HW Week of 11/11

Hello, STEM/USH'ers:  

Your homework this week will focus on the viewing of the video series "The War That Made America."  This series goes into amazing detail about the French and Indian War, which was discussed in the Crash Course video we watched this week.  

This war, which took place between 1754-1763, is very important in American History.  This war led to conflict between America and England, and ultimately the Revolutionary War.  

Below is a link to a folder, containing the videos, questions, and note-taking worksheet.  Please note that all of the materials have previously been shared with you.  I will also post YouTube links on the blog as well.  

We will watch the videos in class, and at home.  After watching each part of the video, you will answer questions based on the video.  

Your mission this week...

1.  Carefully view each video.  While watching the video, use the worksheet to take notes. 

2.  After you view each part, carefully answer the questions that correspond to each part.  There are four videos, organized into separate folders. The worksheets that go with each part are in those folders.  Please answer the questions using complete sentences.   You must answer ALL of the questions on each worksheet.  Make sure that you print out the worksheets, as well as the scoring rubric

3.  The entire assignment is due NEXT MONDAY, November 18th.   Failure to hand the assignment in on time would be the equivalent of getting a ZERO on a test. 

4.  You are responsible for handing inhttp://www.videonot.es/edit/

• 1.  Video Worksheets
• 2.  Note-Taking Worksheets
• 3.  Scoring Rubric

Here's the link to the folder.  These materials have been previously shared with you, and are in your "shared with me" folders.  

https://drive.google.com/a/wjps.org/folderview?id=0ByCiJPtXHAqEWWVFSzJjNW4xdkk&usp=sharing

If you have trouble downloading the files, I will be happy to upload the files to a flash drive for you.  

Here are the You Tube links to each video 

Video 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVY4H9P6nKU

Video 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpS8Rqi10UI

Video 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTM0KyY86DA&list=UUqO2Sbs3h0eiWrrExUdkkdQ

Video 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noz875Mh64w&list=UUqO2Sbs3h0eiWrrExUdkkdQ

GOOGLE CHROME USERS!  - Check out this awesome app!  You can use it to take notes on videos! 

http://www.videonot.es/edit/

STEM/USH Assignments Week of 11/4

Greetings, STEM/USH'ers:

We are going to have two collection dates for homework assigned this week, on Thursday and the following Tuesday November 12th.   Please make sure that you attach the homework rubric to your homework on each day that it is collected.  Both assignments will be graded as quizzes.  Failure to complete either one would be the same thing as getting a zero on quiz; miss both, and it's like getting a zero on a test. 

Here's what you have to do this week.    

MONDAY NIGHT - 

1. Watch the FIRST EIGHT MINUTES of the Crash Course Video - The Seven Years War.  CLICK HERE for the link.    You will notice that there is a transcript to the video. This will be very helpful for you!  

2. Take notes on the video.  Please note that the video moves very fast!  You will have to rewind it several times.  Use the transcript to help you.  You may want to consider making yourself a google doc, highlighting, and outlining it.  

3.  Complete the video worksheet.  

TUESDAY NIGHT: 

1. Take notes on the slides in Sections 1 of the powerpoint enclosed in this email.

2.  Complete the Reading Study Guide, and Re-Teaching Activity for Chapter 3 Section 1 of the textbook.  I've enclosed a copy of Chapter 3 Section to help you. 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: 

If you didn't finish Monday and Tuesday's HW, finish it for HW tonight.  Otherwise, proceed to Thursday's HW.  Prepare your HW to be handed in on Thursday, by attaching a copy of the homework rubric to your work.  

 

THURSDAY NIGHT: 
Complete note-taking on section 4 of the PowerPoint enclosed in this email.  

Complete the Reading Study Guide, and Re-Teaching Activity for Chapter 3 Section 4 of the textbook.  

FRIDAY NIGHT: DUE MONDAY 

Prepare your HW to be submitted on Tuesday November 12th. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF THE FILES HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY EMAILED TO YOU! 

