Thursday, April 30, 2009

Global 9RS Assignments for 4/30 - 5/5

-All assignments must be answered in FULL sentences!
-Put the HW assignment # on each assignment!

HW #6: Due Thursday, 4/30

- p. 288, Vocab

HW #7: Due Tuesday, 5/5
- Read p. 329 - 331
- Write 2 paragraphs explaining AT LEAST FIVE people and their achievements during the Scientific Revolution.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Economics- Supply and Gasoline Web Quest

Directions: Write the question and the answers to each question on a separate sheet of paper.

-Go to the website http://www.eia.doe.gov/ and search “Frequently Asked Questions” along the top. Click on the 1st link in the results. Read “What’s up, and down, with gasoline prices lately?”

1) Explain in your OWN WORDS why gasoline prices have gone down and then up again in terms of DEMAND and SUPPLY.


-Go to http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/infosheets/petroleumproducts.html & scroll to the bottom on the page.

2) (a) What are the products most commonly created from petroleum? (b) Choose one product (NOT automobile gasoline) and discuss how price changes in petroleum could affect the local economy.


-Go to http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/experts/contactexperts.htm and read the page.

3) Can consumers impact the revenue made by certain nations from oil? Explain.


4) Can consumers impact the price of gasoline at the pump? Explain.


-Now, go to the “Can I tell which companies purchase imported crude oil or gasoline?” section, and click on the link in that section on the same page. Then, click on the “Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries” on the next page. Read the “Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)” list/ chart.

5) What are the top 4 nations from which the US imports oil? How many barrels of oil comes into the US from these countries daily? Do any of these nations surprise you? Why?

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

US History Assignment Sheet, 4/21 - 4/29

**Please put the assignment number on EVERY assignment you hand in!
** ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED IN YOUR OWN WORDS!


REMINDER: Thursday, 4/9- Assignment #1:

- Read p. 734 -804
- Answer “Main Ideas” #1, 3, 5 - 8 (p. 764)
- Answer “Main Ideas” # 3, 6, 8 –10 (p. 804)


Thursday, 4/23- Assignment #2:
- Read p. 808 - 833
- Answer “Main Ideas” #1, 3, 4, 6, 7 on p. 836


Wednesday, 4/29- Assignment #3 & 4:
- Cold War Thematic Essay
**THIS IS A DOUBLE ASSIGNMENT. NO HW PASSES CAN BE USED!**

Economics Assignment Sheet 4/20 - 5/4

**1st assignments for 4th Quarter
-Email me any questions at psanger@ichabodcrane.org


**Put Assignment # on each assignment.**

Assignment #1, due Wed. 4/22

- Read p. 97- 125
- Answer “Reviewing Key Concepts” #1- 4 (p. 126)
- Answer “Applying Economic Concepts” # 7 & 8 (p. 126)

QUIZ: Demand- Fri. 4/24

Assignment #2, due Tues. 4/28- Read p. 129 - 156
- Answer “Reviewing Key Concepts” #1- 6 (p. 160)
- Answer “Applying Economic Concepts” #9 & 10 (p. 160)

QUIZ: Supply- Tues. 4/28 or Thurs. 4/30

Assignment #3, due Mon. 5/4- Article Summary #1
- Article you summarize MUST discuss one major term/ idea from our work in the 4th or 5th chapters ( Demand & Supply, etc. )
- It does NOT have to specifically SAY the term, just discuss the ideas that have to do with the term/ idea.

Global 9RS Assignment Sheet 4/20 - 4/24

GLOBAL HISTORY 9RS – HOMEWORK April 20-24
Sanger/Pemberton

ALL WORK MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL SENTENCES

REMINDER: ASSIGNMENT #3 – Due Wednesday, April 8 – WILL BE ACCEPTED
UNTIL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
- Complete “Vocabulary Review” p. 246 #1,3,5,7
- Complete “SkillBuilder: Comparing Maps #1-6


NEW HOMEWORK

ASSIGNMENT #4 – Due Wednesday, April 22
- Complete “Vocabulary Review” p. 282 #1-9

ASSIGNMENT #5 - Due Friday, April 24- Read p. 278 paragraphs 10-12 – Write a paragraph explaining
the achievements of Leonardo Davinci.
- Read p. 280-281 paragraphs 19-22 – Write a paragraph explaining
some of the other achievements of the Renaissance.


**LATE HW WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR 1 WEEK AFTER DUE DATE ONLY**