August 28-30, 2013

Welcome Back to School

World Geography

Wednesday, 8/28 -- Class Policies and Syllabus will be given to students. Q and A over both.  We will do a pre-quiz on global features.

Thur. 8/29 -- Cartography is the topic today.  Review mapping terms and locate places using latitude and longitude.  Brief discussion of plate boundaries and a plate map will be completed. If absent define: longitude, latitude, key, map scale and equator.

Friday 8/30 -- QZ on the Continents and Oceans.  Books will be handed out and the Five Themes of Geography will be reviewed/taught with a group activity. If absent: read pages 5-9.  Describe each of the five themes of geography (for location do relative and absolute location) and provide an example not found in the section.

 

Ancient Medieval

Wednesday, 8/28 -- Class Policies and Syllabus will be given to students. Q and A over both. Group activity on the characteristics of early civilizations.  If you are gone, get notes for your notebook.  You need a 1' three-ring notebook for this class!.

Thur. 8/29 -- Introduction to Ancient Greece,  Assignment map and timeline for Greece.

Fri. 8/30 -- Minoans -- today we will be archaeologists/historians.  Looking at artifacts of the Minoans -- what can we learn about their civilization and eventual collapse.  Notes.

 

Economics

Wednesday, 8/28 -- Class Policies and Syllabus will be given to students. Q and A over both.  Begin good and services project, write hypothesis and plan date collection.  Data collection is homework the first night! 

Thur. 8/29 -- Compile data on goods and services,  Complete the assignment with data analysis and a conclusion relating to the hypothesis.  Present findings.

Fri. 8/30 -- Books out.  Vocabulary team projects for chapter 1.  Each pair of students will get a vocabulary word and create a poster to teach the word to class.  If absent get a vocabulary list and define words using the book.   Vocabulary Quiz the following Thursday.