STEM HW 10/25/13

Hello, Everyone: 

Here is your homework assignment for this weekend.  

1.  If you didn't finish the Guided Reading Questions for Chapter 2, Section 4, please finish that this weekend.  

2. Please take notes on the Chapter 2 Powerpoint, slides 20-23 

3. Please complete the Chapter 2 Section 4 Reading Study Guide, and the Chapter 2 Summary Worksheet. 

The files are attached below. 

 chapter 2 section 4.pdf

 Chapter 2 Section 4 Guided Reading Questions

 A_CHAPTER02.ppt

 The Americans Chapter 2 Summary .pdf

 The Americans Chapter 2 Section 4 Study Guide .pdf

Today's STEM Assignment 10/21/13

Hello, STEM Students:

Here is your assignment for 10/21/13

1.  Go the "Digital History" Website,  and visit the following page.

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/handouts/handouts.cfm

2.  Under the section, "Colonial Era," you will see the following,

Colonial Era
European Discovery of the New World	Motivations for English Colonization
The Peopling of America	The Puritan Mind
Witchcraft in Salem	Toward Revolution

3.  Choose any THREE of the readings contained in the above links, and complete the questions that follow.   Please read the passages thoroughly.  The writing, and words used can be kind of tricky, so BE CAREFUL!  

4.  Complete your work on a google doc of your choosing, and email it to me (michael.tesler@wjps.org).  If you don't finish, you will finish for HW.  

GOOD LUCK!  

Tonight's HW 10/17/13

Hello, STEM-USH'ers:

Here is your HW for this evening 10/17/13:

1.  WATCH, and TAKE NOTES on the Video Lecture Below.  Your notes will be checked!  Please note, the lecture moves pretty fast, so it's a good idea to stop, pause, and go back a few times to review the information.

http://youtu.be/o69TvQqyGdg


2.  Review the Video - The Middle Colonies - A link to the video will be emailed to you, as well as information for accessing the video.

3.  Answer the Questions Below

1. What were some of the things that Puritans did not like about the Church of England?


2. What was the main religious difference between the Separatists and ordinary Puritans?


3. Who was Roger Williams and for what was he the most famous?


4. Describe the "Triangular Trade" routes and give an example of the usual products that were traded on one such route.


5. Who was Thomas Hooker and for what was he the most famous?

Discovering Jamestown Activity

Hello, STEM USH Students:

Here is your assignment for today.

1.  CLICK HERE

2.  Using the links in the activity below, complete the questions.  If you don't finish during class today, you will finish it for HW tonight.

DUE THURSDAY!

HW 10/11/13

Hello, STEM-USH'ers!

Here's your HW for 10/11/13.

This assignment will be collected on TUESDAY 10/15/13.

1.  Finish taking the notes on Chapter 3, Sections 1 and 2.  Here is a link to the slide show.   It will also be emailed to you.


2.  Complete the "Note Taking Study Guide"
Section 1
Section 2 

3. Complete the following Primary Source Document Worksheets

John Smith
Virginia Assembly


See you all Tuesday!

HW 10/8/2013

Hello, STEM-USH'ers:

Here is your HW for October 8, 2013.  

1. Set up your DISCOVERY EDUCATION ACCOUNT.  It's fast!  It's FREE!  Here's How

1.  Go to the Discovery Education website by CLICKING HERE
2.  Go to "Passcode/New Users."  It's located in the RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE PAGE
3.  Enter the following log-in code 4FDD 8022
4. Follow the prompts to set up an account.  Please use  your WJPS e-mail.  When entering your name, please use the firstname.lastname format.  For example,  eli.manning, or carmelo.anthony
5.  Please use your student ID as your password.  

