The following video shows some of the OUTSTANDING pieces of art that Year 9 students who attended the textiles session created during yesterday’s Japan Day. These individual pieces are going to be stitched together to produce huge banners which we will be displaying in the department soon!
Well done to those of you who took part in the Taikko drumming demonstration - it was fantastic!
more about “Japan Day 2008“, posted with vodpod
Good luck to all GCSE, AS and A2 students with your exams - you have worked very hard and you deserve every success!!
You can use the following revision powerpoint to test yourself - the answers to the questions are on the slides at the end. Remember to check the date of your exam with your individual geography teacher.
1000s are feared to have died in a strong earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale China’s south-western Sichuan province. more to follow…..
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma was hit by Cyclone Nargis on Saturday as it ripped through the Irrawaddy Delta and the commercial capital Yangon. Five regions have been declared disaster zone and tens of thousands have been left homeless with over 350 deaths already reported.
With many communication networks down including roads and bridges and many remote villages having been affected it is difficult to get a full overview of the damage caused. UN International agencies are working to co-ordinate their response, however the movement of foreign aid workers is restricted in military ruled Myanmar. Travel permits and official escorts are required and the transport of supplies and materials has restrictions on it.
Current aid priorities include water purfication tables and mosquito nets and with many thousands now left homeless in the current rainy season, waterproof sheeting is required to provide some shelter.
For more details on the cyclone, follow up some of the news links below
Video clips on the cyclone:
Over a 1000 people have already been evacuated from the area around Chaiten in Southern Chile as Chaiten volcano contains to spew ash and other volcanic materials since it began erupting in the early hours of May 2nd.
The video clip below gives a brief overview of the status of the eruption so far:
Find out more about the eruption and the rescue / evacuation attempts which are under way by following some of the links below. Also think about the nature of the volcanic hazards involved.
So did you feel the earthquake last night? Just before 1.00 am last night an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck, with the earth tremors felt by people across the UK, including Yorkshire, E Anglia, South East, the Midlands and part so of Wales! The epicentre of the earthquake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. So how do earthquakes happen? Well if you are in Year 9 or above you should know about earthquakes already - but it is worth reminding yourself using these two excellent guides, one from the BBC and another excellent one from the Guardian which explain the cause of earthquakes.
For many people this is the biggest earthquake they have experienced (and for many their first!), in fact this is the biggest earthquake to have struck the UK since 1984.
News Articles on the Earthquake:
Earthquake hits much of England (BBC News)
Earth Tremors felt across England and Wales
“The Room just started shaking”- interviews with people who felt the earthquake (BBC News)
BGS - Press Release - 27th February - Earthquake hits the UK (British Geological Survey)
Massive earthquake hits Rasen (Market Rasen)
Initial USGS report on the earthquake
Video Clips:
The Moment the Quake hit (BBC News)
Residents reactions to quake (BBC News)
Seismologist on Tremor (BBC News)
Try this fantastic new site - see how many words you know and earn rice for developing countries!! Getting going…..
The new subject options for Year 9 going into Year 10 have now been launched and the parents/carers curriculum evening is on Thursday 24th January. Year 9 will be watching the new Geography GCSE launch video in lessons this week to get a better understanding of what the GCSE Geography course entails. We will also be talking through the powerpoint below with both students and parents / carers.
If you have any questions please see a member of the geography department, pick up our GCSE leafet, see the Geography and careers display in N21 or of course visit our online home at www.geobytes.org.uk
