Minnesota Geography Online Class Instructions

Minnesota Geography

Online Class Instructions

Week #3

Instructions Anoka Ramsey Weeks 1 - 4

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WEEK 1.1 INSTRUCTIONS (May 29th - June 3rd)

ONE ATLAS ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY (June 3th)

1)Using the Minnesota Atlas Exercise

Be sure to label #1 as Your Last Name ‘Minnesota Atlas Exercise’

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1.1 Minnesota Atlas Exercise

-Click on the ‘Using the MN Atlas’ link on the geo-site.net course outline

-Determine which atlas edition you have based on the two layouts shown

-Open the appropriate questions for your atlas (found above the layout)

-Answer the questions (use the links in Student Support Box and use Internet to search for terms)

-You may type the answers directly on the document or type the answers on a different document

-Upload your answers in the geo-site.net drop box (do not use the D2L dropbox)

-For full points, you need to answer the majority of the questions....(at least 9 out of 10)

if you can not figure out a couple of answers it is okay

-You can also print out the questions and maps

...then write the answers on the paper

...then scan or take a clear picture of your answers

...try to incorporate all images into one document

WEEK 1.2 INSTRUCTIONS (May 29th - June 3rd)

QUIZ #1 DUE SUNDAY JUNE 3rd (material covered week 1)

TWO GEOLOGY ASSIGNMENTS DUE SUNDAY (JUNE 3rd)

1.2 Geology Exercise

1.2 Geology Power Point

Be sure to label

#1 as Your Last Name ‘Geology Activity’

#2 as Your Last Name ‘Geology Lecture’

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1.2 Geology Exercise

-Click on the ‘EX: GEOLOGY’ link on the geo-site.net course outline

-Download or Print

Geology Handouts.doc

Geology Exercise.doc

-Answer the questions (use the links in the ‘Student Support Materials’ box

-All can be read on line or downloaded (The Poster size map is 4’ x 3’ do not try to print)

-The Poster map is also in F107 at Cambridge or B208 at Coon Rapids if you are on campus

-You may type the answers directly on the document or type the answers on a different document

-For full points, you need to answer the majority of the questions.... (at least 9 out of 10)

if you can not figure out a couple of answers it is okay

-TRY TO INCORPORATE ALL PAGES INTO ONE DOCUMENT LABELED GEOLOGY EXERCISE

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1.2 Geology Power Point

In the ‘Student Support Materials’ box, there are two lectures

Bedrock Lecture PDF

Glacial Lecture PDF

Use components of these lectures (Power Point versions also at bottom) to help you create a 20 slide power point about what you learned in the Geology Exercise and by viewing the lecture slides. You are teaching someone else who is not taking this class. Be sure to include the majority of the terms you worked with in the Exercise or viewed in the Lecture.

Use the links on the Exercise website to help you find materials. Be sure to cite references. It is okay to include links as long as you discuss the materials. You may save the materials as a Power Point or PDF.

WEEK 2.1 INSTRUCTIONS (June 4 - 10)

TWO PEOPLE AND CULTURE ASSIGNMENTS DUE SUNDAY

Exercise People and Culture

2.1 Genealogy Power Point Lecture and Video

2.1 Genealogy Lecture

Be sure to label

#1 as Your Last Name ‘People and Culture Activity’

#2 as Your Last Name ‘Genealogy Lecture’

QUIZ #2 - DUE SUNDAY NIGHT JUNE 10TH

2.1 EX: PEOPLE AND CULTURE

-Click on the ‘EX: PEOPLE AND CULTURE’ link on the geo-site.net course outline

-Download or Print the People and Culture Exercise.doc

-Answer the questions (use the links in the ‘Supporting Information for Activity’ box)

-All can be read on line or downloaded (if a link is broken...get creative)

-Use the PPT of the Genealogy maps to determine ‘general’ locations

-The Link to Genealogy Maps will let you open up numerous other maps.

-You may type the answers directly on the document or type the answers on a different document

-For full points, you need to answer the majority of the questions.... (at least 9 out of 10)

if you can not figure out a couple of answers it is okay

-The video questions are used in part 2) below

2.1 GENEALOGY POWER POINT

Click on the Death of the Dream Video link in the Supporting Information for Activity

-Find the video in the list of videos

-Download the file (around 250mb)

-This file plays in Quick Time

-If it does not appear as a quick time file, open ‘all files’ in Quick Time to find it

-This is because it is a .m4v file instead of a .mov file....both work in Quick time

-This video can be found in the college library and many public libraries

-Answer the questions you printed out in the exercise above.

