Eagle Ridge Middle School


800 Fruta Rd., NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Phone: (505) 892-6630
Fax: (505) 892-6909

What's Goin' On :

            LEARNING IS OUR BUSINESS!

 

Mrs. Cari Higgins

chiggins@rrps.net

892-6630 x 405

 

Week of March 8, 2010

Have a fabulous break and come back ready to learn!!! :)

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New Mexico History:

During this week, the students will be learning about the 2010 Census.  What it is and how it benefits our city, state, and nation.

Essential Questions:  How was New Mexico influenced by United States expansion?  How did New Mexico go from being Spanish, to Mexican, to a U.S. territory in just 30 years?

Standards & Benchmarks:

Social Studies Power Standard 2:  Describe how important individuals, groups, and events impacted the development of New Mexico from the 16th century to the present.


Social Studies Power Standard 3:  Compare and contrast the influence of Spain on the Western Hemisphere from colonization to the present.

Social Studies Power Standard 4:  Analyze and evaluate information by developing and applying criteria for selecting appropriate information and use it to answer critical questions.

Social Studies Power Standard 6:  Describe factors affecting location of human activities, including land use patterns in urban, suburban, and rural areas.

Social Studies Power Standard 7:  Describe geographically based pathways of interregional interaction.

Social Studies Power Standard 8:  Explain the concept of diversity and its significance within the political and social unity of New Mexico.

Social Studies Power Standard 10:  Explain how economic and intrinsic incentives influence how individuals, households, businesses, governments, and societies allocate and use their space resources.

Social Studies Power Standard 11:  Understand the interdependencies between the ecomonies of New Mexico, the United States, and the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 



Important Information!

Feb. 17 - H1N1 clinic at ERMS

Feb.22-23 - 9th grade registration for RRHS

Feb. 25 - Hummingbird Music Camp

Feb. 26 - Teachers vs. Students Dodgeball game

March 1 - Student Council Elections start

March 15-19 - Spring Break

March 22- April 15 -- SBA testing dates

April 16 - SBA dance

Questions of the Day:

Monday, Mar. 8

What do you know about the census?  What is it?

Tuesday, Mar. 9

What does the census tell us?  Why is it important?

Wednesday, Mar. 10

What is one way that the census will help New Mexico?

Thursday, Mar. 11

what is one thing you noticed about the 7A and 7B census data?

Friday, Mar. 12

no question

 

 

Homework & Agenda:

Monday, Mar. 8

  • Question of the Day
  • Homework #p.81 -- due Friday
  • Intro to Census 2010

Tuesday, Mar. 9

  • Question of the Day
  • Take class census and examine results

Wednesday, Mar. 10

  • Question of the Day
  • compare 7A census data to 7B data and begin creating double bar graphs to dispay data

Thursday, Mar. 11

  • Question of the Day
  • Finish double bar graphs

Friday, Mar. 12

  • Question of the Day -- 4 due
  • HW p. 81 DUE!!