1. Objective (READ)
SWBAT identify the four vertical climate zones.
2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE
INTO A QUESTION)
3. Warm-up (ANSWER)
A. What is the large mountain range on the Western
Coast of South America.
B. What type of economic activities could occur in a
rainforest?
1. Objective (READ)
SWBAT identify the four vertical climate zones.
1. Objective (READ)
SWBAT identify the four vertical climate zones.
2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE
INTO A QUESTION)
Latin America Warm-ups
Date
Question of the
Day
1/6
What are the four
vertical climate
zones?
Warm-up
1. Objective (READ)
SWBAT identify the four vertical climate zones.
2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE
INTO A QUESTION)
3. Warm-up (ANSWER)
A. What is the large mountain range on the Western
Coast of South America.
B. What type of economic activities could occur in a
rainforest?
Latin America Warm-ups
Date
Question of the
Day
Warm-up
1/6
What are the four A. Andes Mountains
vertical climate
= large mountains.
zones?
B. You could earn
money in a
rainforest by
extracting the
natural resources.
Procedures Review
A) Silent Procedure – When to get silent
1) When the timer goes off
2) When the teacher counts down to zero
B) Ending of class
1) Answer your Question of the Day or Exit Ticket
2) Remain in your seat until the bell rings
3) Don’t line up at the door or stand in the middle
of the room.
Notebook Setup
• Notebooks = 50 cents or bring in your own
Requirements:
1. CHAMPs charts written/taped behind front cover of notebook
2. Table of Contents at the front of your notebook.
3. Each Unit:
- Cover Page
- Map taped behind the Cover Page
- Warm-up Pages
- Lesson Notes
- Assignments taped in
READ
ONLY
CHAMPs System
This system is used to set up
classroom procedures for each
activity.
READ
ONLY
C - Conversation
• Can I talk?
• If yes to whom?
• How loud?
• How will I know when to be silent?
READ
ONLY
Activity  Teacher Instruction (TI)
Conversation
Help
Activity
Movement
Participation
None, raise a hand to speak, write
stuff in the margin to say during
commercial break
H - Help
• If I need help what do I do?
• Where do I look?
• Is it ok to help others when I am finished?
• What does that look like?
READ
ONLY
Activity  Teacher Instruction (TI)
Conversation
Help
Activity
Movement
Participation
None, raise a hand to speak, write
stuff in the margin to say during
commercial break
Raise hand, notebook, text, NO
other kids
A - Activity
• What am I doing?
• What is the finished product?
• What is step one?
READ
ONLY
Activity  Teacher Instruction (TI)
Conversation
Help
Activity
Movement
Participation
None, raise a hand to speak, write
stuff in the margin to say during
commercial break
Raise hand, notebook, text, NO
other kids
Taking notes, hearing directions,
explaining info, important news
M - Movement
• Can I get out of my seat?
• If yes, how?
READ
ONLY
Activity  Teacher Instruction (TI)
Conversation
Help
None, raise a hand to speak, write
stuff in the margin to say during
commercial break
Raise hand, notebook, text, NO
other kids
Activity
Taking notes, hearing directions,
explaining info, important news
Movement
NO, no bathroom during TI, pencil I
will say wait or give you one
Participation
P – Participation
• What does it look when I’m doing it right?
• What does it look like if its done wrong?
Right
Wrong
READ
ONLY
Activity  Teacher Instruction (TI)
Conversation
Help
None, raise a hand to speak, write
stuff in the margin to say during
commercial break
Raise hand, notebook, text, NO
other kids
Activity
Taking notes, hearing directions,
explaining info, important news
Movement
NO, no bathroom during TI, pencil I
will say wait or give you one
Participation
Right = silent, writing, awake
Wrong = talking, not writing
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Lesson #
12/7
Russia after Communism
46
12/8
Final Review
47
**LATIN AMERICA**
1/5
Cover Page
48
1/6
Vertical Climate Zones
49
1. Create a new page and title it “Vertical Climate Zones”
2. Label it number 49
READ
ONLY
Latin America – Physical
Geography
Generalization - The physical geography of
Latin America impacts its economic
activities.
READ
ONLY
A. Vertical Climate Zones:
• Different crops grow at different elevations
• The HIGHER the elevation, the COLDER
the climate.
• Different economic activities occur in
different climates.
READ
ONLY
A. Vertical Climate Zones
4. Tierra Helada = frozen land
3. Tierra Fria = cold land
2. Tierra Templada = temperate land
1. Tierra Caliente = hot land
A. Vertical Climate Zones – p. 208
Directions:
1. Sketch a mountain
2. Label the vertical
climate zones
- Include the elevation
3. Sketch two examples
of the economic
activities that could
occurr in each zone
• For Tierra Helada
do somehting with
a a llama
A. Vertical Climate Zones – p. 208
1. Sketch a mountain
2. Label the vertical climate zones
- Include the elevation
3. Sketch three examples of
economic activities that could
occur in each zone.
- Do this for each of the four
climate zones.
- You must incorporate all four
levels of economic activity in
your examples.
- For Tierra Helada you must
incorporate the llama
Exit Ticket
1) Answer the Question of the Day in your notebook
like usual.
2) Rank the following countries in terms of their
economic activities. Consider their location in
relation to the Andes Mountains and the types of
economic activities that could occur in their
vertical climate zones.
- Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia
- Use the physical map on p. 191 to identify the
location of the countries in relation to Andes
Mountains.
B. El Nino
How it happens:
• Ocean Current changes cause the Pacific Ocean
water temperature to get warmer than normal
• This changes wind patterns
• The wind picks up water and dumps rain on
South America
READ
ONLY
B. El Nino
Effects on South America:
• Flooding.
• Mudslides
• Reduces output by
fishing industry
El Nino Clips
Bolivia Clip
1. Create a title for the clip.
2. Write a caption that would describe the
clip if you were to going to put it on
youtube.
B. El Nino - Frayer
Definition (p. 57)
Economic Impact
Social Impact
EL NINO
Picture
El Nino – Research Analysis (K)
• Access the article below:
Article
• Click where it says global impacts and choose
additional articles if necessary.
• Task  Create a list of the positive and negative
effects of El Nino.
•  Include at least five effects
– It doesn’t matter the breakdown of events just have 5
total, example: 4 positive, 1 negative
– Identify whether each event is positive or negative
Exit Ticket
1. Answer the Question of the Day in your
notebook like normal.
2. Which aspect of Latin America’s physical
geography is worse, El Nino or Vertical
Climate Zones. Explain your decision.