Thursday, May 8. 2025

Today's schedule is DCBA

B Block Criminology -  Rey Raggy...rit's Rooby Rooby Rooooo!

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated S01 E23 A Haunting in Crystal Cove

Now comes the media analysis part...consider the questions below (about Scooby Doo in general including Scooby Doo Where are You?, The Scooby Doo Show, Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo, What's New Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and Be Cool Scooby Doo):

1. What assumptions or beliefs do Scooby Doo’s creators have that are reflected in the content?
2. How does this make you feel, based on how similar or different you are from the people portrayed in the media product?
3. How does the commercial purpose (it's made for a profit right?) of Scooby Doo cartoons influence the content and how it's communicated?
4. Who and what is shown in a positive light? In a negative light? Why might these people and things be shown this way?
5. Who and what is not shown at all? What conclusions might audiences draw based on these facts?
6.  "How does Scooby Doo explain crime and gender roles to young people"?

Huffington Post article on Daphne's Curse of going from size 2 to size 8
Huffington Post article on Beauty Stereotypes in Scooby Doo

A Block Physical Geography - Today, we'll look at air pollution, specifically the anthropogenic additions to our atmosphere. We will look at the effects of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides on human health and terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We'll also look at the Environment Canada Air Quality Index. 

For us in the Comox Valley PM2.5 pollution refers to very fine particulates - with a size generally less than 2.5 micrometers (µm). It is contained in pollution from gasoline and diesel vehicles as well as *woodsmoke* and industry. This microscopic material when breathed in can penetrate deep into the lungs and can then be absorbed into the bloodstream. This form of pollution is associated with health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, lung cancer as well as diabetes and dementia. High levels of PM2.5 pollution can trigger asthma attacks, heart attacks and other serious medical emergencies, and has a long term impact on lung function particularly in children.

Your questions are:

1. Why are anthropogenic gases more significant to human health than are those produced from natural sources? (page 24 Geosystems Core text)
2. How are sulphur impurities in fossil fuels related to the formation of acid in the atmosphere and acid deposition on the land? (pages 24-25 Geosystems Core text)
3. Summarize the commitments Canada has made to improve air quality. (page 25 Geosystems Core text)

For more information on Air Quality look at:
BC Air Quality Readings
Real Time Air Quality Index Map
The Habitable Planet: Air Pollution
Environment Canada Air Pollution site

National Public Radio site on the London "Killer Fog" of 1952
EPA website on acid rain

From Vox: Why India’s air pollution is so horrendous

Check out an article on CNN indicating that breathing in Delhi air is equivalent to smoking 44 cigarettes a day

And to further help with your air pollution questions:

Government of Canada Air pollution: drivers and impacts

Government of Canada Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Canada

Global News: 86% of Canadians live in areas where air pollution exceeds WHO guidelines

Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)

Environment Canada Action on Climate Change and Air Pollution

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Costs of Pollution in Canada

World Health Organization Air Pollution

And remember, every day we are going to start by looking at the synoptic forecast along with weather maps.
 

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