Friday, March 20. 2015

Today's schedule is D-AG-C-B-A


D Block Criminology 12 - I'd like to share the CBC DocZone Documentary "Sext Up Kids" with you. The documentary exposes how growing up in a hyper-sexualized culture hurts our kids and sends the wrong messages that could potentially lead to sexual assaults. From the CBC site:

From tiny tots strutting bikini-clad bodies in beauty pageants to companies marketing itty-bitty thongs and padded bras to 9-year olds, images of ever-younger sexualized girls have become commonplace.  Add to that: ever-younger boys with 24-7 access to hard-core internet porn.   It saturates their lives - from skate parks to the school bus – by the time they’re eighteen, 80 percent of boys are watching porn online.

So we'll watch the documentary and use information from it to help with our blog entry next Monday.

C Block Geography 12 - Today we'll take the class to finish working on the Koko Head (Hawai'i Kai) topographic map assignment in your Canadian Landscape topographic map textbook. Look at yesterday's blog entry for the questions I'd like you to answer. You have a tectonics test next Wednesday (March 25th). I've posted a review below and in your course outline there is a section on studying for tests and answering questions...please take some time to look over it this week and review for your test. ... please prepare yourself and in order to do so you should:

study
eat
sleep

A note about your test. At the beginning of the term I handed you a review for the final exam (in your course outline) so look over the weeks one through five note/assignment packages and the review on the course outline to see what you should prepare for. You should expect questions on:

1. Understand a simple cross-section of the Earth to show the parts of the lithosphere, and describe the nature of those layers within the Earth; Inner and Outer Core; Mantle (Mesosphere, Asthenosphere, and Mohorovicic discontinuity); and Lithosphere (Oceanic and Continental Crust). What is Convection Theory, in regards to the movement of the crust?
   
2. Differentiate the rock types, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Give examples of each type of rock, as well as environments where they may commonly be found. Describe and understand a sketch the rock cycle.
   
3. Understand and label a cross-section of the plate boundaries with the following features: Subduction, Volcano, Plutonic features, Igneous rock (Granite & Diorite, Rhyolite & Andesite, Gabbro & Basalt), Metamorphic rock, Sedimentary deposits, Oceanic Trench, Mid-Ocean Ridge/Rift, Continental Crust, SIAL, Oceanic Crust, SIMA, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Convection cell
   
4. Describe the impact (and give example locations) of a Convergent plate boundary in a continent-oceanic crust impact, continent-continent crust impact, oceanic-oceanic crust impact. Describe the effects (and give example locations) of a Divergent plate boundary in a oceanic-oceanic crust separation, continent-continent crust separation. Describe the effects (and give example locations) of a Transform plate boundary in a oceanic-oceanic crust event and a continent-continent crust event
   
5. Describe the effects of Diastrophic movements on human activity.
   
6. Describe several ways in which earthquakes may be generated. Understand sketch block diagrams to help define the following Fault types: Normal fault; Reverse fault; Strike/Slip fault. Define and give an example of a Transform fault. Understand a sketch of and define an Earthquake's Epicentre and Focus.
   
7. Understand the following scales in terms of Intensity and Magnitude: Richter scale and Mercalli scale
   
8. What is a Megathrust earthquake? What is the definition of a shallow, intermediate, and deep earthquake? Which is the most dangerous, generally speaking? What is the cause of a Tsunami? Why is the term Tidal wave not synonymous with Tsunami? What dangers does it pose?
   
9. Describe mountain growth in terms of: Folding and Faulting (Horst and Graben). Define and understand a diagram of Anticlines and Synclines
   
10. Distinguish between the different types of volcanoes (in terms of size, shape, location, examples of, etc.): Shield Volcano, Cinder Cone, and Composite Volcano (A.K.A. Stratovolcano) Compare the following eruption zones, and give examples of each: Rift (oceanic & continental), Hot Spot, Subduction Boundary (Island Arc & Mountain Chain)Describe by example the effects of a volcanic eruption, i.e., human impact, impact on climate, force of eruption etc. List and describe, a minimum of three dangers of volcanoes, including, Nuée ardente, and Lahar. List and describe three benefits of volcanoes.

B Block Social Studies 11 - Today with Ms. Tancon...will be your second (and last) day to work in class on your Unit Projects. We will meet in the library at the beginning of Block B (not the classroom). You were all working well on your projects on Thursday. I'd like to extend your project due date until Block B on Tuesday, March 24th (last block). Those of you who do not hand it in on Tuesday will be doing the additional quiz during class with Mr. Young. Your "zine" and any incomplete worksheets you might have must be handed in by Friday, March 27th for them to be marked. There was also some confusion regarding how to present your information for your zine. For our unit, I've been encouraging you to look at the "bigger picture". We came up with some good "How did WWI impact Canada?" answers on Tuesday and Wednesday including:

• Role of women
• National unity
• Independence from Britain
• Technology
• Changing ideas about war
• Economy (Canada becomes industrial)

If you can choose one of these themes as your "Central Answer", and connect 3 of the concepts/ideas/events from your Project Handout list to support your answer, you will receive bonus marks. Otherwise, any 3 concepts from your list will do.