Climate - Conclusion - Global Warming

Learning Goals

I can identify and explain 3 types of precipitation.
I can explain the concept of enhanced global warming using the earth's global energy budget.



Lesson:

Take up Friday's classwork.

Activity page 155

Answer Template

Watch film Bill Nye Climate

Teach 3 types of precipitation. Cyclonic, Convectional and Relief

Teach the Global Energy Budget and relate it to Enhanced Global Warming

REPOST
CHAPTER 13 CLIMATE ANSWERS


Notice: Test Tomorrow - April 01
Soil, Vegetation and Climate

Continue from last Wednesday

Learning Goals

I can identify and explain 3 types of precipitation. (MONDAY)
I can explain 6 factors that influence climate. (Focus - Nearness to Water and Relief)
I can produce a climate graph using climatic statistics and classify a climate as being a continental, maritime or Arctic climate. (Climate Statistics - Interpreting climate Graphs)



Lesson:

Complete climate graphs including Statistics.
Compare climate graphs from the perspective of Continental vrs.Maritime climates.
(Teach Nearness to water as a Factor that affects climate.)

Review LOWER+N - Notes

Complete Activity page 155

Answer Template


Teach 3 types of precipitation. Cyclonic, Convectional and Relief  (MONDAY)

Watch film Bill Nye Climate (MONDAY)

Produce in full colour 2 climate graphs.


CHAPTER 13 CLIMATE ANSWERS

Literacy Day

Lesson:

In recognition of Grade 10 Literacy Day the class will undertake a variety of questions from previous years literacy tests in order to get an idea of the expectations for next year's test.
(30 min)

Students will also be given an opportunity to work on areas in this class where they may have been having difficulty. I am available in class to work with individuals or small groups to reteach any concepts we have addressed this year.

Two films will be available in class as an enrichment opportunity to view the relationships between Canada's Soil, Vegetation, Landform, Climate, human use of the land and wildlife. These include parts 1 and 2 from the CBC series Wild Canada.

Part 1 The Eternal Frontier


Part 2  The Wild West

Climate Continued

Learning Goals

I can identify and explain 3 types of precipitation.
I can expalin 6 factors that influence climate.
I can produce a climate graph using climatic statistics and classify a climate as being a continental, maritime or arctic climate.
I can calculate the the temperature at different elevations using the wet and dry lapse rates.


Lesson:

Teach 3 types of precipitation. Cyclonic, Convectional and Relief

Review the answers for chapter 13 outline questions. climate answers


Produce in full colour 2 climate graphs.

Regina data

Victoria data

Soil Processes and Climate

Learning Goals

1. I know  the processes of calcification and leaching and can relate these processes to dry and wet climate areas.

2. I know the difference between weather and Climate.

3. I know the different layers of our Atmosphere.

4. I know the main factors that affect Climate.

Lesson

Teach Soil Processes

Teach the difference between Weather and Climate.

Teach Layers of the Atmosphere

Film  Felix Baumgartner

Teach LOWER+N - Factors that affect Climate


NOTICE
Test on Soil, Vegetation and Climate Next Tuesday April 01, 2014

Canada's Climate: An Introduction

Learning Goals:

1. I know what climate refers to.
2.I know the layers of the atmosphere.
3. I know 6 factors that affect climate and can relate these factors to different regions of Canada.

Note:

I am sorry for my absence today. I will see you tomorrow when we will complete our investigation of Canada's Soil and Vegetation as well as investigate characteristics of Canada's Climate.

Lesson:

Watch the Bill Nye Film - The Atmosphere

Work on the the attached chapter 13 outline questions.

Canadian Vegetation

Learning Goals

1. I know  the processes of calcification and leaching and can relate these processes to dry and wet climate areas.

2. I know and can explain the distribution of the 4 main categories of natural vegetation.

Lesson

Hand Back Wednesday's Test.
Teach Natural Vegetation Types and Regions

Soil Continued - The Drylanders

Finish watching the film The Drylanders.
Drylanders - The Canadian Experience


Chapter 14 Soil And Vegetation Outline Questions - WITH ANSWERS

March 19th TEST Landform and Geologic History

Landform and Geologic History

Canada's Soil And Vegetation

Learning Goals

1. I know  the processes of calcification and leaching and can relate these processes to dry and wet climate areas.
2. I know what permafrost soil refers to and can explain in general terms where you will find these types of soil.
3. I know where the organic component of soil originates.
4. I know and can explain the distribution of the 4 main categories of natural vegetation.

