Monday, May 31, 2010

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

B - Social Studies 10 -Today we will spend the class working on our children's book about the building of the CPR. Don't forget, here are some websites that can help you:
Canadian Pacific Railway Archives
The Canadian Encyclopedia - Building the Railway
The Kids site of Canadian Settlement - Chinese & the Railway
Vancouver Public Library - CPR History
BC Archives - CPR
Kamloops Art Gallery - Andrew Onderdonk & the CPR

A - Earth & Space Science 11 - Today we'll continue watching the BBC video "The Weather" episode on heat. You can work on "For Review" questions 2, 3, 5, and 6 from page 445 while we're watching the episode. In the last few minutes of class we'll look at radiation balance, conduction, convection, advection and the transfer of energy on the planet. Tomorrow we're looking at seasons.

C - Criminology 12 - Today we will have our last journal entry.This week we'll look at white collar and corporate crime and today I'd like you to work on a journal entry based on questions in the textbook (and the documentary "The Corporation" that I'll show you tomorrow). I'd like you to answer the question "Can Corporations Commit Murder?" If a corporation is considered as a person in law (as it is in the US) who can be held liable (responsible) if a corporation kills people? Use questions 1 & 2 from page 285 as well as question 1 from page 291 in your Criminology the Core textbook to help. Find an example of a story where a company was held responsible for the death of people and use it to support your ideas. Check out the following:
Redefining Corporate Crime (look at the bullet points half way through the article)
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (a law in the UK)
Corporate Crime Reporter Top 100 Corporate Criminals (most are fraud, antitrust and financial)
Newser (news stories about corporate crime)