Vanessa Stanfill

This week we will be visiting the BYU MOA to see their awesome French Posters exhibit! Please be at class right at 1 PM to turn in homework and pile into our vans. We will be leaving at 1:05 PM sharp. Please bring a phone (with cell reception and a camera) if you have one!

Homework due for this class period:

1. Read Korea/Japan chapter of Prisoners of Geography. After reading, write a funny dialogue between North and South Korea, who have very distinctive personalities. For a sample, here is a recent video clip from North Korea. Here is a popular video from South Korea.

2. Start Reading A Woman in the Polar Night. We will be discussing it March 10th. This book may be challenging reading for you so I recommend you start now.

3. Watch Most Dangerous Ways to School Himalaya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEJpkEctSEA

4. Don’t forget to practice for our next quiz at Seterra!

Depth Learning:

Very few people have been allowed in to North Korea and to witness what life is actually like there. “Under the Sun”, a Russian documentary about real life in North Korea, available at the library or on YouTube. Before you watch this movie, I recommend doing a little basic background research on conditions in communist North Korea (ask your parents for recommendations on sources they feel appropriate) and read the Wikipedia article about this documentary.

For a hilarious take, try watching the first episode of Crash Landing On You, a fun, cheesy Korean drama about the differences between North and South Korea. There are a few minor swear words in this episode.

A few tidbits from class last week:

Here is the promised video of Cambodian Apsara Dance

Watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – a beautiful classic Chinese film. This movie is rated PG-13 so please consult with your parents before watching.

The Rescue is a documentary about the real-life rescue of a Thai soccer team from a flooded cave. Available on Disney+. Be aware this story is VERY intense! Amazing!

Check out the Thai water festival!

Homework Checkoff Sheet

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bDmVkDfJzQqgVtBJQvubqFNLEx42_gXYLGyTkfNfUA4/edit?usp=sharing

Homework to prepare for this class:

Read India/Pakistan chapter of “Prisoners of Geography”. Write a list of five things, in full sentences, that you learned from this chapter and bring it to class.

Finish your chosen book: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” or  “Heart of a Samurai”

Book discussion questions for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.

Book discussion questions for Heart of a Samurai

Watch a Geography Now Asia episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wufWxldBWsU&list=PLR7XO54Pktt-f5wUuqUFeyKL272PXlhmu

Watch Most Dangerous Ways to School Nepal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwGKy_dREpg&t=6s

Depth Learning

Watch one of Sis Stanfill’s all-time favorite movies, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi! You can watch it on Amazon Prime or on YouTube. This movie has some minor swearing.

Homework Checkoff Sheet

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_NWF322wSK57LH9KEYb1_YB67AbY-gbUhONlvaacf1k/edit?usp=sharing

Homework to prepare for this class:

Read the “China” chapter of Prisoners of Geography. Use a highlighter and mark any passages you find interesting. Use a highlighter and mark any passages you’re struggling to understand. You may be asked to share these passages in class.

Read first half your chosen book: “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” or “Heart of a Samurai”

Watch a Geography Now Asia episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wufWxldBWsU&list=PLR7XO54Pktt-f5wUuqUFeyKL272PXlhmu

Watch Most Dangerous Ways to School Mongolia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKHF7rg1TMs&list=PLLgqOez346ZNjuArRDFymnJTw3Nl58eHi&index=5

Watch Li Ziqi

Homework Checkoff Sheet

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ELmvHO8N1hO0V5BVAFsJE-GfnR9CSAYzC5CmhRkgsvI/edit?usp=sharing

Welcome to the world! Today we create our personal travel passports, learn how to read complex maps, and try navigating with latitude and longitude.

Supplies for this class

Before class, you can start making sure you have all the supplies you’ll need for class this semester.

Books you will need:

1. Rocks, Rivers and the Changing Earth, 2021 edition https://www.amazon.com/Rocks-Rivers-Changing-Earth-geology/dp/1955402043/
2. Esperanza Rising https://www.amazon.com/Esperanza-Rising-McDougal-Littell-Library/dp/043912042X/
3. I Lived on Butterfly Hill https://www.amazon.com/Lived-Butterfly-Hill-Marjorie-Agosin/dp/1416994025/
4. Call It Courage https://www.amazon.com/Call-Courage-Armstrong-Sperry/dp/0689713916

You can also start making sure you have all the supplies you’ll need for your at-home science experiments. Here is a list of what you’ll need:

Car wash sponge

Waxed paper

Platter

Pitcher

Baking tin or pan

Pieces of cardboard

Rough sand with pebbles

Large jar with lid

Soil with rocks

Large jar or glass baking dish

Sand or gravel

Clear glass cup

Dark colored dish

Salt

Rocks

Cookie sheet or pan

3 bottles with screw tops

Dry beans

Glass jar with screw top

Empty tin can

Baking dish

Sand

Sheet of paper

Homework for this class

Start reading Esperanza Rising

Today we do fun hands-on activities exploring tectonic plates and earthquakes.

