World Geography - Country Studies - Physical & Human Geography - (10yo-14yo)
Miss Mimi
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In this ongoing class, we will label maps of individual countries and learn about the physical geography, cultures, and current events of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia - #academic
Class experience
US Grade 6 - 9
Beginner - Intermediate Level
This is it! Outschool's original ongoing Country Studies class. Every week, we will study the physical and human geography of one country, with an emphasis on physical geography. WE ARE ON LESSON #151 - OMAN! Please scroll down to see upcoming countries. I have taught Geography for decades and Country Studies is my thing! Come join us. There are quite a few students who have been with me for more than two years.... since I started this ongoing class in early 2021. Each lesson is bespoke...
Students will gain a better understanding of the physical and human geography of countries all over the world. The study of Geography has so much to offer.
Certified Secondary Social Science Teacher (Geography, Economics, Government & History) - Lifetime Teaching Certificate BS in Secondary Education - Social Science Composite AAS in Hotel & Restaurant Management I am a Texas-Certified High School Geography teacher and Middle School World Studies teacher. I am no longer teaching in a brick and mortar school. I have a lifetime teaching certificate in teaching the Geography, History, Economics, & Government at the secondary level. I have ten years of experience teaching in the public schools in Texas. I have taught geography for many years to homeschoolers and unschoolers. My expertise is in Geography and the Culinary Arts. I am a former unschooling mom whose sons were self-directed learners and primarily autodidactic.
Every week, links to the maps and the list of map locations are posted to the classroom. Students are expected to print these out and bring them to class along with a few colored pencils. There are usually two or three maps - it depends on the country. Pencil Eraser Medium point black marker Set of colored pencils Sometimes a ruler comes in handy
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
I create all my lessons on Nearpod. These lessons are bespoke and take approximately ten hours to create. The learners will be given a link to the Nearpod lesson at the beginning of each class. Learners should be familiar with splitting their screen, where Zoom will be on one side of the screen and the Nearpod lesson will be on the other side of the screen. This skill is not difficult to learn. If this is an unfamiliar skill for the learner, the parent may wish to assist the learner for the first lesson or two. Instead of splitting their screens, some learners choose to use two devices, which is ideal.
I use MANY resources. It's not possible to list them all.... it depends on the country. Below is a list of the sources I use the most. Google Earth Google Maps Nearpod.com d-maps.com freedomhouse.com The Economist Magazine The Economist Group's Democracy Index Foreign Affairs Magazine Al-Jazeera Wikipedia DW News Goode's World Atlas Sea Change - An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean by Christina Gerhardt The Council on Foreign Relations National Geographic Magazine Foreign Policy Magazine The United Nations - Various newsletters Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall Most of Simon Winchester's books - Check them out! Rivers of Power by Lawrence C. Smith Sapiens - by Yuval Noah Harari - The book and also his graphic novels The OER Project Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond The Indigenous World 2023 ..... and MANY other books dealing with more specific subjects/countries/regions, etc.
Hello! My name is Mimi. I am a full-time teacher on Outschool. I am a former Texas public school teacher and swim coach who has taught regular education, special education, ESL and inclusion classes for over ten years. I am also a former...
Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 202 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
2-8 learners per class
