Today's schedule is B-A-D-C
B Block Geography 12 - Today we'll continue our look at resources, resource use, and management issues. We'll talk again about renewable and non-renewable resources along with the four ethical views on resource use (economic/exploitation; preservationist; balanced-multiple use; and ecological or sustainable). After, we'll watch the first few sections of the Human Footprint DVD we previewed yesterday. Don't forget starting today I'd like you to track your water consumption for the week.
D Block Social Studies 11 - Today you'll have some time to finish the activity you started with Mr. Doll on Wednesday and we'll take a quick look at issues surrounding multiculturalism in Canada. After this, we'll begin our look at human-social geography. We will start with population issues and today you'll get a handout on the history of human population. We'll talk about fertility (crude birth rates) and mortality (crude death rates) and the RNI (rate of natural increase). We'll examine population pyramids and the demographic transition model.
C Block Law 9/10 - Today you'll have some time to work through the rights and obligations upon arrest poster that we started yesterday. This will be due on Monday when we go back in the lab for our next two days of research for our forensic science webpage activity. When we've had a bit of time to work on the poster I'll show you an episode of Law & Order from Season 14 called "Bodies". From TV.com...While investigating the death of a teenaged girl, the detectives stumble on a pattern of crimes that indicate they are after a serial killer. The suspect, however, puts the prosecutors through an ethical ringer when he discloses his attorney's knowledge of the victims and their whereabouts.
Your questions from the last few days are due today.
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.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Thursday, January 12. 2012
Today's schedule is D-C-B-A
D Block Social Studies 11 - Today we will finish our look at the radical transformation of Canadian society in the later half of the 20th Century. I'll go over the work from the last three days and we'll try to make sense of the dizzying pace of change that altered our "identity". The overarching question we'll try to answer is:
To what extent have Local, National, and Global forces shaped Canadian identity?
Tomorrow sees us begin our look at the state of the world today - focusing on population, differing standards of living, economic development, environmental concerns and the conflict that arises from the combination of these factors.
C Block Law 9/10 - I'll quickly review the three types of Mens Rea (Criminal Intent, Recklessness, and Knowledge) and then we'll talk about ways to compel someone to show up in court. We'll discuss appearance notices, summons; and arrests (along with the rights of private security guards and citizens), we'll talk about your rights and obligations upon arrest, searches with and without warrants and pre-trial releases (bail, recognizance, and surety). For the end of today's class, I've got a few questions and an activity I'd like you to work on. The questions deal with getting an accused person to show up to court:
B Block Geography 12 - Today we look at the ethics associated with resource use alond with the different forms of "capital" and understand the concept of "natural capital". We'll also look at renewable and non-renewable resources along with the four ethical views on resource use (economic/exploitation; preservationist; balanced-multiple use; and ecological or sustainable). We'll talk about over-consumption and unsustainable resource use practices using the example of water consumption and the Aral Sea and we'll end the class with a seemingly simple question...."How Much do You Consume?" Today I'll ask you to begin tracking your family's water consumption for the week and you can use the water footprint calculator at the H20 Conserve website. I'll then show you the National Geographic DVD Human Footprint. There is a great interactive flash site that is connected to the DVD which helps you calculate your Human Footprint.
D Block Social Studies 11 - Today we will finish our look at the radical transformation of Canadian society in the later half of the 20th Century. I'll go over the work from the last three days and we'll try to make sense of the dizzying pace of change that altered our "identity". The overarching question we'll try to answer is:
To what extent have Local, National, and Global forces shaped Canadian identity?
Tomorrow sees us begin our look at the state of the world today - focusing on population, differing standards of living, economic development, environmental concerns and the conflict that arises from the combination of these factors.
C Block Law 9/10 - I'll quickly review the three types of Mens Rea (Criminal Intent, Recklessness, and Knowledge) and then we'll talk about ways to compel someone to show up in court. We'll discuss appearance notices, summons; and arrests (along with the rights of private security guards and citizens), we'll talk about your rights and obligations upon arrest, searches with and without warrants and pre-trial releases (bail, recognizance, and surety). For the end of today's class, I've got a few questions and an activity I'd like you to work on. The questions deal with getting an accused person to show up to court:
- Name the three ways in which the police can bring an accused person to court
- What two questions must a Justice of the Peace ask when deciding whether to issue an arrest warrant
- Explain when a police officer may make an arrest without an arrest warrant
- Explain the three situations when a citizen may make an arrest
- What are the limitations on the powers of private citizens or security guards when making an arrest
- Saul is stopped by the police and told he is being arrested for impaired driving. He says "Oh no" and runs off. Has Saul been arrested? Explain.
