US History WWII Notes, Vocab & Assignments

Assignment 1: Dictators Threaten World Peace Chart (click here)  Due Tuesday, 02/10/15
Assignment 2: WWII Vocab Terms List (click here) Study terms 1-20 and be ready for a quiz by Tuesday, 02/10/15
Assignment 3: WWII Vocab Terms List (click here) Study terms 21-41 and be ready for a quiz by Thursday, 02/12/15

WWII PPT Notes (click here)
WWII Causes Info (click here)
WWII Japanese Internment Info (click here)
WWII Home Front Info (click here)

Psych Taxi Drivers Case Notes & Assignments

Assingnment 1: Taxi Drivers Case Reading and Questions (click here) Due Mon., 02/09/15 (3 & 5) & Tues., 02/10/15 (2 & 6)

Taxi Drivers Original Case (click here)
Taxi Drivers Case PPT Notes (click here)

Assignment 2 (CW, groups): Article link from last page of the PPT Notes for assignment (click here)
Answer the following questions with your group members on one sheet of paper (also found on last slide of PPT Notes):

-Hypothesize how you would begin to learn that many streets in a 6 mile radius.
–Analyze the statement “Maguire likens the brain to a muscle –exercise it and it gets stronger”.
–Create a list of three other jobs that could result in an increase in the size of your hippocampus. Explain what aspect of this job would cause this to occur.
–Does this scenario end the nature v. nurture debate or only further complicate it? Explain.

Psychology Emotions Practice Questions/Quiz Review

Emotions Practice Questions/Quiz Review (click here) Study for your quiz, Mon. 02/02/15 (P. 2 & 6) & Tues., 02/03/15 (P. 3 & 5)

US History Assignment

Depression & New Deal Charts (click here)

Psych Emotions Notes

Emotions Case Notes (click here)
Original Case (click here) 

US History Assignment and Review Materials

HW: 1920's Review Questions (click here) Due Friday, 01/23/15

Review Materials:
Be ready for your Mid Year Test by Tuesday of next week.
Mid Year Review Materials (click here)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Sociology Media

Media Readings Part 1 (click here)

Psychology Emotions Case Notes and Assignments

We will be working on what I was to assign for homework in class tomorrow.  You're welcome ;)

Emotions Case Readings and Questions (click here)

01/09/15 Sub Work

Period 2 & 6: AICE Psychology

Students should complete the chart on my desk.  They may write on it and keep it.  I will check it next class period.  A link to this chart can be found on the blog under he Dematte Assignments post.
They should also answer the following question on their own piece of paper about the current case.

Paper 2 Style Question

Demattè, Östebauer & Spence carried out an experiment on smells.

(a) What is meant by a laboratory experiment? (2)

(b) Describe one piece of quantitative data from the Demattè, Östebauer & Spence study. (3)

(c) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of collecting quantitative data using the Demattè, Östebauer & Spence study as an example. (10)

(d) Using the Demattè, Östebauer & Spence study as an example, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the physiological approach’s attempt to explain human behaviour. (10)

Period 4: US History Honors

Students should complete the Prohibition Mini-Q Packet found on my desk.  They may write on it and keep it.  I will check it next class period.  If they finish early, they may get in their groups and work on their projects that are Due, Tuesday, 01/13/15.  Instructions for that are on the blog as well.

* Updated * AICE Psychology Smells & Facial Attractiveness Assignments & Review

Assignment 1: Dematte Readings and Questions (click here) Due Wed., 01/07/15 (P. 2 & 6) & Thurs., 01/08/15 (P. 3 & 5)

Assignment 2:  Using the past questions as examples, create a Paper 1 Short response question using the Dematte case content (Smells & Facial Attractiveness). Include the possible answers. Due Wed., 01/07/15 (P. 2 & 6) & Thurs., 01/08/15 (P. 3 & 5)

Dematte Smells & Facial Attractiveness Original Case (click here)
Dematte Smells & Facial Attractiveness Notes (click here)

Assignment 3: Dematte Issues and Debate Chart (click here) HW for P. 3 & 5, Due Mon. 01/12/15 and Sub Work for P. 2 & 6.

Quiz Review Practice Questions (click here)

Answers to Questions Worked on in Class (click here)

Quiz on this case will be on Monday, 01/12/15 (P.1 & 3) & Tuesday, 01/13/15 (P. 2 & 6)

US History 1920's/Depression Terms and Project

1920 Terms (click here)
Depression Terms (click here) 

1920's/Depression Project (click here) Due Tuesday, 01/13/15

US History WWI Notes and Assignments

WWI PPT Notes (click here)
WWI Outline Notes (click here)
WWI Weapons Notes (click here)

WWI Vocab Terms (click here) Know 1-19 by Mon., 12/08/14 and 20-38 by Wed., 12/10/14.  Be ready for a quiz on those terms for both days.

Additional assignments to be posted.  Please check back on this post for updates.

Psychology Sleep & Dreams Notes, Case, and Practice Questions

Dement & Kleitman Sleep & Dreams Notes (click here)
Dement & Kleitman Sleep & Dreams Original Case (click here)
Dement & Kleitman Sleep & Dreams Practice Questions (click here) For Review

Sociology Assignment and Additional Education Material

Assignment: Write a short proposal for how obstacles to educational achievement linked to social class or gender may be overcome.  Link to appropriate sociological studies & theories of educational achievement.  Due Wed., 12/03/14

Use this file for more information, if necessary, and for review purposes for the entire topic.
Education Study guide (click here)

Defined Education vocabulary terms coming soon!  Check back on the blog for those.

Psychology Assignment

Sleep & Dreams Reading (click here)  Please read the pages of the the link and answer the questions at the end.  Assignment due on Wed, 12/03/14 (P. 3 & 5) & Thurs., 12/04/14 (P. 2 & 6)