Geography 417: California for Educators

Course Schedule    

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Remember, A > The prep quizzes do two things 1) help motivate you to read/prepare for class 2) allow you to practice for upcoming in-class quiz.

                   B >  The in-class quizzes are designed to evaluate your understanding of the previous lecture's material.

 

Day  In-Class Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 3 Skills Read for today Due Today (bc)
5-Jun   Introductions, syllabus, contracts History as a Discipline Geography as a Discipline The Geographic Grid  

Assessment Test,

 

Course Contract,

7-Jun Quiz 1 Physical Landforms of California California's Biomes California's Climate  

History OL 1

Thinking Historically

OL prep quiz 1,

 

Geography Lab 1

12-Jun Quiz 2, Map Quiz 1 Fradkin- The Desert California's Weather California's Agriculture Climographs

Fradkin, Ch 1,

 

History OL 2

OL prep quiz 2,

 

OL Map quiz 1 prep

14-Jun Quiz 3 California's Indians European Exploration   Textboks, Standards and History

History OL 3,

 

 

OL prep quiz 3

 

19-Jun Quiz 4, Map Quiz 2 Fradkin- The Sierras Mission Life, Economics Mission Life, Economics Primary Source Materials

Fradkin, Ch 2,

 

History OL 4

OL  Map quiz 2 prep

 

OL prep quiz 4,

21-Jun Quiz 5  

Mexican Era

Mexican-American War   Photographs as Data

History OL 5

OL prep quiz 5

 

Geography Lab 2

26-Jun Quiz 6 Fradkin-Land of Fire The Gold Rush The Gold Rush Narrative as Data

Fradkin Ch. 3

History OL 6
(Gold Rush)

 

OL prep quiz 6,

28-Jun Quiz 7 The Progressive Era Rail and Transport Immigration to California (19thc) Secondary Source Materials

History OL 7 (Rail)

 

History OL 8 (econ)

OL prep quiz 7

 

 History Lab 1

3-Jul Quiz 8 Fradkin-Land of Water The Dust Bowl California in the Wars Census Data

History OL 9
(Great Depression)

Fradkin Ch 4

 

OL prep quiz 8

5-Jul Quiz 9 Fradkin-The Great Valley California's Political System Modern California Art and Music as Data

Fradkin Ch 5

 

OL prep quiz 9

 

Geography Lab 3

10-Jul Quiz 10 Fradkin- The Fractured Province Primary Industries Secondary Industries  

Fradkin, Ch 6

OL prep quiz 10

 

12-Jul Quiz 11 Fradkin-The Profligate Province Water and Energy Immigration and Ethnicity  

Fradkin Ch 7 

OL prep quiz 11

History Lab 2
…then go have fun.

 

 

 

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