Tuesday, March 31, 2009

India Geography Continued

AIM: I will summarize a reading about how the subcontinent of India was created and explain three ways in which geography affects the lives of people.

Standard: 7.4 Geography of Ancient India

Do Now:
1) First Advisory word: Confusing .
2) Second advisory word: land meets water.
3) Third Advisory word: normal way of doing things.
4) How many years ago was 676 BCE?

Lesson Steps: Once we finished the Do Now, students shared their homework which was to make connections with last night's vocabulary words. We then moved into today's reading by summarizing the section which explains how India smashed into Asia and created the Himalaya Mountains. We then worked in teams to discuss our summaries and also to discuss how it affected the lives of Indians and also how our environment affects our lives.

Homework: Read cartoon # 2 and answer the questions on the back of the handout.

Handouts:
Indian Subcontinent Reading Indian Subcontinent Reading cromagnuson@yahoo.com