La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 06/09/2017

What We Did Today
We continued exploring different forms of government.

Homework
None, though a few of you need to bring in your pool-party permission slips.  Also, be sure to come to Norup's Arts, Beats, and Eats this evening (starting at 6 p.m.).

Discussion Starters
Dictatorship; monarchy; theocracy; democracy.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 06/05/2017

What We Did Today
We continued exploring different forms of government.

Homework
Bring in your permission slips.  They are due tomorrow.

Discussion Starters
Did you turn in your permission slip?  Who holds the power in the country?  How do the leaders get/keep their power?  Are there limits on the power of the leaders?  What rights do citizens have?

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 06/02/2017

What We Did Today
We continued talking about forms of government, watch the last CNN10 of the year, then had classroom meetings.

Homework
Bring in your permission slips.  There are still a few people who have not turned in their slips and money.

Discussion Starters
Permission slips; forms of government; who has the power?

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/31/2017

What We Did Today
Students began discussing different forms of government.

Homework
Bring in your permission slips.

Discussion Starters
Types of government.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/30/2017

What We Did Today
We finished discussing why people form governments.  Mr. La Framboise passed out the Skate World permission slips, which are due back (with $11) by Friday, June 2nd.  He also began passing out the Pool Party permission slips, which are due back Tuesday, June 6th.  If you were not aware, 6th graders won the year-long Spirit competition, which ended this past Friday; as a result, they won a Pool Party at the Huntington Woods Rec Center.

Homework
Return permission slips, with money (if required; the Pool Party is free).

Discussion Starters
Purposes of government; Skate World; Pool Party.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/25/2017

What We Did Today
We examined why people form governments (purpose of government).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Purpose of government; Preamble.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/24/3017

What We Did Today
We began acting as political scientists, examining how the study of civics and government can help us understand and solve global problems.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Political scientist; can people solve global problems without government?

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/23/2017

A "green" chair

What We Did Today
We discussed the impact technology has on the environment (how it can help and how it can harm the environment).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
How can technology help the environment?  How can technology harm the environment?  "Green" products.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/22/2017

What We Did Today
We presented our consequences-of-human-modification findings to the class.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Acid rain; deforestation; mountain-top removal; ocean acidification; ozone-layer depletion.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/17/2017

What We Did Today
Students researched consequences of modifications to the environment.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Deforestation; mountaintop removal; acid rain; ozone-layer depletion; ocean acidification; overfishing.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/16/2017

What We Did Today
We started exploring various types of pollution to the land, air, and water.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Land, air, and water pollution.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/15/2017

What We Did Today
We explored global issues relating to modifications made to the environment.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Acid rain; ocean acidification; deforestation; ozone depletion.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/11/2017

What We Did Today
We continued talking about modifications made to the environment (land, air, and water).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Modification of the environment.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/09/2017

What We Did Today
We continued talking about modification of the environment.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Six categories of modifications: Adding to land, adding to air, adding to water, extracting from land, extracting from air, extracting from water.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/08/2017

What We Did Today
We finished discussing approaches to climate change, then began discussing human modification of the environment.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Approaches to climate change; modify; "Give a Man a Bulldozer".

Bonus
Lil Y's t-shirt.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/04/2017

What We Did Today
We changed seats, then began talking about some of the consequences of energy use.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Climate change.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/03/2017

What We Did Today
Students finished presenting their group energy projects, then watched CNN10.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Group energy project; CNN10.

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 05/02/2017

What We Did Today
We finished preparing, and started presenting, our group energy projects.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
What was your topic?  Who was in your group?  Did you present?

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 04/28/2017

What We Did Today
We started our group energy projects, then had classroom meetings.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Who is in your group?  What is your group studying?

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 04/27/2017

What We Did Today
We explored energy usage.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Sources of energy; non-renewable/renewable energy sources; important/interesting facts or statistics about energy.