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Week one of our attempts to survive a zombie outbreak has come and gone and so far every student has maintained a healthy lead on the approaching horde.
Zero infections! Good work, Team! We just completed our first sample map and the largest assignment for project one. Remember the map elements. This practice will come in handy over the next few weeks. Tomorrow we will begin by discussing spatial relationships. "Spatial" is the adjective form of "space". So, spatial relationships tell us how spaces relate to each other. In geography we look to see how places relate or connect with other places. By understanding these connections we can better understand our world. Spatial relationships help us to answer questions like, "where will the next zombie outbreak happen?' or "what is the quickest way to the safe house?" Do you know our school does NOT have a zombie emergency plan?! With school safety being reevaluated in our district, this is the perfect time to discuss what tools, skills, and supplies we might need to survive a zombie outbreak. During the remainder of the semester, we will be focusing out geography skills towards developing a zombie emergency response protocol. In class we will simulate a zombie outbreak and map the spread of the virus and predict where the next outbreak will take place. By applying our mapping skills we will develop a well reasoned and researched response to a zombie outbreak. Also to simulate the high stakes nature of surviving a zombie attack, we will be attempting to out run a horde ourselves. To simulate this, all assignments will advance you or your team closer to the safe house. Full details are provided in the slides below. Check them out. The achievements are as follows:
Leader of the Survivors - The Player or team that spends the most days in the lead during project #1. Survivor - Any player who safely makes it to the safe house. Closest Shave - The player or team who spends the most days infected without becoming a member of the horde. Slow and Steady - The player or team who reaches the safe house last without becoming infected. Speedster - The team or player who reaches the safe house first. Master of Survival - Any team or player who earns a 90% or higher on all assignments. Perfectionist - Any player or team that earns 100% on all assignments. King of the Zombies - The team or player who reaches the safe house first as a member of the horde. Hunter - Player or team who infects the most players as a member of the horde. Awards will be given for each class and in some cases actual trophies will be handed out. Stay tuned for more details. Today we looked at the Civil Rights movement through the lens of Gordon Parks. Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and was shaped by his experiences with racism and poverty. A self taught photographer, Parks highlighted the impact of segregation. Gordon Parks became one of the most accomplished and respected photographers of all time.
One of the strengths of Gordon Parks' work was his ability to communicate to his audience. Parks often focused on communities, students at Bethune-Cookman College, families in Harlem, and life in Fort Scott, Kansas. For extra credit, take as many photos of your community as you can. Then upload your best/favorite photo to instagram. Tag @mrmcarlson in the photo and use the hashtag #carlsonphoto1 to share your photo(s) with the class. Three (3) points of extra credit will be given for each photo submitted that contains a caption explaining how your photo shows community. There is a maximum of 9 extra credit points available. Don't forget to tag my account in your photos! * For students not able to access Instagram, you may bring in your photos and captions and still receive the same extra credit* Struggling to find sources for your research question?
Is google not cutting it? Check out these sites. Microsoft Academic Research GoPubMed Academic Databases are good sources for scholarly work. Free of advertising and commercial websites, the results here are research papers that have been published. Academic databases are awesome, but can be frustrating. Sometimes full articles cost money to view. But not always. Play around with the search feature and make sure to change up your search terms to find different results. Good Luck and Dig Deep! Today we will begin conducting our research for the Living Museum Project. When I was in middle school research was done by looking up books in card catalogs (see image). Giant cabinets were filled with index cards containing information about available books in the library. Sorting through them alphabetically, you could find any book in the library. It was awesome. Today information is stored online and google makes things simpler. With a few keywords and clicks, thousands of websites and be found about any topic imaginable. It can be impressive. However there are a lot of good sources that do not make it into the top of the results on google. Just like those card catalogs, if you are not digging deep you might never find the perfect source. Below I have provided links to great resources on geography that may be of use to you. These sites are not going to appear ahead of ask.com or about.com on any search result. You have to dig to find them. Research is more than an internet search. Dig Deep! Explore these sites. See if they can be useful. List of Websites I will add more as I find them. Check back here often! Also... Each student will be graded on participation for the week. By the end of school on Friday the 17th, each student needs to have submitted 10 sources they have found to earn this participation grade. I have provided a document to help record source information. You will find a link below where you can download and edit the document outside of class.
Welcome to Geography. When you read that did you get excited? -- I hope you did. Geography is awesome. Geography is the study of the earth. Geography is the study of humans. Geography is the study of how everything on our planet interacts. Geography is the glue that connects. The photo to the left is titled, "Earthrise". It was taken from Apollo 8 as it orbited the moon. For the first time humans had a view of our world. Fragile, Distant, Whole. "Earthrise" is geography. Everything that happens on that pale blue dot is geography. Landmasses, cultures, climates, ecosystems, communication; all geography. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist. He studies the movement and interactions of celestial objects like planets, stars, and galaxies. In the following video he is advocating for space exploration. I included it here because he is also talking about geography. He is talking about the complex connections between people, the environment, and ideas. Geography is everywhere. Geography is connections. Tomorrow we will learn about those connections. We will organize those connections into the five themes of geography. And you will have a favorite. Guaranteed. Watch the video. Get excited. See you tomorrow, Mr. Carlson P.S. The song in the video is from one of my favorite bands Sigur Rós. They're awesome. I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing winter break. I really enjoyed the first semester and I cannot wait to get back and start our Geography Unit. Mr. Fenton and I have some new and exciting stuff in the works. I cannot wait to get it rolling. If you find yourself bored over break remember to check out the WWI museum at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City. Or, see the Impressionist Exhibit at the Nelson Museum in Kansas City. These are two stops I plan on making over the next two weeks. Who knows, you might even see me there.... Also, I took some photos during our trip to the elementary building for the picture book activity. Check them out. I love this activity and I am always proud of how well our students become roll models for those kids. Good Work. And finally, a big thank you to all the students and parents who thought of us here at the building and brought by snacks and gifts. I am always blown away by the generosity of our community. I want you to know how much those things mean to me and really make Lansing feel like home. Keeping it Real! Mr. Carlson When I was in college taking philosophy , Dr. Emmer asked my class this question: If you could choose a superpower, which would you pick: Flight or Invisibility? I knew right away which I would pick given the chance. Or at least I thought I did. We had a brief discussion of what we thought about the question and then Dr. Emmer played an audio clip. The clip comes from a radio show called "This American Life". In episode 178: Superpowers, there is a segment called Invisible Man vs Hawkman. John Hodgeman interviews people he meets about their choice and draws some interesting conclusions from what he finds. I fell in love with this question and enjoy having the discussion every time. So, here I am before break, asking you the same question. Flight or Invisibility. Answer the question for yourself and then listen. Do you agree with Hodgeman's conclusions? What do you think? Enjoy. Mr. Carlson Where do diseases come from? How do people get sick? How do you keep from getting sick? During the Progressive Era new science and medicine started to shed new light on these questions. Below is a reading about Dr. Samuel Crumbine, a Kansas doctor who started championing the simple changes necessary to improve health and quality of life. Through his efforts, Dr. Crumbine work to fight the spread of tuberculosis as well as called for safer drinking water.
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