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.

Soc 10: Answers to Friday 5, Sept 5

  1.  Define diversity:

-diversity is everything that makes us different from each other. 

2.  Provide an example of how Canada upholds diversity.

-Examples of diversity are:  race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, ability, age, religious beliefs, or political views. Canada upholds these by having laws to protect rights and freedoms, promote immigration, welcome diversity in education including courses in different languages and celebrate a vast number of different ethnic and religious holidays, festivals, and traditions.

3.  How is pluralism different from diversity?

-Pluralism means recognizing, valuing, celebrating and respecting our differences vs diversity is just the things that make us different from each other.   Pluralism presents opportunities to learn from each other, everyone belongs and everyone is free to express differences.

4.  Provide an example of how Canada is a pluralistic society.

-Canada is pluralistic examples:  Celebration of various cultures, holidays, religions, Gay Marriage, LGBTQ+ taught in schools, accepted, Truth and Reconciliation

5. What is the root cause of racism?

Fear

Sept. 5 Geography & Soc 10

 Geography 12

We got our text books, wrote a Friday 5 and then moved onto some notes on the spheres/systems of the earth plus watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3EqcUNdIl8 From here we worked on our two assignments on the 5 themes of Geography (which are due on Friday 12th at the latest.

Socials 10:
We had our first Friday 5.  From here we did some group work on pluralism.  We looked at the following dilemma and broke this down and tried to come up with solutions.  From here we had a bit of time on our paragraphs (due next week) and we talked about the political spectrum including watching this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJA3EhyVPc0&t=1s

Sept. 4 Geog & SS10

 Geography 12:

Today in Geog 12 we reviewed the 5 themes of Geography and then started two assignments.  Please see them in prior blog posts.  1. Inventory on Revelstoke --->photos to match theme.  2.  Mind Map on 5 themes.  These are due next week, Thursday/Friday.

Socials 10:

Today in Socials 10 we reviewed diversity and talked about pluralism.  We watched this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aizge5qq5D4 on pluralism and did some group work answering these questions:  

What is pluralism (board words →definition)

Where does Canada fit in?  Do you view Canada as a pluralistic society?

Why or why not?

We also talked about the root of racism and some other things that stemmed from pluralism.  We worked on a paragraph:  if you could rewrite history knowing what you know today, rewrite our colonial past with a pluralistic lense.  You will have time on Friday to finish.