Friday, December 18, 2009

LESSON PLANS 1/4-1/8

PSYCHOLOGY

1/4-Development Skits
1/5-Development Skits
1/6-Development Skits/Human Development Paper
1/7-Human Development Paper
1/8-Birth to Death Outline

ECONOMICS

1/4-Market Regulation
1/5-Intro to Business Cycles
1/6-Recession vs. Depression
1/7-Inflation vs. Deflation
1/8-Demand/Pull Economics vs. Cost/Push Economics

SOCIOLOGY

1/4-Early Adulthood Exploration
1/5-Discrimination Powerpoints
1/6-Discrimination Powerpoints
1/7-Discrimination Powerpoints
1/8-The Changing American Family

Friday, December 11, 2009

LESSON PLANS 12/14-12/18

PSYCHOLOGY
12/14-Emotions Skits/Prenatal Development
12/15-Emotions Skits/Physical Development
12/16-Emotions Skits/Emotional Development
12/17-Emotions Skits Presented/Binder check
12/18-Emotions Skits Presented

ECONOMICS
12/14-How money works
12/15-Consumer Spending
12/16-Government Spending
12/17-Types of money/Binder check
12/18-The Fed

SOCIOLOGY
12/14-Nature of Discrimination
12/15-Age Discrimination
12/16-Gender Discrimination
12/17-Health and Status Discrimination/Binder check
12/18-Discrimination Powerpoint

Friday, December 4, 2009

LESSON PLANS 12/7-12/11

PSYCHOLOGY
12/7- Sorting and Aligning Emotions
12/8-Emotional Expression 2
12/9-Emotional Controls
12/10-Intro to Developmental Psychology
12/11-Stages of Development

ECONOMICS
12/7-VSE/Socialism vs. Capitalism
12/8-What are we? Capitalists or What?
12/9-Role of Money
12/10-How Money works
12/11-History of Money


SOCIOLOGY
12/7-Young Adulthood 1
12/8-Young Adulthood 2
12/9-Adolescence
12/10-Stages of Childhood
12/11-The Life Mosaic

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Lesson Plans 11/30-12/4

Psychology
11/30-Motivation and Emotion
12/1-Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Motivation
12/2-Intelligence
12/3-Heredity vs. Environment
12/4-The Diversity of Ability

Economics
11/30-Free Enterprise
12/1-Lobbyists and Interest Groups
12/2-The Market Economy
12/3-Circular Flow Model
12/4-The United States Economy

Sociology
11/30-Late Adulthood
12/1-Senior Citizens
12/2-Midlife and Midlife Crisis
12/3-Young Adulthood
12/4-Adolescence

Thursday, November 19, 2009

CURRENT EVENT OF THE WEEK 10

ACT Test turns 50:

Lesson Plans 11/16-11/20

PSYCHOLOGY

11/16-Intro to Thinking
11/17-Thinking About Thinking
11/18-Visualization
11/19-Language Development (LIBRARY)
11/20-Language Development (LIBRARY)

ECONOMICS

11/16-Assessment Review
11/17-ECONOMICS 10 WEEK ASSESSMENT
11/18-Intro to Government Policy
11/19-Stock Market Game
11/20-Stock Market Game

SOCIOLOGY

11/16-Intro to Race and Ethnicity
11/17-Are we all Prejudice? (CASE STUDY)
11/18-Prejudice and Discrimination (Brown Eyes vs. Blue Eyes)
11/19-Minority Map Study (LIBRARY)
11/20-Minority Map Study (LIBRARY)

Monday, November 9, 2009

Lesson Plans 11/9-11/13

PSYCHOLOGY

11/9-Concluded Dream Interpretation Activity/Process Memory Games
11/10-Critical Thinking
11/11-Social Learning
11/12-Memory Games
11/13-Memory Games

ECONOMICS

11/9-Elasticity Review
11/10-Goverment and Economics Growth
11/11-Health Care Bill and Economics
11/12-Privitation
11/13-Stock Market Game