Lesson:

Collect landform project

Read the story by Gary Larson - There is a hair in my dirt.
Teach the 4 different types of natural vegetation and the distribution of the vegetation types.
Assign chapter 14 outline questions.

Test on Tomorrow (Wednesday) March 19th - Geologic History and Landform Regions of Canada

Canada's Soil

LEARNING GOALS;

I can identify and describe the 4 components of soil.
I understand that soil is a component of the overburden and that it sits on top of bedrock.
I can identify a mature versus an immature soil based on soil horizon development.
I can identify the locations and characteristics of Canada's 4 main soil regions.




Lesson.
Start class looking at photographs of the dust bowl of the 1930's.

Surviving the Dust Bowl - The American Experience
Drylanders - The Canadian Experience
Bill Nye film - Rocks and Soil

Hand out  worksheet on soil - Soil Worksheet

Teach
- components of soil
- soil processes - calcification and leaching - permafrost

Assign Chapter 14 outline Questions

Notification:

Test on Wednesday - Geologic History and Landform Regions of Canada

Canadian Landform Regions Continued

Special Note: Chapter 11 - 12 Test - March 19th

Learning Goals

I know the locations of Canada's Landform regions and can identify several factors that make each region unique.


Continue with yesterday's lesson (Below)

Lesson

Teach the material found on the attached worksheets.

Landform Worksheets

Landform Chart

Watch the film Canada's Physical Geography
Stop the film after each individual landform region is profiled.
Students to compose a brief note on the Landform Map of Canada (Handed out in Class)
Homework - Acquire a representative photograph of each region from the internet and place it on the map next to the associated region.

Provide instructions for students to complete activity

Students will submit a large map of the Landform Regions of Canada which will include:

1.  Representative phortographs of each of Canada's Lanform regions
2. Descriptions of the Regions
3. How the areas were formed.
4. What type of bedrock underlies the regions
5. When the regions were formed
6. Representative wildlife
6. Description of human settlement and and human interaction with the regions.

A number of students have asked to complete this project using Power Point.
Attached are some materials that may help you with that.
If you use power point, make sure that you produce a structured presentation using hyperlinks linking your slides to a reference map.  PPT  FILES


Due March 18th.

Watch film : The Railrodder - Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

Canadian Landform Regions

Learning Goals

I know and locations of Canada's Landform regions and can identify several factors that make each region unique.


Lesson

Teach the material found on the attached worksheets.

Landform Worksheets

Landform Chart

Watch the film Canada's Physical Geography
Stop the film after each individual landform region is profiled.
Students to compose a brief note on the Landform Map of Canada (Handed out in Class)
Homework - Acquire a representative photograph of each region from the internet and place it on the map next to the associated region.

Plate Tectonics - Monday and Tuesday March 03 and 04

Learning Goals

I can explain how gradational and tectonic processes work in opposition to one another.

I can explain how mountains are built in areas of Convergent and Divergent Tectonic Plate Boundaries.

I understand how rocks can be classified according to how they are formed and I can draw a labeled diagram of the rock cycle using annotations that incorporate suitable terminology.


Lesson
i) Take up Test from Last week.


ii) A) Show Bill Nye - Earthquakes (MON)  Earth Materials (TUES)

B) Show PowerPoint on Plate Tectonics

C) Provide instruction on Tectonic Plate movement including convergent and divergent plate boundaries. Note Template    Map Tectonic Plates

D) Review the rock cycle. (Rock Cycle Animation)

Review - Terminology

- Weathering
- Erosion
- Deposition
- Igneous
- Sedimentary
- Metamorphic
- Rock
- Mineral
- Bedrock
- Overburden


Chapter 11 Outline Answers - Geologic History

Demonstration - Producing a Seismic Map of the world using ARCVIEW