- Talia is accused by a store owner of shoplifting. The police ask her to go to the station house for questioning and she goes with them voluntarily. Has Talia been arrested? Explain.
B Block Geography 12 - Today we look at the ethics associated with resource use alond with the different forms of "capital" and understand the concept of "natural capital". We'll also look at renewable and non-renewable resources along with the four ethical views on resource use (economic/exploitation; preservationist; balanced-multiple use; and ecological or sustainable). We'll talk about over-consumption and unsustainable resource use practices using the example of water consumption and the Aral Sea and we'll end the class with a seemingly simple question...."How Much do You Consume?" Today I'll ask you to begin tracking your family's water consumption for the week and you can use the water footprint calculator at the H20 Conserve website. I'll then show you the National Geographic DVD Human Footprint. There is a great interactive flash site that is connected to the DVD which helps you calculate your Human Footprint.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Wednesday, January 11. 2012
Today's schedule is B-A-D-C
B Block Geography 12 - Today we are going to make sense of ecosystem evolution and community succession (thrown in will be the terms establishment and extinction). We'll try to understand how species co-evolve and adapt to create complex communities (self regulation and emergent properties) and then we'll look at Mount St. Helens to understand primary and secondary succession. We'll watch the last portion of the DVD "Fire Mountain: The Eruption and Rebirth of Mount St. Helens" in order to better grasp the rates of recovery for ecosystems around the volcano. The embedded video below from PBS is also a very good (specifically chapters 3 "The Blowdown Zone" and 5 "Bouncing Back") You'll need to complete questions 21 & 22 from page 662 of your Geosystems text along with a question on fire ecology and the effects of modern fire suppression. For more on ecosystem services and conservation see the National Geographic Earth Pulse website.
D Block Social Studies 11 - Today we will work on the history of Quebec “nationalism” and the roots of the separatist movement (Chapter 8 pages 190-204 in the Counterpoints textbook). We'll go through pages 198 – 204 as a class and then we will watch Canada: A People’s History episode “Years of Hope and Anger” chapter 12 "October 1970". This deals with the Front de Libération de Québec (Quebec Liberation Front) whose actions culminated with the kidnapping of James Cross (who was released) and Pierre Laporte (who died while in FLQ custody) in the province of Quebec. The Canadian Prime Minister (Pierre-Eliott Trudeau) responded by imposing the War Measures Act in Quebec (suspending civil liberties). You'll need to work on questions 4 a & 5 a from page 194. The Parti-Quebecois came to power in 1976 and in 1980 held a referendum in the province of Quebec to determine if there was a desire to pull the province out of confederation (really it was a convoluted form of independence where the province would still maintain Canadian currency but be able to make its own laws). To help understand this we'll watch Canada: A People’s History “In an Uncertain World” chapters 3 “The Choice”. In the end the province voted 59% "non" and 40% "oui". Since it was somewhat close the government of Canada reopened constitutional talks and "repatriated" the constitution from Great Britain. In this, however, Quebec once again felt "betrayed" or left out. In order to understand this we'll watch the Canada A People's History "In an Uncertain World" chapter 6 “The Night of the Long Knives”. After you'll need to work on the following questions 1, 3, 4, 5, & 7a from page 200.
C Block Law 9/10 - Today we'll continue with our focus on Criminal Law in Canada; specifically looking at the physical and mental elements of a crime, the three types of criminal intent, attempts, conspiracies and the four parties to an offense. We will go through some important points in the note package I handed out to you for the course and then you'll have a few questions to work on:
B Block Geography 12 - Today we are going to make sense of ecosystem evolution and community succession (thrown in will be the terms establishment and extinction). We'll try to understand how species co-evolve and adapt to create complex communities (self regulation and emergent properties) and then we'll look at Mount St. Helens to understand primary and secondary succession. We'll watch the last portion of the DVD "Fire Mountain: The Eruption and Rebirth of Mount St. Helens" in order to better grasp the rates of recovery for ecosystems around the volcano. The embedded video below from PBS is also a very good (specifically chapters 3 "The Blowdown Zone" and 5 "Bouncing Back") You'll need to complete questions 21 & 22 from page 662 of your Geosystems text along with a question on fire ecology and the effects of modern fire suppression. For more on ecosystem services and conservation see the National Geographic Earth Pulse website.
Watch Mt. St. Helens: Back From the Dead on PBS. See more from NOVA.