SOCIOLOGY

11/9-Poverty Comclusion
11/10-Race
11/11-Ethnicity
11/12-Minorities in the United States
11/13-Prejudice and Discrimination

Friday, October 30, 2009

Eighth Current Event of the Week

FBI Raid in Detroit leads to deaths and heightened tension between law enforcement and extremist group: (Notice the errie proximity between locations of the event this past week and the starting point of the 1967 Riots)



Lesson Plans 11/2-11/6

Psychology Lessons
11/2-Intro to Learning/Dream Journals
11/3-Operant Conditioning/Dream Journals
11/4-Classical Condiotioning/Dream Journals
11/5-Cognitive Theory/Dream Journals
11/6-Social Learning/Dream Journals

Economics Lessons
11/2-Shortages/Surpluses
11/3-Determining Prices
11/4-Price Ceilings/Price Floors
11/5-Stock Market Game
11/6-Stock Market Game

Sociology Lessons
11/2-Explaining Deviance
11/3-Crime in America
11/4-Poverty and Crime
11/5-Explaining Criminal Behavior
11/6-Class Structure in the U.S.

Monday, October 26, 2009

7th Current Event of the Week

Governor Granholm/State Legislature cut nearly $292 per student in Public Education funding in an attempt to balance State Budget:

Friday, October 23, 2009

10/26-10/30

PSYCHOLOGY LESSON PLANS

10/26-Sleep Cycle Model
10/27-Dream Interpretations
10/28-Levels of Consciousness
10/29-Hypnosis
10/30-Intro to Learning

ECONOMICS LESSON PLANS

10/26-Demand Curves
10/27-Elastic/Inelastic Demand
10/28-Market Equilibrium Price Ceilings/Shortages
10/29-Black Markets/Minimum Wage
10/30-Supply/Demand Quiz

SOCIOLOGY LESSON PLANS

10/26-Ascribed/Achieved Status and Agents of Socialization
10/27-Social Deviance
10/28-Criminal Behavior
10/29-Poverty in the U.S
10/30-Social Stratifications and Class Divisions

Friday, October 16, 2009

Perspectives Project

Soc Perspective PROJECT

The Brain Activity made with a Brain!!!

The Brain Activity Created This Time With a Brain

Brain Function Activity

Brain Function Activity

LESSON PLANS 10/19-10/23

ECONOMICS
10/19-Determinants of Supply
10/20-Supply Productivity
10/21-Demand
10/22-Determinants of Demand
10/23-Elastcity of Demand

PSYCHOLOGY
10/19-Consciousness and Sleep
10/20-Sleep and Beyond
10/21-Altered States and Hypnosis
10/22-Empty Chair Analysis
10/23-Validity of Dream Analysis


SOCIOLOGY
10/19-StarPower/Social Structure
10/20-StarPower/Social Structure
10/21-Agents of Socilization
10/22-Deviant behavior
10/23-Crime in Society

Friday, October 9, 2009

Lesson Plans 10/12-10/16

Psychology
10/12-The Brain Activity
10/13-Perception Constancies
10/14-Constructionism
10/15-Gestalt Theory
10/16-Consciousness


Economics
10/12-The Stock Market
10/13-Intro to Supply
10/14-Supply Activity 2
10/15-Stock Market Game
10/16-Supply Three(BINDER CHECK)



Sociology
10/12-Group Behavior and Socialization
10/13-Socialization Processes
10/14-Agents of Socialization
10/15-Social Controls
10/16-Deviance and Crime

Fifth Current Event of the Week

President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize:


The Fourth Current Event of the Week:

Clintondale/Marine City chosen as the Channel 4 Game of the Week

http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/21180087/

Thursday, October 8, 2009

STRANGER DANGER UPDATES

Halloween Stranger Danger has been set for Thursday, October 29th. The following individuals have been designated for their assignments. NOTE: There are spaces left that have not been filed please see me ASAP if you have selected for Stranger Danger:

