Aim: Why is the Paleolithic Age called the “Old Stone Age?”

Do Now: Worksheet Read to Learn – Reading Essentials Highlight all important facts. Circle the answers to the 2 questions at the bottom

Notes-
Pre-history – study of man before written history
Paleolithic Age- The first age in which people lived. It began about 2.3 million years ago.
Nomad- a wanderer

Aim: How can we describe the features of civilization?

Do Now: (In your textbook locate and define)
1. What is a the code of Hammurabi ?
2. What are the 12 tables of Rome?
3. How are they similar how are they different?

Notes-
Culture – the way a of life for a group of people
Cultural diffusion: the spread of ideas and technology from one place to another
Ethnocentrism- the belief that one culture is at the center or most important
Cultural bias- prejudice towards one culture

Aim: How do the five themes of geography influence History?

Do Now: 1. Complete organizing your thoughts 5 themes of Geography web.
2. What is the difference between absolute location and relative location?


















Notes-

Review Exam

HW# 4 Create your own amusement park. Due Tuesday Sept 28th

Create your own amusement park. 
You need
1. a name
2. at least 10 rides, 4 concession stands, 3 or 4 souvenir shops, 3 bathrooms, a customer service center, a ticket gate and parking lot.
3. a physical map of the park. a legend and compass rose. 
4. a slogan for your park.
5. park information explaining necessary services, hours and ticket prices.

HW #5 Food Item Presentation Due Friday 10/1/10

To keep this course ‘hands on’ you are required, to bring in a food item, picture or drawing for discussion. This should be something of distinct ethnic origin from a particular world region outside of the United States. Depending on the chosen item, you could bring enough for everyone to have a small sample. You need to explain this item to the class: where it comes from (region, environment, relative location), what it is, how it is used, how it is made (if it is a processed food), and so on.

Aim: Who makes our economic decisions?

Aim: Who makes our economic decisions?

Do Now: Explain how some tasks are best performed when people work together

Task 1: What is economics?

3 Basic Questions of Economics:
1. What goods & services should be produced?
2. How should we produce them?
3. For whom should we produce them?

Task 2: Using the worksheet & the 3 Basic Questions, define each of the following economies:
Traditional Economy, Market Economy, Command Economy, and Mixed Economy

Traditional Economy - people produce based on what they need to survive
Market Economy - Decides what to produce based on what people would buy
Command Economy - Government tells what to produce, cost and own the factories
Mixed Economy - individual makes some decisions, and government makes some decisions

Task 3: In pairs, evaulate each economy on its pros and cons

Aim: Culture

HW # 3 Due Wednesday 22nd

What economic system would be easier for you to live under capitalism or communism? Please explain your answer giving examples in a few sentences.

Aim: What are different forms of government?

Notes-
Democracy- people have the right to vote for the leader
Monarchy – king or queen is the ruler
Dictatorship-Absolute ruler
Oligarchy –Government in which a few people rule
Communist – classless equal society where the people own the means of production
Socialism- state or collective ownership of industry and the government takes care of the people welfare and social security.
Totalitarian/Absolute- total rule and control over people and media

Aim: How do we study the past?

Do Now:
Read the article and answer the questions

1. What is the purpose of the garbage project?
2. If someone from the garbage project were to look into your garbage what      would they find?
3. How would the garbage help them to understand how you live in 2010?

HW # 2 Due Monday 20th

Watch a news program.
1. List the name, time, and channel of the program.
2. Choose one story briefly explain the story.
3. Does the program use Primary or Secondary sources?
4. What theories presented?
5. Is this program biased?
6. Who are they looking to have watch the program?

Aim: How do we learn about our past?

Notes-
Primary source – an eye witness first hand account
Secondary source- a source that describes a primary source
Theory – an educated guess about something
Bias – a preference towards one opinion

Assessment

Student Contract

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Notebook Rubric and Vocabulary Sheets

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