Terry Fox Day
Remember, instead of states you will be representing "user groups" (agriculture, municipalities, power generation, recreation, environmental organizations, Indigenous governments).
We will first ask each group to explain their point of view (how you use water, what you need and why) and then we will ask you to try to find a solution to increasing demand and dwindling supply.
For the second part of the round table (find a solution to increasing demand and dwindling supply), consider the following questions:
Now I know it's about War but this Crash Course asks whether humanity is naturally war like (aka Violent)
9:05 am – 10:10 am D Block
10:15 am – 11: 45 am C Block (Includes a 25 min. assembly)
11:45 am – 1:00 pm Run & Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:05 pm B Block
2:10 pm – 3:15 pm A Block
D & C Blocks - Social and Environmental Sciences - Okay, first things first...you have the first block in the library/learning commons for your final preparations for our Colorado River Round Table activity...Your assignment is to participate in a round table discussion about what a renegotiated Colorado River water compact should include, today. This is a discussion not necessarily a debate, so listening is really important.
Listening is an essential skill and an important element of any discussion. Effective listeners don't just hear what is being said - they think about it and actively process it. So,
- Be an active listener and don't let your attention drift. Stay attentive and focus on what is being said.
- Identify the main ideas being discussed.
- Evaluate what is being said. Think about how it relates to the main idea/ theme of the discussion.
- Listen with an open mind and be receptive to new ideas and points of view. Think about how they fit in with what you have already learned.
- Test your understanding. Mentally paraphrase what other speakers say.
- Ask yourself questions as you listen.
- Take notes about things to which you could respond or that can be added to your knowledge.
If you find it difficult to participate in seminar discussions, set yourself goals and aim to increase your contribution. An easy way to participate is to add to the existing discussion. Start by making small contributions: agree with what someone has said or; ask them to expand on their point (ask for an example or for more information); prepare a question to ask beforehand; answer question(s) put to the group; provide an example for a point under discussion; or disagree with a point.
We will first ask each group to explain their point of view (how you use water, what you need and why) and then we will ask you to try to find a solution to increasing demand and dwindling supply.
For the second part of the round table (find a solution to increasing demand and dwindling supply), consider the following questions:
- What re-allocation schemes are feasible (doable)?
- What changes regarding allocations and water rights should be made?
- How would these changes impact other stakeholders?
- Are all the many uses of the Colorado River compatible? If not, what should the priorities be and why?
- Are there fair ways to move water from one use to another?
FYI:
B Block Physical Geography - Today....Oh today we look at Tsunamis and the west coast of North
America. We'll watch sections of the Discovery Channel documentary "America's
Tsunami: Are we Next?" (which spends time looking at the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami on the Andaman Trench in Indonesia) and you will have some questions to work on tonight in your
week four/five package. Tomorrow we'll spend the block continuing work on the questions and watch the CBC documentary "Japan's Tsunami: Caught on Camera".
AND wait for it...listen to what Tilly says at 45 seconds into the video here...
That's right...geography lessons can save your life. Atta girl Tilly!
That's right...geography lessons can save your life. Atta girl Tilly!
For more Check out:
Get Prepared for a Tsunami in British Columbia
Tsunami: When the Ocean Roars
City of Victoria Tsunami Hazard Map
The M9 Cascadia Megathrust Earthquake of January 26, 1700
Episodic Tremor and Slip
Get Prepared for a Tsunami in British Columbia
Tsunami: When the Ocean Roars
City of Victoria Tsunami Hazard Map
The M9 Cascadia Megathrust Earthquake of January 26, 1700
Episodic Tremor and Slip
The devastation of last year's Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami in Southeast Asia offers vital lessons for the west coast of North America...
By Jodi Di Menna and Steven Fick
In the year since a massive earthquake and tsunami rocked the Indian Ocean, the question "What if it happens here?" has gained urgency in western North America. The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone off the Pacific coast is so strikingly similar to that of Sumatra that scientists in British Columbia have used data from last year's disaster to refine models of how a megathrust earthquake — on the order of magnitude 9.0 — would affect the province's coast.
