Where engineering and nature meet - and no one wants to put a meter on it - the result is a win-win situation. Click it and see.
World War II - Rationing
(Victory Garden video!)
Follow the instructions for the Rationing Activity once I put them on the board. The images below are for reference during the activity.
(Victory Garden video!)
Follow the instructions for the Rationing Activity once I put them on the board. The images below are for reference during the activity.
Here is a link to website which you should read through with your partner and take brief notes on. You'll need to generate three (3) questions about rationing which are not answered here.
(this section is currently under development) 5. Comparative Health Care
The Commonwealth Fund's paper comparing 12 industrialized nations' healthcare - especially regarding cost - is found here.
Time magazine's crazy graphic of healthcare costs (and some outcomes).
Brilliant flow charts of healthcare costs vis a vis demographic indicators from The Big Picture website.
More charts from the Washington Post's Wonkblog comparing cost of medical care in US vs. other industrialized nations.
The Commonwealth Fund's paper comparing 12 industrialized nations' healthcare - especially regarding cost - is found here.
Time magazine's crazy graphic of healthcare costs (and some outcomes).
Brilliant flow charts of healthcare costs vis a vis demographic indicators from The Big Picture website.
More charts from the Washington Post's Wonkblog comparing cost of medical care in US vs. other industrialized nations.
4. Great Law of the Iroquois League
The text of the great law can be found here.
Finish notes on the sections you began in class (Symbolism, Branches of Government, and Checks & Balances).
Take notes on these topics from the sections in parentheses:
Freedom of Religion (Great Law sections 99, 101)
Immigration & Citizenship (68,70,75)
Rights & Responsibilities of Women (44-47)
3. Colonial Energy Sources - a non-written DBQ
1. Start with Early Energy Production in Virginia. Take notes on what this site tells you about the use of human energy, windpower, wood, and water power.
2. Next, read through the first two sections of "Wind Power Development: Early History Through 1875". If wind power is what you home to demo, you'll have to read the first two sections closely and make sure you know key terms: panemone, sail-wing, camber, blade spar, center of gravity, non-linear twist. Look them up elsewhere if you can't figure them out.
3. If you want to look more deeply into water power, read three of the essays on the Medieval Technology and American History page: "Mills in Colonial Cities", "Windmills on a Caribbean Island", and "Three Types of Waterwheels". All have good images to illustrate the brief essays.
4. Searching through photos can be time-consuming but very informative. For example, look at these photos of a mill in Massachusetts. You can click on each thumbnail to view a larger picture. While this mill was built after the colonial era, the technology had not changed significantly - so this is a fair representation of what colonial mills looked like both inside and out. Notice especially how they got water to the top of the wheel and how the mill axle was used to drive many belts inside.
5. Search on your own for good photos. Use terms such as "Library of Congress photos waterwheels", "Library of Congress photos windmills", and so on. As you learn more from looking closely at photos, think about how you can use this information in creating an authentic demonstration of 'your' energy source.
6. Select five images which tell you the most about 'your' energy source & cite the website for each. Using your Google drive, create a new presentation of 7 slides which you can use to show what you've learned. You must have a cover slide, one slide of each photo with bulleted text, and a citations slide at the end. Share the presentation with me at [email protected]. Be ready to present it to the core on Monday.
2. Next, read through the first two sections of "Wind Power Development: Early History Through 1875". If wind power is what you home to demo, you'll have to read the first two sections closely and make sure you know key terms: panemone, sail-wing, camber, blade spar, center of gravity, non-linear twist. Look them up elsewhere if you can't figure them out.
3. If you want to look more deeply into water power, read three of the essays on the Medieval Technology and American History page: "Mills in Colonial Cities", "Windmills on a Caribbean Island", and "Three Types of Waterwheels". All have good images to illustrate the brief essays.
4. Searching through photos can be time-consuming but very informative. For example, look at these photos of a mill in Massachusetts. You can click on each thumbnail to view a larger picture. While this mill was built after the colonial era, the technology had not changed significantly - so this is a fair representation of what colonial mills looked like both inside and out. Notice especially how they got water to the top of the wheel and how the mill axle was used to drive many belts inside.
5. Search on your own for good photos. Use terms such as "Library of Congress photos waterwheels", "Library of Congress photos windmills", and so on. As you learn more from looking closely at photos, think about how you can use this information in creating an authentic demonstration of 'your' energy source.
6. Select five images which tell you the most about 'your' energy source & cite the website for each. Using your Google drive, create a new presentation of 7 slides which you can use to show what you've learned. You must have a cover slide, one slide of each photo with bulleted text, and a citations slide at the end. Share the presentation with me at [email protected]. Be ready to present it to the core on Monday.
2. Two Sides of the Declaration of Independence (and a better copy of Document B)
Instructions for DBQ on the Declaration of Independence:
1. Click on the link above "Two Sides of the Declaration of Independence" so it opens in a tab.
2. Login to Google and open a new Google doc. Title it "Two Sides of D. of I. DBQ". Share it with me and select "can edit".
3. Go back to the DBQ. Read the question in the box at the top. Next, take five minutes to closely examine Document B with your partner (note the link to a higher resolution version on this page). Together, type responses to the question into your Google Doc.
4. Do the same with Documents D & F. Take your time and discuss the points & questions with your partner.
5. Finally, return to the question at the top of the DBQ. With your partner, compose a one-paragraph response to the "essay" question. Be sure to share it with me AND your partner.
2. Login to Google and open a new Google doc. Title it "Two Sides of D. of I. DBQ". Share it with me and select "can edit".
3. Go back to the DBQ. Read the question in the box at the top. Next, take five minutes to closely examine Document B with your partner (note the link to a higher resolution version on this page). Together, type responses to the question into your Google Doc.
4. Do the same with Documents D & F. Take your time and discuss the points & questions with your partner.
5. Finally, return to the question at the top of the DBQ. With your partner, compose a one-paragraph response to the "essay" question. Be sure to share it with me AND your partner.