Year 10 Geographers - DME UNIT £ PRE-RELEASE MATERIAL

Hi year ten....

Quick link for you.... the materials for the DME on the 24th June are now available for you to access on the shared drive.

They will be there as of the end of Monday.

W:Geography/Year 10/Unit 3 - DME

You only get one copy that is in colour which is for the exam. I will provide you with a black and white version - feel free to print your own one out in colour should you so wish. I will be creating a display soon with some more information! Keep your eyes posted!

Miss Udy

Iceberg breaks off Antarctica... Threatens Penguins

An iceberg bigger than the size of London has broken off from eastern Antarctica, it has altered the shape and size of Antarctica and is threatening to change the local conditions and effect penguins, the local waters and the general ecosystem of the area.

For more read the article that can be found at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8538060.stm

Miss U

Haiti Earthquake - Imaginative Writing. Deja's post.

I set my year 7's a challenge to write a blog post (diary entry) as if they had been in the Haiti earthquake that happened last month. As I am marking them I am going to put some up here. Here is the first one - Deja in 7L - fab imaginative writing!

"I see lots of buildings, the traffic comes to a stop as they all one by one crash into the cats. Suddenly all the shouting and beeping stops and all is silent. Gradually several cries for help underneath the rubble are to be heard. The lucky people who survived come out running out of their homes, blood running down their faces, or down their nose. No-one knows what to do, everyone is in shock. A few minutes later the rescue aid (firemen) start to listen for cries and shouting. Only a few have survived. The families of the people that didn't make it are mourning bitterly, shaking the dead person to wake up, but they know it's the end. All around people are praying, some praying for the impossible. You can hear nothing but crying but also see smiling faces on the ones who have survived. A little bit later medical help arrives, people gather around for medical attention. With tears and blood running down their faces the youngsters who don't know what's going on, the adults trying to comfort them. While at the same time they are crying, wondering what's next. It has been a truly tragic day, who knows what tomorrow might bring. Suddenly an aftershock occurs, this provokes the whole town as they all run around like they don't know what to do, but it's true they don't know what to do. No one does."

Well done Deja!


Miss Udy

Chile Earthquake... 8.8 on the Richter scale

Year 7's alert.......

There has been an earthquake in Chile which has measured at 8.8 on the Richter Scale..

Please keep an eye on the BBC news website for further details. So far the loss of life has been estimated at 47.

It occurred at 6.34am this morning, and has triggered Tsunami waves off effecting other countries.

Miss Udy

Jess's blog post about Andrews Visit

On Wednesday the 10th of February we have a very unusual visitor come to see us year 9's in our lesson. Because we have been learning about climate change, the south pole and Antarctica, Andrew Ledger came to tell us what is was like when he visited Antarctica. He was a very funny man and told us lots of interesting facts about when he was there. He showed us some pictures of him there and told us some of the stories and side effects of being there. i.e. Being sick every day, having un-warmed up meals and stuff. Overall the session was very interesting and funny which was a real treat and privilege to have him come in to see us. Thank you Andrew and Miss Udy

By Jessica Lawal - 9L

Pictures to come later!

Andrew Ledger - Shackleton Centenary Expedition

BBC Breakfast 17 October 2008 from The Shackleton Foundation on Vimeo.

Andrew Ledger came to Eltham today to relive his expedition to Antarctica. This was before they went on the expedition and see Andrew on BBC news!

Miss Udy

Haiti Earthquake

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/haitis-killer-quake-why-it-happened/4od#3030763

The Helping Haiti song - please watch it/buy it. We are fortunate we can help.... please try.

Also, for those of you interested there is a video on channel 4 about why the earthquake happened. A recommended watch.


Miss Udy

Vertical Farming....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8503498.stm

Could this be the solution to our farming problems? I'll let you decide.

I'm sure I heard somewhere you can buy air space already... perhaps this will be one way of making money in the future.


Miss Udy

Gosh.... hasn't time flown by?

Hi,

My last post was way back in October.... that was quite a while ago huh!

This is going to be a quick re-cap of interesting things I have watched and seen in the news over the last few months.

1. Jimmy's Global Harvest - BBC2 9pm on a Thursday in January (some are still available on BBC Iplayer!)
2. Channel 4's Indian Winter month - Slumdog Millionaire, Development in Dharavi etc.
3. Crop to Shop - Jimmy's Supermarket Secrets - BBC 1 Wednesday 3rd Feb at 8pm.
4. Haiti Earthquake - following its effects at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2010/haiti_earthquake/default.stm

5. Snowy Weather - we only had 1 Snow day which of course is a good thing for schools, but brilliant for Geography. Especially as year 9 are studying Antarctica and even London was colder than parts of Antarctica!
6. David Attenborough's program on Can the earth cope with it's increasing population?
7. A fantastic resource that explores the Arctic.
8.Google maps is still an endless source of entertainment for me!!!!!
9. Down under in Australia, or Home or Abroad - Oz. This is a great program for the GCSE year 10 students.
10. http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk a fantastic link for KS4 or KS3 students

So that's my top ten things from over the last 3 months.... please go and check some of these out! If you see anything that may be of interest to me please post a link or comment!!!!!!!

I'll be back soon I promise!


Miss Udy