"The Sumatran earthquake was the type closest to what we expect in Cascadia," says John Cassidy, a seismologist at Natural Resources Canada in Sidney, B.C. "We set out to learn as much as we could from what occurred in Sumatra so that we could be better prepared when our big one happens."
Geological deposits and coastal First Nations lore indicate that large earthquakes have hit the West Coast every 200 to 800 years, and since the last one shook the region 305 years ago (the article is 10 years old so it is 315 now), scientists believe Cascadia could be ready to rupture at any time. In fact, in September (2005), Vancouver Island slid to the west about the width of a pencil, an event that occurs every 14 months and increases pressure along the fault line. "This slipping motion means we're one step closer to a big earthquake," says Cassidy.
The Sumatran experience gave scientists an idea of what to expect when it does happen. Using information gathered from that event, Cassidy and his colleagues plotted the same pattern of aftershocks and crustal deformation onto a map of the North American coast .
Predictions by computer models were largely confirmed by the Sumatran events, but in some cases, there were unexpected variations. Shaking was stronger than expected and felt farther inland, and the tsunami flooded higher up on shore and with more variation from place to place than scientists had anticipated. These insights will eventually make their way into building codes and engineering designs in earthquake- and tsunami-prone areas, but more immediately, the Sumatran disaster has led authorities to adjust their reaction strategies by adding warning systems and by increasing public awareness.
"Educating people to be better prepared is the most important aspect," says Cassidy. "The Boxing Day images were a graphic reminder of what can and likely will happen in the future. The key is to use the information and learn from it."And from the Vancouver Sun:
Small quakes regularly rattle the west coast, but megathrust quakes are a different beast. Cascadia’s subduction quakes are huge – magnitude 9 or more. The last one stuck Jan. 26, 1700, creating a tsunami that destroyed First Nations villages and swept across the Pacific causing damage in Japan. There is no predicting when the next on will strike. But experts say there is a 12% probability a Cascadia megathrust earthquake will hit in the next 50 years. Because the Pacific Northwest coast is not heavily populated, a Cascadia quake and tsunami is not expected to be as deadly as the Sumatra quake. But it will be a major disaster. Emergency planners in B.C. and the U.S. estimate the number of deaths could exceed 10,000 with another 30,000 people injured. Communities on the west coast of Vancouver Island and the U.S. states will be hit hardest, but aging buildings and infrastructure in Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle and Portland are also at risk of damage and collapse. The economic impacts are expected to be far-reaching with damage from a Cascadia quake and tsunami expected to cost Canada up to $75 billion – almost twice B.C.’s annual provincial budget – and another $70 billion in the U.S.Our west coast First Nations of Vancouver Island have many stories of the 1700ce Earthquake and Tsunami. These stories were absolutely integral to our understanding of tsunamis today. For more on their contributions to our modern understanding, check out:
A Block Criminology - Today we will focus on the roots of violent crime. So what is violence? The World Health Organization defines it as
“The intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal development or deprivation.”Now we know what crime is, so violent crime would be an act of force or power against a person or a group which results in injury, death or harm that society sees as repugnant and codifies as illegal behaviour. Okay so why does it happen? Time magazine asked that in 1993
It's tempting to make excuses for violence. The mugger came from a broken home and was trying to lift himself out of poverty. The wife beater was himself abused as a child. The juvenile murderer was exposed to Motley Crue records and Terminator movies. But do environmental factors wholly account for the seven-year-old child who tortures frogs? The teenager who knifes a teacher? The employee who slaughters workmates with an AK-47? Can society's ills really be responsible for all the savagery that is sweeping America? Or could some people be predisposed to violence by their genes?Today we grapple with those questions. Where does violence and violent crime come from? We'll look at personal traits, ineffective families, evolutionary factors, exposure to violence, cultural values, substance abuse, and firearm availability to see if they are factors that lead to violent crime in Canada.
Now I know it's about War but this Crash Course asks whether humanity is naturally war like (aka Violent)
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