Classroom Policy Reminders Be in your seat when the bell rings! Be in your assigned seat AT ALL TIMES! Do not move without permission…you will be referred for defiance. Use the time we give you to get things done! Tuck your shirt in! Ask us before listening to music. Use the netbook properly. If we ask you to do something, do it the first time you are asked. Again, this is a defiance issue.

UNIT V: Innovation

Chinese Technology China’s legacy: inventions -Printing (movable type) -Paper -Gunpowder -Compass -Abacus -Mechanical clock

Bell Ringer 1/3/12 Which of the Chinese inventions that we looked at yesterday would you consider to be the most important to our society and why? Why do you think some societies produce lots of creative inventions and others do not?

Three Gorges Dam Writing (Due tomorrow at the beginning of class) Use what you learned today as well as online research to write a half page to one page response that supports one of the two following statements: China’s Three Gorges Dam is a necessary step in their economic progression. The dam’s benefits far outweigh any drawbacks. China’s Three Gorges Dam is an environmental disaster that is ruining lives and destroying the landscape around it. The economic benefits are not worth the damage is it causing.

Chinese Advances Military -Steady build-up -Nuclear arsenal -Aircraft carrier -Taiwan a target? Space program -Third to put man in space -Plans -U.S. scaling back

China Articles *Due at the end of this period! China military article: 1. Summarize the main idea in 25 words or less. 2. How is building an aircraft carrier a sign of power for China? 3. How has China become more aggressive in recent years? Do you think they are a threat? Space program article: 1. What are the short and long-term goals of the Chinese space program? 2. What has China accomplished in space in the last few years? 3. What concerns does the U.S. have about this program?

Japanese Comeback Post-WWII Japan -Physical, economic devastation -Political system broken -Occupied by U.S. troops Changes -Democratic government -No military -U.S. ally?

Economic “Miracle” Recovery begins -New industries -U.S. helps out -Korean War Better than ever -1950s-1991: boom years -Leader in electronics, autos -Decline in recent years

Modern Inventions Activity In groups of three, make a list of the following on a sheet of paper (one person as recorder): 1. Top ten most important inventions (ever) 2. Top ten most important inventions in your lifetime (there may be some overlap from list 1) 3. At least five inventions that we may see happen in our lifetime (future inventions) *Choose the one most important from each list and explain why you chose them.

Muslim Innovation Group Presentation Your group will give a presentation in front of the class regarding one aspect of Muslim innovation Requirements: Five to seven slides in length (3-5 minutes) Specific details Written notes/note cards (don’t look at the screen!) All three participate in creation and presentation Be ready tomorrow!

Muslim Innovation Categories Mathematics Engineering Astronomy Medicine Paper/publishing

Mumbai Attacks (2008) Go to the link on mrcain.weebly.com Explore the different links (articles and videos) Write/type a one page summary (in your own words) that includes the following: -Details about how the events of the attack unfolded -What eyewitnesses reportedly saw -The results/impact of the attacks -Who were the attackers (origin, group) and what happened to them?