Sunday, March 18, 2018

March 19-23, 2018

AP Human Geography
Mon. 3/19 -- Review Activity for Chapter 9. Students will create a chapter review card on a 5X8 index card (provided in class).  They can use their review card on the quiz. Quiz Chapter 9 - Development. 
Tue. 3/20 -- Industrial Revolution on Crash Course World history #32.  Worksheet on the industrial revolution with a map of the U.S. and early industrial areas.
Wed. 3/21 -- Introduced Weber's model on factory site and situation factors.  Very short lecture (5 slides) and reading pp 398-411.  Students will break into groups of four and site a factory in the United States.  The choices are copper, auto, potato chip and clothing (textile).  Each person in the group will take one factory and do an independent project. DUE Friday 3/23.
Thur. 3/22 -  Continue Factory Project
Fri. 3/23 -- Watch 20 minutes of American Car DVD.  Finish Factory Project. Due by 3 p.m.
Remember there is a QUIZ on factories in a CRQ format on Monday.  The "Quiz" will be added to your test score as the essay for the test on 3/29. 

Economics 
Mon. 3/19 -- Risk Quiz Due http://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/riskquiz.  Copy this URL into your browser.  Take the quiz and print the page with your score.  Points will be deducted if you do not print or if it is late.  There are printers in the library and career center.  This assignment was given 3/7/18.  Powerpoint notes on investment basics. Introduction of the circular flow of money.
Tue. 3/20 --- Making a financial plan -- worksheet and discussion on how to invest.
Wed. 3/21 -- Begin the Stock project.  I will begin with a lesson on how to read a stock report on yahoo.finance and how to use the information on the site.  It is amazing!  Day one students will begin the project with four stocks to research (randomly chosen from a spreadsheet).
Thur. 3/22 -- Begin stock profile on a single stock form your list of four.  In-depth research on that stock. You can prepare this on google classroom.  We will print on Friday.
Fri. 3/23 -- MEET in the LIBRARY.  We will finish the stock project and print.  Turn in both the stock research (20 points) and the stock profile (30 points) Total 50 points.  Due by 3 p.m.




Sunday, March 11, 2018

March 12--16, 2018

AP Human Geography
Mon. 3/12 -- QZ: Chapter 9 -- Key Issues 1-2 vocabulary. DVD: Electric Nation from the series American Revealed. Notes on the video.
Tue. 3/13 -- Watch Crash Course Economic Trade #2.  Assignment on paths to development (international trade vs self-sufficiency path).  Look at Rostow's Model for internationl trade. Students may have to finish some of this assignment at home.  Due Wednesday.
Wed. 3/14 -- Lecture notes on Financing and Trade.
Thur. 3/15 -- TED talk How we can make the world a better place by Michael Green.  There is room on the worksheet for the TED talk notes.  Questions bout the Millennium Development goals and the UN sustainability goals.
Fri. 3/16 -- World System's Theory -- Wallerstein.  We will review chapter 9 on Monday and have a quiz on the chapter.

Economics 
Mon. 3/12 -- Watch Its a Wonderful Life section on the run on the bank.  PP on Bank history.  Begin timeline on banking.  We will finish tomorrow.
Tue. 3/13 -- QZ: Bank History -- this is a true/false quiz and you can use your notes.  Watch 60 minutes Your bank has failed and finish the timeline on bank history.
Wed. 3/14 -- Introduction to banks -- powerpoint notes.  Begin research on a local bank -- create a pamphlet that will highlight bank services. 
Thur. 3/15 -- Time to complete the pamphlet.  Summary discussion: Has has technology affected banking?
Fri. 3/16 --  Bank pamphlet due today.  Read p. 304-307, Activity on circular flow for the financial market.  If you are absent Read pages 304-307 and do the lesson review questions (lesson one, chapter 11) on page 309, questions 1-5.

Monday, March 5, 2018

March 5-8, 2018

AP Human Geography
Mon. 3/5 -- Agriculture Test (Chapter 10) with some review from Chapter 2 (densities) and Chapter 4 (folk and popular culture).  Any late notebooks are due today.
Tue. 3/6 -- Development Statistics -- Power point on how to use development statistics and vocabulary for the unit.  We will go over the multiple choice questions on the test.
Wed. 3/7 -- Development chart -- Students will use data in the text to look at the development level of a group of countries.  Data and analysis due.
Thur. 3/8 -- International Women's Day!  Internet on development statistics and the GII (gender inequality index).  How index data are complied at the UN. Reading from USA today about the GII.  Study Key issue 1-2 over the weekend.  We have a quiz on Monday.  It is multiple choice. 
Fri. 3/9 -- Have a nice day off :)

Economics
Mon. 3/5 -- Review for the Microeconomics test tomorrow.  Study tonight.
Tue. 3/6 -- Microeconomics Test.  If you get done early work on your notebook packet. 
Wed. 3/7 -- Notebook packet #2 DUE.  Begin Money, Banking and Finance Unit.  We will start with a little history of money in the United States. Worksheet and sharing money examples.
Thur. 3/8 -- Go over the test from Tuesday.  Modern Marvels video on U.S. Mints.  There are some questions to answer with the video.
Fri. 3/9 -- Have a nice day off :)