Social+Studies+8+-+2016-2017

Welcome back!

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 * Date || Topic || Video Resources || Files || Notes ||
 * September 8, 2016. || First Day of classes ||  || [[file:Notebook Checklist Rev 2016.doc]] || Welcome back! ||
 * September 9, 2016 || Map Intro. ||  || [[file:Journal Template (3).doc]]



[|Grade 8 SS Overview]



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 * September 12, 2016 || Globe || media type="youtube" key="MjDqhLUzCpE" width="280" height="160"

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 * September 13, 2016 || Globe ||  ||   || Absolute vs Relative Location ||
 * September 14, 2016 || Globe ||  || [[file:SS8 Map Exercise Group.docx]] ||   ||
 * September 15, 2016 ||  || Group Activity (Review) ||   ||   ||
 * September 16, 2016 || Map Skills || Group Activity (Review) & Journal #1 ||  ||   ||
 * September 19, 2016 || Map Skills & Review ||  || [[file:SS Globe Quiz Practice.doc]] || Friday = First Quiz Globe and Coordinates ||
 * September 20, 2016 || Atlantic Canada & Canada || media type="youtube" key="0n0T992ccik" width="280" height="160"

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[|Quizlet - Map Words] ||  ||   ||
 * September 21, 2016 || Atlantic Canada & North America || media type="youtube" key="0n0T992ccik" width="280" height="160"

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 * September 22, 2016 || Atlantic Canada & the World || __ [|Quizlet - Map Words] __

[|Physical Feature Vocabulary]

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media type="youtube" key="u_DfHGnziG4" width="364" height="284" || Topographic Maps - reading/writing coordinates ||  ||
 * September 23, 2016 || Quiz, Review, Journal#2 || [|Quizlet AC Provinces and Bodies of Water]

[|Quizlet Atlantic Canada Landforms] ||  || First Quiz: Globe and Coordinates ||
 * September 26, 2016 || City Maps || [[file:City Map Exercies.docx]]

||  || Note: Mr Terry in PD in the AM ||
 * September 27, 2016 || Project (day 1) || Start Project ||  || Note: Mr Terry out of building today.

In class project || (Day 2) ||  ||   || In class project ||
 * September 28, 2016 || Cit Maps || Finish & correct Monday's assignment ||  ||   ||
 * September 29, 2016 || Specific Water Features ||  ||   ||   ||
 * September 30, 2016 || Project
 * October 3, 2016 ||  || Tigers to the Rocks

Pythons - Work on Map Assignment ||  ||   ||
 * October 4, 2016 ||  || Finish Map Assignment & Physical feature poster. ||   || Note: Mr Terry at Lou McNairn for Report Card PD ||
 * October 5, 2016 ||  || Hand back quizzes & complete Journal #2

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 * October 6, 2016 ||  || No School - Teacher Meetings ||   ||   ||
 * October 7, 2016 ||  || No School - Teacher Meetings ||   ||   ||
 * October 10, 2016 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * October 11, 2016 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * October 12, 2016 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * October 13, 2016 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * October 14, 2016 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * October 17, 2016 || Weather in Atlantic Canada || 8E Weather & Physical Features || 8A Weather & Physical Features ||  ||
 * October 18 ||  || Project - In Class || [[file:SS8Test1Outline.docx]] ||   ||
 * October 19 ||  || Project - In Class ||   ||   ||
 * October 20 ||  || Project - In Class ||   ||   ||
 * October 21 ||  || Project - In Class ||   ||   ||
 * October 24 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * October 25 ||  || Test # 1 || [[file:SS8Test1Outline.docx]] ||   ||
 * Oct 26 || Populations: Intro to terms ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Oct 27 || Populations: Terms ||  || [[file:SS 8 Population Vocab Boxes with Sentences.doc]]

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 * Oct 28 || Populations: Fredericton ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Oct 31 || Start Questions/Reading ||  || [[file:SS8In-classpopulationsassignment..doc.docx]] ||   ||
 * Nov 1 || Finish Reading & Questions ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 2 || Finish Questions ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 3 || Finish Summaries ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 4 || Finish Questions and Summaries. Finish/Work on Posters ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 7 || Finish Project Posters ||  || Quiz: Thurday

[|Population Quiz] ||  ||
 * Nov 8 || Intro Culture - Finish Projects || Remembrance Day Assemby || [[file:SS 8 Culture.ppt]] ||  ||
 * Nov 9 ||  ||   || [[file:TraditionalCultureSelfAnalysis.docx]] ||   ||
 * Nov 10 ||  ||   || Quiz: Matching population density, population distribution, rural areas, rural push, urban pull, outmigration

__ [|Population Quiz] __ ||  ||
 * Nov 11 || No School || Remembrance Day ||  ||   ||
 * Nov 14 ||  || media type="youtube" key="MbMsIq2wkDo" width="392" height="222" || [[file:PopCultureSelfAnalysis.docx]] ||   ||
 * Nov 15 ||  || [[file:SS8 Agents of Socialization.docx]] ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 16 ||  || Local Culture



[|History of Moncton - Moncton Tourism Dept.]

