Thursday, September 29th, 2011

You have worked spent a lot of time on textbook work and note taking this week.  Thanks for your efforts!

Here is a summary of what we completed this week...(links to class notes below)

Natural Systems:
Climate and Glaciation    Climate Factors LOWER + N    Climate Graphs  (you also have a worksheet for climate graphs)

Today, in class:

• view video : Soil: Who Needs It? With our friends: SANDY, GRITTY and SMOOTHY
• complete your note on the FOUR PARTS OF PURE SOIL (text pages 145-146)
• identify and colour map SOIL REGIONS OF CANADA (text page 146)

Homework:

• Finish work on soil from textbook
• STUDY FOR TEST - Next Wednesday, October 5th:  Unit 1 Canada's Natural Systems (Landforms, Glaciation, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Climate, Soil and Vegetation)

Friday, September 23, 2011 - IN CLASS

Today in the Computer Lab...

Fly Over Scrapbook Instructions

Deadline to complete:  Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Homework for weekend:
Cross-Section of Canada's Landforms Graphing (handouts)

Enjoy the first weekend of Autumn!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Textbook Reading: pages 87-100 plus handout on geological terms

Continued working on Earthquake and Tsunami Webquest - DUE TOMORROW

Travel Blog:
THIS NEEDS TO BE SET UP AND TRAVELLER'S INTRODUCTION POST COMPLETED FOR TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

Apologies to those who experienced technical difficulties today....

from gnurf.net

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Today we began UNIT 1: Canada's Natural Systems

1. Class Note: What Lies Beneath..
2. Webquest - We will work on this in class again tomorrow - to be fully completed by Wednesday at beginning of class

CGC 1D Earthquakes and Tsunamis webquest

Use the websites listed below to find the answers to the questions on your Earthquakes and Tsunamis worksheet.  The websites are not necessarily listed in the same order as the questions.

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/tsunami/tsunamis_canada.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ring_of_Fire

http://history1900s.about.com/cs/sfearthquake/p/sfquake.htm

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/canada_quake.html

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/contents.html

http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010rja6.php#summary

                                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkELENdZukI&feature=related

Friday, September 16th, 2011

Whew! We made it through week two and now you have your first Geography Test under your belt as well.

WAY TO GO...
I was very impressed with your focus and respect for other classmates as you quietly completed the map test today.  I will mark these over the weekend and return to you on Monday.
REMEMBER:  If you would like to take a re-test this will be available on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 11:30 in Room 261.

Computer Lab work setting up Travel Blogs.  Review the slideshow here:
Blog Introduction

TAKE HOME TASK:  Find and bring in (cut out, print) and article about Canada's Physical Geography - landforms, rivers, lakes, natural disasters, etc.  Use the newsfeed at the bottom of this blog or other media sources available to you.

http://alivicwil.livejournal.com/  artwork by Bill Watterson

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Today we finished and corrected the Atlas Worksheet:

REMEMBER:  MAP TEST TOMORROW!!

• Provinces, Territories and Capitals of Canada
• Continents of the World

http://www.coolchaser.com/graphics/tag/bubblegum

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

1. Correct Text Book Questions page 26 #1-4 and 6-8

2. Today's note: Geographic Focus

3. Atlas Skills Worksheet - we will finish this tomorrow and take up during class

Take Home:
Canada and World Maps returned.  STUDY FOR TEST ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH:

• CANADA: Provinces & Capitals (Yes, you need to know precisely where capital cities are located!!)
• WORLD: Name and Locate the Continents
• Spelling, Capitalization and Neatness will count

Map of Canada: Provinces and Capitals

World Map (Continents)

WEDNESDAY -SILENT READING DURING PERIOD 1

September 14th during Period 1 will be DCVI's first Sustained Silent Reading of the 2011-2012 school year.

Bring a book, magazine, newspaper.  We will be reading for the first 20 minutes of class.

This week, Mrs. Bettger is reading...

http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/2011/01/bookanista-feature-authors-prisoners-in.html

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

TODAY:

• Introduction of Intergalactic Travel Blog Assignment:Travel Blog Assignment
• Task # 1 Fly-Over Log - jot notes while viewing film Momentum (http://www.nfb.ca/hd/momentum_en/)

http://www.polarprince.com/icebreakers.php

MAPPING CANADA AND THE WORLD ASSIGNMENT DUE TODAY (BOTH MAPS)

TAKE HOME:

• Find images of Canada's Physical Geography (natural features) and save to GoogleDocs with URL for website

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Today in class, we...

• Developed "Success Criteria" for our mapping assignment - What does a Level 3 to 4 Map Require?
• HERE IS YOUR SUCCESS CRITERIA...
• Began Assignment:  Mapping Canada and the World
• THIS IS DUE TOMORROW AT END OF CLASS (BOTH CANADA AND THE WORLD MAPS) 
• YOU WILL HAVE ABOUT 25 MINUTES TO WORK IN CLASS ON TUESDAY                                                     
• MAP TEST: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2011

REMEMBER TO BRING IN NON-PERISHABLE FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOR GODERICH RELIEF

http://www.kevinvanaelst.com/photoapple.html

Friday September 9th - Computer Lab

Today in the Computer Lab we will be working on the following activities.  Please complete them in order listed.



1. Canada Quiz: 
Canada Quiz

We did not have time to work on the other activity today.  Stay tuned for Textbook Scavenger Hunt....

Today's note:
Mapping the World

Thursday, September 8th, 2011 - What is Geography?

Today we discussed the following topics:

• What is Geography? - note-taking activity and discussion
• Geography is Everything - mind map / web diagram activity
• What are our connections? - yarn toss activity

Link to today's note:
What is Geography?