Today's schedule is B-A-D-C
B - Earth & Space Science 11 - Today we take a quick look at Glaciers and the work that they do to change the landscape. We'll look at the difference between Alpine and Continental glaciers along with the ways that glaciers erode the landscape. Finally we will try to make sense of the causes of ice ages.
You will need to define the following terms: alpine glacier, continental glacier, glacial striation, cirque, horn, arete, fjord, till, terminal moraine, drumlin, and esker. You will also need to complete "For Review" question 12 on page 332.
For glacier websites check out:
Geoscape Nanaimo ice age legacy
Geoscape Fort Fraser landscapes left by continental glaciers
Northern Saskatchewan ice age explanation
Canadian Geographic Mountains of Canada: Glaciers
USGS Glaciers of Canada book
National Snow & Ice Data Center All About Glaciers
Tongass National Forest Icefields & Glacier facts
Atlas of Canada Glaciers in Canada
USGS Glacier terminology
Eastern Illinois University Department of Geography glacier notes
Encyclopedia of the Earth: Glaciers
Rocky Mountain National Park glacier basics
Today glaciers, Thursday deserts, Friday library....next Monday and Tuesday Oceans and then next Wednesday (a week from today) Surface processes unit final.
A & D - Criminology 12 - Today, you'll need to read through the next section in Chapter 3 on "Theories of Victimization" (dealing with Victim Precipitation, Lifestyle, and Routine Activities) - pages 61-64. Your work will be to explain and compare the three theories (as a silo chart) and answer questions 2 & 3 on page 72 in the Criminology: The Core text. After, I'd like you to 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. I'm asking you to do this because I would like to know where violence comes from (personal traits, ineffective families, evolutionary factors, exposure to violence, cultural values, substance abuse, and firearm availability)?
C - Geography 12 - Today we start looking at storms and "CYCLOGENESIS"...sweet! We will look at mid-latitude cyclones and the source regions of air masses that cause these storms to develop. We'll analyze the difference between the three dimensional structure of a warm front and a cold front and if you're especially good then we'll finish watching our BBC friend Mr. Donal McIntyre and his efforts to combat wet extremes on the planet. Tomorrow and Friday sees us in the library for the Severe Weather power point assignment. Your work to accomplish for the day is questions 1, 2, and 5 from page 147 and question 10 from page 248 in your Geosystems textbook. The following sites will help with cyclogenesis:
Michael Ritter's The Physical Environment: An Introduction to Physical Geography on line text
National Weather Service Jet Stream on line weather school
University of Illinois WW2010 Weather Wold Project
Rapid Cyclogenesis Web lesson
Environment Canada Understanding Cyclogenesis
Nestled away, in the back corner of G.P. Vanier, you'll find room 115 (we used to be 611). Lurking in the shadows of this room is Mr. Young...waiting to pounce on unsuspecting students and natter on about volcanoes, hail, psychopathy, criminal law defenses, cultural diffusion, media theories, crime, and urban models of city development. He loves his job in 115 and can't wait to work with you this year.
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