SES 4U1: Earth and Space Science (E-Learning)
Welcome to SES 4U - E-learning! for Fall 2014
Please click here for more information and general introduction to the course.
Contact information
idurk@ugdsb.elearningontario.ca (LMS email)
Secondary Email Addresses
idurk@ugcloud.ca
iain.durk@ugdsb.on.ca
Online Meetings
Thursday October 30th @ 3:30 pm
Wednesday November 26th @ 3:30 pm
Tuesday December 16th @ 3:30 pm
Office Hours
Phone: (519) 822-7090 ext. 493
(you can always contact me at J.F. Ross via phone if you'd prefer between 12:45pm - 2:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Below are the major units of study for the course. Each unit is divided into weeks of study. Be sure to complete the tasks for each week by Sunday at 11:59 pm of that week. Most importantly...contact me directly if you are having difficulties accessing course materials or have any specific questions about this course. Good luck!
Unit 1: Introduction to Space and Earth Science (Week #1) - September 8th - 14th, 2014
Text Reference: Chapters 1 & 2
Week #1: Introduction to Earth and Space Science - September 8th - 14th, 2014
Unit 2: Astronomy & Planetary Science (Weeks #2 - #6) - September 15th - October 19th, 2014
Text Reference: Chapters 28, 29, 30 & 31
Week #2: Tools of Astronomy and Our Moon - September 15th - 21st, 2014
Week #3: The Sun-Earth-Moon System - September 22nd - September 28th, 2014
Week #4: Our Solar System - September 29th - October 5th, 2014
Week #5: Beyond Our Solar System - October 6th - October 13th, 2014
Week #6: Unit Summative Activity and Unit Review - October 14th - October 19th, 2014
Big Ideas & Course Enduring Understandings:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the properties of the Earth and of the internal (geological) and external (cosmic) processes operating on it, and draw comparisons with other objects in the solar system?
2. Describe Earth’s place in the solar system and the effects of cosmic and geological processes on it and on other objects in the solar system.
3. Describe and explain how observations of the Earth and other objects in the solar system, made both from Earth and from space, are used to study and better understand the natural and the human-made environments of the Earth.
Unit 3: Recording Earth's Geological History and Earth's Materials (Weeks #7 - 11) - October 20th- November 23rd, 2014
Text Reference: Chapters 21, 22, 23, 24, 4, 5, & 6
Week #7: Introduction to Geology and Geologic Time - October 20th - October 26th, 2014
Week #8: Earth's History - October 27th - November 2nd, 2014
Week #9: Rocks, Minerals and Mining - November 3rd - November 9th, 2014
Week #10: Geologic Resources and the Environment- November 10th - November 16th, 2014
Week #11: Introduce Final Course Summative and Unit Review / Summative - November 17th - November 23rd, 2014
Big Ideas & Course Enduring Understandings::
1. Analyse, with reference to geological records, the relationship between climate, geology, and life on Earth, and evaluate contributions to our understanding of changes in Earth systems over geological time.
2.Investigate geological evidence of major changes (i.e. mass extinctions)that have occurred during Earth’s history, and of the various processes that have contributed to these changes;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of how changes to Earth’s surface have been recorded and preserved throughout geological time and how they contribute to our knowledge of Earth’s history.
Unit 4: Geological Processes (Weeks #12 - 16) - November 24th - , 2014
Text Reference: Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, & 20
Week #12: Weathering and Erosion - November 24th - November 30th, 2014
Week #13: Mass Movements, Wind and Glaciers - December 1st - December 7th, 2014
Week #14: Surface Water and Groundwater Systems - December 8th - December 14th, 2014
Week #15: Introduction to Plate Tectonics - December 15th - December 21st, 2014
Week #16: Earthquakes and Volcanoes - January 5th - January 11th, 2015
Week #17: Final Course Summative Activities and Unit Test - January 12th - January 18th, 2015
Week #18: Final Examination (15%) - On an arranged date sometime between January 19th - January 28th, 2015
Big Ideas & Course Enduring Understandings: :
1. Analyse technological developments that have increased our knowledge of geological processes
and structures, and how this knowledge assists in monitoring and managing these processes
and structures;
2. Investigate, through the use of models and analysis of information gathered from various sources,
the nature of internal and surficial Earth processes, and the ways in which these processes can
be quantified.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the processes at work within Earth and on its surface, and the
role of these processes in shaping Earth’s surface.
Quizzes (15 in total but drop your lowest 5) - 20 %
Final Culminating Project (ISU) - 15% (Week #18) - January 19th - 25th, 2014
Journey to the Cosmic Frontier
Astronomy Online Textbook, Online Quizzes and Simulations
by John D. Fix
SES 4U - Course Calendar
(please check often)
FINAL EXAM REVIEW PACKAGE
(January 2015)
TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS, STUDY GUIDES, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS & STUDENT WORKSHEETS