(IF YOU CAN NOT GET THE VIDEO TO WORK, THEN USE THE LINK ‘BRING WARM CLOTHES’ ON THE WEB PAGE AND WATCH THAT VIDEO INSTEAD....DEATH OF THE DREAM IS BETTER)

In the ‘Supporting Information for Activity’ box, there is a Genealogy lecture. Use it to help you create you own lecture about migration and settlement in Minnesota.

In the classroom, the seated students drew the routes from overseas and in the United States (which is why there is a blank map of the U.S. in the PPT), including approximate dates of how their ancestors finally arrived in Minnesota. Try to incorporate a similar map in your PPT.

Use the Video questions, components of the lecture (Power Point version also at bottom) and the links in the Student Support Materials box to help you create a 20 slide power point about what you learned. You are teaching someone else who is not taking this class. Be sure to include the majority of the terms you worked with in the Exercise or viewed in the Lecture.

-Save and submit your Exercise Answers and Power Points to the drop box on geo-site.net website

-Be sure to save your document by Last, First Name-Topic

-Be sure you close your document before trying to upload it

-You can see if it uploaded by clicking on the link below the upload page

-If you have problems with uploading, email me the answers as an attachment (8mb limit)

WEEK 2.2 INSTRUCTIONS (June 4 - 10)

ONE HISTORY ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY (June 10)

2.2 History Lecture

Be sure to label

#1 as Your Last Name ‘History Lecture’

QUIZ #2 - DUE SUNDAY NIGHT JUNE 10TH

2.2 History Lecture PPT

-Click on the ‘EX: HISTORY’ link on the geo-site.net course outline

-Dwnload or Print the History of the Land 1 Questions.doc (These are just questions for the video)

-Click on the History of the Land Video #1 link in the Student Support Materials

-Find the video in the list of videos

-Download the video file (around 250mb)

-This file plays in Quick Time

-If it does not appear as a quick time file, open ‘all files’ in Quick Time to find it

-This is because it is a .m4v file instead of a .mov file....both work in Quick time

-This video can be found in the college library and many public libraries

-Answer the questions you printed out in the exercise above.

-Click on the link to the ‘Website History of the Land’ (top of Student Support Materials)

-this link will take you to the video source

-ONLY USE EPISODE #1 ORDERING THE LAND

ANSWER THE VIDEO QUESTIONS AND USE THE ANSWERS IN THE HISTORY LECTURE

In the ‘Supporting Information for Activity’ box, there are three (3) lectures about Territorial Roads, Development of the land and Minnesota Boundaries. Use them to help you create you own lecture about historic development in Minnesota.

Use components of the video,lectures (Power Point version also at bottom) and the links in the Student Support Materials box to help you create a 20 slide power point about what you learned. You are teaching someone else who is not taking this class. Be sure to include the majority of the terms you worked with in the Exercise or viewed in the Lecture.

-Save and submit your Exercise Answers and Power Points to the drop box on geo-site.net website

-Be sure to save your document by Last, First Name-Topic

-Be sure you close your document before trying to upload it

-You can see if it uploaded by clicking on the link below the upload page

-If you have problems with uploading, email me the answers as an attachment (8mb limit)

NAME THIS POWER POINT ‘HISTORY LECTURE’ (20 SLIDES)

WEEK 3.1 INSTRUCTIONS (JUNE 11 - 17)

ONE ASSIGNMENT DUE SUNDAY (JUNE 17)

Be sure to label: #1 as ‘Biome Lecture

QUIZ #3 DUE SUNDAY JUNE 17TH

THE BLUFFLAND VACATION CAN BE TURNED IN THIS WEEK BY SUNDAY NIGHT

(YOU NEED TO DO 3 OF 6 POSSIBLE VACATIONS....REVIEW THE VACATION LINK ON THE TOP BAR

3.1 BIOME LECTURE

EXPLORE AND TRY TO ANSWER SOME OF THE BIOME ACTIVITY QUESTIONS......YOU NEED TO INCLUDE SOME OF WHAT YOU DISCOVERED IN THE BIOME LECTURE

-Click on the ‘EX: Biome’ link on the geo-site.net course outline

-Download or Print the Biome Exercise.doc

-Use the Student Support Materials to answer the questions you printed out in the exercise above.

-You may type the answers directly on the document or type the answers on a different document

Watch the 4 short videos that are indicated on the Minnesota map by arrows.

The Videos are found on the map on the Geo-site website link for Biomes.

(the videos at the bottom of the map are optional)

The Biome Lecture is in the ‘Student Support Materials’ box as a PDF file.

Use components of the activity, lectures (Power Point version also at bottom) ,the 4 short videos and the links in the Student Support Materials box to help you create a 20 slide power point about what you learned. You are teaching someone else who is not taking this class. Be sure to include the majority of the terms you worked with in the Exercise or viewed in the Lecture.

