Baby Steinhoff is Here!

Hi everyone! Just a quick note to let you know I had my baby on Friday morning. Her name is Josephine Janeen.

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and I hope everything goes well for you while I'm gone!

GeoThentic San Francisco Questions

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Monday's tasks related to learning more about earthquakes. If you were gone, please complete the following questions.

From what you already know about earthquakes, answer questions 1-3 (you do not need to write down the question).

1. When you think of an earthquake, what do you think about?

2. Do earthquakes impact us where we live? If yes, why do you think so? If not, why not?

3. What actually happens during an earthquake?

To answer questions 4-7, use the Forces of Nature website from the Resources section of the Build a Hospital Module.

4. What is an earthquake?

5. What causes earthquakes?

6. What happens during an earthquake?

7. What happened in San Francisco in 1906?

To answer question 8, view the videos on the Los Angeles and Haiti earthquakes.

8. Describe what you see in the videos about the Los Angeles and Haiti earthquakes.

To answer questions 9-11, use the San Francisco video and website from the Resources section of the Build a Hospital Module.

9. List 10 interesting facts about San Francisco.

10. How are San Francisco and IGH/Twin Cities similar?

11. How are San Francisco and IGH/Twin Cities different?

Starting on Thursday, we are working on data collection. Use this worksheet to gather information from GeoThentic and Google Earth.

On Friday, the final step of your task is to decide on an exact place to build a new hospital in San Francisco. You should identify the place using Google Earth and submit your Geopack (location plus justification) in GeoThentic. For help adding a placemark in Google Earth, please see the Screen Capture Video on GeoThentic or use this handout.

San Francisco Module

This week we're going to be working on the GeoThentic San Francisco Module.













The questions guiding this module are

• Why is San Francisco susceptible to earthquakes


• What causes earthquakes?


• Where is the best location to build a hospital in San Francisco?


• What factors should be looked at when considering where to build the hospital?


• How do geographers use data when planning for the future?

The objectives of this module are for all students to

• identify factors that geographers consider when participating in urban planning


• navigate in Google Earth, turn data layers on and of, and analyze data layers.


• create a GeoPack consisting of a Google Earth placemark and justification.

In addition to materials provided in class, the following websites will be helpful in completing assignments related to the San Francisco Module.

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National Geographic Forces of Nature

Reminder!

Just a reminder that all late work for 1st trimester is due on Friday, November 18th!

United States & Canada Comparison

Today you will be comparing statistics about the United States and Canada (click here for an extra copy of the assignment). To find the data for your chart, the CIA World Factbook is a great resource. Once there, select the country and get started gathering the data.