On Tuesday:

Went over 4 spheres handouts as a class

Looked at rough draft of 4 spheres assignment, which is due tomorrow

5 regions of Canada - group activity

Quiz tomorrow-Review package for bonus marks

Tomorrow:

Finish 4 spheres

Quiz on Geography-do review package for bonus.

Group assignments in - class

Review for Geog. Test

Friday Geog. Unit Test.

Vasilis Koutsonikas

Frank Hurt Secondary (BASES and Social Studies)

On Monday:

Collected Five Themes

Worked on four spheres

Looked at three ways that humans affect the four spheres through water pollution, oil spills, and air pollution

Went over 4 spheres handout (did examples on 4 spheres)

4 spheres assignment due on Wed.

Homework:

4 spheres assignment

Vasilis Koutsonikas

Frank Hurt Secondary (BASES and Social Studies)

Went over 5 themes for Surrey, BC - (Frank Hurt)

1 city - using 5 themes

At home: 5 Themes assignment-work on it in class

Handout with more information on 5 themes

4 spheres-introduction

Asked - What is Physical Geography

Looked at the 4 Spheres of Geography

Vasilis Koutsonikas

Frank Hurt Secondary (BASES and Social Studies)

Canadian Trivia-Challenge

Finished Five Themes Powerpoint

Surrey, F.H. example

3 cities using Five Themes (choose one city for now)

Vasilis Koutsonikas

Frank Hurt Secondary (BASES and Social Studies)

World  Map and World Political Map - Collected in-class

Terry Fox Map due tomorrow

Vasilis Koutsonikas

Frank Hurt Secondary (BASES and Social Studies)

Collected Canada in North America Map

World Physical Map (In-class)

World Political Map (At Home)

Collected Climographs

Thinking Geographically about Maps

Using the 4 Tools of Geography we examined two maps in the textbook

Basic Requirements for Map Drawing

Canada in North America Physical Map

Reviewed PSALMON

Collected PSALMON mind map

Went over Climates worksheet

Climograph Activity due tomorrow in-class       

Geography Quiz on Lat/Long - Altitude - Contours - Scale

Finished PSALMON

How to Draw a Climograph Activity (Read over)

At Home:

Finish Mind Map

Climates Activity in Atlas

Vasilis Koutsonikas

Frank Hurt Secondary (BASES and Social Studies)

In Class:

Table of Contents - Geography - Placed in front of binder

1. Scale worksheet - went over answers

2. Climatic Effects - PSALMON

3. MInd Map - up to PSALM

Bring pencil crayons to class this week!

Short Quiz on Lat/Long, Scale, Contours, Altitude

Vasilis Koutsonikas

Frank Hurt Secondary (BASES and Social Studies)

Defined Latitude and Longitude

Intro Sheet on Lat/Long=Quiz tomorrow

Lat-Long online Animations:

[Link]http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/k9mod/Mapskill/mod3fl5.swf

http://www.infoplease.com/p/brainpop/latitudeandlongitude.html

Homework:

Exercises 7.2-7.3

Vasilis Koutsonikas

Frank Hurt Secondary (BASES and Social Studies)

In Class:

I Am Canadian Rant Performance

Video: Postcards from Canada-Video Worksheet

Current Events Assignment

At Home:

No homework

Vasilis Koutsonikas

Frank Hurt Secondary (BASES and Social Studies)

I am Canadian Rant - youtube link

[Link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRI-A3vakVg

Tomorrow's homework:

Quiz:

Who is Canada's current Prime Minister?

Which political party is in power currently?

What is Canada's capital?

What ice cream flavour do you like?

What is the correct spelling of my name?

Get the answers and hand them in tomorrow

For Monday:

Sign course outlines and course contract

Get materials for class

Welcome to Social Studies 10
Please remember to get two dividers for each unit covered in this course:

1)Geography
2) History

Also return your Contact Forms and Media Consent Forms, so that we can have some pizza (or be entered to win some pizza)