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Feb 28 2023 Senior Careers Conference Day

 Senior Careers Conference Day

Feb 27 2022 The Price of Fast Fashion & Ch 4 Unit Test Prep

Review of Ch 4 Page 137 Q 8 Less Developed Countries and Fast Fashion Costs Class - to review their group answers from last day re: Q 8 A-C on page 137. Note: Fast Fashion doesn't only have a human ethical and moral cost - it has an environmental cost as well. Video review. 10 min BBC: The Price of Fast Fashion Q: As consumers do we have an ethical, moral and environmental responsibility when it comes to participating (or not participating) in the purchasing and subsequent continued increased demand when it comes to 'fast fashion?' Why or why not?

Feb 24 2022 Fusion Performance RSS Performance Arts Centre

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Fusion presentation/workshop in the theatre on Friday Feb 24 th  in Block C  

Feb 23 2023 Completion and Review of: Debate Day!

Completion & question review re:  David Attinbourough A Life On Our Planet min 50 to 1:23 (30 min left - questions 12-15 on the viewing sheet).  Netflix A Living World. Remainder of 1st half of class - Debate final prep period. Class to re-review debate structure.  Definition and Structure of a "Debate" Debate Prep x 4 groups. 2 questions.  1. Page 136 Q 5  2. We (as a global community) can/could fully move to a syntropic/permaculture based agricultural system and feed the whole of the world successfully with these methods. (Affirmative or Negative).  2nd half of class -  All four groups to debate - re: prior prepped 2 questions  (From Feb 15, 2023 blog post).  Note: Isabella - Debate Chair  Chelsea H - Assistant Chair + Additional Judge. *If your group is not debating you will be provided a post it note to write down at least 2 points which were brought up (by either the affirmative or negative side) that resonated with you - you thought were excellent points - and WHY.

Feb 21 2023 Climate & Globalization: David Attinbourough A Life On Our Planet - Netflix - Video Viewing With Associated Student Questions.

Class Structure/Agenda - TTOC Attendance. You have a wonderful EA Liz - she can assist you where required.  Note: Attendance. All students are sitting in alphabetical order via last name. Carver B - is front closest to teacher's desk - chronological from him. FYI. Chelsea H is the only student currently not sitting in chronological due to being added to this class post class start date. Please ensure all other students are sitting in their correctly assigned seats. For this class - Students will be viewing the below piece via Netflix. It is 83 min in total - you likely will get to about 60-70 min prior to end of class. Please let me know via email, post class, where you got to exactly in your TTOC notes. Netflix works best - seemingly on school computers using the Safari browser. Any issues? Contact Jeff W in the library - phone - 1040. Projector - needs to be turned on via remote. Remote should be on the teacher desk for you. Image connection should pop up automatically. Current t

Feb 15 2023 Completion of Chapter 4 Text - Globalization & Debate Prep

How is globalization affecting your privacy?  Reading of page 134-135 Group Work: Answer Q 4 Recall, Reflect, and Respond Page 135.  Class Discussion. Reference recent current events - 4 UFO's shot down in the last week - US and Canada (Yukon - Sunday).  Who is Snowden? Where is he now?  Everything You Need To Know About Edward Snowden Update:  In October 2020, Snowden was granted permanent residency in Russia. In September 2022, Snowden was granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin, and on 2 December 2022 he swore the oath of allegiance. Debate Structure Review. Definition and Structure of a "Debate" Debate Prep x 4 groups. 2 questions.  1. Page 136 Q 5  2. We (as a global community) can/could fully move to a syntropic/permaculture based agricultural system and feed the whole of the world successfully with these methods. (Affirmative or Negative). 

Feb 14 2023 Intro To Permaculture

Intro to Permaculture We talked last day about the fact that the world has about 60 years left of farmable fertile soil (due to the affects of mass agriculture).  What is the solution? One i dea: permaculture?  Permaculture  is a set of design principles centered on  whole systems thinking, simulating, or directly utilizing the  patterns and resilient features observed in natural  ecosystems. It uses these principles in a growing number of fields from regenerative agriculture, re-wilding, and  community resilience. 1. Incredible 1.5-Acre Permaculture / Syntropic Food Forest with Over 250 Plant Species   Discussion: What is a syntropic farming? Syntropic farming is  an intensive form of agroforestry that  imitates  slash and mulch agroforestry , in order to provide  yields at  all  stages of succession,  generate its own fertility, and with the end goal of creating a  productive forest that imitates  the structure and function of the native forests. What is a food forest? A food forest,

Feb 13 2023 Globalization, Climate & Environment Continued Inc. Text 124-128 Intro To Aquaculture

Finish Viewing Explained Season 3 - The End of Oil - Netflix.  We viewed to 18 min to 24min Post Viewing Questions  Silent Reading 124-128 + Questions  Q: Page 126 Explorations Q 1 & 2 Q: Page 128 Evidence Q  Class Discussion The Problem with Farmed Salmon | Global 3000

