Monday, March 12, 2012

Grab a new Frank from the stool

Benefits of Oil Homework: Read

and annotate and summarize article

Learning Target: I can discuss the benefits of oil.

Bellringer: what are the uses of oil?

Take a sheet from the red chair

Teacher-Directed Instruction Expectations

Conversation: Level___ Help: Activity: listen and take notes Movement: Participation:

1. Which country uses the most oil per person in the world?

Answer: United States

2) What are 5 items that we use everyday that are made from oil?

Answer- Plastic, aspirin, gasoline, lipstick, candles, foam cushions, detergents, glue, cosmetics

3) What is a non-renewable resource?

Answer- It is a resource that can not be used more than once, once its gone its gone

4) Which Middle Eastern country has the largest oil reserves?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

5)About how much gas does the average American family use per year? About how much does that cost?

Answer- 500 gallons costing about $1350 per year

6) Which US state has the largest oil reserves?

Answer: Alaska

7) What percent of our oil do we import from other countries?

Answer- 60 Percent is imported

8) Have we ever run out of oil in the US? If so, when?

Answer- Yes, in the 1970s gas stations ran out of gas.

9) What alternatives do we have to oil?

Answer- Biodiesel, solar power, wind power, ethanol, water, hydrogen cells, nuclear power

10) How much do experts expect oil to cost in the summer?

Answer- $5 a gallon

Learning Check # 1

Why is oil so important?

Oil Vocabulary 3/12/12

Questions Answers

Oil Vocabulary

Oil reserves- oil that has been discovered but remains unused in the ground

Petroleum- oil Non-renewable resource- It is a resource that

can not be used more than once, once its gone its gone

Consumption- the using up of goods and services Fossil fuels- any fuel, such as petroleum, coal, and

natural gas, that is made from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals (usually causes pollution)

Partner Read Aloud

Conversation: Level 1 Help: Raise your hand if you are

confused Activity: Read the article out loud with

your partner then annotate and summarize it.

Movement: You may get up to sharpen your pencil without permission

Participation: eyes on paper, writing on paper, reading article and not talking about non-article things

Learning Check # 2/ Reflection What are some of the benefits of oil? How do you interact with oil on a daily

basis? Why do you think that oil has caused so

much conflict?

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Check in with Frank Read Intro to Oil (357-

358) Brain Pop: Oil Dubai Decadence Reflection Check out with Frank

Learning Target: I can discuss how the world uses oil.

Bellringer: Think about the article from yesterday. Are there any items that are made from petroleum that surprised you? If so, which items?

Oil Vocabulary Continued

Gross domestic product- the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

Supply and demand- economic system that determines price in a market economy

Production- the creation or construction of human made products

Import- to bring goods from a foreign country for trade or sell

Export- something sold abroad as part of international trade

Reflection

What are the benefits of oil to the world? Why do people place such a high value on oil?

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Check in with Frank

Vocabulary Review

Oil in the Middle East and around the World

Learning Target: I can discuss how the Middle East uses oil.

Bellringer: How has oil impacted the creation of culture in Dubai?

Teacher-Directed Instruction Expectations

Conversation: Level 0 Help: Raise your hand Activity: Look at each picture and match

the vocabulary term to it Movement: You may not sharpen your

pencil or go to the bathroom Participation: Look at the screen and do

not talk to your neighbor

Partner Work Expectations

Conversation: Level 1 Help: Raise your hand Activity: Work with your partner to

complete the pages Movement: You may sharpen your pencil

and go to the bathroom with permission Participation: Eyes on paper and book,

writing on paper, only talking about the assignment.

Reflection

How does the Middle East use oil? How does the World use oil?

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Check in with Frank Supply & Demand

Brain Pop Activity

Reflection Check out with Frank

Learning Target: I can discuss supply and demand.

Bellringer: How much is a superstar in

the NBA or WNBA (such as Shaquille O'Neal, Lebron James, Lisa Leslie, Chamique Holdsclaw) paid compared to an average player?

Do you think you'd pay more for a 1962 Corvette or a 2004 Corvette (assuming that both are in good condition)?

Which costs more, diamonds or gravel?

Supply & Demand Vocabulary Supply: The total amount of a good or

service available for purchase; helps determine price

Demand: The willingness and ability of the people within a market area to buy particular amounts of goods or services at a variety of alternative prices

Supply and demand- economic system that determines price in a market economy

Supply & Demand

Supply Increases

Prices go Down

Supply & Demand

Supply Decreases

Prices Increase

T-Shirt Design Activity

1. Partners (2 people)2. 4-6 Minutes to design a t-shirt3. 5 minutes to survey class about how

much they are willing to pay for your t-shirt design

4. Graph Results5. Analyze results

T-Shirt Design Activity Expectations Part 1 (Design T-Shirt) Conversation: No higher than a Level 1 Help: Raise your hand if you are

confused Activity: Work with your partner to

create a design for a t-shirt that you would sell to classmates

Movement: You may sharpen your pencil

Participation: Talk to your partner only about the assignment and draw a school-appropriate design on your paper

Design Expectations Part 2 (Survey Peers)

Conversation: Level 1 Help: Raise your hand Activity: Survey your classmates and

determine how much they would pay for a t-shirt with your design on it

Movement: Move around the classroom, sharpen your pencil, go to the bathroom (w/ permission)

Participation: Tally the number of people who would buy your t-shirt at each price

T-Shirt Activity Expectations Part 3 (Create Graphs & Analyze Data)

Conversation: Level 0 Help: Raise your hand Activity: Tally how many students would

buy your t-shirt design at each price and create a line graph

Movement: You may sharpen your pencil and ask to go to the restroom

Participation: Write on you paper and do not talk to your friends.

Line Graphs

Reflection

How does supply impact demand?

Friday, March 16, 2012

Check in with Frank

Negatives of Oil

Learning Target: I can discuss how oil can be dangerous.

Bellringer: Examine the following political cartoon. What do you think the cartoonist is trying to say?

Compare & Contrast

Negatives of Oil Positives of Oil

Negatives of Oil

Pollution

Loss of Wildlife

Loss of Beaches

Loss of Wildlife, Local Economy?

Loss of Farmland

Tourism? Economy?

Contamination

Loss of Recreation

Long-Term Effects?

Political Cartoon Expectations Conversation: Level 1 Help: Raise your hand Activity: after examining your Venn

Diagram of the pros and cons of oil dependency, pick a side and illustrate it through a political cartoon

Movement: You may use the colored pencils and go to the bathroom

Participation: Work with your partner to illustrate your viewpoint

Reflection/Brief Argumentative Piece

Think about what we’ve talked about the last few days about oil. Would you rather live in a country that has many oil refineries or one that has few? Weigh both the pros and cons and argue.