February 28 - Finish GGS and start Doc

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome all you amazing people!  I am sorry to miss you all as I am out!  Today in class we will be working on a reading assignment that attempts to explain why Europe was able to dominate the world in the 18th and 19th centuries.  Should be a fun and informative day!  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Skim and scan a college level text to better understand the theories of Jared Diamond.

Agenda:

1. Finish Prologue of GGS (THIS SHOULD BE YOUR PRIMARY FOCUS.  THIS SHOULD BE DONE AND SUBMITTED TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM TODAY)
2. HTC #5

Homework:

1. Submit Readings to Google Classroom
2. Current Event #7 due Monday
3. Africa Map Test March 18

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you have enjoyed this and are ready to dive into more stuff next week!  Take care and have a great weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

2-28-2019 PPT

February 26 - Europe Map Test and Introduce Imperialism

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class we will be taking our Europe Map test!  This one is more challenging than North America, simply by virtue of being less familiar.  I hope that you all have spent some time studying!  After the Test we will get down to business with our next major unit which will be to examine some of the history of colonization and its impacts on Africa. This is one of my favorite units for the year!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Locate and identify political and physical features of Europe
2. Skim and scan a college level text to better understand the theories of Jared Diamond

Agenda:

1. Europe Map Test
2. Introduce the Age of Imperialism Notes
3. Reading Activity: Prologue of Guns, Germs, and Steel

Homework:

1. Imperialism Maps due Monday
2. Current Event #7 due Monday
3. Africa Map Test March 18

That's all for the day folks!  I hope you feel good about your performance on the test!  I am looking forward to diving into this content more with you all!  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

2-26-2019 PPT

February 25 - Mapping Monday #4

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Happy Monday you beautiful people!  I hope that you enjoyed your week off!  Today in class we have our fourth Mapping Monday.  With this one you will be working on your European maps and/or Current Event #6 that should be coming from Europe.  Make sure you use this time wisely!  Don't forget the Europe Map Test tomorrow!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. SWBAT map the Europe as well as be aware of at least one current event

Agenda:

1. Mapping
1. Mapping Directions
1. Europe Map Test on Monday, February 26 (TOMORROW)!
2. Current Event Mapping
1. mymaps.google.com
2. Current Event #6

Homework:

1. Current Event #6 due TONIGHT (Europe)
2. Europe Map Test February 26 (TOMORROW)
1. Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone is doing well and having a good start to your week.  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

2-25-2019 PPT

February 14 - World in the Balance

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you beautiful people!  Happy Valentine's Day!  Today in class we will be watching a video on the Population Paradox.  Should be fun, informative, and a nice relaxing way to get us into the break.  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Create Population Infographics using individually assigned national data
2. View and discuss the issue of overpopulation and its impact on the planet

Agenda:

1. World in the Balance - The Population Paradox

Homework:

1. Enjoy your Break!
2. Population Infographic Due Friday to Google Classroom
1. Links for Infographic Design Websites
1. Canva
2. Venngage
3. Piktochart
4. Visme
3. Current Event #6 due Monday after break (Europe)
4. Europe Map Test February 26

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone is doing well and ready for a nice week off.  Take care and enjoy your break!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

2-14-2019 PPT

February 12 - Introduce Population Infographic and Work Time

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class we will be delving into the creative world of infographics.  This should be a fun and interesting way to delve into that data to touched on while creating your Population Pyramids.  This is very much an extension of that activity so hopefully you got that done with no problem!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Create Population Infographics using individually assigned national data

Agenda:

1. Population Infographic
1. Population Infographic Checklist
2. Links for Infographic Design Websites
1. Canva
2. Venngage
3. Piktochart
4. Visme

Homework:

1. Population Infographic Due Friday to Google Classroom
1. Links for Infographic Design Websites
1. Canva
2. Venngage
3. Piktochart
4. Visme
2. Current Event #6 due Monday after break (Europe)
3. Europe Map Test February 26

That's all for the day folks!  We are so close to our week off!  I hope that everyone is ready to go!  Take care and have a fabulous rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

2-12-2019 PPT

February 11 - Mapping Monday #3

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Happy Monday you beautiful people!  Today in class we have our third Mapping Monday.  With this one you will be working on your European maps and/or Current Event #5 that should be coming from Europe.  Mae sure you use this time wisely!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. SWBAT map the Europe as well as be aware of at least one current event

Agenda:

1. Mapping
1. Mapping Directions
1. Europe Map Test on Monday, February 26!
2. Current Event Mapping
1. mymaps.google.com
2. Current Event #5

Homework:

1. Current Event #5 due TONIGHT (Europe)
2. Population Infographic Due Friday to Google Classroom
1. Links for Infographic Design Websites
1. Canva
2. Venngage
3. Piktochart
4. Visme
3. Europe Map Test February 26

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone is doing well and having a good start to your week.  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

2-11-2019 PPT

February 7 - Population Infographic

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you amazing people!  Today in class we will spend time wrapping up the Population Pyramids and then we will begin working on making Infographics about the countries that we analyzed through our population pyramids.  This should be an interesting romp through statistical analysis!  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Create Population Pyramids using individually assigned national data
2. Create Population Infographics using individually assigned national data

Agenda:

1. Finish Population Pyramids (If Necessary)
1. Population Pyramid Data Site
2. Population Infographic
1. Population Infographic Checklist
2. Links for Infographic Design Websites
1. Canva
2. Venngage
3. Piktochart
4. Visme

Homework:

1. Current Event #5 due Monday (Europe)
2. Europe Map Test February 26

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone enjoyed our creative use of statistics this week!  If we need to we will finish these activities next week!  Take care and have a great weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

2-7-2019 PPT

February 5 - Continue Population Data

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Today in class we will spend some time to complete the data packets that we started last Thursday.  After that we will begin working with more data to create population pyramids.  Population Pyramids are a great visual display of the demographic transition that we have been talking about.  Hope that you are ready to go!  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Use statistical analysis to interpret data sets regarding world population figures
2. Create Population Pyramids using individually assigned country data

Agenda:

1. Finish Activity: Where are all the people?
1. The Data
2. Turn in 
2. Population Pyramids
1. What is it?
2. How to do it?
3. Do it!
4. Population Pyramid Data Site

Homework:

1. Current Event #5 due Monday (Europe)
2. Europe Map Test February 26

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone had a great day today!  Take care and have a fantastic evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

2-5-2019 PPT

February 4 - Mapping Monday 2

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all!  Happy Monday you beautiful people!  Today in class we have our second Mapping Monday.  With this one you will be working on your European maps and/or Current Event #4 that should be coming from Europe.  Mae sure you use this time wisely!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. SWBAT map the Europe as well as be aware of at least one current event

Agenda:

1. Mapping
1. Mapping Directions
1. Europe Map Test on Monday, February 26!
2. Current Event Mapping
1. mymaps.google.com
2. Current Event #4

Homework:

1. Current Event #4 due TONIGHT (Europe)
2. Europe Map Test February 26

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone is doing well and having a good start to your week.  Take care and have a great evening!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

2-4-2019 PPT