Feb 10 2023 Globalization, Climate & Environment Continued Inc. Text 121 & 122

Silent Reading of page 120 (The Impact On Workers) 121 & 122. Answer   Q: Historical Perspective Page 122.  Answer Q 5: Recall, Reflect & Respond Page 122 Discussion. Back to Globalization - Consumption - Product Creation/Transportation and the NEEd for Oil regarding More Developed Countries and their dependance on oil (finite resource).  Explained Season 3 - The End of Oil - Netflix.  We viewed to 18 min of 24min Post Viewing Questions 

Feb 8 2023 Globalization, Climate & Environment Continued Inc. Text 115-117

Attendance.  Silent Reading & Questions. 115 x 2 Q's Task:  Answer: Page 115 Cause & Consequence & Up For Discussion Question.  Discussion re: the above work. Class Read: 116-117  Q: How does Globalization Stress the Environment & (more specifically) Less Developed Countries.  Review:  Climate Justice Quotes Review  Introduction to Climate Justice.  - Presentation. After Presentation Thoughts:  A commitment to climate justice is a way to ensure fairness for young people today and into the future, both here in BC and around the world. Climate change is a big global problem, but there are lots of solutions. The key is getting people to work together to make change. Climate action is often local. Young people in BC are concerned about climate change and are already advocating for climate justice. What can you do to help make a difference? Viewing of - Down to Earth - Torres Straight - Netflix. Post Viewing Questions.

Feb 7 2023 Globalization & Cause and Consequence & Climate Justice

1. Attendance  2. Review of page 109 Terms In Red - Globalization  Task: Answer: Cause and Consequence Page 110  Task Answer: Page 111 Figure 4-3 Question  Task Answer: Page 112 Under > The Digital Divide -  Question:  Is  internet access a human  right?  Why or why  not?  Class Discussion  re: The above 3 Questions. What is Star Link?  What Elon Musk's 42,000 Satellites Could Do To Earth 3. Introduction to Climate Justice.  Climate Justice means recognizing that climate change has  negative effects on most people in the world,  but  impacts the poor  and vulnerable the most – those who have  done  the least to  contribute to the problem.  Climate justice says that we in wealthy  countries – and the wealthier among us – who  have benefited the  most from using fossil fuels, must do  more of  the  heavy lifting  to reduce our greenhouse gas (or carbon)  emissions. As well,  actions to address climate change and  reduce  o ur  greenhouse gas  emissions must be  implemented in a 

Feb 6 2023 Climate & Environment Unit: Minimalism & Zero Waste

Attendance. Review of class structure and general plan for each day. > Attendance & Agenda Review 5 min > Reading & OR Activity 15-30 min > Video Viewing 10-15 min > Possible Discussion and/or Group Work/Independent Work 15-20 min (Double Blocks - Slightly updated version of the above. Today: We have been talking quite a bit about globalization, climate and the environment so far. Continuing on with our unit: Review of last week's video! & Group Work - Board. Summary. A rich life with less stuff | The Minimalists | TEDxWhitefish Activity: Completion of Video Assignment -  AFTER VIDEO REVIEW - GROUP WORK! 1.      SUMMARIZE THE PURPOSE OF THIS VIDEO in 20 WORDS OR LESS:    2.      IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE  MOST EFFECTIVE  WAY THIS PURPOSE WAS CONVEYED.   3.     IS THERE ANYTHING FROM THE VIDEO THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER TAKING AWAY AND IMPLEMENTING WITHIN YOUR OWN LIFE? WHY OR WHY NOT? Discussion re: Above questions.  Extension Discussion  - What can we do to min

Feb 3 2023 Environment & Climate Unit - Intro to Text - Globalization

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  Welcome!  1. Attendance. 2. Terms - Page 109 Creating Canada - binder/duo-tangs definitions.  3. Group Work - Each Group (of 4) assigned 4 of the terms on page 109 - Text -  Each group provided the term defined (in their own words) and an example of each term on the board.  We reviewed - as a class - all terms on Page 109 of the Creating Canada text. Completed Board Group Work/Term Definitions - are as pictured below re: Page 109.

Feb 2 2023 Double Block Thursday How Do We Learn & Intro to Environment & Climate Unit

Attendance Updated Seating Plan - to remain. Lesson – How we learn? Video: Learning Styles  - Review - Kinesthetic Auditory Visual Reading/Writing 1. Task: Bio Paragraph Assignment: Teams Assign 1. Once you are done with Assign 1 - you can move on to your first mini quiz! In Teams > Assignments.  2. Teams Quiz: Re: The Story Of Stuff.  * Review of main take-aways. 3. Reading of Text - Page 108-11 Globalization  TEXT REVIEW:   Ch 4 Page 108 Text - Globalization  Read together as a class pages 108 and 109 - review bullet pointed discussion questions.  Review:  'Looking Ahead' & 'Learning Goals' section.  4. Viewing: How Advertising Rewires Kids' Brains 4. Activity: Brainstorm - where do you feel that you are advertised to the most? Social Media? Friends? TV Shows/Movies?  Discussion. 5. Intro to Environment & Climate Unit - First -  What Is Consumerism?  Discussion. 6. Viewing of  A rich life with less stuff | The Minimalists | TEDxWhitefish