Trimester+3

Welcome to Trimester Three!

Thursday, June 7 2012
Study guide for final

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Wednesday, June 6 2012
Writing prompt Document: Should the United States trade with nations that do not believe in democracy?

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Wednesday, May 30 2012
Supply and demand Admit slip (5 min) Explain how price and demand are related in a demand curve?

Hook Video (4 min) [|Supply and Demand]

Finish Class Notes (10 min)

Tuesday, May 29 2012
Supply and Demand Notes

Thursday, May 23 2012
Lesson: Types of Business Ownership. Click the following link and look for three types of businesses: Sole or single proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation. [|Types of Business]
 * You will need: A Laptop, Notebook paper**

Define in your own words what they are. Make a table, chart or list showing each of their advantages and disadvantages.

Think of local businesses in Ellsworth or Maine. Can you think of examples of each type of business. You may have to search "examples of business types" in Google for some ideas.

These links may help. [|Sole Proprietorship]

[|Partnership]

[|Corporation]

Tuesday, May 15 2012
The European Union is a powerful collection of European countries that have agreed to work together economically and socially toward a common goal. The goal is to understand what the European Union (EU) and the Eurozone are and what are their main functions. //**Read the following short articles and answer the questions**// AND.... = = Video Explaining the [|European Union]

Friday, May 11 2012
Jeopardy Review

Time remaining Communist Car Videos [|Link 1]

[|Link 2] - Old Top Gear Video

[|Link 3] - Jeffrey Hammond & James May

Thursday, May 10 2012
1. Click the CIA World Factbook Link 2. Click the "Guide to Country Comparison" link 3. Click on the economy tab 4. Choose "GDP Purchasing Power Parity" link 5. Define GDP in your own words 6. Write down the top ten nations listed in your notes and decide if they are a Democracy, Communist or neither. Click here to begin- [|CIA World Factbook]
 * Directions:**





Wednesday, May 9 2012
[|Lesson Resource]

Lesson on water resources and **Scarcity**. Video Link - [|Coca Cola vs India]

Poster Project - Use the following links to help you complete your projects.
[|U.S. Census Bureau]

[|CIA Factbook] - Useful data about governments, statistics, ethnicity, etc

[|Population Pyramids Page] - Fill in the correct fields to produce a pyramid. Use the 2012 numbers.

[|Picsearch.com] - Great source of images to use.

Monday, April 30 2012
Agenda: 1 . Review Worksheets from Friday and collect. 2. Practice more population pyramids and answer questions 3. Follow the link below to access the lesson questions and the population clock for projecting population numbers [|Directions & Questions] - Goal is to use population changes to predict how population will grow in a day, year, etc.

[|Population Clock Link] - Refresh every minute for 10 minutes and record the change in added population ( +6, +10, +15, etc.)

Friday, April 27 2012
Agenda: Examine **population density** and make predictions. Examine **annual growth rates** and analyze the numbers for several countries. We will compare and contrast data from different countries and make conclusions about the information.

Students will practice and get feedback in class about key concepts.

Life Expectancy [|Video]

Thursday, April 26 2012
Show Powerpoint of Population Pyramids. 8 min
 * Agenda:**





Present student data and discuss trends - 10min Show population pyramids from other countries - [|Link] 10 min Hand out Triple Vocab Entry forms - Give students the rest of class to work - 15 min

Use the resources below and resources you can find to complete the triple vocab entry for the given vocabulary. [|U.S. Census Glossary]
 * Triple Vocab Entry Links**

[|Urban vs. Suburbs]

Tuesday, April 24 2012
Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. From Globalization101.org.

Agenda: 1. Admit Slip - Tariffs (5min) 2. Finish Worksheets in class (15min)

3. Make a concept map of build off the central idea (7 Billion and Counting). (15min)

Globalization/Economics Unit

Monday, April 23 2012
Globalization Lesson: Students will learn about globalization by examining their clothes, where they are made, what they are made from and whether or not the material comes from a renewable or nonrenewable resource.

The lesson features key terms such as Tariffs, Quotas & Subsidies.

Friday, April 13 2012
Quiz - Correct in class Economics Preview Test your knowledge of basic economics. Most likely you will not know many of these concepts...yet. This is a fun way to introduce what we will be covering after break. You will play these games again to measure how well you've learned the concepts. [|Millionaire] [|Hoop Shoot] [|Fling the Teacher]

Have a Nice Break!

Wednesday, April 11 2012
Agenda: Watch video - 4 min Review Race/Ethnicity - 5 min Finish questions about the reading and share out 20 min Take Practice quiz - 10 min Review Practice quiz. 5 min

Race Ethnicity [|Video] [|The Story of Race]
 * Honors Challenge**: Watch the video below and make a time line (16th 17th 18th 19th 20th) centuries showing the evolution of race in America.

