Social Studies 9
Welcome to Social Studies 9-1!
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Links to class notes can be found below as we move through the unit.
Course Description: https://docs.google.com/a/nlesd.ca/document/d/17hggA9eV85JkCmSm5Am7ZaN6ws-BC3U_aS_qHqvBIko/edit?usp=sharing
Evaluation:
Tests/Quizzes – 30%
Performance Assessment – 50%
Common Final Assessment – 10%
Holocaust/Cold War Unit – 10%
"Everything You Need to Know About Planet Earth" — Supplementary Video
Causes and Effects of Financial Crisis
Chapter 5: 5.1 — Feb 22 Notes
Chapter 6 Review — Kahoot! Game
Climograph Interpretation — Recap of "How to Interpret Climographs" as done in class on Nov. 25
Collapse of the American Dream
Crash Course on The Earth — Supplementary Video
Current news on the Local Economy
Everest Grew as a Result of an Earthquake! — News Story
Koppen System — Supplementary Video
Making Climographs — How-to Video
Notes November 21 — Notes on Koppen Climate Classification Regions in Canada + Orographic Precipitation + Climograph Intro
Nov4Notes — Notes on Climate and Weather
November 1 — Notes on the Geologic History of the Earth + Canada's Landform Regions
November 9 Notes — Notes on Climate & Climate Change (Includes Elements of Climate with description of air masses and fronts)
Oct28Notes — Notes on Landforms (lots of definitions) and Geologic History of Earth
Plate Tectonics Explained — Supplementary Video
Population Distribution and Population Density
Quizlet Review — Cumulative Unit 2 Test Review Also see PDF Review Sheet for Short Answers
Quizlet review for Unit 1 Test
Rainshadow Effect 1 — Supplementary Video
Rainshadow Effect 2 — Supplementary Video
Wegener's Discovery and Big Idea — Video about Alfred Wegener
What if Pangea Still Existed? — Supplementary Video