Happy Halloween

Assignment Due Date Change

Friday will be the last in-class work day for the Political and Physical Maps as well as the Physical Regions of Canada Inquiry Project. Come to class on Monday, November 4th prepared to present!!!
I will bring the laptop and projector to class for those groups that are using Powerpoint or Prezi…

The Political and Physical Maps will be due at the beginning of Monday’s class

The Canada Map Quiz is moved to Tuesday

POP ROCKS!!!

Pop Rocks: Taste the Explosion

Write a stream of conscious piece while eating your pop rocks chocolate…

Remember the 4 box writings from last weeks double block when we listened to 4 different songs and wrote continuously…
What do you feel, hear, smell, think, taste, and see??????
Or
Try writing a fantasy short story about the ‘world within your mouth’… maybe the pop rocks are little jumping ants or people like in Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears a Who”

Watch and Post

Watch the video above by following the link:

Then post below (1 post for every student)
1) Is there another name for your physical region?
2) What did you learn? What surprised you?
(I didn’t learn anything… nothing surprised me is not an acceptable answer)

3) What is a possible explanation for why the regions’ borders are slightly different depending on the resources?

MORE info on the Small Group Inquiry

– Feel free to highlight one specific city in your physical region to hone in on the annual temperatures and climate
– Use whatever means you like to present your information (Prezi, Powerpoint, Instagram, Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook, etc)
– Your presentation doesn’t have to electronic it could be a handout, brochure, pamphlete etc
– Post your research and links under the region post on the blog

Marking:
– the information presented in your presentation will be marked out of a total of 40 (divided amongst the categories on the Inquiry sheet)
– the presentation will be marked according to the rubric we created in class:

1) public speaking (all group members involved in the presentation)
– eye contact
– volume
– not reading off notes
– “Obama” factor /5

2) Presentation format
– original
– creative
– spelling and grammar checked and corrected /5

3) Use of blog and technology in class in an effective, on-task and on-topic manner that displays and understanding and appreciation for the role of technology in learning and conveying information /10

Presentation total /20

TOTAL /60

The Cordillera

Post your findings and links here

Cordillera

http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/ict/2learn/kdwajda/canada/studentwork/cordillera.htm
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/phillie/InternationalExchange/Canada/Physical%20Regions/Physical_Regions/cordillera.htm

i barely found anything on these websites but i did find one thing or two.. so ill post it
Christine was stressed out because the computer was not working. Luckily, she started drawing a map for our presentation.

Vegetation

Moist wet sidedrier side less rain

Moist side

Douglas fir, Red Cedar, and Hemlock

Evergreen trees are very healthy and grow very large

Mountain top trees are small and very few

Drier side takes a long time for trees to grow because of the lack of rain fewer trees

http://wcordillera.blogspot.ca/

Topography Drum Heller Alberta (in the Cordillera)

Hoodoos

Topography Drum Heller Alberta (in the Cordillera)

Hoodoos

Weird rock these are called hoodoos they are formed by wind erosion over thousands of years ago. Dino bones are found here. Unique topography. Mostly barren terrain that includes grasslands, hoodoos, canyons and coulees, the area provides a special landscape that is worthy of discovery.

The Great Lakes Saint Lawrence

post your findings and links here

A short documentary about the land between the Canadian Shield and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence

The Shield

post your findings and links here

A small group inquiry project example from some high school students posted to youtube… their research is great!

The Plains

post your findings and links here

The North

post your findings and links here

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/physiographic-regions

Check out this documentary on life in The North and the newest territory in Canada