2.  Once you've set up your account, click the link below to replay, and review the movie "Colonial America."  

http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/EAA5CE62-EA9E-444D-B0AC-671B29E7DFDF

3.  Answer the questions on the worksheet you were given in class today.   In case you lost the worksheet, you can access it by clicking the link below.  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1na_UrNOUJE6qC5pqLdTbGzIXOpMn3i--XYpaDje1q1g/edit?usp=sharing

STEM HW 10/7/2013

Hello, STEM-USH'ers:

Here's your HW for tonight, 10/7/2013

1.  READ THE FOLLOWING POWERPOINT.
CLICK HERE!

2.  Take Notes on the Slides

HW 10/4/2013

Hello, StemUSH'ers!

Here's your HW for tonight, 10/4/2013.  You get to watch YouTube!

1.  REVIEW the video from class, "Rebels"

Click the link below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoEcLXWoFvg

2.  Complete the worksheet, by clicking the link below

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17GDVrKNFKof0d3AQ7xHofEDPpwC5U6nPlZydgTjknJg/mobilebasic?hl=en_US

Due Monday.  Good Luck!

STEM-USH Assignment 9/26/2013

Hello, STEM-USH'ers:

For today's , you should...

1. FINISH the Football Friday assignment.

2. Review the 5TOG.  CLICK HERE FOR a link to a file that will help you do so.  

3. Look over the 5TOG worksheet.  You can use this worksheet to help you outline some of your ideas about the pictures you've taken, and how they relate to each theme.

4. Review the RUBRIC for the project.

5.  Continue working on your project.

6.  Please bring any materials you might need for your 5TOG project to class tomorrow.  If you took pictures of your neighborhood, save them to a flash drive, or email them to yourself.  You can also upload photos to your google drive.   If you are doing a poster, please bring hour poster board markers, glue stick, etc., as well.

HW Assignments Week of 9/23

Hello, STEMUSH'ers:

Here's your homework for the week of September 23rd, 2013.

Monday Night 9/23:
1.  Please finish the "Football Friday" Assignment.  It is due Tuesday September 24.  Please make sure the assignment is signed by your parent(s).

2.  Please read the directions, and begin the "five themes of WJPS" assignment.

3.  Please bring (if you have) a digital camera, or your phone to class tomorrow, as we will bemusing it to complete this assignment.

STEM/USH Project # 2 - The 5 Themes of WJPS

The 5 Themes, and WJPS

DUE DATE: 10/01/13

As teachers and students of geography, we must seize these opportunities to become better geographers and promote not only the field of geography, but an awareness of our own geographic surroundings.  After completing this lesson, everyone should become a “Windshield Geographer” That is, as you drive or walk around the WJPS neighborhood look at the built environment, imprints on the landscape and try to understand your local sense of place.

Directions:
1. Five Themes of Geography

• Walk or drive around the WJPS neighborhood.  Observe the examples of each of the Five Themes of Geography. (Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction)
• Take 2 photos of each of the Five Themes represented in your area. Each photo must be from a different area of your neighborhood.
• Each photo must have a caption that fully explains the information you are trying to communicate about each theme captured in the photo. (Tell us what is going on in each photo and how the theme is represented.)

2. Visual Aid

• You will need to display your photos and captions. You will need to use a visual aid such as: powerpoint, poster, etc.
• Make sure your visual aid is neat and well organized.
• You must also submit the attached rubric on the due date to receive credit for your project.

Football Friday Geography Assignment

CLICK HERE!  

HW 9/20

Hello, STEM'ers:

Sorry for the confusion, but there was a mixup with the blog address.   Due to that mixup, many of you probably could not get your HW assignment.

To that end, I've re-assigned it.  You can hand it in on Monday.

1.  Click HERE for a brief review of the five themes of Geography.

http://geography.mrdonn.org/5themes-definitions.html

2.  Still need help?  CLICK HERE

kw105.k12.sd.us/Geography/1-1a%20NOTES.ppt‎

3. Complete the worksheet you were given at the end of the period today.

DUE TOMORROW!  GOOD LUCK!