B Block Legal Studies - Today we'll take a closer look at the concepts of bias, prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination. Individuals in Canada should be treated equally and fairly as human beings regardless of the group to which they belong. All Canadians are supposed to be equal under the law. However, equality has not been won without a fight, especially for some groups. Human Rights legislation protect people from being treated unfairly by others. Human rights laws have been passed in Canada by the federal, provincial, and territorial governments. They make it illegal for people to treat others unfairly. So,
What rights do the Canadian Human Rights Act and the British Columbia Human Rights Code protect, and how are they enforced?
Let's start with the UN and International Human Rights...
So, again, What rights do the Canadian Human Rights Act and the British Columbia Human Rights Code protect, and how are they enforced?
A Block Criminology - We'll finish up the "Roots of Violence" discussion. Yesterday we looked at personal traits and ineffective families, so today we'll look at 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. I would like you brainstorm a list of all the entertainment you can think of that is based in violence. Think of video games (Bulletstorm, COD, GTA), television programs (GOT, Walking Dead, AHS), books (30 Days of Night comics, Killing Floor - Jack Reacher), podcasts (My Favourite Murder, Morbid), movies (Freakshow, NBK), music (Megadeth ""Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!", Eminem "Kim"), sports (MMA, WWE), and other forms of entertainment. You'll get into two large groups and on chart paper I'll have you list out your top 10 most violent forms of entertainment (be specific). We'll share our lists and ask, "Why is violence entertaining"?
D Block Physical Geography - So, Earthquakes...this video provides a good explanation of earthquake motion - specifically Primary, Secondary, and Body Waves (Love and Rayleigh) connected to ground conditions (*NOTE this is good for your question about San Francisco and Southwestern BC)
This video has a good explanation of Moment Magnitude (updated Richter) and Mercalli scales (*NOTE this is good for your question on the Moment Magnitude and Mercalli scales)
This video is a decent simulation of Mercalli scale shaking equivalents...
This video will help explain why buildings fall during earthquakes...
This video is good for what a natural hazard is (like an earthquake) and who needs to know about them (kinda explains why seismology and seismologists help with other jobs) BTW if you're interested in a seismology career check out the profile here.
Earthquake preparedness involves the formulation of public emergency plans, including escape routes, medical facilities, shelters, and food and water supplies. It also includes personal planning, such as emergency supplies (food, water, shelter, and warmth), escape routes from houses and offices, and communication strategies (with a focus on ones that don’t involve the cellular network). From Physical Geology – 2nd Edition by Steven Earle
And these videos are good to explain earthquake prediction challenges (*NOTE this is good for your question on why it is so difficult to predict earthquakes)
And connected to predictions here's CBC Vancouver's Johanna Wagstaffe explaining the Seismic Gap concept
So...don't forget the questions to work on:
- Differentiate between the Modified Mercalli, the Richter, and the moment magnitude scales. How are these used to describe an earthquake? Why has the Richter scale been updated and modified? (Geosystems Core text How Do Plate Motions Affect Earth’s Crust? Chapter 8.8 p.230-231)
- What is the relationship between an epicenter and the focus of an earthquake? Give examples (Geosystems Core text How Do Plate Motions Affect Earth’s Crust? Chapter 8.8 p.230)
- What local soil and surface conditions in San Francisco severely magnified the energy felt in earthquakes? Will this be a problem in the Lower Mainland / Southwestern B.C. in an earthquake? (Use this link - Solid Rock and Bowls of Jello)
- How does science try to predict earthquake occurrences and why is it difficult to do so? (Geosystems Core text How Do Plate Motions Affect Earth’s Crust? Chapter 8.8 p.231)
C Block Human Geography - Today we will continue with the key question "Why Does Development Vary among Countries"? To help:
So, we'll look at the economic sectors that contribute to economic development
We'll even look at the economic argument connected to productivity
This will help with your questions about the Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary sectors of the economy, trends in economic growth and your two really big thinking questions to work on for me connected to this topic:
- If you were to create an index of development, what indicators would you use, and why (look at the UN HDI Indicators for Canada in the booklet)? How would you weigh each indicator? Could your index be used around the world, or would it be mostly relevant to our society?
- The HDI is used to measure development at a whole-country level. Is it adequate to measure development within a country? Why or why not? (Another way of thinking about this: Are there minority groups that may be “glossed over” by the HDI?
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