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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: […]

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    December 5-16

    Blog Post: most poignant point of BLUE GOLD View short Moodle Video Clips on own: ESA and Climate Change Causes & Effects of Climate Change Prepare/Research for Debate (TBD): Cloud Seeding Complete Assignment – Hydrosphere Parts 1 & 2 (see TEAMS) Work on School Design Project

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    November 21-25

    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 How does its story fit in with previous topics: 5 Themes? Tectonics? […]

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    November 14-18

    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 How does its story fit in with previous topics: 5 Themes? Tectonics? […]

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    October 20-28

    Read: 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 (#4) Preview of SUMMATIVE PROJECT – New […]

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    September 20-23

    READ UNIT 2 – OPTIONAL in advance for Victoria Field Studies and Centre of the Universe Tour 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 […]

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    September 7-9

    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 your […]

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    April 12

    CLIMATE CHANGE Hydrosphere and related Issues Video: “Blue Gold” Thoughts for Assignment 4 project

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    April 4-8

    Videos from MOODLE: Basics of GEO – CLIMATE What is an Atmospheric River https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NULrvr8pTBg Atmospheric Pressure The Jet Stream (x2) Weather Fronts El Nino vs El Nina Resources & Sustainability Blog Post: “The Ball – 20 Questions” Observations How does its story fit in with previous topics: 5 Themes? Tectonics? Climate & Weather? […]

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    March 29-April 1

    CLIMATE CHANGEPLANET EARTH Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 TED TALK – Gavin Schmidt In a BLOG POST, what is the message (key ideas) behind Gavin Schmidt’s TED TALK? Videos from MOODLE: Basics of GEO – CLIMATE What is an Atmospheric River https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NULrvr8pTBg Atmospheric Pressure The Jet Stream (x2) Weather Fronts El […]