Thursday, October 27, 2016

Assignment for Today




1. Play this game! = http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/galileo-experiments.html 

2. Creating a PowerPoint, looking up the following scientists and write down the following:
                             a.) The contributions of the scientists
                             b.) A picture of their contribution

       Scientists = Galileo, Francis Bacon, Rene Descartes, Johannes Kepler, Andreas Vesalius, Copernicus

Friday, September 23, 2016

Middle Passage Assignment

Today we will be looking at The Middle Passage, which is the voyage for slave trade from Africa to the Americas.  One of the ugly parts of European exploration would be the fact that they were seeking a cheap labor source.  


This website will explain the horrific voyage over and give you a detailed account of what life was like for the Africans aboard these slave ships.

Go to this website:

Here are the topics you will look at:

*Life on the Slave Ships

*Death on the Slave Ships

*The Daily Routine on the Slave Ships

*Fighting Back: Revolt on the Slave Ships

*Passage A Great Sin of Humanity

Your assignment is to write down (either using a sheet of paper or using Microsoft Word) 5 facts on each topic area.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Aztec PowerPoint

Aztec Diet
Aztec Clothing
Aztec Punishments
Aztec Games/Sports
Aztec Sacrifices
Aztec Society
Aztec Marriage
Aztec Calendar
City of Tenochtitlan
Cortes “Burn the Boats” philosophy
Cortes & Montezuma

Cortes Conquers the Aztecs

Aztec PowerPoint


Go to the following website: Aztec/Inca Empire


You will be making a PowerPoint over the Aztec Empire & the conquering of the Aztecs. The website has plenty of information that will help you get a better feel for the Aztec way of life. Your PowerPoint needs to be at least 10 slides with at least 8 pictures.


Monday, August 22, 2016

Life in the Middle Ages


As you recall, on Friday we introduced the beginnings of the Renaissance Era. In order to fully understand why the Renaissance took place, it was important that we discussed the time period that led up to this, which was known as the Middle Ages (or Dark Ages).

Today we are going to look at many different facets of the Middle Ages. There will be several topics that deal with how life was during this time period.

Today's Assignment: For the first part of this go to this website. You will be looking at different aspects of life during the Middle Ages. Using the different icons on the right side of the website, (such as religion, homes, clothing, etc.) I would like you to write down 3 facts that stood out to you for each topic (7 total). You can use Microsoft Word to complete this assignment.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

PowerPoint About Yourself


Your assignment is to create a PowerPoint detailing things about yourself and your life. The PowerPoint needs to be at least 10 slides and can really be about anything you want. 

Here are some things to include: 

*Family Life (parents, brothers, sisters, pets, etc) Anything you want to say about your family. 
*Hobbies 
*Friends, people you like hanging out with 
*Favorites (music, TV shows, classes, teachers, sports teams, etc.)
*Places you have lived, places you have traveled 
*Goals (for the school year, for the future, where do you see yourself?) 
*One or more unique things about yourself. 
*Anything I need to know about you to help out 
*Anything else you want to talk about 

Help me out and let me get to know you!! I appreciate the effort!

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

PBS Frontline TankMan

Questions to Consider:

1.) What is the climate of the student-led protests in Tienanmen Square in the 5 weeks leading up to June 4, 1989

2.) How did the Chinese army go about clearing the Tienanmen Square on the night of June 4, 1989?

3.) What is the symbolism behind the 'Tank Man'? What does he represent to the Chinese people and to the world?

Monday, April 25, 2016

Pearl Harbor Timeline

Pearl Harbor Timeline

Go to "Attack Map" at the top of the page.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Research Project on Sweatshops

Research Project on Sweatshops

Research Project on Sweatshops

Today we are going to be researching Sweatshops throughout the world. Companies such as Wal Mart and Nike have come under fire for their treatment of workers over the last 20-25 years. There are strong arguments for and against having sweatshops across the world. Here is some reading information for you:

AGAINST SWEATSHOPS:
http://www.veganpeace.com/sweatshops/sweatshops_and_child_labor.htm
http://www.laborrights.org/creating-a-sweatfree-world/sweatshops
Claims against Nike: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lormand/poli/nike/nikelabor.htm
FOR SWEATSHOPS:
http://www.veganpeace.com/sweatshops/sweatshops_and_child_labor.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/opinion/15kristof.html

Your assignment is to research all there is to know about sweatshops across the world. Using PowerPoint, you will want to answer the following questions (these are to help you get started):

1.) What are sweatshops?
2.) What countries have been criticized for using sweatshops?
3.) What companies/corporations are at fault?
4.) What are the conditions within the sweatshops that have people upset (wages, hours, etc.) ?
5.) Are companies held accountable?
6.) Where have there been violations (if any) in the United States?
7.) What organizations are working to help these workers?
8.) What are the arguments for sweatshops? What are the arguments against them?
9.) What is YOUR opinion?

PowerPoints need to have the following:
* Title Page
*12 slides with facts, research, pictures and information
*Bibliography of websites that you used

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Industrial Revolution Reading

http://spartacus-educational.com/IRchild.htm 

Go to "Life in the Factory"

There are 10 topics. For each topic, we will write down 3 facts from the reading.  There are a lot of great facts to look at in this reading.  We will discuss as a class tomorrow.

You can either type it or write it, whatever you please!