SS10: Answers to Friday 5, Sept. 12

 1.  Draw the political system and differentiate between the two sides.

L <-------------------------------------+------------------------------------->R

  Socialism, Change               Center                   Capitalism/Conservatism/Tradition

Higher taxes, social safety net                             -lower taxes, don't want change, smaller gov

                                                                            

2.  What is a political party and why are they important?

-group of likeminded people who believe in the same causes or ideologies that come together to form a party

-gives people choices at election time to align their personal ideals with a party.

3.  What are the three levels of government and what is the name of the position that leads each level?

Federal = PM/Prime Minister

Provincial = Premier

Municipal = mayor

4.  What is the role of the Governor General?

-open & close parliament

-meet with foreign dignitaries

-sign bills into law (provide royal assent)

-head of the armed forces

5.  Who is our current Governor General and why are they historically significant?

Governor General = head of state

Mary Simon is our current GG, she is historically significant because she is the first Indigenous GG

Bonus:  name the 5 main political parties in Canada

-Liberal, Conservative, New Democratic Party, Bloc Quebecois, Green

Answers to Friday 4, Sept. 12

 1.  What is a system?

-A system is a collection of interdependent parts enclosed within a defined boundary.

2.  List the 5 main spheres/subsystems.

Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, Atmosphere, Lithosphere

3.  Provide an example for two spheres:

Atmosphere = the air we breath

Biosphere = animals and humans

Cryosphere = glaciers (ice)

Lithosphere = rocks and minerals on the E's surface

Hydrosphere = rivers and lakes

4.  Why do. we have 5 themes and how can they help us?

The Five Themes (Location, Place, Human-Environment Interactions, Movement, and Regions) are a framework for making sense of geographic data. It helps you to understand the holistic nature of geography (as a theme cannot be seen in isolation from the others). 

SS10 & Goeg 12 Friday Sept. 12

 Socials 10

-we wrote our Friday 5

-groups presented on the 5 main political parties and students filled in a notes frame on this

-we did some review and notes on majority vs minority governments

Geog. 12

- students wrote the weekly quiz, Friday 4 this week

-we took notes and did some brief group work on gradation and glaciers, we watched these two short videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnlPrdMoQ1Y 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEStq4VYJ2Y&t=144sand finished by working on a work sheet on glaciation that included some reading in the text book

**I collected finished mind maps, if not complete, please get 'er done!

SS10 & Geog 12 Sept 8 & 9

 Socials 10:

Monday:  Students got their text books for the class today.  We then went over the Friday 5 quiz and did some review.  From here we continued talking about the political spectrum, including creating a diagram and labeling it.  We talked about and took notes on the major ideologies including capitalism, socialism, liberalism, fascism, communism and conservatism.  We linked our knowledge to grade 9 and what we learned in grade 9.  We also started to put our own political parties on the spectrum.

Tuesday:  We started with some review.  Talked about political parties, the purpose of political parties and what a party platform is.  We watched this video:  and started research in groups on our political parties.  We also worked through the voter compass to understand how our views individually might land on the spectrum and matched with a party.  We reviewed some aspects of the political spectrum.

Geography 12

Monday:  We went over the Friday 5, did some review and did notes and discussed the spheres of the Earth.  We did some quick group work type questions.  We also spent some time outside orienting ourselves and talking about the Geography of Revelstoke.  Monashees, Selkirks, prominent peaks and rivers.  We also spent time studying some photos for the connections model presentations students will be doing in class.

Tueday:  Work block on either the connections models or mind map.  We spent the last few minutes doing some lab prep.

Sept. 11th Geog & SS 10

 Geography 12:

Today we spent most of the class in the field completing the first phase of our river study.  The remainder of the class was ensuring all had correct data or working on either mind maps or connections model project.

Mind maps due Friday Sept. 12

Connections models x 2 due Friday Sept. 19

Here is the diagram for the connections models:

Socials 10:

Today in the first half we completed research and posters for the political party our group was in charge of.  These will be presented on Friday.  

In the second half we took some notes on government structure, MP's, PM, GG, MLA, Mayor and Premier.  Put names to these posts and parties.  We also talked about the three levels of government and how the above positions fit in.  We also talked about where parliament is and how there are two houses.  We watched the following videos and then went to the Library to do a reading and some questions on the Senate from Counterpoints (an older text book).  I will teach on the topic of the senate on Friday so students can form a better response to number 4 which will be a paragraph response.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C8uDuhLqvg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7RKzzoLK-g&t=1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRHuBs_ZhEU&t=1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G-oAQ7wf-U&t=1s

SS10 vote compass

 https://votecompass.com/https://votecompass.com/

Geog 12: Answers to Friday 5, Sept. 5

  1.  What are the two main types of Geography?  Differentiate between the two.

Physical & Human Geography

Physical geography deals with the natural features and processes of the Earth. It examines the physical characteristics of the environment and how these features and processes shape the planet.

Human geography looks at the relationship between people and their environments. It explores how human activities and cultures shape and are shaped by the physical landscape.

2.  List the 5 themes of Geography:

MR HELP

Movement, Regions (formal, functional, perceptual), Human-Enviro Interactions, Location (Absolute and Relative), Place (Human and Physical characteristics)

3.  Define one of these and provide an example:

(go through all 5)

4.  Lines of Longitude run in which direction.

N-S

5.  Name and describe one of the spheres.

*Atmosphere: This is the layer of gases surrounding Earth. It includes the air we breathe and plays a critical role in regulating temperature and weather patterns.

*Hydrosphere: This includes all of Earth’s water in its various forms—liquid, solid (ice), and gas (vapor). It covers oceans, rivers, lakes, glaciers, and groundwater.

*Lithosphere/Geosphere: This is the rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and the upper mantle. It consists of rocks and minerals and forms the ground and landmasses.

*Biosphere: This encompasses all living organisms on Earth, including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms. It interacts with the other spheres by affecting and being affected by their processes.

*Cryosphere: Often considered part of the hydrosphere, the cryosphere specifically refers to the frozen water parts of the Earth, like glaciers, ice caps, and sea ice.