Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for January 30

KS. History

  • Current Events
  • Take notes over physiographic regions of Kansas
Economics

  • Research exercise over commodities using computer



Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for January 29

KS. History

  • Current Events
  • Notes over physiographic regions of Kansas
Economics

  • Discuss what commodities are. Take notes
  • Check out info on cnn.com

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for January 26

KS. History

  • Daily Question
  • Current Events tomorrow
  • Check KS Map handout
  • Talk about KS Physiographic if time allows
Economics

  • Open book quiz over economic terms thus far
  • Finish Poster for contest

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for January 23

KS. History

  • Daily Question
  • Remind about current events tomorrow
  • Work on map exercise. May take home and work on over the weekend
  • Due Monday

Economics

  • Work on poster for Kansas Council for Economics Education contest

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for January 22

KS. History

  • Daily Question
  • Go over KS maps that were made in class
  • Quiz over map usage
  • Current Events next week
Economics

  • Finish reports
  • Economics poster contest

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 21

KS. History

  • Daily Question
  • Work on KS map
  • Will go over it if time allows

Economics

  • Continue work on researching employee discrimination
  • Write report

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 20th

Kansas History

  • Daily Question
  • Remind about Kansas Current Events starting next week
  • Draw map of Kansas....will finish it up tomorrow

Economics

  • Partner up and research employee discrimination articles
  • Write report

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 19

Geography

  • Give reports
  • Trade geography books for KS. History books
  • Pass out maps
  • Kansas Current Events next week
  • Discuss what to expect in class
Economics

  • Finish note over Hoover Dam video
  • Discuss examples of human resources taken advantage of

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 16

Geography

  • Discuss notes over DVD on Australia - collect
  • Get w/ partner and research (briefly) small Oceanian island
  • Write 1/2 page report - due Monday
Economics

  • Discuss human resources and resources
  • Watch DVD on Hoover Dam and fill out handout concerning those topics
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 15

Geography

  • Grade Australia handout
  • DVD over Australia
Economics

  • Go over handout
  • Disucss human resources
  • DVD and take notes


Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 14

Geography

  • Put spider map topics on board
  • Handout
Economics

  • Go over handout
  • Assign reverse side of the handout

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 13

Geography

  • Read p. 689-694
  • Make spider map
  • Due Wednesday
Economics

  • Present incentive posters to class.
  • Notes over cost benchmarks
  • Handout

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 12

Geography

  • Quiz using map that students drew
  • Grade
Economics

  • Finish notes over choices
  • Draw example of incentive for people to buy

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 8

Geography

  • Finish SE Asia reports
  • Open note quiz over daily questions
  • Geography bee study session tonight from 3:00 - 5:00
Economics

  • Take notes over money and economic principles


Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 7

Geography

  • Finish presentations over SE Asia
  • Geography bee study session Thursday after school from 3:00 - 5:00.
  • The bee will be held on Monday, January 12 after school

Economics

  • Finish writing assignments / collect
  • Take notes over money

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on January 6

Geography

  • New seating chart
  • New credit cards for spring semester
  • Review presentation over SE Asia
  • Presentation today, Wednesday, & Thursday
Economics

  • New 3rd 9 weeks class
  • Go over syllabus
  • Small writing assignment