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Where in the World? Introduction to Geography (FLEX)

A 5-week Flex Class Introduction to the Science of Geography.
Shae Pepper
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(338)
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What's included

Class Experience

Learning will happen through creative and interactive tasks after watching video classes provided by the teacher. 

Class Format:
30-45 minutes learners will watch a lecture-style video on the topic of the week. 
5 minutes teacher will describe the assignment for extending the class learning. 

Class Interaction: 
Learners will submit vocabulary sheets and project assignments to the teacher in the classroom and the teacher will provide feedback in the classroom and at the end of class as a learner report.
Learners will interact with one another (and the teacher) by discussing questions posed by the teacher in the classroom during each week about the topic of the week.

No background knowledge is required for this course.

Learning Goals

Lesson Outlines:
1- Introduction, Class Overview and Geographic Thinking
2- Maps (Elements of a Map, Scale, Map Projections)
3- The Earth (Rotation and Revolution, Landforms, Waters of the Earth)
4- Physical Geography (Climate, Weather, World Climate Regions, Extreme Weather, Habitat Preservation)
5- Human Geography (World Cultures, Religions and Belief Systems, Economic and Political Geography)
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Supply List
This course is being drawn from a National Geographic curriculum. Any informational materials needed by students will be provided by the teacher. A student may need to do research on their own to complete an assignment but information will be freely available on safe websites such as YouTube, Google Earth and National Geographic.

Students may need to access items for practical projects such as poster board, computer paper, writing and drawing utensils, glue, etc
 2 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined January, 2019
4.9
338reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a teacher with global experience. I have lived and taught in 3 different countries. I'm excited about the opportunity to share my love of cultures and geography (especially maps!) with learners. I'm an enthusiastic teacher and plan my classes to include practical educational experiences.

I provide a 10% discount (please contact me for discount) for:
Returning students from my previous classes
Outschool teacher's children
Siblings who both register for the same class.

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$10

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5 weeks
Completed by 10 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 11-14

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