-Save and submit your Exercise Answers and Power Points to the drop box on geo-site.net website

-Be sure to save your document by Last, First Name-Topic

-Be sure you close your document before trying to upload it

-You can see if it uploaded by clicking on the link below the upload page

-If you have problems with uploading, email me the answers as an attachment (8mb limit)

NAME THIS POWER POINT ‘Biome Lecture’ (20 SLIDES)

WEEK 3.2 INSTRUCTIONS (JUNE 11 - 17)

TWO ASSIGNMENTS DUE SUNDAY

Be sure to label #1 as YOUR LAST NAME ‘Exploring MN Maps Exercise’

#2 as YOUR LAST NAME ‘Bluff Country Lecture’

QUIZ #3 DUE SUNDAY JUNE 17TH

THE BLUFFLAND VACATION CAN BE TURNED IN THIS WEEK BY SUNDAY NIGHT

(YOU NEED TO DO 3 OF 6 POSSIBLE VACATIONS....REVIEW THE VACATION LINK ON THE TOP BAR

3.2 EXPLORING MINNESOTA MAPS

-Click on the ‘EX: EXPLORING MN MAPS’ link on the geo-site.net course outline

-You do not need to Download or Print the Bluff Country Handout (it is only used in the classroom)

-You do need to Print or Download the Bluff Region Stream Map

Put the places indicated on the map and study it.

This map will help you understand the exercise if you locate the places on the map first

-In the Student Support Materials:

-Open or print the map of modern streams in Minnesota...study and become familiar with rivers

-The activity is a link to a .doc or .pdf of maps (do not print as they are 11”x17”)

-Open the document and you will see numerous maps starting in French and later in English

(The maps start from the oldest maps to the more recent maps of the area)

-Answer the questions at the bottom of each map on a separate page.

-One of the reasons for this activity is to see how early Minnesota appeared on maps

-These maps are inaccurate compared to today, so you need to be familiar with modern locations

-Answer the questions found on the bottom of each map on a separate document

-Name your document as ‘Your Last Name’ Exercise Exploring MN Maps

-The first maps are by the French....then created by the British....then by the new United States

-HINT

-pay attention to the modern stream map as to which rivers flow into the Mississippi River

-what is the location asked about compared to St Anthony Falls....above or below

-sound out the words....say them quickly (ie: Oui is yes in French and is pronounced as ‘we’)

-most maps are just of SE Minnesota...one includes a slightly larger area

-Upload your answers in the geo-site.net drop box (do not use the D2L dropbox)

-For full points, you need to answer the majority of the questions....(at least 9 out of 10)

if you can not figure out a couple of answers it is okay

3.2 BLUFF COUNTRY LECTURE POWER POINT

There are two (2) short videos to watch (2.1 & 2.2) and one Bluffland Lecture

Click on the History of the Land Video #2 link in the Student Support Materials

-Find the video in the list of videos

-Download the video file (around 250mb)

-This file plays in Quick Time

-If it does not appear as a quick time file, open ‘all files’ in Quick Time to find it

-This is because it is a .m4v file instead of a .mov file....both work in Quick time

-This video can be found in the college library and many public libraries

-WATCH ONLY THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OF #2

(save the video as you will watch more of it later)

Click on Link: Video (you-tube) Driftless Area. This video is also in the Driftless Area Website.

Review the Bluffland Lecture found in the Student Support Materials.

Use components of the lecture, both Videos and the links in the Student Support Materials box to help you create a 20 slide power point about what you learned. You are teaching someone else who is not taking this class. Be sure to include the majority of the terms you worked with in the Exercise or viewed in the Lecture.

-Save and submit your Exercise Answers and Power Points to the drop box on geo-site.net website

-Be sure to save your document by Last, First Name-Topic

-Be sure you close your document before trying to upload it

-You can see if it uploaded by clicking on the link below the upload page

-If you have problems with uploading, email me the answers as an attachment (8mb limit)

NAME THIS POWER POINT ‘BLUFF COUNTRY LECTURE’ (20 SLIDES)

Instructions Week 1 .....................(May 29th - June 3rd)

Two topics:

1.1 Exploring the Minnesota Atlas (one Activity)

1.2 Geology (one Activity, one Power Point)

1.1 & 1.2 are due June 3rd...............................................Quiz #1 is due June 3rd

Instructions Week 2 ......................................... (June 5 - 11)

Two topics:

2.1 People and Culture (one Activity, one Power Point)

2.2 History Lecture (one Power Point)

2.1 & 2.2 are due June 11th ..................................................Quiz #2 is due June 11th

Week #1

Week #2

Instructions Week 3 ............................(June 11th - 17th)

Two topics:

3.1 Biomes (one Power Point)

3.2 Bluffland Lecture (one Activity, one Power Point)

3.1 & 3.2 are due June 17th............................................Quiz #3 is due June 17th

QUIZ #1 IS OPEN

-Check the course outline for due date.