For the audio slide show of "Life Returns to the Blast Zone" click here and then launch the interactive feature.D Block Social Studies 11 - Today we will work on the history of Quebec “nationalism” and the roots of the separatist movement (Chapter 8 pages 190-204 in the Counterpoints textbook). We'll go through pages 198 – 204 as a class and then we will watch Canada: A People’s History episode “Years of Hope and Anger” chapter 12 "October 1970". This deals with the Front de Libération de Québec (Quebec Liberation Front) whose actions culminated with the kidnapping of James Cross (who was released) and Pierre Laporte (who died while in FLQ custody) in the province of Quebec. The Canadian Prime Minister (Pierre-Eliott Trudeau) responded by imposing the War Measures Act in Quebec (suspending civil liberties). You'll need to work on questions 4 a & 5 a from page 194. The Parti-Quebecois came to power in 1976 and in 1980 held a referendum in the province of Quebec to determine if there was a desire to pull the province out of confederation (really it was a convoluted form of independence where the province would still maintain Canadian currency but be able to make its own laws). To help understand this we'll watch Canada: A People’s History “In an Uncertain World” chapters 3 “The Choice”. In the end the province voted 59% "non" and 40% "oui". Since it was somewhat close the government of Canada reopened constitutional talks and "repatriated" the constitution from Great Britain. In this, however, Quebec once again felt "betrayed" or left out. In order to understand this we'll watch the Canada A People's History "In an Uncertain World" chapter 6 “The Night of the Long Knives”. After you'll need to work on the following questions 1, 3, 4, 5, & 7a from page 200.
C Block Law 9/10 - Today we'll continue with our focus on Criminal Law in Canada; specifically looking at the physical and mental elements of a crime, the three types of criminal intent, attempts, conspiracies and the four parties to an offense. We will go through some important points in the note package I handed out to you for the course and then you'll have a few questions to work on:
- Name and explain the two parts of a criminal offence
- List and explain the three types of Mens Rea
- Explain the difference between Intent and Motive in Criminal Law.
- Name and briefly explain the kind of offence that does not require Mens Rea
- What is the main requirement for an attempted offence? For a conspiracy?
- Read the following sections of the Criminal Code carefully. For each offence, describe the Actus Reus and the Mens Rea:
343. Everyone commits robbery who…assaults any person with intent to steal from them
342. Everyone who…has in their possession a credit card that they know was obtained by the commission of an offence (ie stealing or fraud) is guilty of an offence
131. everyone commits perjury who, with intent to mislead, makes a false statement under oath knowing the evidence is false
209. Everyone who, with intent to defraud any person, cheats while playing a card game is guilty of an offence - As a joke, Jason points a gun, which he believes is not loaded, at Lana and fires. Lana dies of a gunshot wound to her head. Decide if Jason a) had the Actus Reus for the offence; and b) will be found guilty of murder (intentionally causing Lana’s death)
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Tuesday, January 10. 2012
Today's schedule is C-D-A-B
C Block Law 9/10 - Today we are back in the library for your next day to work on your final assignment of the year which I posted on the blog yesterday. You are going to create a webpage on a particular area of study in forensic science and you should have already chosen your topic. Please use yesterday's blog entry to make sense of the criteria for the assignment. Do not forget that you will need to have at least one print source and I have many books (as does the library). This assignment is due in two weeks on January 24th. Tomorrow we're back in the class to talk about the physical and mental elements of a crime, the three types of criminal intent, attempts, conspiracies and the four parties to an offense.
D Block Social Studies 11 - Today we'll continue to examine the transformation of Canadian society in the 1960's and the 1970's. I'll have you finish the work on the protest movements in Canada (youth and anti-war; women; environment; and first nations). and we'll also take a look at the CCF and social welfare in Canada. Yesterday you worked on questions 2 & 3 from page 183 of the Counterpoints textbook and today I'll have you add question 2 from page 176 as well. Tomorrow we'll examine the Quebec-Canada relationship and Thursday we'll look into the issue of multiculturalism in Canada.
