Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Year 8 climate data.

We are moving on to look at climate data. I have asked you to collect data for two cities you are familiar with. Remember I asked you to make sure that they are different in terms of the climate. I want you to collect the monthly total rainfall and the mean (average) monthly temperature. Can you figure what to do if it gives you the average minimum and maximum temperatures?
Here are some links for you to use:
BBC Weather Centre

Year 9 El Salvador Earthquake enquiry


One of the success criteria for this enquiry is that you include relevant research. Remember some of the websites that are recommended reading here were written as the events unfolded and so some of the facts (for example - numbers of dead), would have changed over time.


Remember we have discussed the four main areas you should cover for your enquiry write up. Try to collect your extra research according to these (background, causes, effects and reaction).



BBC ''on this day'' - 2001: Earthquake devastates Salvador (13 Jan) includes video of news report)

Collect relevant information about the countries profile here

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Year 8 Clouds!


Is it just me or are clouds brilliant - help me make our cloud display, use this link to complete your homework.

Urban Land Use Models


We all agreed that we needed more detail on our land use models. So here is your chance. Rob Chambers of St Ivo School in the UK has developed this interactive model, based on Burgess. Thanks Rob! Use it to add to our diagrams and tables.

Monday, January 07, 2008

Year 9 Tectonics


In preparation for our starter next lesson I would like you to prepare a word-search and a crossword based on your reading that you did for homework. Your crossword should contain at least 10 clues and the answers to these clues should be contained within the word-search. I suggest that you use puzzlemaker to do this. Look here for the crossword page and here is the link for the wordsearch page.

Extra credit to anyone bringing me a fallen phrases or letter tiles quiz!