorite...they are all pretty cool, though.) 

regions: Student:  Isn't this just another place?  

              Me:  No.

              Student:  Well then what is it?

              Me:  It's complicated and sometimes made up.  :)
Regions can be based upon physical or cultural characteristics.  

WELCOME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL!

Hey!!! (pun intended)

Welcome 6th graders!  This will be the beginning of your middle school career and we intend to make it great!

My name is Shelby Houghton. I teach Social Studies (Ancient Civilizations) up to the mid-fourteen hundreds for the 6th Grade Dolphin Team. This will be my 8th year teaching at Dillard Drive. As of this year I have been teaching for 18 years total with 6 of those years teaching 5th graders.  My first three years of teaching were spent in Phoenix, AZ.

  

I grew up in the Midwest in the states of Iowa and Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2001.  I have been married for eleven years and we have a daughter that is in the 5th grade.   

Communication for the team is mostly e-mail and phone based. To contact me simply send an e-mail to shoughton@wcpss.net and I will reply as quickly as possible. We can be contacted by phone at (919)233-4228.

***Much more information will be coming as the school year gets rolling. I am chomping at the bit to usher in a new class of 6th graders for my Ancient Civilizations class. I look forward to building relationships and teaching all of your children.