-It is not timed, but be sure to save it as you work on it.

-You can only submit it once. Be sure it is completely done.

-All quizzes are done on your own.

-Submitting a quiz is with the understanding that the quiz (as well as all other work) is done by you.

DROPBOX AND UPLOADING INTRUCTIONS

TRY TO INCORPORATE ALL PAGES INTO ONE DOCUMENT LABELED AS EXERCISE OR LECTURE

-Save and submit your Exercise Answers and Power Points to the drop box on geo-site.net website

-Be sure to save your document by Last, First Name-Topic

-Be sure you close your document before trying to upload it

-You can see if it uploaded by clicking on the link below the upload page

-If you have problems with uploading, email me the answers as an attachment (8mb limit)

WEEK 4.1 INSTRUCTIONS (June 18th - 24th)

TWO ASSIGNMENTS DUE SUNDAY

Be sure to label #1 as ‘Barn Exercise’

THE SOUTHERN PRAIRIE VACATION IS DUE SUNDAY

(YOU NEED TO DO 3 OF 6 POSSIBLE VACATIONS....REVIEW THE VACATION LINK ON THE TOP BAR

4.1 BARN EXERCISE

-Click on the ‘EX: BARNS’ link on the geo-site.net course outline

-Download or Print the BARN EXERCISE Questions.doc

-These include questions for the video and forms to fill out while watching the video

-Click on the LINK: BARN AGAIN VIDEO in the Student Support Materials

-Find the video in the list of videos

-Download the video file (around 250mb)

-This file plays in Quick Time

-If it does not appear as a quick time file, open ‘all files’ in Quick Time to find it

-This is because it is a .m4v file instead of a .mov file....both work in Quick time

-This video can be found in the college library and many public libraries

-Answer the questions you printed out in the exercise above.

-Use the video and review the BARN LECTURE and use the links to complete the diagrams

in the printout.

-Upload your answers in the geo-site.net drop box (do not use the D2L dropbox)

-For full points, you need to answer the majority of the questions....(at least 9 out of 10)

if you can not figure out a couple of answers it is okay

WEEK 4.2 INSTRUCTIONS (JUNE 18 - 24)

TWO ASSIGNMENTS DUE SUNDAY

#1 ‘Agriculture Exercise’

(YOU ONLY NEED TO DO THE MN AGRICULTURE EXERCISE IN THE STUDENT RESOURCES BOX)

(THE TOWNSHIP AND RANGE EXERCISE MAPS ON TOP ARE ONLY FOR THE IN-CLASS STUDENTS)

#2 ‘Prairie Path Lecture’

Be sure to label #1 as YOUR LAST NAME ‘Agriculture Exercise’

#2 as YOUR LAST NAME ‘Prairie Path Lecture’

THE SOUTHERN PRAIRIE VACATION IS DUE SUNDAY NIGHT

(YOU NEED TO DO 3 OF 6 POSSIBLE VACATIONS....REVIEW THE VACATION LINK ON THE TOP BAR

QUIZ #4 DUE SUNDAY JUNE 25TH

4.2 AGRICULTURE EXERCISE

-Click on the ‘EX: AGRICULTURE’ link on the geo-site.net course outline

-Download or Print the MN AGRICULTURE EXERCISE IN THE STUDENT RESOURCES BOX

-Use the resources in the Student Resource Box to answer the questions

-Upload your answers in the geo-site.net drop box (do not use the D2L dropbox)

-For full points, you need to answer the majority of the questions....(at least 9 out of 10)

if you can not figure out a couple of answers it is okay

4.2 PRAIRIE PATH LECTURE PPT

Review (in the Student Support Materials)

-Buying and Selling Land Lecture

-Prairie Path Lecture

Watch the History of the Land video - start at 20 minutes and watch the rest

Use components of the Lecture, Video and the Links in the Student Support Materials box to help you create a 20 slide power point about what you learned. You are teaching someone else who is not taking this class. Be sure to include the majority of the terms you worked with in the Exercise or viewed in the Lecture.

-Save and submit your Exercise Answers and Power Points to the drop box on geo-site.net website

-Be sure to save your document by Last, First Name-Topic

-Be sure you close your document before trying to upload it

-You can see if it uploaded by clicking on the link below the upload page

-If you have problems with uploading, email me the answers as an attachment (8mb limit)

NAME THIS POWER POINT ‘Prairie Path Lecture’ (20 SLIDES)

Instructions Week 4 ............................(June 18th - 24th)

Two topics:

4.1 Barns (one Activity)

4.2 Southern Prairies Lecture (one Activity, one Power Point)

4.1 & 4.2 are due June 24th............................................Quiz #4 is due June 24th