Sunday, October 21, 2018

October 22-26

AP Human Geography
Mon. 10/22  -- QZ: Eurasia Map (28 points) Go over the Unit 2 Test
Tue. 10/23 -- Material culture slide shows on Google Classroom.  Can we link material culture to customary beliefs and social forms?  Notebook #3 DUE
Wed. 10/24 -- Intro to culture: Haka video.  Folk vs Popular culture. Quiet reading p. 110-122. Reading guide chart to complete while reading.
Thur. 10/25 -- Periods 3 & 6 will have Map Day #5 the Middle East. Periods 2 & 4 will discuss the reading on culture and share folk food experiencing terroir.
Fri. 10/26 -- We switch.  Periods 3 &6 will discuss culture, food and terroir while periods 2 & 4 will work on Map Day #5, Middle East Map.
WEEKEND HOMEWORK reminder -- Take a picture of your house with your phone or chromebook.

Economics
Mon. 10/22 -- Finish up the work on the Bank Brochure and turn into Google classroom.  Notes on investing basics and some ways to invest your money.  Homework: Take the investment riskquiz. http://pfp.missouri.edu/research_IRTA.html.  Show me your score and note it on the calendar. 
Tue. 10/23 -- Talk about the risk quiz.  Stamp the calendar.  Financial plan worksheet on investing.
Wed. 10/24 -- Introduction to reading stock information.  Begin stock research on your set of 5 stocks. Complete the stock research sheet. 
Thur. 10/25 -- Begin the company profile. You can do it on a google document, but we will have to print them. 
Fri. 10/26 -- Finish the company profile.  Printing in the library.  Turn in the Stock Research worksheet and your printed company profile.  Together they are worth 50 points. 


Sunday, October 7, 2018

October 8-11, 2018

AP Human Geography 
Mon. 10/8 -- Migration Basics and map Due; Obituary Activity -- We will use obituaries to map internal migration within the U.S.  Students will analyze migration patterns to see if intraregional or interregional migration is more common.  They will hypothesize why there is a pattern.
Tue. 10/9 -- Go over the Population chapter quiz.  Review the DTM.  Power point on Migration, Key Issue 3. Where to people migrate within a country.  Case studies of Russia, China and Brazil.
Wed. 10/10 -- Practice PSAT most of the day.  Short period to review vocabulary in Key Issues 1-2 in Chapter 3.  Vocab sets in quizlet.com search >  JonnieFenton
Thur. 10/11 -- Vocab Quiz on Chapter 3 Migration, Key 1-2 vocabulary.  Begin Key Issue 3 > Why do people migration push and pull factors for economic, cultural and environmental migration.  pages 92-95 in the text.
Fri. 10/12 -- Fall Inservice Day for Teachers -- No school for students.

Economics
Mon 10/8 -- Go over the price quiz -- review demand and supply.  REview for the microeconomics unit test.  Essay question is on the role of government in managing the economy -- regulatory agencies (EPA) monopoly blocking (Sherman) and stopping market failure (inadequate information, externalities, and providing public goods).
Tue. 10/9 -- Test over microeconomics (Chapters 4-7) Notebook packet #2 Due
Wed. 10/10 -- Practice PSAT most of the day.  Money trivia search on-line for mostly extra credit.  But part is still required.  Come to class :)
Thur. 10/11 -- Introduction to money -- "Modern Marvels: Mints"  DVD covering the history of currency in the U.S. and minting/printing money.  There is a set of required questions with the DVD. 
Fri. 10/12 -- Fall Inservice Day for Teachers -- No school for students.