Year 9 homework - mapping poverty

In class you hve been creating your own chloropleth maps and you have been analysing them.



Your homework this week is to use this map and answer a 4 mark exam question. We will mark it in class next lesson.
Figure 1: Proportional map showing the proportion of all people living on less than or equal to US$2 a day.

Question: Using figure 1, describe and explain what the map shows. (4 marks)

Hint: Absolute poverty is defined as living on the equivalent of US$2 a day or less. In 2002, 43% of the world population lived on this little. This money has to cover the basics of food, shelter and water. Medicines, new clothing, and school books would not be on the priority list.
When almost an entire population lives on this little, it is unsurprising if undernourishment is high, education levels are low, and life expectancy short. In both Nigeria and Mali, 9 of every ten people survives on less than US$2 a day. South America has a relatively small poor population, yet 39 million people have less than US$2 a day in Brazil.

Innovation?

Nigeria's plastic bottle house.

Year 9 are studying about sustainable development - what could be more sustainable than this new house that is being built alongside 25 others in Nigeria. Bullet proof, cool and eco-friendly as it is recycled used bottles, this house in my opinion is a cracking example of a sustainable development in all senses! It also employs local people, is helping children in the future by enabling them access to an education as well as reducing carbon footprints!!!!!!! All in all, I think this is great!

Years 9, 10 and 11.... what are your thoughts?

Could this be used all around the world? What do you think of the value of this recycling? Read the news story (Click on the image!) and it would be great if some of you could comment on it!

If you find any further information, let me know and you can write a post about it for the blog and become a published (in a sense!) author!

Keep up the hard work,

Miss Udy

p.s Keep an eye out for information about the earthquake in Turkey as well as flooding in Thailand! :)

Frozen Planet

Dear Year 9, 10 and 11.

The programme that is on BBC 1 tonight at 9pm is an easy to watch programme that will help you with your studies this year. Year 9 you will be studying a unit called Pole to Pole - this will give you some info that may help you! Year 10 and 11 you will be studying a unit called Extreme Climates at somepoint soon, this series will help you understand a little about colder climates and may give you some good basic knowledge following on from the Pole to Pole unit you studied when you were in year 9!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mfl7n/broadcasts/2011/11

For anyone that was really interested, you could go to the open university website and do some learning from there in a free unit they have designed! http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=406544&section=3.3

Also, follow the BBC news, parts of America suffered over Halloween with some unexpected snow fall.... above all, get practicing for your snow dance!!!! I love snow days, I am sure you do to so we need to do the snow dance to get some snow ourselves!!!!!!

Miss Udy

My mother, my queen

A poem written by Janani, a year 9 student who formed part of the winning group from our YPI projects this year. Rebecca, Janani, Deborah and Samira won £3000 that they donated to Womens Aid Bexley last month. They have been invited to perform this emotional and fantastic poem at the Insitute of Philanthropy celebration event at the end of this month. Today they we're able to work with Musa Okwinga who is a professional poetry reader and these are the results. I am sure you will agree.... amazing!

He hit and slapped her in front of my face,
Causing a riot and taking her grace.
She’s never the one to start a big scene,
But this scene involved her- my mother, my queen.

I peered through my fingers to see my mum cry,
She looked straight at me and whispered “goodbye”.
Her eyes slowly closed for my world to turn black,
I finally knew I quickly lost track.

Flashes of that day could be seen through my eyes,
I remember my mother say: “always be wise!”
Wise I was not as anger pierced through,
Please mum come back I really need you!

He hit and slapped her in front of my face,
Cause a riot and taking her grace,
She’s never the one to start a big scene,
But that scene involved her my mother, my queen.





Miss Udy

Bajau tribe - Indonesia.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12354346

A nice audio article based on the Bajau tribe that we have seen twice in Year 9 Geography lessons. Quite interesting talking about how they are having to adapt and change and how money is influencing the way they are living their life.

http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/coraltriangle/

Miss Udy

Rethink Refugees....

Yr 9 have recently looked at migration.... as I am hoping you have seen in the news, here is an interesting video from Australia.

Miss Udy

Andy's visit by Crystal Matarira 9T

When Andy came to visit on friday, he talked to us about his trip to the South Pole and his inspiration. He talked about the harsh conditions that he lived in and the hard work and training that he had to do.

Andy entered a competition for the expedition. He had to do mental and physical tests and the mental test was to ensure that he wasn't crazy.

He also told us about the dangers of going there.

I took everything into consideration and want to go on an expedition myself. His speech really inspired me and I really enjoyed it!

