World History

World History Students
Your assignment for Monday September 27th is to read Chapter 4, section 1 in your textbooks. It is entitled "The Empires of Egypt and Nubia Collide." You need to answer the following questions on a Pages document and turn it in at the beginning of class on Tuesday. You are allowed to use earbuds to listen to music while you work. Happy studying.

Questions

1. Who were the Hyskos?

2. Who was the powerful female ruler of the New Kingdom in Egypt? What kinds of things did she do during her reign?

3. Describe the relationship between the Egyptians and the Hittites.

4. Where did the term "Pharaoh" come from? What does it mean?

5. Describe the Valley of the Kings.

6. Who are the "People of the Sea?" What did they do?

7. What was it that caused the Egyptian Empire to lose power?

8. How did the Kushite Dynasty come to power?

9. Describe how Nubian and Egyptian cultures mixed.

10. Who became Egypt's 25th Dynasty? How did they accomplish that?

World Geography Students

Your assignment for Monday September 27th, 2010 is to begin writing your culture study papers. It needs to be at least 2 pages (double spaced, size 12 font, and Times New Roman style text) and must contain at least 5 aspects of culture from the group that you studied. It will be due Wednesday when you come to class. You will not have time to work on it Tuesday in class. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation will be graded in this paper. Remember, an anthropologist needs to not judge the culture they are observing. Happy studying.

World History

World History Students,
The 10 Commandments were a very important part of life in Jewish culture. It was part of a standard that the Hebrew people lived by. Below I have listed a link to a website where you can a play game trying to name the 10 Commandments. Give it a try and see how long it takes you to get them all correct. Have fun learning about an ancient religion that influenced the world. Keep trying until you've got them all down.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/commandments.php

U.S. History

U.S. History Students,
After you finish your quiz, check out the links below and play the games on the U.S. Constitution. Your homework for tomorrow is to look over the Constitution in your textbook and get familiar with it.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Bartleby/amendments

http://www.sporcle.com/games/text/uspreamble

Play the ones above until you have a good grasp of them. After that, you are free to play other quizzes on www.sporcle.com, however, they need to be U.S. History quizzes. Have fun and learn something.

World History

World History Students,
Your task is to download the table from the class bulletin board on the server and research Hinduism and Buddhism. The corresponding text in your book is Chapter 3 Section 2 which starts on page 62. Many people throughout the world belong to these two religions, it is important to understand their religion so we can better comprehend them as fellow human beings. Whether you belong to a religion or not, it's important to know where other people are coming from.

You need a few sentences for each box. Feel free to work with a partner or in a group of 3. It will be due in class tomorrow. Happy studying.

1st Hour Geography Students

Since we have the NHS meeting instead of class, you need to export your podcast or video to iTunes and put it in the dropbox for this class by using the server. If you don't know how to do that, ask me or someone else how. It needs to be in the dropbox before lunch time today (September 20th, 2010)

Your homework for tomorrow is to read Chapter 4, section 1 in your Geography textbook. There will be a quiz. It may or may not be open book. 

United States History

U.S History Students,

Your mission is to research major battles of the American Revolution. I have written out below, some guidelines for you to follow. This is a chance for you to explore the material and check out the battles that you want to check out at your own pace. Have some fun learning about the war. For each battle, you should list the Commanders, which side won, and the importance of the battle in context of the entire war. Copy and paste the following guidelines into a pages document and start researching. 

Here is a great website to use in your research:  http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles.aspx

Year: 1775

Battle 1: Lexington and Concord

Battle 2:

Battle 3:

Battle 4:

Year: 1776

Battle 1:

Battle 2:

Battle 3:

Year : 1777

Battle 1:

Battle 2:

Battle 3:

Battle 4:

Battle 5:

Year 1778-1781

Battle 1:

Battle 2:

Battle 3:

Battle 4: Yorktown

World Geography

World Geography Students,
Your task is to check Chapter 3 section 3 in your textbook. In that section there is a map of all the different climates on earth. By yourself or with a partner, you are to create a project that highlights 1 city from each climate region. In your project, you will need the following information for each city.

