Welcome back to Eltham Hill's Geography Blog - I'm sorry I have not updated for so long. So much to do, so little time to do it!
Anyway, I thought I would start off, hopefully updating once a day with things that will be useful for my students.
My new year ten group, who are so far lovely, are studying population dynamics. Here are two very interesting articles I saw on the BBC website earlier. China's pension system waltzes into crisis: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11288492##
Ageing populations and fewer workers strain pensions: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11281670
Please think about what futher problems an ageing/youthful population may bring.
Good stuff, over and out for now!
Miss Udy
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
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
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
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Thursday, 10 June 2010
1GOAL
All students are getting involved with the 1GOAL campaign over the next few weeks.
Please take some time to go check out:
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!
Sunday, 28 February 2010
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:
For more read the article that can be found at:
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
"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
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