MCGlinnen
Nikki Osterhout
Ashley Keighley
Anthony Jones
Bryant Mariner
Rebecka Huntley

Rainbow
Chene Cadreau
Joeson Wong
Ranisha Bland

Parker
Christina Griffith
Kaniqua Irvin
Laniqua Irvin
Danny Huynh
Jasmine Sawyer
Sierra Huling
Michelle Siler
Cortez Smith
Kristina Dortenzio

Friday, October 2, 2009

LESSON PLANS 10/5-10/9

PSYCHOLOGY
10/5-Nervous System (Intro and Assignment)
10/6-Research Project Development and Finalization
10/7-Research Project Development and Finalization
10/8-Sensory System (Intro and Assignment)
10/9-Perception (Intro, Constructionists and Constancies)

ECONOMICS
10/5 Investment Fundamentals Investments to Infrastructure
10/6 Venture Capitialism Gains/Losses
10/7 Investment Banking/Stock Market
10/8 Binder Check
10/9 Stockhunt (In library)


SOCIOLOGY
10/5 Intro to Social Structure (Group Behavior/Socialization)
10/6 Research Project Finalize
10/7 Research Project Finalize
10/8 Structure and society/Groups and Organizations
10/9 Agents of Socialization/Process of Socialization

Thursday, October 1, 2009

STRANGER DANGER/COMMUNITY SERVICE

Please sign up for one ONLY!!!! The first 10 responses for each project will be selected. Notification will take place by Friday on this blog. You will then be FULLY responsible for putting together your presentation. Tenatively we are shooting for Wed. Oct 28th, 2009- Fri. Oct 30th, 2009

Stranger Danger: Parker Halloween Safety

Post a comment including your name. The first 10 responses gets it.

Stranger Danger: McGlinnen Halloween Safety

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Stranger Danger: Rainbow Halloween Safety

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

LESSON PLANS 9/28-10/2

PSYCHOLOGY
9/28-Ethics, Psych Methods 2
9/29-Research/Development Questionnaire
9/30-Research/Development Questionnaire
10/1-Research/Development Questionnaire
10/2-Implementation of Questionnaire

ECONOMICS
9/28-Corporations Overview
9/29-Corporations Comparisons, Corporations Activity 2
9/30-Econ Quiz 1
10/1-Intro to Investing
10/2-Intro to Supply

SOCIOLOGY
9/28-Elements of Culture
9/29-Cultural Norms/Universals, Cultural Norms Activity
9/30-Subcultures/Countercultures, Cultural Deviation Activity
10/1-Research Presentation/Paper-Development
10/2-Research Presentation/Paper-Development

3rd Current Event of the Week

Denver/New York Terrorist Plot rekindles fear among Americans, forces national security measures:

Cultural Variation Activity

Cultural Variation

Corporations Overview

Corporations Overview

Psychological Methods Activity 2

Psychological Method 2

Monday, September 21, 2009

Sociology Foundations Organizer

Sociology Foundations Organizer

Sole Proprietorships

Sole Proprietor Ships

Psychological Methods Activity

Psychology Methods Activity

Sociology Lesson Plans 9/21-9/25

9/21-Organization of Sociology
9/22-Intro to Culture
9/23-Cultural Elements/Universals
9/24-Diversity and American Values (BINDER CHECK)
9/25-Subcultures and Countercultures/Development: Research Activity

Economics Lesson Plans 9/21-9/25

9/21-Sole Proprietorships
9/22-Partnerships
9/23-Corporations
9/24-Corporations Overview (BINDER CHECK)
9/25-Corporations Terms Spreadsheet

Psychology Lesson Plans 9/21-9/25

9/21-Psychological Methods Activity
9/22-Methods Experiment
9/23-Psychological Methods 2
9/24-Surveys and Questionnaires (BINDER CHECK)
9/25-Development:Research Activity

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Sociology: Activity # 1

This will be the first checkpoint of your binder:

Sociology 1

Our First Economics Activity

This will be the first checkpoint on your binder:

Our First Economics Activity