Mr. Durk at the
Blue Mosque
in
Istanbul, Turkey
(March 2012)
Mr. Durk in
Big Sur
, California (July 2010)
Mr. Durk zip-lining in
Costa Rica
(July 2013)
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Mr. Durk's Timetable - Fall 2017
Issues in Canadian Geography - Applied (CGC 1P1)
Unit 1: Human Geography and Population Studies - APPLIED
Unit 1 - Mapping and Geographic Skills
Unit 2 - Human Geography
Unit 3 - Natural Resources & Sustainability
Unit 4 - Physical Geography & Natural Systems
Culminating Project (15%)
Final Examination Information
Issues in Canadian Geography - Academic (CGC 1D1)
Unit 1: Canada and World Issues
Video Library - Unit 1: Human Geography
Unit 2: Humans and the Environment (Natural Resources & Sustainability) - NEW FALL 2017
Video Library - Unit 2: Natural Resources
Unit 4: Physical Geography and Natural Systems - NEW FALL 2018
Video Library - Unit 3: Physical Geography
Course Summative Assignments / Evaluations
Video Library (CGC 1D/P)
CGC 1D - Course Internet Links
Course Handouts - By Unit
CGC 1D/P Field Trips
May 2015 - Tree Planting with "Trees for Guelph"
Niagara Falls - October 2016
Final Culminating Project (15%)
Last Day of Class - CGC 1D
Travel and Tourism (CGG 3O)
Unit 1 - Introduction to Travel & Tourism
Unit 2 - Canada: Discovering Our Own Backyard
Unit 3 - Caribbean: Beaches, Cruising and the Winter Escape
Unit 4 - Europe: A Cultural Destination
Unit 5 - Australia: The Land Down Under
Unit 6 - Africa: Eco-tourism, Safaris and Historical Tourism
Unit 7 - China: Exploring the Far East
CGG 3O1 Field Trips
Video Library (CGG 3O1)
Forces of Nature - Physical Geography (CGF 3M1)
What is "Blended Learning"?
Unit 1 - Planetary Systems & Earth's Biosphere
Module #1 - Ice Breaker - Introduction to Geography
Module #2 - Solar System Origins
Module #3 - Earth Within a System and Effects of Our Moon
Module #4 - Earth's Spheres and the Gaia Hypothesis
Module #6 - The Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem
Module #5 - Biogeochemical Cycles and World Biomes
Unit 2 - Structures of the Earth (Geology)
Module #7 - Geologic Time
Module #8 - Internal Structures of the Earth
Module #9 - Rocks and Minerals
Module #10 - Plate Tectonics, History and Evidence
Module #11 - Earthquakes
Module #12 - Volcanoes
Unit 3 - Earth's Geologic and Surface Processes
Module #13 - Weathering and Erosion
Module #14 - Glaciers and Glaciation
Module #15 - Wave Action and Coastal Features
Module #16 - Fluvial Actions (Rivers and Lakes)
Module #17 - Resource Use and Misuse - Case Study: Alberta Tar Sands
Module #18 - Niagara Falls Pre-Trip
Unit 4 - Weather and Climate
Module #19 - Factors Affecting Climate
Module #20 - Climate Zones & Influence on Climate
Module #21 - Ocean Currents and El Nino / La Nina
Module #22 - Thunderstorms, Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Module #23 - Weather Forecasting
Module #24 - Climate Change Debate Preparation
Module #25 - Global Climate Change Summit
CGF 3M Video Library
CGF 3M1 Field Trips
Final Culminating Project (15%)
Final Exam Information
Earth and Space Science (SES 4U)
SES 4U - Course Calendar
Unit 1 - Introduction to Earth and Space Science
Video Library - Intro to SES
Unit 2 - Astronomy and Planetary Science
Video Library - Astronomy and Planetary Science
Unit 3 - Recording Earth's Geological History and Earth's Materials
Unit 4 - Geological Processes & Plate Tectonics
SES 4U - Major Course Assignments
Final Culminating Project (15%)
SES 4U - Seminar Schedule - Spring 2015
SES 4U - Last Day of Class - January 2019
SES in the News Assignment
Lab Exercises
Textbook Chapters, Study Guides & Class Powerpoint Notes
SES - Quizzes
SES 4U Internet Links - Unit 2: Astronomy and Planetary Science
Video Library (SES 4U)
SES 4U1 Field Trips
October 2012 - Niagara Falls Geology Trip
May 2013 - Niagara Falls Geology Field Trip
Extended Field Trips
New York City - December 2006
Washington DC - May 2007
New York City - December 2007
Eastern Europe - March 2009
New York City - April 2010
China - March 2011
Greece and Turkey - March 2012
New York City - May 2013
Italy, Austria, Germany and Switzerland - March 2014
The Balkans and Central Europe - March 2015
Ireland, Wales and England - March 2016
Portugal and Spain - March 2017
Ross Royals Baseball Team
2009 - 2010 Team
2010 - 2011 Team
2011 - 2012 Team
2012 - 2013 Team
2013-2014 Team
2014 - 2015 Team
Ross Royals Golf Team
Outer Limits
Mr. Durk's Favourite (Tech)Teaching Tools
Useful Research Tools for Geographic Inquiry
Course Handouts - By Unit
Unit 1: Geographic Skills
Unit 2: Human Geography
Unit 3: Energy & Natural Resources
Unit 4: Physical Geography
Class Rules and Expectations
A Little Bit About Me
Class Scavenger Hunt & BINGO
CGC 1D Course Outline
So...what do you know about Canada?
