9:05 am–10:00 am – D Block
10:05 am-11:00 am – C Block
11:00 am–12:25 pm – Assembly/Terry Fox Run
12:25 pm-1:10 pm – Lunch
1:15 pm-2:10 pm – B Block
2:15 pm-3:15 pm – A Block
D & C Blocks Environmental & Social Science - Should Lake Mead fall to 1,075 ft above sea level, the federal government would cut the water to seven states that depend on the Colorado River, according to an agreement they all signed in 2007. If that happens, the states would likely renegotiate the 1922 pact that establishes how the water is to be allocated. The current lake level is 1099 feet.
Your final assignment is to prepare for a round table discussion about what a renegotiated water compact should include. Instead of states you will be representing "user groups" (agriculture, municipalities, power generation, recreation, environmental organizations, Indigenous governments)
Consider all of the following for tomorrow's discussion...How much will groups have to share? Who will share it with? For what purpose should the water be used? Will it be sustainable in the face of growing populations and uncertain climate? How can we make our water use sustainable? Are there any conditions that need to be met before different user groups can use the water? The original pact for the river was made in 1922. What changes have occurred that would support changes in the pact today?
Remember that the river is a system where all the water is allocated and there is less water available as a whole. Giving more water to any one area or user group means less water available for everyone else. You know your groups. Today research the heck out of it, keep the questions above in mind and come prepared tomorrow to participate in the discussion and come up with solutions.
B Block Human Geography - Today we'll look at the Key Issue "Why Is Energy Important for Development"? We'll examine renewable and non-renewable energy sources along with proven and potential energy reserves. Demand for energy comes from three principle types of consumption: businesses, homes, and transportation. China consumes 20 percent of the world’s energy, followed by the United States at 18 percent. Per-capita consumption of energy is three times higher in developed countries than developing countries. You'll have a few charts to fill out for me today and to help:
BC Sustainable Energy Association
Energy Alternatives
Clean Energy BC
Government of BC Electricity and Alternative Energy
Pembina Institute: Renewable and Energy Alternatives BC
Energy BC
Sierra Club BC Alternative Energy
Tyee Mapping BC's Clean Energy
Canadian Wind Energy Association BC
BC Geothermal Estimates
Canadian Geographic Energy IQ
BC Hydro Green Energy Study
Energy IQ Canadian Geographic
A Block Physical Geography - Today we shift
our focus (ha ha...see what I did there? pun intended) to earthquakes. We'll look at some video of the
aftermath of the Izmit Turkey 1999 Mw 7.4 earthquake along the North Anatolian
fault. We'll also look at the Loma Prieta (San Fracisco) 1989 Mw 6.9 earthquake
along the San Andreas fault. We'll try to compare the two and then take some
notes down about the three types of faults. After, you'll have a series of
questions to complete from the Geosystems text (14, 15, 16, & 19 from p.
412). Check out the cool interactive activity at National Geographic Forces of Nature or the Today in Earthquake History at the USGS. For
more information check out the Latest Earthquakes map from the USGS or the science of earthquakes from the USGS or Earthquakes Canada or BC Public Safety Earthquakes
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