Monthly Archives: November 2013

Shoreline Features

Today we learned about shoreline features, efforts to fix shoreline erosion, and tides. Watch this video to see how people use the low tides to (dangerously) search for food in the Arctic.
HERE is the PowerPoint from today’s lesson.
We also started our poster assignment, “Calamity Coast” today. CLICK HERE to see an electronic copy of it.

Surfs Up!

Did you know that you could catch an impressive wave only 500 kms from Sioux Lookout?!
Today we learned about Ocean Waves and how they work. We also learned about some of the dangers associated with waves such as breaking waves and rip currents.
If you missed class today, look at this THIS PowerPoint and take careful notes.

Creatures of the Deep

Today we watched The Blue Planet: A Natural History of the Oceans- The Deep. This episode is available on Netflix. The clip above is just a short preview of the episode.
We learned about some of the amazing adaptations that these trench-dwellers have, such as bioluminescence. We also saw rare glimpses of the complex life forms that exist along mid-ocean ridges, some of which have just been discovered in the past 20 years.
We as humans have only explored 1% of the deepest parts of our oceans- just imagine what else is down there!

Oceans Deep

Today we explored some of the most remote places on earth:  the Oceans. Did you know that only 5% of our oceans have been explored? We know more about outer space than we do about what lies beneath our ocean waters!

HERE is the PowerPoint from today’s class that contains important information about sea floor features. We also watched a TED talk (link is in the PowerPoint) about some of the exciting discoveries that have been made in our oceans.

Finally, we read this article about life at the bottom of the sea. Be sure to grab the handout from today’s class that corresponds with this topic.

Tomorrow is a “late arrival” day. We will meet for this class from 1:35- 2:25 and we will be watching a film about the interesting life forms found in Ocean trenches.

Topographic Maps and Glaciation

Today we studied two topographic maps to look for effects of glaciation on the land surface. We looked at examples of alpine glaciation and continental ice sheets and answered the questions about the maps as a class.

Glacier Map 1

Glacier Map 2

Here are copies of the maps (in colour) for you to look over.

We also took a virtual field trip to a glacier with this video:

*Updated November 12! Follow THIS LINK to a great website that shows different glacial features on topographic maps.

Your Glaciers unit assignment was handed out today, HERE is a link to it in case you missed out. Remember to use your notes, this blog, and class powerpoints to help you complete the assignment. Try to draw simple diagrams but if you aren’t an artist, I am okay with you completing this assignment on the computer and adding in images or maps instead. See me if you have any questions. This assignment is due on Friday, November 15th.

A topographic map showing Drumlins.

Glacial Detectives

Today we were all “Glacial Detectives” as we reviewed these SLIDES and then answered THESE questions about Glacial Landforms (Hand in your 5 answers once complete!)

We also started watching an amazing documentary called Chasing Ice. It’s on Netflix if you missed it- definitely worth watching! We will finish it tomorrow. Please remember to complete the reflection about the movie tomorrow.