Tuesday, March 21, 2017

March 20-24, 2017

AP Human Geography
Mon. 3/20 -- Introduction to Weber's model on Industry.  Video " Made in the USA" from America revealed.  Notes on automobile industry and steel industry including Nucor.
Tue. 3/21 -- Siting a Factory Project.  Teams of students will each take one type of factory and find a place in the U.S. to site the factory.  Each person will look at bulk-gaining, bulk-reducing as well as locations of resources, transportation costs, labor and other factors needed in finding a good site for a new factory.
Wed. 3/22 -- Final day for Siting a Factory Project.  Project DUE Thursday.
Thru. 3/23 -- Factory siting project due. Notes on Factories today/trends. QZ: Factory CRQ -- AP exam type essay in class as a quiz.
Fri. 3/24 -- Industrial pollution news articles.

AP Art History
Mon. 3/20 -- Notes on post 1945 painting and sculpture.  Art Cards Mondrian to Wright (last five the of the pink set) Due.
Tue. 3/21 -- Notes on post 1945, architecture and environmental art.
Wed. 3/22 -- DVD: "10 Buildings that changed America." Notes on Robie House, Seagram Building, Vanna Venturi House, and Disney Concert Hall. NOTEBOOK #9 DUE
Thur. 3/23 -- Review for Modern Art Test
Fri. 3/24 -- Test on Modern Art, Art Cards 1945-1980 (Gray) set due. 

Economics

Mon. 3/20 -- Research for budget cutting simulation.
Tue. 3/21 -- Budget cutting simulation
Wed. 3/22 -- information on the Federal budget -- numbers for 2016 and how the budget is passed -- reading and some discussion.  Video "IOU USA" about the budget deficit.
Thur. 3/23 -- Catch-up on some previous lessons.  Discuss readings on labor issues and write a list of important ideas on the board (and as notes for the test).  Readings about alternative types of taxes p. 406-410.  Students will make a two-column chart to find information on VAT and Flat tax ideas.  The two columns include: describe the tax, list two good things about the tax and two bad things (pro-con).
Fri. 3/24 -- Economic Current Event #1 -- library to write and print. 

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