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Introduction to Physical Geography and Plate Tectonics
May 6th
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
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Geological History and Plate
Tectonics
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
May 13th
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Geological History and Plate Tectonics
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Canada's Ecozones
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Rocks and the
Rock Cycle
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Canada's Landform Regions
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Canada's Landform Regions
May 21st
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The Canadian Shield
Lesson Details
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
3. Video: Physical Systems (student worksheet) (23 min.)
4. Video: The Early Earth and Plate Tectonics (5 min.)
5. PPT: Geologial History and Plate Tectonics (student worksheet)
6. Animation: Observe animations of processes that occur along plate boundaries.
Focus Questions and Other Important Info.
Focus Questions / Enduring Understandings
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.
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
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.)
6. Video: Plate Tectonics (10 min.)
7. Activity: Plate Tectonics Diagrams and Maps
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
3. Brainpop Video: Plate Tectonics (login: bcps password:brainpop)
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.
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
3. Video: Volcano - Nature's Inferno - 60 min. (student worksheet) - ANSWERS
Focus Questions & Enduring Understandings
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.
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
1. What is pyroclastic flow?
2. Who were the Krafts?
3. What is the "Ring of Fire"?
Focus Questions
1.List at least 3 major geological and biological events that occurred during each of Earth's 4 Eras.
- Please bring your textbook to class tomorrow.
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
2. Return Unit 1 Assignments (mapping and compass rose)
4. Take up Video questions from last day and check / collect homework.
5. Brainpop Video: Geologic Time
6. Introduce Activity: Geological Timeline of the Earth (DUE: Day #10)
7. Work Period: Geological Timeline of the Earthh (Day #1)
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
3. Return and take up Unit 1 Test (Geographic Skills)
4. Work Period: Geological Timeline of the Earth (Day #2)
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
3. Work Period: Geological Timeline of the Earth (Day #3)
GEOLOGICAL TIMELINES ARE DUE ON DAY #11
3. Rapid Recap - Geological History
4. PPT: Investigating Canada's Ecozones (student worksheet)
Map of Canada's Ecozones - link
7. Ecozones Detective Activity
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
GEOLOGICAL TIMELINES ARE DUE TODAY!
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
3. Rock Cycle Rap (lyrics handout)
4. Video: Rocks and Minerals - 35 min.(student worksheet)
1.What is an ecozone? How many exist in Canada?
2. Name the 3 ecozones that exist in Ontario. Compare each.
3. What 5 different components make up an ecozone.
4. Name at least 5 other ecozones in Canada.
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. PPT: Canada's Landform Regions (student worksheet)
5. Start Video: Geologic Journey - The Great Lakes (student worksheet) - 50 min.
Focus Questions
More LINKS & RESOURCES About this Topic.
More LINKS & RESOURCES About this Topic.
Focus Questions
May 27th
4. Landform Regions of Canada Cross-Section / Profile
5. Landforms of Canada - Crossword Puzzle & Clues (Crossword - Answers)
Weather and Climate - Climate Graphs
3. Brainpop: Glaciers
4. PPT: Glaciers and Glaciation (student worksheet)
5. Animation: Demonstration of the annual glacial budget including accumulation, ablation and the equilibrium line.
6. Textbook: Read pages 118 - 126. Answer questions 1 - 6 on page 126 and define all bolded terms. (HW if not completed in class)
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.
Climate Graphs
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
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Climate Change
June 3rd
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Climate Change Canada
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Geographic Literacy Activity #1 "Fire and Ice"
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Soils and Vegetation
1. Geographic Photo of the Day
4. Explaining the Controls of Climate & take up as a class
5. Air Masses that affect Our Climate
7. Major Climate Controls and Canada's & Canada's Climate Graphs
.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
4. Continue working on Canada's Climate Graphs (DUE: Next Day)
1.Distinguish between "Global Warming" and "Climate Change".
2.
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OMIT for Spring 2013
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OMIT for Spring 2013
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OMIT for Spring 2013
National Parks Summative Activity
National Parks Summative Activity
June 7th
Write a well written long answer ( ~ 300 – 500 words) describing the overall messages that were given in the film “Six Degrees Could Change the World”. Use specific examples, statistics and factsfrom this film to support or conflict with your personal opinion of the theory of global climate change. Finally, outline and describe some specific measures that we can take to help combat climate change (if you believe that it is actually occurring). (10 marks)
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