Crysal Matarira - 9T

Mr Antarctica man.......

Andrew Ledger made another visit to school last week. He met the current year 9 pupils during the day on Friday and once again made a massive impact.

He gave a similar talk to last time and the girls were engaged throughout - I will post up some more, but here is one of the images from the day!

A massive thanks to him for coming in for the day and inspiring the students so well!

Miss Udy

Worldometer

Today year 9 have been investigating population statistics.

A couple of girls found the following website:

Go and have a look... what suprised you?!?!? Please leave a comment and tell us.


Miss Udy



http://www.worldometers.info

1GOAL campaign

Join 1GOAL

Miss Udy

1GOAL

All students are getting involved with the 1GOAL campaign over the next few weeks.

Please take some time to go check out:

www.join1goal.org

www.sendmyfriend.org

It is linked with the millennium development goals and making sure that all children have access to an education. A matter that I support and hope the girls will join in supporting with me.

Tomorrow I am launching a competition.

Design a section of a supporter scarf using A4 paper (landscape) and show why education is important and why we should aim for all kids to go to school in the world. I am aiming to collect as many signatures as possible - friends and family, please get involved!!!!! Please submit your sections of the scarf to me by the 9th July and on the 12th I will announce winners and send the scarf off to parliament. 1GOAL is in conjunction with the Football Worldcup and you will see it in the press over the next 4 weeks!

Please get involved!

Miss Udy

Trading Game...

Sorry for the loooonnnnnngggg amount of time it has been since I last posted. It has been a very hectic few months. Now that year 11 have left us ( insert sad face!) I have a little more time on my hands.

Today was the day of the Trading Game! I ran this down at our second site with the whole of year 9! Not all in one go, we had 3 sessions with between 60-70 girls in each session! It was a fab day, exhausting but Year 9 really were well behaved!

Trying to get 60 screaming, competing girls took its toll by session 3, luckily I had Hayley to use her LOUD voice to quieten the rest of her group down! Naideene spent the whole two hours trying to suss me out and work out how she could make more mone, and Olachi stayed behind to talk a little more about the game as she had enjoyed it so much!!!!!!! This definitely is why I came into teaching.

In the images you can see students getting stuck in, either banking their shapes or trading items. I have never seen year 9 quite so focused! Some students, really surprised me!

Thank you to year 9 who worked so well today - I hope you enjoyed it! And thanks to EHX and Ms Sanders who helped me set up and have a awesome day!

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

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

Frog time......

Ok, so I tried to record my frog message..... but I sounded rubbish. So this is my plea... please paste comments as to what I can say. It can only last 7 seconds!!!!! The funniest and best one will be made by me into a message!

Please go and record your own also.... its an important message to get across.

www.rainforestsos.org...... lets see how many of you can record a message!


Miss Udy

Rainforest - SOS!

Please support this cause - go on-line and record your message with the frog!!!!! Lets make this cause well known and support it so our children and grand children etc have access to the same unique environments we do!

Miss Udy

We are the world......

Yesterday was the funeral for Michael Jackson. I did watch it on the TV and I did shed a small tear, especially when his daughter spoke. I grew up with Michael Jackson music, as many thousands of people around the world did.

This video made me think about what year 9 have been doing at the moment. We have been looking at teenage knife and gun crime and yesterday was the Festival of Change where we had a fashion show and speakers corner amoungst other things. But I felt that this video was of huge relevance.

I know it is perhaps hugely cheesy...... but sometimes it works....

When you're down and out
There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change will only come
When we stand together as one

[Chorus]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me


Cheeseyness over with.... just happens on a rare occasion I promise!

Year 9 - don't forget to finish your letters for Alexander Rose!


Miss Udy

Italian Border Changes due to Ice melting....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8110551.stm

The border between Italy and Switzerland is being redrawn as glaciers along the frontier melt.
The border was last changed in 1861 when Italy became a unified state, but this time the shift is being blamed on climate change.

Go and check out the video on the link above.... we have been studying the Geography of Conflict and looked at how climate change effects places and conflict.


Well, here it is all linking together! Enjoy


Miss Udy

Tube Stikes...

Have they affected you or your family? Geography really is around us... surfing the internet this evening I stumbled across another map that shows who stayed at home, who cycled or walked to work instead and who used public transport.



As year 8 and 9 are well aware maps are an important aspect of Geography, year 7 are beginning to use thier map reading skills more and more!



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/8092188.stm



Go check it out, see if you recognise anyone in the photos!



Miss Udy