February 26- March 2, 2018

AP Human Geography
AP Test Registration DUE by 2/28 or a big late fee!
Mon 2/26 -- Short slide show project on the role of women in agriculture.  The directions are posted on the google classroom.  If you are absent pick three of the boxes and do a shorter slide show.  Do a mix of challenges and successes. This is a one day project -- keep the slides short. Due 2/27.
Tue. 2/27 -- Agricultural markets and Von Thunen.  We have a slide show on the Von Thunen model and an activity to complete.  Read page 378-379 in the text.
Wed. 2/28 -- Increasing the World's Food Supply.  Watch a TED talk "Four fish we are overeating" by Paul Greenberg.  How are we stressing the oceans and how can aquaculture help? Take notes.
Begin worksheet/chart on ways to increase food production.
Thur. 3/1-- Discuss the ideas on food production.  Look at data on food waste, increasing farming productivity, GMO's and sustainability.  How will we feed people in 2050?  Notebook #8 DUE
Fri. 3/2 -- Agriculture review day.  -- NOTE our Agriculture test will include review from chapter 4. Study both chapters 10 and 4.

Monday -- Agriculture Unit Test

Economics 
Mon. 2/26 -- Movie "Tucker a Man and His Dream"
Tue. 2/27 -- finish > Movie "Tucker a Man and His Dream".  Video response due Wednesday.
Wed. 2/28 -- What are market failures?  Newspaper project finding examples of types of market failures and explaining how they fit the definition of market failure.  Tucker movie response due today by 3 p.m.  It counts as an assignment and a stamp.  Do it!
Thur. 3/1 -- Webquest on Regulatory Agencies. Students will explore the U.S. regulatory agencies and what they do in a web-based assignment.  Students will work in partners because there are only 13 agencies to split up :)
Fri. 3/2 -- Digital monopolies -- What is going on with Netflix, Google, Amazon and Apple?  Why are they in court for monopoly practices?  Reading and discussion.

February 20-23, 2018

REMEMBER AP Registration deadline is 2/28/18

AP Human Geography
Monday 2/19 -- President's Day.  No school today. 
Tue. 2/20 -- Finish the small group project on agriculture.  Small groups are looking up information on agriculture in the developing world.  They are defining, explaining and drawing diagrams.  We started on Friday and will finish today.
Wed. 2/21 -- Agriculture in the developed world.  Lecture with notes and a map.  We are working on learning the 11 agricultural regions described by D. Wittelsey in 1936. 
Thur. 2/22 -- Webquest on challenges in agriculture. This project uses both the text and on-line sources.  It will be posted on the google classroom site on Wednesday. 
Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7 p.m.
Friday 2/23 [half-day] -- CRQ on one of the agricultural zones. I will double the score and count it as a quiz.  It will be one in the developing world.  Study a little :)

Economics
Monday 2/19 -- President's Day. No School today. 
Tue. 2/20 -- Mini Lecture on Supply.  What factors affect supply?  Time to work on the guided reading for Chapter 6: Prices.  Finish the worksheet in class or it is homework.  I provide extra help with the price ceiling and floor.
Wed. 2/21 -- Grade the chapter 6 guided reading.  Skits to review prices. Yes you will all create a skit on how prices work under certain conditions.
Thur. 2/22 - QZ: Open note on Chapter 6. Partner project on microeconomics. 
Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7 p.m.
Friday 2/23 [half-day]-- Competitive structures -- monopolistic competition to monopoly.
[Monday 2/26 - 2/27 -- Movie "Tucker: A Man and His Dream"]