B Block Geography 12 - Today is a crucial day in Geography 12; we will be discussing biogeochemical cycles - specifically the carbon and nitrogen cycles. We will also be discussing the flow of energy through an ecosystem (trophic layers and food webs). It is very important that you review systems and feedback from week 1 of the course. For a great on-line text resource check out the Human Ecology textbook by Gerry Marten. For more on cycles in ecosystems check out:
Biogeochemical Cyles at Windows to the Universe
Biogeochemical Cyles at Geography 4 Kids
Biogeochemical Cyles at Michael Ritter's on line "The Physical Environment" text
Trophic Pyramids and Food Webs at Physical Geography
Food Chains and Food Webs
Build a Food Web "Chain Reaction" game
Bill Nye video "(It's the) Food Web" by Food Webby Web on the Soundtrack of Science
McGraw Hill BC Grade 7 Science textbook animation on PCB's and Bioaccumulation
C Block Law 9/10 - Today we are back in the library for your next day to work on your final assignment of the year which I posted on the blog yesterday. You are going to create a webpage on a particular area of study in forensic science and you should have already chosen your topic. Please use yesterday's blog entry to make sense of the criteria for the assignment. Do not forget that you will need to have at least one print source and I have many books (as does the library). This assignment is due in two weeks on January 24th. Tomorrow we're back in the class to talk about the physical and mental elements of a crime, the three types of criminal intent, attempts, conspiracies and the four parties to an offense.
D Block Social Studies 11 - Today we'll continue to examine the transformation of Canadian society in the 1960's and the 1970's. I'll have you finish the work on the protest movements in Canada (youth and anti-war; women; environment; and first nations). and we'll also take a look at the CCF and social welfare in Canada. Yesterday you worked on questions 2 & 3 from page 183 of the Counterpoints textbook and today I'll have you add question 2 from page 176 as well. Tomorrow we'll examine the Quebec-Canada relationship and Thursday we'll look into the issue of multiculturalism in Canada.
B Block Geography 12 - Today is a crucial day in Geography 12; we will be discussing biogeochemical cycles - specifically the carbon and nitrogen cycles. We will also be discussing the flow of energy through an ecosystem (trophic layers and food webs). It is very important that you review systems and feedback from week 1 of the course. For a great on-line text resource check out the Human Ecology textbook by Gerry Marten. For more on cycles in ecosystems check out:
Biogeochemical Cyles at Windows to the Universe
Biogeochemical Cyles at Geography 4 Kids
Biogeochemical Cyles at Michael Ritter's on line "The Physical Environment" text
Trophic Pyramids and Food Webs at Physical Geography
Food Chains and Food Webs
Build a Food Web "Chain Reaction" game
Bill Nye video "(It's the) Food Web" by Food Webby Web on the Soundtrack of Science
McGraw Hill BC Grade 7 Science textbook animation on PCB's and Bioaccumulation
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Monday, January 9. 2012
Today's schedule is A-B-C-D
B Block Geography 12 - Today we shift our focus to look at ecosystem components. We'll identify what an ecosystem is (along with its abiotic and biotic components) and understand what a community is. We'll see what Tim and Moby have to tell us about ecosystems and then you'll need to work on questions 1, 4, 6, and 8 from page 661 of your Geosystems textbook. For help on ecosystems check out:
"The Concept of the Ecosystem"
Ecosystem Fundamentals
Ecological Systems
Living Things: Habitats & Ecosystems
C Block Law 9/10 - Today we start in the class with our second to last quiz in the class. Once we've finished this then we off to the library to begin work on the final project of the year...your forensic science webpage project. Here again is the criteria for this assignment:
LAW 9 / 10 Forensic Science Web Page Project:
It will be your responsibility to create one section of the G.P. Vanier Forensic Science/Criminology web page. You will need to find the following information about your chosen subject / topic:
1. A description of your subject which includes an explanation of what is (history, background information, people associated with it, important milestones and discoveries)
2. An explanation of how your topic is collected at the crime scene and the tools that are used to interpret the evidence at the crime lab.
3. An description showing how the subject is used to solve crimes (identifying suspects, showing the cause of death, tracing the source of evidence or identifying a possible alternate crime scene)
4. Graphics - photos, illustrations, and animations that show and explain your subject
5. Case Study - Provide one example of how your subject was used to solve a real crime.
6. Provide URL’s as links for further investigation of your subject.
Subjects / Topics to choose from (NOTE: Since there are many of you in the class I have limited the amount of people per topic to two - 2 - so if on the list below it says chosen already then two people have already selected that topic and you'll need to choose another topic):
Forensic Anthropology
DNA
Fingerprinting (chosen already)
Ballistics (chosen already)
Forensic Entomology
Hairs and Fibers
Questioned Documents
Toxicology (chosen already)
Forensic Serology (chosen already)
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Odontology (chosen already)
Computer Forensics (chosen already)
Forensic Chemistry
Ask for other topics
For the forensic science web page assignment, there are many on line web page creation sites (including this site which is kind of like a bloggers for dummies site). Try the following:
http://www.weebly.com/
http://sites.google.com/
http://www.webs.com/
http://www.yola.com/
http://www.wix.com/
Of course the creation of your site is really the last step in the process. Once you've chosen your topic (through me) you will need to get started working on finding information about it. Don't forget there are some fabulous print resources in the library and you must have at least one print source for this assignment.
