Unit 4 - Physical Geography & Natural Systems
Lesson #
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Introduction to Physical Geography and Plate Tectonics
May 12th
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
May 14th
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
May 15th
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Geological History and Plate
Tectonics
May 19th
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
May 20th
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
May 21st
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
May 22nd
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Rocks and the
Rock Cycle
May 25th
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Canada's Landform Regions
May 26th
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Canada's Landform Regions
May 27th
Lesson Details
2. Video: Physical Systems (student worksheet) (23 min.)
3. Video: The Early Earth and Plate Tectonics (5 min.)
Focus Questions and Other Important Info.
Focus Questions
(you should be able to answer these by the end of today's lesson)
1. What is Physical Geography?
2. How and why do geologists divide Earth's History into specific time periods?
3. Describe the theory of plate tectonics.
Plate Tectonics deals with the interactions and processes that occur within the Earth.
2. Video: Do you think you know Geography?
3. Rapid Recap...what do you remember from yesterday's lesson?
4. Finish PPT: Geologial History and Plate Tectonics (student worksheet)
5. Layers of the Earth Rap (4 min.)
Focus Questions
1. What evidence exists that supports the theory of plate tectonics?
2. What patterns exist between plate boundaries with volcanoes, earthquakes and ocean trenches?
3. What are the three types of plate boundaries that exist? How are each different?
Homework
1. Finish Worksheet: Plate Tectonics and Boundaries
2. Finish textbook reading and questions.
2. Brainpop Video: Plate Tectonics (login: bcps password: brainpop)
3. LAB: Wegener's Puzzling Continents
4. Animation: The Break-up of Pangaea
5. 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.
Answers - Questions 1-5 on page 93
Answers - Questions 1-10 on page 100.
2. Video: National Geographic: Colliding Continents (50 min.) (student worksheet)
2. Take up Video questions from last day (Colliding Continents).
3. Return Unit 3 Tests (Natural Resources) and take up as a class.
4. Brainpop Video: Geologic Time
5. Introduce Activity: Geological Timeline of the Earth (DUE: Day #10)
6. Work Period: Geological Timeline of the Earth (Day #1).
* Students are encouraged to be CREATIVE with how they create this timeline. Ideally, students are encouraged to use an online tools to create a digital timeline (although paper timelines will be accepted as well).
Some great tools for creating an online timeline: http://elearningindustry.com/top-10-free-timeline-creation-tools-for-teachers
Focus Questions
1.What plate do we live on?
2. What is a subduction zone?
3. What parts of Canada were created during the Pre-Cambrian Era?
4. What were some of the most important geological and biological events in each of the eras.
Focus Questions
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Enduring Understandings
By the end of this lesson / assessment I will be able to...
1. List at least 3 major geological and biological events that occurred during each of Earth's 4 Eras.
2. describe why mass extinctions occurred in Earth's history.
3. explain why certain events occurred in the order that they did (i.e. geological and biological events)
2. Work Period: Geological Timeline of the Earth (Day #2)
2. Work Period: Geological Timeline of the Earth (Day #3) - Final in-class work period to hopefully complete this assignment.
NOTE: +2 Durk dollars to groups that submit their
timeline by the end of the class today.
GEOLOGICAL TIMELINES ARE DUE ON DAY #60 - MONDAY!
This is the last assignment for the course
(not including the culminating project)
2. PPT: Rocks and the Rock Cycle (student worksheet)
3. Brainpop: The Rock Cycle
4. Rock Cycle Online Lab - Complete all the activities on this site. Make point form notes and watch all animations. Be sure to record your observations in a table.
Focus Questions
1.Name the 7 landform regions of Canada in order from west to east.
2. Describe the general topography variations between each of the landform regions.
3. Name the major types of rocks (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) that are found in each landform region in Canada.
3. Video: Rocks and Minerals - 35 min.(student worksheet)
4. PPT: Canada's Landform Regions (student worksheet)
2. Finish PPT: Canada's Landform Regions (student worksheet)
3. Canada's Landform Regions - Expert Chart
Video: The History of the Earth (student worksheet) - Please hand in your answers at the end of the class to the supply teacher.
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The Canadian Shield
May 29th
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Glaciers and Glaciation
June 1st
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Weather and Climate - Climate Graphs
June 2nd
3. Landform Regions of Canada Cross-Section / Profile
4. Landforms of Canada - Crossword Puzzle & Clues (Crossword - Answers)
2. Brainpop: Glaciers
3. PPT: Glaciers and Glaciation (student worksheet)
4. Animation: Glaciers and Glaciation - use this animation and take point form notes on the following:
a. What are the two main types of glaciers?
b. What is an alpine glacier?
c. How do glaciers form?
d. Why and how do glaciers move?
e. What is glacial erosion? Provide some concrete examples of glacial erosion.
f. Define the following: striations, till, erratics, outwash plain, moraines, drumlins, eskers
g. Complete the model of glaciation. Play around with the precipitation and temperature values to see what happens.
5. Textbook Work: Read pages 118 - 126. Answer questions 1 - 6 on page 126 and define all bolded terms. (HW if not completed in class)
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
3. Quiz: Geological History, Plate Tectonics & Landform Regions of Canada (27 marks)
4. Brainpop Video: Weather
5. PPT: Factors that affect Climate (student worksheet)
DROP DEAD DATE FOR ALL GEOLOGICAL TIMELINE
1.What is a glacier?
2. What are the two general categories of glaciers?
3. Describe the general appearance and formation of moraines, drumlins and eskers.
4. Describe how a glacier advances and recedes.
5. Why is the melting of glaciers worldwide of significant concern for earth scientists?
Focus Questions
1.What are the differences between weather and climate?
2. What aspects of weather are we able to measure directly? What instruments are used to do this?
3. List and briefly explain the 6 factors that affect the climate of a region.
4. Which of these factors affects the climate of Guelph?
More LINKS & RESOURCES About this Topic.
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Focus Questions
Factors that affect Climate and Climate Graphs
June 3rd
2. PPT: Factors that affect Climate continued...
3. Explaining the Controls of Climate & take up as a class
4. Air Masses that affect Our Climate
6. Major Climate Controls and Canada's & Canada's Climate Graphs
Continue working on Canada's Climate Graphs (DUE: Next Day)
1. What is an air mass?
2. What air masses affect the weather of southern Ontario?
3. What is a climate graph? What does it show?
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Types of Precipitation
June 4th
2. PPT: Types of Precipitation - students should use chromebooks to access. Students are to make their own point form notes in their Geography notebook.
3. Textbook Work: Read pages 134 - 139. Answer questions 1-10 on page 139. (much of this should be review from before the holiday break)
Focus Questions
1.List and briefly describe the 3 ways that precipitation forms.
2. Draw a diagram to describe the mechanisms of how precipitation forms in each.
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June 5th
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CHROMEBOOKS TODAY
Focus Questions
1. CBC Online News Journal (10 min.)
2. PPT: Global Environmental and Climate Change (20 min.) - students will use the chromebooks to access this information.
1.Distinguish between "Global Warming" and "Climate Change".
Students are to make their own point form notes in their Geography notebook.
3. Video: 6 Degrees Could Change the World (student worksheet) (45 min.)
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2. Students are to work on and complete the Unit 4 Review Package - Physical Systems. Five (5) bonus marks to those that bring in the completed review package to the test on Monday!
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June 5th
1. Unit #4 Test - Physical Geography & Natural Systems
/ 50 marks
Multiple Choice
Climate Graphs
Rock Cycle / Plate Tectonics Diagrams
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