-Which climate it belongs to
-Highest and lowest average temperature and the month they occur
-Month with the most precipitation
-Record high and low temp for the city and the year it was recorded (if you can find the year)
-A picture of the city if it's possible for your project

For this project your must use iMovie or Garageband to create a video, podcast, or enhanced podcast. You will present these in class on Thursday September 16th, 2010. You will be graded on the quality of your work and the effectiveness of your presentation.

Here are some websites that should help you in your research.

www.weather.com

www.wunderground.com

www.qwikcast.com

www.weatherbase.com

World History

World History Students,
Don't forget, your 21st Century Hieroglyphics slideshows are due today. You will be showing them in class. If you finished the story I created and made your own, you can show that one too. As always, all material must be school appropriate. Happy Studying.

5th Hour Geography Students

Check out the following links and interact with the tornado information. Try the quizzes, watch the videos, and have fun learning.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/storm-chasers/how-stuff-works/tornado-science.html

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/storm-chasers/top-ten/top-ten.html

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/storm-chasers/tornado-chase-game/tornado-chase-game.html

http://www.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/tornado.htm

Happy Learning!

United States History

Declaration of Independence Paraphrase

Students,
You need to read the Declaration of Independence that starts on page 30. Your task is to shorten it and put it into your own words. When finished, it should be at LEAST 2 pages, double spaced with size 12 font. The reason for this assignment is for you to understand what the Founding Fathers were saying. These are the documents that our country's foundation was laid with and as American Citizens, we should know what they say.

This assignment is due Monday at the end of class. Happy studying.

World History Students

Once you are finished with your reading guide, head over to the Discovery Channel website through the link below and play around on the Egypt page. Watch the videos, do some virtual exploring, take the Pharaoh Quiz, etc. Basically, have some fun interacting with the material on Egypt.

Here's the link: http://dsc.discovery.com/egypt/

World History

World History students. You need to fill out the following reading guide as you work through Chapter 2, Section 2. It will be due on Thursday, September 9th at the end of class.

Chapter 2, Section 2 Reading Guide

1. Explain why the Nile River was so important to Egyptian people


2. Explain why Lower Egypt is farther north than Upper Egypt.


3. Describe the yearly flooding of the Nile River and how the Egyptian people felt about it.


4. Why were Egyptians not concerned with being taken over by other people groups?


5. Why would Menes establish his kingdom in Memphis and wear a red and white crown during his reign?


6. What was different about how Egyptians and Mesopotamians viewed their kings or rulers?


7. What is a theocracy? What would be difficult about living in one?


8. Why did the Egyptians spend so much time and effort building tombs for their rulers that died?


9. What did ancient Egyptians believe would happen after they died?


10. Read the 1st purple text box on page 37 about mummification. What are your thoughts on this?


11. How did math and science help the ancient Egyptians?

World Geography

Chapter 3 Reading Guide-Due by the end of class on Thursday, September 9th, 2010

1. Describe the difference between equinox and solstice.

2. Describe what causes weather.

3. Describe how a hurricane forms.

4. Why do tornadoes tend to form down the middle of the United States?

5. Find some videos or pictures online of the following weather extremes.
     -Hurricane Earl, Hurricane Katrina, or Hurricane Andrew
     -The Iowa floods of 1993 or 2010
     -The floods in Pakistan right now
     -The drought that occurred during the Great Depression
     -Midwest Tornadoes
*Use websites from popular news sources like CNN, the Weather Channel, New York Times, etc.

United States History Reading Guide

1. Why did the British government issue the Proclamation of 1763? Do you agree or disagree with it? How would you have reacted?

1. Why did colonial merchants start a boycott on British goods? Do you think it was justified?

1. Describe the colonists stance on taxation without representation.

1. Why did parliament pass the “Intolerable Acts”?

1. Why was the First Continental Congress such a big step for the colonists?

1. Why did the British seem to suffer more casualties than the Patriots during many of their battles? How did this represent the colonists’ attitudes?

1. What could have happened after the Declaration of Independence was sent if the Patriots had lost the war? What about the men that signed it? Would you have signed it knowing the consequence of losing?

1. What problems did the leaders of the Patriot army face?

1. Why would the colonists and the British both be trying to recruit Native Americans?

1. Who all did the Colonists get help from after the Battle of Saratoga? Why do you think these other groups joined in?

11. Describe the shift that happened when the colonists finally defeated the British. How did this alter the course of history for Britain and the United States?