Here are some previous examples of the Forensic science web page project for you to look at if you'd like:
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Serology or Forensic Serology
Computer Forensics
Forensic Physics
Forensic Toxicology
Forensic Voice Identification
D Block Social Studies 11 - Today we begin our look at the radical transformation of Canadian society in the later half of the 20th Century. We'll try to make sense of the dizzying pace of change that altered our "identity". We'll examine the dramatic changes to Canada's culture and identity as a result of the "baby boom" generation. We'll look at how the government tried to protect Canadian culture and the economy along with the development of both the environmental and woman's rights movements. The overarching question we'll try to answer is:
To what extent have Local, National, and Global forces shaped Canadian identity?
We'll watch a few episodes of Canada: A People's History and then you'll need to work on questions 2 & 3 from page 182 of the Counterpoints textbook.
B Block Geography 12 - Today we shift our focus to look at ecosystem components. We'll identify what an ecosystem is (along with its abiotic and biotic components) and understand what a community is. We'll see what Tim and Moby have to tell us about ecosystems and then you'll need to work on questions 1, 4, 6, and 8 from page 661 of your Geosystems textbook. For help on ecosystems check out:
"The Concept of the Ecosystem"
Ecosystem Fundamentals
Ecological Systems
Living Things: Habitats & Ecosystems
C Block Law 9/10 - Today we start in the class with our second to last quiz in the class. Once we've finished this then we off to the library to begin work on the final project of the year...your forensic science webpage project. Here again is the criteria for this assignment:
LAW 9 / 10 Forensic Science Web Page Project:
It will be your responsibility to create one section of the G.P. Vanier Forensic Science/Criminology web page. You will need to find the following information about your chosen subject / topic:
1. A description of your subject which includes an explanation of what is (history, background information, people associated with it, important milestones and discoveries)
2. An explanation of how your topic is collected at the crime scene and the tools that are used to interpret the evidence at the crime lab.
3. An description showing how the subject is used to solve crimes (identifying suspects, showing the cause of death, tracing the source of evidence or identifying a possible alternate crime scene)
4. Graphics - photos, illustrations, and animations that show and explain your subject
5. Case Study - Provide one example of how your subject was used to solve a real crime.
6. Provide URL’s as links for further investigation of your subject.
Subjects / Topics to choose from (NOTE: Since there are many of you in the class I have limited the amount of people per topic to two - 2 - so if on the list below it says chosen already then two people have already selected that topic and you'll need to choose another topic):
Forensic Anthropology
DNA
Fingerprinting (chosen already)
Ballistics (chosen already)
Forensic Entomology
Hairs and Fibers
Questioned Documents
Toxicology (chosen already)
Forensic Serology (chosen already)
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Odontology (chosen already)
Computer Forensics (chosen already)
Forensic Chemistry
Ask for other topics
For the forensic science web page assignment, there are many on line web page creation sites (including this site which is kind of like a bloggers for dummies site). Try the following:
http://www.weebly.com/
http://sites.google.com/
http://www.webs.com/
http://www.yola.com/
http://www.wix.com/
Of course the creation of your site is really the last step in the process. Once you've chosen your topic (through me) you will need to get started working on finding information about it. Don't forget there are some fabulous print resources in the library and you must have at least one print source for this assignment.
Here are some previous examples of the Forensic science web page project for you to look at if you'd like:
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Serology or Forensic Serology
Computer Forensics
Forensic Physics
Forensic Toxicology
Forensic Voice Identification
D Block Social Studies 11 - Today we begin our look at the radical transformation of Canadian society in the later half of the 20th Century. We'll try to make sense of the dizzying pace of change that altered our "identity". We'll examine the dramatic changes to Canada's culture and identity as a result of the "baby boom" generation. We'll look at how the government tried to protect Canadian culture and the economy along with the development of both the environmental and woman's rights movements. The overarching question we'll try to answer is:
To what extent have Local, National, and Global forces shaped Canadian identity?
We'll watch a few episodes of Canada: A People's History and then you'll need to work on questions 2 & 3 from page 182 of the Counterpoints textbook.
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