GeoJournal Assignment

Hmmm....which one of these is actually working?

Many ideas are best shared with neighbors.

Smiles all around.

Advice is never hard to come by.

Devin demonstrates the improper way to get out of his desk.

The Challenges of Forming a Government:  Students were 'stranded' on a deserted island.  They had to select a name for their island, adopt a flag, assign jobs, and write a code of laws.  It was not an easy task.

 First Period started calmly working together.

  There was much discussion over who would be in charge.

  No one seemed to agree on much of anything.

 This gave way to some lively discussion.

  Some compromise was made.

  Everyone began lining up to vote for a leader.

  The balloting was not-so-secret, which would lead to trouble.

  The next task was to assign jobs.

  Not everyone was pleased.

  Eventually, an opposition group arose to challenge the leadership.

 Others set to work designing a flag.

 The opposition group began to gather some strength.

 The leadership struggled to accomplish the task.

  The leaders met with the opposition and the revolt was prevented.

 2nd period never seemed to get anything going.  Agreement on any issue was difficult.

  Everyone sort of splintered apart and worked individually.

  There were many aspiring leaders in 5th period.

  Though chaotic at times, leaders were chosen by vote.

  Jobs were calmly assigned.

  Tough decisions were discussed.

 Differing viewpoints were aired.

  Finally votes were taken.

Student presentations of their Island Projects have ended.  Some of those are pictured below. 

  Don't go out in the woods alone on Isaac's Tiger Island.

  No one has to do any work (but they get paid anyway) on Devin's Sooner Island.

  You know you are out of it by September if you are on Brock's Astros Island.

  Kelsey's Soccer Star Island might be her future home.

Bowl or street? You can have both on Andrew's Skate Island.

  Live long and prosper on Star Trek Island.

  Life is easy on Nicole's Fruity Paradise Island.

  Wilkes holds his cold-blooded Reptile Island.

  Are there fleas on Bradley's Dog Island?

  Doh!  Cory shows his Simpsonia Island.

ARRRRRRGGGHH! Avast ye matey!  It's Corbyn!

Cara has a sweet tooth for Candy Dandy.

Charity monkeys around on Monkey Island.

Harrison's Video Island.

Competition is tough on Dominic's Sporting Spot.

Jacob shows his Texas pride.

Corey's heroic Battle Island.

Haley holds court with B-Ball Island.

Geography Terms

Students spent some time posing as landforms.  They had to interview other students in order to "discover" their own identity.

"How do you pronounce isthmus?"

  "It's a chain or group of islands!"

  "What's a tributary?"

  "Am I a water feature?"

Students worked together to locate places using latitude and longitude, while competing against other groups.