Video and Bombing

     Right when I walked in the classroom, I was freezing. Someone must have left the windows open and the door mostly closed which froze the classroom. But we quickly warmed up and Maddy S brought in small cookies for us. Frankie had a shadow and introduced us to him saying that he was his brother which faked everyone out because I learned in English that he wasn't actually his brother. Today we also rewatched the video about continents that were either increasing in wealth or staying in the poor and sick area. I heard that North Korea made a bomb that could reach close to us which kind of freaked me out but not too much. I also want to receive a review sheet for midterms so I can study right away!!

Population Pyramids Review

Reviewing Test

   In class today, Maddie finally brought in food for class and we got our tests back. I got at 97 which brought my grade up so I was happy. I only got two wrong which was from the population pyramid and I got one extra credit right. One of the answers confused me so I put a question mark and wrote a dumb answer in the blank but I still got it right! I also worked on the extra credit but I was not able to lend money to them because of my parents. I am also freaked out about midterms coming up and the mid-quarter is tomorrow. I am pretty happy about my grades but I am not ready for the tests coming. I hope it all works out, I get all the reviews for my classes, and I don't fail the midterms.  

Kiva Project

Kiva Project

Kiva.org is used to help others start or grow a business, help others in need or people who want to help those in need, and have a good education. The goal is to have each person reach his or her amount of money they want/need. They cover costs through donations and from grants and sponsors. The website is used to not only lend people money but to have people connect with their borrower. You can led money, get it back, and lend it again. “Lifting one to lift many,” Kiva allows people to make a life or achieve a goal for themselves which can end up helping an entire community.

One borrower that I found on the website is named Sebastian and wants $275 to invest in his business of buying and selling beans. Besides his bean business, Sebastian is a day laborer working on all different kinds of activities. A drought hit his country recently and he hasn’t had enough money to buy beans since the price went up. With the money that people lend, he hopes to improve his family’s quality of life, cover his household expenses, and strengthen his business. Another borrower on the website is named Khouloud and wants $2,500 to pay for medical surgery expenses. Khouloud is a 20-year-old single Lebanese woman that is a teacher most the day and then works at a beauty salon in the afternoon. She works hard to pay for her own expenses and hopes to keep working and developing her skills to achieve her goals in life.

Sebastian and Khouloud both live in areas that don’t have as much money as most countries and there are few jobs available. It was hard for Sebastian to earn money for his beans when there was a lot of chaos going around after the drought. Khouloud also works hard to pay for her expenses but since she doesn’t get paid much because of the area she lives in, she needs help. With the help of a loan, Sebastian can help his family and Khouloud can pay for her surgery.

Kiva.org

      In class today Faith, Chase, and Ben took the test they missed on Friday. Maddie also forgot to bring in her food for class and everyone was disappointed. Then Mr. Schick showed us a website called kiva.org where we can lend money to those in need. If we write an essay answering the questions on the rubric then we will be able to earn extra credit. If we make a loan we will also earn extra credit and if most of our class makes a loan beating the other classes then we will get five more points. We will be able to earn fifteen extra credit points if we accomplish all three things. Mr Schick also showed us how to make a loan on the website and some people who want a loan including how much money he or she needs to accomplish their goal. The project is due on Monday, November 27 and should be posted as a blog.

Test Day

Today in class no one brought in food because we needed as much time as possible and there was also a sub. When I entered the classroom, I quickly put my phone in the bin and went to sit down so I could start reviewing everything over and over again. I made a Quizlet so I quickly looked at that and I also looked at extra notes I made from the day before. The test was pretty easy to me and I think I got an A on it but I will never now until he grades them and rings the bell. On one of the questions was an answer for Niger and I thought it was a typo so I put Nigeria instead but I meant to say Niger when I finally realized and hopefully I wont get any points taken away on that. Besides that I actually liked the test and lets hope for the best!

Even More Reviewing

Yesterday in class we reviewed for our test, got really good donuts from Sofia, and looked on cia.gov. On cia.gov we went to the World Fact Book and the teacher would ask us questions and we would try to find out where it was. I was never the first one to find the answer but I did know where everything was located and I got there quickly. Apparently Mr. Schick gave out four detentions so our class toned it down to make sure nobody got one that day. Sofia also brought in really good donuts from Paradise Donuts I think and I picked out the glazed one with chocolate icing and colored sprinkles. I really wanted a second one but I didn't want to take one of hers and more than other people.

Note:

Mr Schick will not be in class for the test and the first fifteen minutes are on cia.gov.

