Chicago Flag

Class work: One page report on a Chicago Street Name and

1 Neighborhood in Chicago. 

Where is the street?, How far does it go?,

Who or what was the street named after?   use Encyclopedia Chicago

Where is the neighborhood located?, what major streets are its boundaries?,

Is it accessible by CTA?

HMK/Classwork:  Who is your Alderman?

http://www.chicityclerk.com/citycouncil/alderman/find.html

Who is your Illinois State Representative?

Who is your Illinois State Senator?

http://www.elections.illinois.gov/DistrictLocator

/SelectSearchType.aspx?NavLink=1

Who is your United States Representative?

Who are your United States Senators?

Give a brief biography of each person

(how old they are, where they grew up,

what they did before getting into politics, etc.) 

 10/13 - 10/16

Chicago Public Art Assignment     DUE, FRIDAY OCTOBER 16, 2009 http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_EDITORIAL/publicart.pdf

FOR EACH:     draw simple sketch of the work, find the artist's name,

date unveiled, and location. 

Use google.com/images for other pictures of the work.

USE THE LINK ABOVE.

BP Bridge      Flame of the Millennium

Agora     Arris      Miro's Chicago

Bat Column     Crossing    Lions

If done with the above practice your states/capitals below:

http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/games/game_wheres_that_us_state.html

http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/celebrate-usa/games/game_capital_field_trip.html

10/26-10/30

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm         States

United States Mapwork     

11/2-11/7

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm      Landscapes

11/23-11/25

12/14 - 12/18

Happy    Holidays

Using the links below locate and draw the flag for each Canadian Province.

Name each capital city.  What is the main economic source for each Province?

What is the population for each Province?  List three other facts about each. 

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick,

Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon,

 Northwest Territoryies, and Nunavut

1/4 - 1/8

HMK:  Mexico Notes Organizer            Due Friday, January 8, 2010

Mexico & Canada Quiz on Friday

Use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

Practice your knowledge of Canadian & Mexican States/Landscapes

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Mexico_Geography.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Canadian_Geography.htm

Week #17

1/11 - 1/15

The Caribbean   http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Caribbean_Geography.htm

Central America 

South America  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_America_Geography.htm

RESEARCH SHEET

1/19 - 1/22

www.whatsnextillinois.org

Account Name:    cpsYourIDnumber

Password:           cpsYourIDnumber    

when prompted to change your password,

use your school ID

Click on Career Portfolio, do your grade levels Guideway

Resume Template             

www.whatsnextillinois.org

Account Name:    cpsYourIDnumber

Password:           cpsYourIDnumber    

when prompted to change your password,

use your school ID

Click on Career Portfolio, do your grade levels Guide-way

Do the first 7 Milestones

Resume Template               Rough Draft Due Wednesday, 2/10

www.whatsnextillinois.org

Who Owns the World worksheet due Wednesday

RESEARCHING YOUR COMPANY #1

RESEARCHING YOUR COMPANY #2

Researching your company #1, #2

3/9- Practice Credit Quizzes

http://www.consumerjungle.org/flash/Credit_Vocab.swf

http://www.consumerjungle.org/flash/Credit_Concept.swf

3/10- company research 1 + 2 due, credit quiz in room 218

3/11 - Credit Cont.

3/12 - Credit

http://www.consumerjungle.org/flash/Credit_Find%20the%20Fees.swf

http://www.consumerjungle.org/flash/Credit_The%20Credit%20Safari.swf

3/15 - Money History:  Artistry & Imagery

                 http://www.frbsf.org/currency/index.html

              One Dollar Bill Symbols and Imagery

                http://ronscurrency.com/ronef.htm

             History of Unites States Currency

                 http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774856.html

3/16-  Functions of Money, Characteristics of Good Money

3/17- USA Money Institutions, Sources of Income, Payday Loans

3/18-  Interest Rates               50 Common Financial Mistakes

3/19-  Money Quiz     Portfolio Evaluation #5

www.youthreadychicago.org

3/23 -Regulatory Agencies    Portfolios Due Today!!!

3/24 -  Regulatory agencies cont.

3/25 -  Quiz on money/ regulatory agencies

3/26 - 

April 5- April 9

   http://www.bos.frb.org/education/pubs/banking2.pdf

Tues - Banking Basics worksheet cont.

Wed - Banking Basics Powerpoint

Thurs - Banking Basics Quiz   AND   Regulatory Agencies Quiz

Mon-  Banking Basics Notes

Tues- Budgeting Vocabulary

Wed- Budgeting Simulation / register

 http://www.japersonalfinance.com/gsjapf/sim/sim_intro2.htm 

Thurs-  Budget Notes/ Budget Activity #1

Fri -

Tues-  Budget Quiz/ Key Terms from

Wed-

Thurs-  Report Card Pick Up

Fri- Other Investments wrap-up

Mon -  Insurance Basics

Tues - Auto Insurance

Wed-  No School

Thurs- No School

Fri-

Mon - Insurance Basics Review

Tues- Car Insurance

Wed-

Auto Insurance   http://www.iii.org/individuals/autoinsurance/

What is covered by a basic auto policy?

How do I choose an insurance company?

Where can I buy insurance?

