Multiple Intelligences activity

You have got Mrs Wilson to thank for this homework (she showed me this website).

As discussed in class this homework has a number of aims behind it.

1) To make your geography book more distinguishable from the rest of your books - you will be better organised as a result.

2) To make your book stand out as yours (include a photograph of yourself on it).

3) To allow you time to consider your preferred learning style. Useful for all your subjects and other areas outside school.

Follow the instructions below:

1) Firstly read about multiple intelligences on the boffin squad website, it also explains what the quiz is about.

2) Now take the quiz (40 very quick questions, but take time to consider them), on this part of the 'boffin Squad' website - just follow the on-screen instructions.

3) When you have clicked ''finished (woohoo!)'', you will be shown a graph of your preferred intelligence. Follow the instructions to change the graph into rank order (click 'hot-to-cold').

4) Print this graph (click 'print' to open it in another window). It is a good idea to save you unique number as this will allow you to compare yourself to others. Does the description sound like you? Glue this graph to the front of your book.

5) Are you ''word smart, self smart, picture smart, body smart, people smart, logic smart, music smart or nature smart?'' Consider printing out the description of your preferred intelligence and sticking this to your exercise book - does it sound like you?

6) There are lots of other things you can do now, like looking at ''making the most of your preferred intelligence'' or ''finding out the jobs you might enjoy when you are older'' Just follow the links on the website.

We will discuss this in your next lesson.

Earth As Art Competition

This competition is open to anyone in Years 7-9. The idea is to view the earth as a piece of art and create either a ''geosquish'' or a ''Google-art-earth''. You can submit one geosquish and one Google-art-earth picture. You have the summer holidays to complete complete this. The best attempts will be displayed as part of an exhibition in the New Building Foyer, and there are some exciting prizes to be won.

How do I Geosquish?

I got the geosquish idea from here (where you can also see examples of Geosquishing just so you know what it is).

Steps:

1. Take a picture of somewhere you visit this summer try to make it interesting and original. (Its important to remember to geosquish someone OR something in the picture).

2. Upload the image to Flickr Motivator tool.

3. Add a title and maybe a caption.

4. Download and save your finished product to your computer.

5. Bring your picture into school on USB or disc. Or you can email it to me at the start of September at my school email address.

Can you do better than my China-sea attempt? I imagine so!

How do I create a Google-art-earth picture?

I got this idea from from a teacher I used to work with. Cheers Noel! He found the original idea here

1. Open Google Earth (if you have it or download it) , or try using the NASA Our Earth as Art site:
2. Browse around until you find a spectacular, original image and place.
3. Make a screenshot. (Cntrl + Print Screen), or Google images allows you to do this.
4. Crop the image if necessary - you could paste it into picture-manager.

5. Again upload the image to the Flickf Motivator Tool
6. Add a geographical title and maybe a caption.
7. Download and save your finished product to your computer.

8. Bring your photograph to me at the start of September on USB or disc. Or email it to my school email at the start of September.

I created the Pendle Hill one and 'stole' the Ganges Valley image. If you can make your pictures mean something to you, you are more likely to win!

Useful resource:

Google map with some of the images on

Focus on China

China has been in the news this week. Firstly for a child labour issue and secondly for floods. What are your feelings about these two news items?

Google earth

Many of you have been asking me about Google earth. Well here it is to download for free - probably best to ask mum and dad first! If you come up with some good ideas for its use, or find some new things to do on it - let me know. We will be using it more and more over the next few weeks (maybe best to leave this until after end of year exams!)

Exam time again - How can I use this blog for my revision?

One way to view all the postings that are relevant to you is to click on the ''labels'' button for say ''Year 7''(can you see it below each posting?)

All the Year 7 postings will then appear. You could then use these to revise.

Exam time!

Want advice on how to revise?

Need new ideas on techniques for revision?

Beat exam stress?

Why not try BBC ONION STREET (it might make your eyes water!)

Keep watching the blog for more exam advice

WORD MATS - all years loads of topics

As promised here is the link to the wordmats on SLN.

Click here for the connectives and starters mats

Click here for a list of other wordmats you could print off and use at home

Flooding in Malaysia

Have you been following this story?

Follow the links to find out more

The impacts

See some more pictures

LINKS!!

I have now added some links to other Geography teacher's websites or blogs. I hope that these are useful for you and that you begin to see the wealth of Geography that is out there. Hopefully you will find something that interests you or inspires you. If you find a blog or website and what me to add a link, just drop into G7 and let me know.