Photography Permission Form
Activity:
Your Mental Map of Canada
(
actual map of Canada
)
Canada's Extremes Crossword Puzzle
Mapping Requirements
Mapping Our World Assignment #1
PPT: Latitude and Longitude (
student worksheet
)
Latitude and Longitude: Pin-pointing places using a special grid system.
The "Amazing Race Across Canada
"
PPT: Canada's Timezones
(
student worksheet
)
Canada Timezone Map
(copy onto
blank map of Canada
)
Timezones Calculations / Questions
Measuring Distances Between 2 points
Comparing Maps at Different Scales
Textbook Reading & Questions:
Read pages 43 - 48. Answer questions 1 - 5 & 8 - 10
PPT: The Compass Rose
(
student notes
)
Assignment: My Compass Rose
(
evaluation rubric
)
Unit 1 Review Package
Activity: Defining Overpopulation
PPT: Introduction to Demography
(
student worksheet
)
Demographic Vocabulary
PPT: Population Calculations
(
student worksheet
)
Demographics - Calculation Charts
Video:
World in the Balance: The Population Paradox
(50 min.) (
student worksheet
)
PPT: Different Ages - Different Roles: Population Pyramids
(student worksheet)
Canada's Population Pyramids
&
Canadian Population Pyramids
PPT: Population Density and Canada
(student worksheet)
Total Population Canad
a
Population Density Canada
Where People Live in Canada
Isodemographic Map of Canada
Immigrant Interview Activity
Migration within Canada
PPT: Population Density and Immigration Patterns in Canada
Video: Strangers at the Door
(
student worksheet
) (28 min.)
Article: Canada has higher proportion of seniors than ever before.
Canadian Immigration Simulation Activity
Article and Questions: "Knowing the Neighbours"
W
orksheet:
Ethnicity Canada
PPT: Canada's Aboriginal Peoples
(student worksheet)
First Nations of Canada Worksheet
Video: The Invisible People - A History of the Algonquin People of Quebec
(93 min.) (
student worksheet
)
PPT: Urban and Rural Landscape
s
What is the Environment?
Natural Resources Industries Canada
PPT: Types of Industries in Canada
Video: The Story of Stuff
(25 min.) (
s
tudent worksheet
)
P
PT: Your Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprint Reading
Ecological Footprint Questions
Video:The Lorax
(
student handout
) (25 min.)
Video:
National Geographic - Human Footprint
(~ 60 min.) (
student worksheet
)
Activity: How Big is Your Ecological Footprint?
Unit Summative: Natural Resources Expert Groups
.
Video: Crude Awakening
(
student worksheet
)
(~ 90 min)
Northern Gateway pipeline: benefits vs. concern
PDF Copy of the Article
Literacy Activity: Spotlight on the Oil Sands
Video: Physical Systems
(student worksheet)
(23 min.)
PPT: Geologial History and Plate Tectonics
(
student worksheet
)
Activity: Plate Tectonics Diagrams and Maps
TEXTBOOK WORK:
Read pages 88 – 100. Answer questions: 1 – 5 on page 93, and questions 1 – 10 on page 100.
Also, define all of the bolded terms in this section.
Video: Volcano - Nature's Inferno - 60 min.
(
student worksheet
)
Geological
Timeline of the Earth
PPT: Investigating Canada's Ecozones
(
student worksheet
)
Build Your Own Ecozone
Map of Canada's Ecozones - link
Ecozones Canada Worksheet
Ecozones Detective Activity
PPT: Rocks and the Rock Cycle
(student worksheet)
Kinds of Rock Activity
Video: Rocks and Minerals - 35 min.(
student worksheet
)
PPT: Canada's Landform Regions
(student worksheet)
Canada's Landform Regions - Expert Chart
Video:
Geologic Journey
- The Great Lakes (
student worksheet
) - 50 min.
Landform Regions of Canada Cross-Section / Profile
Landforms of Canada -
Crossword Puzzle
&
Clues
(
Crossword - Answers
)
PPT: Glaciers and Glaciation
(student worksheet)
Textbook: Read pages 118 - 126. Answer questions 1 - 6 on page 126 and define all bolded terms. (HW if not completed in class)
PPT: Factors that affect Climate
Explaining the Controls of Climate
Canada's & Canada's
Climate Graphs
PPT: Types of Precipitation
(student worksheet)
PPT: Global Environmental and Climate Change
Video: 6 Degrees Could Change the World
(
student worksheet
)
Soils and Natural Vegetation worksheet
(using your textbook pages 145 - 155) -
ANSWERS
Geographic Literacy Activity: "Fire and Ice"
Unit 2 Summative Project
Unit 2 Review Package