C - Geography 12 - Tooday, we'll start with the first part of the Geologic Journeys: The Rockies. This episode is all about terrane building and the formation of the Rockies in Canada (exotic terranes and the Karmutsen basalts of Hesquiaht on the west coast). When the video is finished, you'll work on your Day 14 assignment (define anticline & syncline, and work on questions 4 - 5 from page 412 in your Geosystems text). After we shift our focus (pun intended) to earthquakes. We'll look at some video of the aftermath of the Izmit Turkey 1999 Mw7.4 earthquake along the North Anatolian fault. We'll also look at the Loma Prieta (San Fracisco) 1989 Mw6.9 earthquake along the San Andreas fault. We'll try to compare the two and then take some notes down about the three types of faults. After, you'll have a series of questions to complete from the Geosystems text (14, 15, 16, & 19 from p. 412). Check out the cool interactive activity at National Geographic Forces of Nature or the Today in Earthquake History at the USGS.
Yesterday there was a Mw 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand. News and pictures of the catastrophic effects on the city can be found here. More pictures and video can be found here as well.
D & A - Criminology 12 - Today we will start with our Victimology quiz and then look at violent crime. We will focus on the roots of violent crime today. Where does violence come from (personal traits, ineffective families, evolutionary factors, exposure to violence, cultural values, substance abuse, and firearm availability)?
For homework tonight I would like you brainstorm a list of all the entertainment you can think of that is based in violence. Think of video games (HALO), television programs (CSI), books (30 Days of Night comics), movies (Saw), music (ONYX, Biggie, Megadeath, Anthrax, Slayer), sports (MMA, WWE), and other forms of entertainment. Take some time and scan through the TV channels this weekend (yep watch TV for homework). Can the roots of violence be traced back to youth? If so should we ban Warner Brothers cartoons? Is Bugs Bunny bad for kids? Comedy and violence are intermingled into a typical or formulaic narrative story.....Wile E. Coyote chases the Road Runner, Elmer Fudd chases Bugs Bunny, Sylvester chases Tweety Bird andthey inflict carnage on each other. The end is always the same....someone wins, someone loses, the loser is humiliated and we laugh at them (good clean wholesome fun). So tomorrow we'll watch some Warner Brothers cartoons with all the glorious violence in them and we'll have a discussion about the acceptance of violence in our modern culture. Think about the implicit and implied messages that each cartoon sends to kids.
An excellent source of information on violence in media and its link to aggression is the Media Awareness Network.
Check out Time Magazine for a good article on "Seeking the Roots of Violence".
B - Earth & Space Science 11 - Today we will begin our work on rocks. We will identify the various types of igneous rocks, their properties, and discuss the differences in their composition. We'll start with taking a few notes down about Igneous Rocks, Magma and the differences between Felsic, Mafic, and Ultramafic Igneous Rocks. I'll hand out an Igneous Rock Identification lab for you and a partner to work through today. You won't have to complete procedure # 6 nor question # 7 in the lab but everything else you can accomplish.
Check out the following websites for more:
Amethyst Galleries: Rocks-the home of minerals
The Atlas of Canada: Major rock categories
Physicalgeography.net Characteristics of Igneous rock
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