More Reviewing

  In class today, Ellie brought in cookies, clementines, and bagels with cream cheese. I had already brought my own cookie I got from lunch so I didn't eat anything, plus the clementine I got was brownish. Like the two blogs I posted before, people are still presenting because only two or three groups present in about forty-five or fifty minutes. The first group up was Faith, Ellie, Maddie R, and Valerie and they chose to compare the countries: Haiti and Qatar. Presenting their project probably took a good twenty or thirty minutes because there were many arguments throughout especially on the second part of the project. Next up was Maddie S and Kelsie and they chose to compare the countries: Egypt and Spain. They had a nice presentation and there were really no arguments at all but they since the first group took so long, they rushed at the end. Tomorrow we are going to review for the test Friday!

Presenting Projects

 In class today we did not do much at all. Faith brought in Oreo bags but she didn't have enough so she brought a small package of single Oreos also. I was finally happy because I got my F up to a high B because Mr. Shick finally put the pop quiz and project grade in. My group already presented on Friday so we just listened and watched others present in class today. The groups that presented were Ben and Chase, (separately) Frankie and Owen. Ben and Chase didn't have specific answers and someone also lowercase two countries so I think they got some points taken off. We also have a test coming up Friday and I already made a study guide so I am prepared. I will study so hard that hopefully I get a good grade on the test to bring my B up to an A.

Pop Quiz Again and Presenting Projects

   In class today, most of us were upset because of how badly our grades went down in this class so Mr. Schick let us retake it with the same amount of time. I was really happy because I am pretty sure I got a hundred on it but I will not know for sure until he puts it in. We didn't even have food or drinks today because Ben forgot to bring it in. We also looked at some projects and each person explained his or her question and went over the rankings and reasoning for the rankings. I am pretty sure we got a 50/50 but he could've just been lying about it even though I thought we presented well. Hopefully he will have the quiz and project grades in over the weekend and will bring up my grade in that class.

Pop Quiz and Project

   Today in class I was a little late and never got food but thats ok. We also took a pop quiz which im really upset about because I missed 15 minutes of class on Tuesday and I failed the quiz which brought my grade down really badly. We were assigned a project to do with or without partners and I worked with Jamie, Sofia and Giovanna. We got a lot done in class so we only had to finish a little bit for homework and for my question I went a little overboard because I want to get my grade up so I put as much detail in as possible and you can definitely tell which one is mine, but if you can't....(it's the last one)

Here is the link to our google doc: (I am pretty sure that you can edit it because I put "allow edit" on)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H_BuXex5cL36Ek0KyFyj-7kEkcI3vZNUzKn-0YebOdY/edit?usp=sharing

More About Population Pyramids

    In class today, we got chips and trail mix form Valerie, introduced Ellie's shadow (she has a lot of shadows), and took more notes on the population pyramids PowerPoint. When we first started taking notes, he went too fast so I barely got any on the second slide and I might have missed some at the end of class today because I had to leave for an orthodontist appointment. We will also be having a test on all these notes probably early of next week. I am going to have to study and review all these notes and hopefully I will get any notes I missed on Thursday. Here are a couple notes that I did get:

Notes:

- there are three basic shapes: an xmas tree, a box, and a cup

the xmas tree (developing nation)
- growth rates are slow
- high birth rate
- short life expectancy
Like? Namibia/Bangladesh

the box (developing nation; slow growth)

Population Pyramids

     In class today, Owen brought a very messy cake with nasty icing and no plates, napkins, or utensils. We also had two shadows today, one with Ellie and one with Kelsie. Once we introduced the shadows and everybody got a piece of cake, we reviewed the population PowerPoint and started looking at population pyramids.

Notes:

- Fact: in just about every country, women live longer than men
- We use population pyramids to analyze growth (or decline) of fertility, mortality, and migration in cities.

Before when we were reviewing the population PowerPoint we came back to TFR because most of us were still confused:

TFR: the average number o children born per woman

- for a population to remain the same, the TFR must be 2.1
- higher than 2.1: the population rises
- lower than 2.1: the population falls

We finally sorted out that 2.1 isn't 2 babies and .1, it's the percent of how many for the population to stay the same

Note: We will have a test in this class some time later this week.

Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

Notes:

TFR: the average number o children born per woman

- for a population to remain the same, the TFR must be 2.1
- higher than 2.1: the population rises
- lower than 2.1: the population falls

World TFR: 2.42 (it was 2.54 two years ago, 2.47 last year)
United States TFR: 2.01 (it was 2.06 last year)
Nigeria TFR: 6.89 (developing nation)(high death rate)
Japan TFR: 1.40 (developing nation, aging population)

Part 1: Twenty Questions:

1. What is the population of the United States?
- the population of the US is 326,625,791

2. What is the infant mortality rate in the US, and where do we rank?
- 5.8 deaths/ 1,000 live births
- we are ranked number 169

3. Which country has the highest percentage of Catholics: Mexico, Canada, or the United States? What order would it be in?
- Mexico is the highest with 82.7%, Canada is the second highest with 39%, and then the US is the third smallest out of the three with 20.8%

4. What country has the largest population in Africa?
- Nigeria (ranked #7)