SOSC300: Social Science and Historical Perspectives

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Syllabus (a PDF File)

Reading List for Each Exam

Calendar of Important Dates

Our Final Exam: TBA in our classroom

Water Conference Photos

Activities (Announced in Class)

 

Activity 1A

1A.  Random  Data (Excel File) or (pdf)

1A. Random Number Table

Activity1B

Reading Research

1B

Activity 2 Correlation and Causality

Instructions

Article

Activity 3A Political Orientation

3A: Complete this section first

(posted later Activ 3 Key) 

Activity 3B

Part B: Activ 3 Political Data (excel)

or

Part B Data (PDF version)

 

Activity 4A and 4 B

Surveys

4A: Draft Water Survey

Activity 4B: Water/Political Orientation Combined Survey

Scoring Key to Activ 4B

 

 

History, & Primary Data

Activity 5 

Instructions

Set A

Set B

Set C

Set D

Set E

Activity 6 Political Survey Polls

News Polls 

 

Interpreting Polls (required reading)

Activity 7 The Standards

No child left behind Reading

Activity 8 Analytic Induction

Instructions

Choose 1:

Geography Data

Economics Data

History Data

Civics Data

and bring:

Data Summary

Activity 9: Geography

Bring Pages 1, 2 and 3 to Class

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

The next 3 files will be linked 

after we complete the activity:

List of Countries

Teacher's Instructions

Key to Country Identities

 

Activity 10: Economic Scarcity 

Things to Bring/Do

The next file will be linked after we complete the activity:

Complete Activity

 

Activity 11: Readings Come to Life 

 

Activity 12:

Standards Come to Life

Note: you'll need to see Colorado Model Content Standards at the bottom of this website

 

Student Generated Materials

Day 1 Ideas on Water in the West Economics Ideas

History Ideas

Geography Ideas

Politics Ideas

Graded Exercises (Syllabus has Due Dates)

Exercise I:

Translating Research

  Assignment Specifics

Presentation Guidelines

 

Exercise II:

Developing Roles for a Water Conference

Instructions

General Information: Colorado River

 

Search Words to Consider

 

 

Exercise III:

Conference on Water Allotment

READ THIS FILE!

Evaluation Criteria for All Roles

Graphics on Water in the West (a big pdf file!)

Reference List

Role Descriptions

Posted After the Conference: Water in the West Simulation

 

Study Guides for Exams

Exam 1

Note: be sure to read Levels of Measurement (below)

Exam 2

Note: see Gersmehl reading under Resources for Exams (below)

also review the Colorado Model Content Standards (below)

Additional Resources Required for this exam:

Levels of Measurement (a powerpoint file) PDF of the same file: Levels of Measurement

Gersmehl Extra Reading for Exam 2 or a PDF of the same file

Review the Colorado Model Content Standards below!

 

Final Exam

Our Exam Date:  TBA in our classroom

Test Taking Tips

Colorado Model Content Standards

Geography Standards History Standards Economics Standards Civics Standards Research Is