What does my credit rating have to do with purchasing insurance?

How do I file a claim?

What are the minimum requirements in the State of Illinois?

Teen Drivers  ( 10 facts from this site )

Thurs-

Fri- Insurance Basics/ Auto Insurance Quiz

Tues  "Sick around the world"

Wed - Health Insurance

Thurs - Health Insurance

Tues - Life insurance

Wed- Property insurance

Thurs-  Insurance review/ Practice quizzes

Fri- Health, Life and Property insurance Quiz

Tues + Wed - Chapter 2 Economic Systems and the American Economy

          Do Terms to Know and Reading objectives 1, 2 page 31

          Do Terms to Know and Reading objectives 1-3 page 40

Thurs - Practice Quiz

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demography, migration, push factors, pull factors, infrastructure,

Gross Domestic Product (GDP), acculturation, diffusion

Extra Credit:  1 page, typed, double-spaced report on a Chicago Street

Name.  Where is the street?, How far does it go?,

Who or what was the street named after?   use Encyclopedia Chicago

complete the worksheet using the article above

Portfolio Evaluation #1 DUE Thursday, September 25, 2008

Chicago Public Art Assignment      http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_EDITORIAL/publicart.pdf

FOR EACH:     draw simple sketch of the work, find the artist's name,

date unveiled, and location.  Use google.com/images for other pictures of the work.

USE THE LINK ABOVE.

BP Bridge      Flame of the Millennium

Agora     Arris      Miro's Chicago

Bat Column     Crossing    Lions

Chapter 5 Human Geography                Quiz Friday

Chicago Architecture

HMK:  1 page essay from "11th Hour"

  Why don't people get it?

  How can we get people to believe?

HMK/Classwork:  Who is your Alderman?

http://www.chicityclerk.com/citycouncil/alderman/find.html

Who is your Illinois State Representative?

Who is your Illinois State Senator?

http://www.elections.illinois.gov/DistrictLocator

/SelectSearchType.aspx?NavLink=1

Who is your United States Representative?

Who are your United States Senators?

Give a brief biography of each person

(how old they are, where they grew up,

what they did before getting into politics, etc.) 

Where do the Presidential candidates stand on the issues?  (pick 5)

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/

What is the Electoral College?  Explain.  6

HMK:  Read to Discover Questions on pages 149, 154,158

Read the article linked above and answer the following questions:  1.  What is the Megalopolis

2.  Who came up with that word?

3.  Where is the Megalopolis and what cities compose it?

4.  What has been the biggest change in the Megalopolis in the last 40 years?

Northeastern and Southern USA quiz on Wednesday

HMK:  Fall Line Article

United States Mapwork       United States Notes

http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/games/game_wheres_that_us_state.html

http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/celebrate-usa/games/game_capital_field_trip.html

Pacific Map + Notes

HMK:  Portfolio Evaluation #3 Due Friday, December 5

Using the links below locate and draw the flag for each Canadian Province.

Name each capital city.  What is the main economic source for each Province?

What is the population for each Province?  List three other facts about each. 

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick,

Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon,

 Northwest Territoryies, and Nunavut

Quiz Friday

HMK:  Mexico Notes Organizer            Due Friday, January 9, 2009

Use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

Practice your knowledge of Mexican States/Landscapes

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Mexico_Geography.htm

Week #21

1/26 - 1/30

Consumer Education Unit 1,2 PowerPoint

HMK Due Friday:  From the link below, What is Obama's 12 point plan to fix

the American Economy? 

http://usliberals.about.com/od/economicstatistics/a/ObamaFinlPlan.htm

the linked worksheet below: 

Consumer Protection Agencies worksheet

1. Better Business Bureau        2. Consumer Product Safety Commission

3.  Children's Advertising Review Unit    4.  Securities and Exchange Commission

2/23 - 2/27

What is the downside of shopping at Wal-mart?

Use examples from the film, 1 page essay due Friday.

RESEARCHING YOUR COMPANY #1  

Career Research

Tues - Test on Personal Finance 101 and Stock Information

Government Role/taxes notes

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)    

Do simulations for Cicely King and Lawrence Owl

Virtual interview, take some notes    do's and don'ts

http://resources.monster.com/tools/quizport.asp?file=campus_virtual_interview

write the monster.com answers)

Interview/Job hunt wrap-up

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/

Using Median Price Heat Map Locate and price out your Top 5 neighborhoods

Find place with max budget of 175K, 275K, 500k and unlimited

For each place indicate housing type, bedrooms, amenities, etc.

June 1 - June 5

a description and brief sketch of each.  What makes these places famous?

Western Europe Monuments              DUE FRIDAY

Europe U

rite a one-page "freewrite," discuss one or all of the following prompts:

Movie ?'s

nit Test

tical Geography:

1 page written report on any Chicago Landmark

Apply the 5 themes:

Location:  Where is is at exactly/relatively

Place:  What does the place look like physically?

             Human features (history, culture, etc.)?

Movement:  How does one get to the the location?

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/

Friday

4 mapskills worksheets due Friday

Quiz Friday on Central America, South America,

 and Caribbean maps.   Brochure project begins Tuesday.

Brochure Project Research #1