Sunday, September 2, 2018

September 4-7, 2018

AP Human Geography
Tue. 9/4 -- Check out books or photocopies. 
Parents:  We are having trouble getting the on-line codes for Pearson.  Until we get the codes, I will check out all the books I have (80) and make photo copies.  I will encourage students who do not want a paper copy to take the photocopies, while we wait for the codes.    Lesson: Work on the geographic grid, scale, time zones and time space compression.  Lecture with a map to fill in.  HW: Regions assignment 
Wed. 9/5 --Reading pages 14-17. Working on vocabulary for place.  Worksheet on globalization and and region vocabulary.  HW: Study Chapter 1 Key 1-2 for vocab quiz tomorrow.
Open House tonight.  See the school website for time information.
Thur. 9/6 -- Vocab matching Quiz over Chapter 1, Key Issues 1-2. Global regions and sub-regions in AP (map) notes on culture regions.
Fri. 9/7 -- Map day 1 -- North American and Canada Map.  HW: Map due on Monday 9/10

Economics
Tue. 9/4 --  Barter Simulation -- you will trade to get the stuff you want.  Assignment -- Economic systems chart.  Check out books to those who want one.  HW: Study vocab from chapter 1 list for the quiz on Wednesday.
Wed. 9/5 -- Quiz on Chapter 1 vocabulary -- matching.  PowerPoint notes on economic systems. Look at Market system and discuss the advantages and disadvantages. 
Open House tonight.  See the school website for time information. 
Thur. 9/6 -- Chromebook research modern countries.  We will look at a range of economic statistics and discuss how to identify economic systems.   Go over the quiz.
Fri. 9/7 -- Present country reports.  Discuss economic goals and then rank economic systems (capitalism, communism and socialism) in how they meet different goals.  Partner project.



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