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    February 21-March 1

    READ UNIT 2 READ UNIT 3 PLANET EARTH pp 49-116 Video: Plate Tectonics Earth’s Interior The Earth’s Crust Plate Tectonics Video: “Colliding Continents” Looking Ahead to Assignment 3 “Structures and Seismic Mitigation” Looking ahead to ASSIGNMENT 4: New JAYO preview details/ideas on: Design Aesthetics Needs/Amenities Seismic considerations Climate/Sustainability considerations Video: “Strip the […]

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    May 25 –> June 27:

    (May 29) Debate: Cloud Seeding Perspectives – identify pros/cons on this issue and their motivations Arguments – research and prepare statements/arguments representing the two positions identified – debate Personal Conclusions – state personal conclusions resulting from debate (May 30-June 1) Explore final section of Moodle: RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY (June 2-16) […]

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    Looking ahead – April to May 1

    POST RAW NOTES from AGE of STUPID Videos from MOODLE: Basics of GEO – CLIMATE What is an Atmospheric River Atmospheric Pressure (Bill Nye) The Jet Stream (x2) Weather Fronts Atmospheric Circulation El Nino vs El Nina Resources & Sustainability Blog Post: “The Ball – 20 Questions” Observations […]

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    April 3-6 (no school April 7)

    Accompanying Readings: CLIMATE CHANGE-PLANET EARTH Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Intro to Video: AGE OF STUPID Anticipatory Discussion What is a docudrama? Set up screening notes/focal points: P-I-Q-ue NOTES definition: to excite or cause interest (Cambridge Dictionary) Work towards meeting timeline of Seismic Structure Mitigation Assignment (#3) Preview […]

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    March 27-31

    Recalibrating our timelines Semester 2 Mid-Semester Report April 25th Assignments, Blog Posts This week: finish up any assignments/blog posts from Tectonics Unit if you need to work remotely (ie. to build models) you must email me each time the evening before with the location of where you will be working. Looking ahead: Read […]

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    March 6

    READ UNIT 3 PLANET EARTH pp 49-116 Video: Plate Tectonics Earth’s Interior The Earth’s Crust Plate Tectonics Video: “Colliding Continents” Looking Ahead to Assignment 3 “Structures and Seismic Mitigation” Looking ahead to ASSIGNMENT 4: New JAYO preview details/ideas on: Design Aesthetics Needs/Amenities Seismic considerations Climate/Sustainability considerations Video: “Strip the City” BLOG ENTRY (post […]

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    February 27-March 3

    READ UNIT 2 READ UNIT 3 PLANET EARTH pp 49-116 Video: Plate Tectonics Earth’s Interior The Earth’s Crust Plate Tectonics Video: “Colliding Continents” Looking Ahead to Assignment 3 “Structures and Seismic Mitigation” Looking ahead to ASSIGNMENT 4: New JAYO preview details/ideas on: Design Aesthetics Needs/Amenities Seismic considerations Climate/Sustainability considerations Video: “Strip the […]

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    February 23, 24

    Transition to UNIT II & III

    Read Unit 2 – overview (no notes necessary) by Monday, February 27

    Finish up Assignment 1 & 2

     

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    February 3

    Distribute text books Review Course Outline, Expectations, Course Organization Assessment: Core Competencies vs Curricular Competencies Homework vs Assignments/Formal Assessments Utilizing MOODLE, Teacher BLOG, TEAMS Set up GEO12 Digital Portfolio/Blog; post link on TEAMS *Ongoing until END of SEMESTER 1: (own initiative for blog entries) Observations of the World Create a section in […]

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    January:

    (Jan 3-6) Debate: Cloud Seeding Perspectives – identify various perspectives on this issue and their motivations Arguments – research and prepare statements/arguments representing the various perspectives identified – debate Personal Conclusions – state personal conclusions resulting from debate (Jan 3-20) Explore final section of Moodle: RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY Final preparations/work on summative assessment project: […]