Ethnicity and Race
Ethnicity - Group of people considered different from other groups in terms of culture AND physical characteristics. Race - Groupings based on arbitrary physical traits. Not an accurate way of characterizing people. Doesn't take into account culture. Read the following article on [|Ethnicity] Reading response questions

Class Notes - Continue with cultural diffusion. Have students make a culture shield
 * Monday, April 9 2012**
 * Essential Question: What is your culture?**
 * 1) Think about the things in your life that are very important to you. They can be anything.
 * 2) Do you have strong personal beliefs or family traditions?
 * 3) Do you know anything about your heritage? What symbols represent that heritage?
 * 4) Place images that you find into a pages document and make your personal culture shield.
 * 5) Email them to me so they can be shared in class.

Thursday, April 5 2012
Essential Questions and vocabulary: What is culture? - Common set of beliefs, norms, traditions and values shared by a group of people.
 * Norms** - Rules of a society held by a cultural group. There are two types
 * 1) **Folkways** - Rules that carry less severe sanctions if broken such as etiquette.
 * 2) **Mores** - Carry more severe sanctions and consist of formal laws and deeply held traditions.

Enculturation - Process of learning ones culture during childhood. Usually learned from parents, relatives, and friends.

 * Acculturation** - Process by which one culture changes another by heavy influence. Example: The Native American culture of the 1500's adopted religion, traded goods and material goods and language from the Europeans.
 * Assimilation** - A minority group that is absorbed into a larger more dominant culture usually over time. New immigrants often discard many of the old traditions in order to fit in to the new culture.
 * Cultural Diffusion** - Movement of cultural traits between ethnic groups or societies. McDonalds is now found in China even though the menu in China may vary significantly.

Thursday, March 29 2012
National Geographic [|Atlas]

Tuesday, March 27 2012
Finish Five Themes Introduction. Essential Question: What is Movement and Human/Environment Interaction?

Essential Understanding: How the five themes can be demonstrated through news and world events. Download the following article. We will read the article in class and groups will search for clues in the article regarding the five themes. There is evidence of the following. Location, Region, Place and Movement. After the discussion, you will be ready for the writing prompt. Set up your document using the MLA style as in all your Social Studies and English papers.

Step One: Provide a summary of the article that highlights the main ideas and essential facts of the story. Write a detailed paragraph. Step Two: Identify evidence of the five themes of geography and **explain** how they are shown throughout the article. One Paragraph Step Three - Honors Challenge. Research and explain the status of the "Arab Spring" and cite your source- One paragraph

Human Footprint - [|Video]

Monday, March 26 2012
Student Sample [|Prezi slideshow] Essential Question: What are Region, Place and Location? Check out the //Concept Map Outline// below made from [|Bubbl.us]. Log on and try it!

Five Themes Explained - [|Video] Youtube video that gives a quick overview and defines each theme of geography in basic and easy to understand terms.

Wednesday, March 21 2012
Essential questions. What do different places in the world look like? How do they compare to our own environment and the places we live? How would you describe those places.

These are questions that help understand a major theme of geography - Place. Place is defined as how a location of place is described. What does that description say about the culture that lives there.

Use the following link to read about the five themes of geography and in particular, Place. - [|Link]

Google Earth Assignment Sample.

Tuesday, March 20 2012
What is Latitude & Longitude? What is a Map Projection and why are they inaccurate? Answer: Map projections are the way we take a curved surface and transfer it to a flat surface. This causes a large amount of distortion at the polar regions.

**Latitude** are horizontal, parallel lines that run north and south of the Equator. The equator is measured at zero degrees, or 0*. Latitude starts at zero and go north and south to 90*.

Lines of longitude end at 180* east and west of the Prime Meridian.
 * Longitude** are lines that run east and west of the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian is an agreed upon line located in Greenwich England.

How do you write a latitude and longitude coordinate? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is located at approximately **40*N, 76W***

Latitude is always written first, followed by longitude.

Lesson Resources
Latitude and Longitude Explained - [|Video] Longitude further explained - [|Video] Another Latitude and Longitude explanation plus climate - [|Video]

__Geography Unit __ Essential Questions are highlighted in green ** Make sure you understand them. ** Monday, March 19 2012 //What is Geography?// Study of people, places and things and their relation to one another. Geography has both a **physical** (places) element AND a **human** element. Will discuss them as physical systems and human systems.

//Why study Geography?// 1. Those who study and understand geography better understand what can impact our planet. Example: Global warming, El Nino and the influences these have. 2. We need to be better global citizens. Learning about other people, places and cultures leads to greater tolerance and understanding. 3. The world is always changing. We need to understand changes and the impact they can have locally and globally.

What causes climate? The Earth's tilt causes seasons because the sun's rays directly hit different areas of the earth depending on where it is in it's revolution around the earth.

Lesson Resources
Latitude and longitude - [|Practice] Earth's Seasons - [|Video Explanation] Map projections and their faults - [|Video]