__ [|City of Moncton History Overview] __

[|Moncton History The Canadian Encyclopedia]

[|Vintage Moncton Photos]

[|Facebook Vintage Moncton]

[|Moncton Airport History] ||  ||   ||
 * Nov 17 ||  || [|NB Festivals]

[|NS Festivals]

[|NF Festivals]

[|PEI Festivals]

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 * Nov 18 ||  || [|NB1]

[|NS1] [|NS]

[|NF1] [|NF]

[|PEI1] [|PEI]

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 * Nov 21 || Survey || Surveys ||  ||   ||
 * Nov 22 || Survey ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 23 || Survey ||  || Deadline for surveys to be posted to wiki. ||   ||
 * Nov 24 || Multiculturalism ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 25 || Parent Teacher Meetings || No School for students ||  ||   ||
 * Nov 28 || Racism & test review || [[file:Racism Affects Diagram page 86.doc]]

|| Vocabulary Review:

See Twitter Feed for web and test outline. ||  || Multicultural Assignment || Multiculturalism Assignment ||   ||   || Multicultural Assignment ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Nov 29 || and test review &
 * Nov 30 || Test &
 * Dec 1 || Multicultural Assignment ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Dec 2 || Multicultural Assignment ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Dec 5 || Review ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Dec 6 || Lifestyle || [[file:Occupation & Lifestyle.pptx]]

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 * Dec 7 || Changing Occupations || [[file:Occupation Trends - ACOA Now.docx]] ||  ||   ||
 * Dec 8 || Occupations: Inuit || [[file:Labrador Inuit.docx]] || Hour of Code Assembly Pd. 1 & Pd. 2 ||  ||
 * Dec 9 || Occupations: Lunenburg || [[file:LunenburgNS.docx]] ||  || Supply Teacher ||   ||
 * Dec 12 || Racism Poster || [[file:SS8 Racism Poster.docx]] || Supply Teacher ||  ||
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 * Dec 23 ||  || Half Day for Students ||   ||   ||
 * Jan 9 ||  || Teacher Meetings: No school for students ||   ||   ||
 * Jan 10 || Economics Introduction || [[file:SS8 Economics Introduction.docx]]
 * Jan 10 || Economics Introduction || [[file:SS8 Economics Introduction.docx]]

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 * Jan 11 ||  || [[file:SS8SampleAnswertoSectorEconomicQuestion.docx]]

||  ||   || Study the history of recording technology. Learn the first date for each type of device. Learn how they work. Discover why it became obsolete.
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 * Jan 13 ||  ||   || Quiz: Economics Vocabulary Jan 13 ||   ||
 * Jan 16 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Jan 17 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Jan 18 ||  || [[file:SS8 - Business & Technology.docx]] ||   ||   ||
 * Jan 19 ||  || Technology becomes obsolete when it is replaced with better technology.

Step 1 – Research the devices Step 2 – Record device names and dates Step 3 – Create a timeline Step 4 – Hand in.
 * 1) Phonograph
 * 2) Record player
 * 3) Eight track
 * 4) Audio cassette
 * 5) CD
 * 6) DVD
 * 7) Memory stick

Create a timeline for the above devices.

[] [] [] [] [] ||  ||   || Information can be sold, bought, traded, and shared. How does technology affect Atlantic Canadians in the "Age"?
 * Jan 20 ||  || We live in the "Information Age".

Scan the following stats to support your answers to several questions. Be sure to site your sources.

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 * Jan 23 ||  || Confederation Bridge
 * Jan 23 ||  || Confederation Bridge

Transportation in Atlantic Canada has changed overtime. Research the building, technology, and history behind the Confederation Bridge. How has the bridge impacted the people of Atlantic Canada? Has it made any jobs obsolete? What has it meant for tourism and other industries?

Step 1 – Research the Confederation Bridge (building/technology, history, impact) Step 2 – Complete hand out Step 3 – Hand in

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 * Jan 27 ||  ||   || Last Day for SS8 ||   ||
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