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World Geography: Full Semester Course (Part 1 Of 2)

Completed by 37 learners
Ages 10-13
Live Group Course
A fun and interactive 16-week course that covers a full semester of Physical Geography for middle school. Students will learn and discuss foundational concepts in geography (Great for homeschool Social Studies).
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Live video meetings
1x per week, 16 weeks
3-12 learners per class
45 min

What's included

16 live meetings
12 in-class hours
Homework
Weekly lessons are followed up with optional activities to be completed at home. Students are assigned with a research project to work on which will be presented to the class at the end of the course.
Assessment
Informal assessment through in-class games and quizez.

Class Experience

US Grade 5 - 8
Beginner - Intermediate Level
This class is intended to equip and provide learners with foundational skills needed in a globalized world. Students will gain an understanding of different concepts in geography (with emphasis on physical geography). They will sharpen their map reading skills, identify the world's oceans and significant water bodies, landforms, biomes, and more. To encourage independent exploration of the week's topic, I provide optional activities and projects to complete outside class time. Students are welcome to show or share their projects in class.
  
Lessons will involve a slideshow presentation with questions and opportunities for students to express their opinions respectfully. My teaching style is engaging and interactive. I like to foster inquiry-based learning habits by encouraging students to ask questions and actively participate in their learning. Where possible, we will play a review game before class ends.

Class Structure:
- Greetings 
- Lesson Introduction 
- Instruction
- Review and game (depending on time)

Below is a weekly breakdown of the schedule:
Week 1: What is Geography? Geographic tools
Week 2: Map reading 1 - Understanding maps
Week 3: Map reading 2 - Cardinal directions, Latitudes, and Longitudes
Week 4: Hemispheres and Climatic zones
Week 5: Oceans of the World
Week 6: Understanding landforms and biomes of the Earth
Week 7: Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
Week 8: Catastrophic weather events
Week 9: Continent Study - Asia
Week 10: Continent Study - Africa
Week 11: Continent Study - North America
Week 12: Continent Study - South America
Week 13: Continent Study - Antarctica
Week 14: Continent Study - Europe
Week 15: Continent Study - Oceania
Week 16: Course Review/Presentations

Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to meeting your child in the classroom!

Learning Goals

Students will gain an understanding of different geographical concepts (physical geography). They will sharpen their map reading skills, learn about continents and oceans, significant water bodies, landforms, biomes, and more.

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
16 Lessons
over 16 Weeks
Lesson 1:
What is Geography?
 Students learn the importance of the study of Geography and essential tools geographers use. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Map reading 1
 Students explore map projections & types of maps 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Map reading 2
 Students examine the elements of maps, lines of latitudes and longitudes 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Hemispheres and Climatic zones
 Students will learn and discuss types of climatic zones 
45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
We may use blooket or gimkit for reviewing the lesson in class. These are fun, gamified learning platforms that enables students to review class material by answering questions in a quiz-style format. Students do not need an account or additional device to play the game. I will send a direct link to the game where the student clicks and joins the game directly. The class also utilizes google earth (via screen share) for an interactive exploration of some of the places we learn about. Please note that some video content is from Youtube (learners will watch no more than 4 minutes). Content is age appropriate and will be screen shared. Learners will not go onto any external websites.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
References will be made to the following sources: CIA worldfact book National Geographic Kids Kids Britannica

Meet the teacher

Joined November, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Sociology from University of Ghana
Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
I hold a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Sociology. I am also currently working towards a Masters in Education. I enjoy learning and teaching Social Studies related topics. I am very passionate about geography and how it affects every aspect of our daily lives. I believe it is a subject every child should be exposed to at an early age so they can learn the foundational and essential skills needed to navigate and explore our wonderful world.

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