Mr.Wade's Social Studies Classes 2020-2021: May 2016

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Intro Comp 5-31-16

Begin Working on "Hands Online" Thing 15 Quests 1 and 2.
Answer questions in Google Docs

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

World History/Geo

Complete Section 2 Review beginning on Page 359, map activity on Page 357

Complete a 5 theme of Geography profile on England

Place
Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Region

Intro Comp 5-24-16

Students will begin Quest 3 of Thing 14.

http://www.21things4students.net/21/14-social-networking/q3-consider-this/

Watch the snap chat link and completer the reflection activity after reading the web Link below.
https://familyshare.com/10-things-parents-and-kids-should-know-about-the-snapchat-app

Thursday, May 19, 2016

World History/Geo 5/16-5/19

Complete parts 1-4 Section 1 Chapter 13 page 358

Complete/Copy the Chart below using information in Chapter one

Review Points of interest in the notes and answer questions below where neccessary.

Industrial Revolution

Unprecedented technological and economic development that began during 1830s in UK and spread in varying degrees to the rest of Europe, US, and Japan. It replaced the animal and human power by mechanical power andtransformed agriculture based economies to manufacturing based ones. It seeds lie in the invention (by Thomas Newman of UK in 1712) and development (by James Watt of UK in 1769) of steam engine which was first applied to mining and textile making operations. Industrial revolution shifted the balance of power from the landowning class to the entrepreneurial class, ended the domestic system of production, and created an urban working class.

When physical Labor and animal powered equipment changed to machine powered equipment and electrical watering systems.

· The industrial revolution had far-reaching consequences which persist even to this day and have completely changed the work world and the nature of the labor force.

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· The high school students became more interested in learning about the industrial revolution when the teacher explained it in relationship to the more recent and relatable digital revolution they had all lived through.

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· The Industrial Revolution was a period of time when the use of people for manual labor was replaced with machines, which greatly increase the rate of a products production

In Europe and the United States, industrialization occurred in the 1700s and 1800s, with the changes beginning in Britain. This period is called the Industrial Revolution. Textile manufacturing became mechanized, transportation (canals, railroads, and road systems) became more efficient, and steam power was introduced. Goods became more accessible and cheaper.

Effects of Industrialization

Cities grew because they attracted workers from rural areas with the hopes of getting jobs

What Geographical factors helped Britain become the world leader in Industrialization at that time?

How did investors become rich enough to take chance to move away from agricultural industry to mechanical and electrical industry?

What are factors of Production?

Land ( all natural resources) water, coal, Iron

Capital ( tools machinery equipment, inventory mining)

Labor( population growth, migration into cities, work conditions)

Industrialization spurred imperialism

How did the Trans Atlantic slave trade help to bring on the Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in England?

Slavery and forced labor helped to yield products needed to spur on the need for machinery, and the money to invest in it.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Digital Media 5-18-16

https://gamestarmechanic.com/join/Gwaderm609/trial

Follow the link above and use the code: Gwaderm609

Monday, May 16, 2016

Digital Media 5-16-16

Read the story and answer the questions that follow. Discuss your answers with a partner, and briefly write a reflection paragraph on your findings
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/example-of-media-bias/of-course-facebook-is-biased/

Intro Comp 5-16-16

Students will begin Quest 2 Thing 14
"Social Networks in Society"

Friday, May 13, 2016

Intro Comp 5-13-16

Students will go to typing games site and customize their own lesson of the letters of their choice.
www.freetypinggame.net

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Digital Media 5-11-16

Any students that have missing worksheets, copies of the last two worksheets have been made for you.

Also the last CEC worksheet has been provided in order for students to improve scores.

Students should take out their questions from the Common sense media link, and complete the answers to the questions using the link below.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/scope-and-sequence

Intro Comp 5-10-16

Students will complete Thing 14 Quest 1 "Life Online"
http://www.21things4students.net/21/14-social-networking/q1-life-online-investigation/

Download the question to your Google Doc's and click on the PBS link.
You must create an account to complete the assignment.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Digital Media 5-10-16

Students should go to this link below:

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/scope-and-sequence

Answer each question that comes with the Unit. No educated guesses! Sign into the site with your own Google Account info so that you can access the site content.

Monday, May 9, 2016

Digital Media 5-9-16

1. Send TES/Blendspace links to links to email
2. Follow this link on the studnet daily news site:
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/editorials-for-students/facebook-employees-asked-mark-zuckerberg-if-they-should-try-to-stop-a-trump-presidency/

Answer the questions in your Google Docs.

In your own words, explain how you would use Social Media to stop Trump from being elected if you wanted to.

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Digital Media 5-5-16

Students will complete Thing 13 Quest 7 CELL PHONE use. Students will need to use Google Sheets.

Intro Comp 5-5-16

Begin reading Thing 13 quest 7 (Car Cruising). Read the information in the quest and begin listing the data needed. This will be a two day assignment.