Homework to prepare for this class

Watch Making North America: Origins https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/making-north-america-origins/

Read Rocks Rivers pages 125-129 and do all activities.

Keep reading Esperanza Rising

Prepare your passport by gluing in the materials provided for you. Designate one section for geography and one for science. Mark landforms on your map and glue it into your geography section of your passport. Record what you’ve learned about latitude/longitude, and the GPS system. Study where the countries are on your North/Central American map in preparation for the quiz. Record any other interesting things you learn from your reading or documentary this week. Writing down or illustrating what you’ve learned helps you process and organize what you’ve learned, and moves your learning from short-term memory into long-term memory.

Print and fill out checklist to turn in.

Blank North America map

Blank US States map

Depth Learning

Do the first five units of Kahn Academy’s Plate Tectonics class https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic

Try out these games! North America landforms and US states!

This week we discuss Esperanza Rising, make some yummy food and learn from a Navajo/Shoshone guest speaker.

Homework to prepare for this class

Finish reading Esperanza Rising

Fill out your Esperanza Rising book discussion questions

Watch Most Dangerous Way to School: Mexico https://youtu.be/vKoO18-3yL8

Record what you learned about geology and plate tectonics as well as any other interesting things you have learned so far in class or while doing homework.

Continue studying North/Central America map for final quiz. Let’s see how much we have improved!

Continue preparing for your presentation.

Print and fill out homework checklist

Depth Learning

Note from Sis. Stanfill: Jed requested that we have MORE homework, because he loves science. So I have added a few extra fun things to watch and learn about this week. Please do not feel like you have to do every one of these options. BUT if you’re easily getting through the regular homework and want more… DIG IN! (Get it?)

Do Kahn Academy’s Seismic Waves and the Earth’s Structure unit https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic

Check out this awesome geological mystery from Mexico last week. One possible explanation.

Check out the newest volcano in Iceland: Geldingadalir! That mid-Atlantic rift (divergent oceanic plates!) just gets cooler and cooler. More geological information.

A documentary about the Pacific Ring of Fire

Start work on your Globetrotter Award.

Today we take a hike back through time at Rock Canyon! Please bring a backpack with water, your passport, and pencils/pens to write in your geology lab portion of your passport. We will be leaving at 1:05 so be there right at 1 PM to get your seat!

Homework to prepare for this class

Watch Most Dangerous Ways to School: Nicaragua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd3gvzk3fLs

Read Rocks & Rivers 131-138 and do all activities

Print and fill out homework checklist

Depth Learning

Work through the last 5 sections in Kahn Academy’s plate tectonics unit https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/earth-history-topic

Cultural Enrichment

Navajo Frybread

4 cups flour

2 tablespoons powdered milk

1 tables baking powder

1 ½ cup warm water

1 teaspoon salt 

Crisco/shortening or oil for frying

Add baking powder, powdered milk and salt to the flour. Mix together. Add the water to form dough. Knead dough until soft, but not sticky or hard (add flour as needed). Cover with a cloth and allow to stand for about 15 minutes.

Shape dough into 20 balls, then flatten, stretching the dough with hand and fingers until the dough is flat and round. It may be rolled out with a rolling pin. Melt the shortening about 1 inch deep in a frying pan. Fry the dough on one side until golden brown, then turn and finish frying.

Native American TV

FNX – First Nations Experience channel presents Native American stories and content to create a diverse and entertaining channel across all media platforms 24/7. The unique non-profit channel is the result of a shared vision and values between the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and PBS/KVCR both located in San Bernardino, California. I am not familiar with all of the content but what I have seen on this channel has been informative and fun. Here is a link to this week’s television programming if you are interested in watching Native TV. In Utah, you can find this television station on UEN channel 9.3 or at the website linked above.

Today we look at the geography of South America and do some activities with time zones.

Homework to prep for this class

Read Rocks & Rivers pages 3-22 and do all activities

Watch Most Dangerous Ways to School: Peru https://youtu.be/rYA8SbqRwt8

Start reading I Lived on Butterfly Hill

Print and fill out homework checklist

Depth Learning

Watch Geography Now https://youtu.be/uSkqC_iYT0g

Read this amazing article https://www.bighistoryproject.com/BH/assets/downloads/U4WhyWereallLavaSurfers20141160L.pdf

Today we will do some fun hands-on activities with erosion!

Homework to prepare for this class

Read Rocks & Rivers 23-30 and do activities

Watch Most Dangerous Ways to School: Colombia https://youtu.be/VaDytO4-HEk

Continue reading I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agostin

Print and fill out homework checklist

Depth Learning

Watch https://youtu.be/pmF41T52nJs

Watch https://youtu.be/CDEj62HGNkk

Today we discuss I Lived on Butterfly Hill, hear from a South American guest speaker, and enjoy learning about South American culture!

Homework to prepare for this class

Finish reading I Lived on Butterfly Hill

Fill out the I Lived on Butterfly Hill discussion worksheet

Read Rocks & Rivers 61-84 and complete all activities

Print and fill out checklist to bring to class

Fall Break: Start reading Call It Courage