World Studies
Civilizations Project
The BGHS Social Studies department has decided that we are generally covering world history from about 1500 C.E. to the present. Of course, it is my opinion that students need a refresher in the history that came before 1500 C.E. so as to better understand how the world came to be. In this vein, we’ve spent […]
The Incredible Human Journey
Today we will be watching a BBC film called “The Incredible Human Journey,” which details the spread of humans throughout the world. Unfortunately, we don’t have time to watch all 5 episodes (they are available on YouTube, if you’re interested), but I did want to look at the last phase of human expansion into North […]
Pre-Renaissance Timeline Project
Yesterday and Today we’ve been working on our Pre-Renaissance timeline project. We’re starting with ancient history, as far back as we can possibly go, right up to the end of the Renaissance. The spreadsheet template for organizing your timeline has been shared with you via google drive. You can plug your template’s web address into […]
Syllabus and Student Survey
Welcome to Friday! This week we covered the Natural Human Learning Process, learned each other’s names and spent some time getting to know Mr. Bennett. In class on Thursdayand Friday, we also covered the syllabus which can be found under the “Class Info” section on the right menu bar. Please make sure to get your […]
Welcome to World Studies, 2016-17!
Welcome back to school! I’m very glad to have you as a part of mY World Studies class this year! You will have the opportunity to explore the development of the modern world from the end of the renaissance up to modern day. We will do our best to connect what has happened in the past to […]
The Cold War Ends (And Study Guide!)
Almost done! Today in class we wrapped up the last little bits of the cold war by talking about the Star Wars Missile Defense system and watching a couple of videos on the fall of the Berlin Wall. You’ll want to check out the last couple of slides of the presentation below for those videos. […]