Thursday, February 18, 2010

9R Mr Johnson

Watch this video regarding Relief Rainfall in New Zealand and describe the Rainfall Process. Be sure to include how the rain process begins, what type of forest is located in New Zealand, and the rain process on the windward and the leeward sides of New Zealand.

10R Mr Johnson

Watch this video about Pol Pot and make notes on the type of man he was.

Due last lesson next week.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Year 11 Geography: Mr Knapton and Mr Johnson

Hi folks,

You are studying the effects of the Mt Ruapehu eruption and have studied the tectonic processes that made the Mt Ruapehu eruption. Watch the video below:


Also look at these links by clicking on each of the following words Mt Ruapehu eruption 1995

In 2-3 weeks you will sit a PRACTICE EXAM that will be on Tectonic Processes that produced Mt Ruapehu and the Social / Economic and Environmental effects. To look at the types of questions you might get asked, have a look at the previous exams for this Achievement Standard (902902).

Good luck

Mr Knapton

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Mr Knapton - 10G

Hi folks,

I don't believe you focussed on this last year in year 9, so we are going to do a little project this term.
For homework I want you to turn your attention to FOOD MILES. For this homework, I want you to collect the packaging of food you would eat during a week. The packaging will tell us the country where the food was produced. You must bring this packaging to our first lesson next week.

I also want you to do some research on GLOBAL WARMING, so you will need to find the answers to the following questions (there are hyper-links included, but feel free to find out more):
1) What is Global Warming?
2) How is Global Warming caused by humans?
3) What is the difference between the Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming?
EXTENSION
Summarise the for and against arguments for Human caused Global Warming. Explain where you stand in the global warming debate.

Come with YOUR answers in our first lesson next week, DON'T come to class with printed off answers or copied and pasted work that you can't call your own.

Have fun

Mr K

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Mr Knapton yr 12 Geography

CLAYMATION!

You are going to spend upto 2 lessons creating a claymation. This is an animation (moving pictures / models) using CLAY or in this case PLASTICENE and a DIGITAL CAMERA. Your animation will show how TECTONIC PROCESSES have produced VOLCANOES in the TVC.
Your TASK:
1. Consider how you might create a CLAYATION animation. What colours will you need?
2. Make some plasticene (play dough) use this recipe.
3. Bring in a digital camera to help you.
THUR and FRI (11th and 12th will be the lessons we are doing it)

Any problems see Mr K!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Mr Knapton yr 13 Geography

Hi folks,

We are focussing on looking at the size and extent of the Mt Maunganui Geographic area. You DREW a sketch in class, this was an outline. FOR MONDAY NEXT WEEK (8th), you are going to be given a test. You will have to draw a sketch map of your chosen area (Mt Maunganui), you will be marked out of 5 / 5 for 1. ACCURACY 2. TITLE 3. KEY 4. COMPASS 5. SCALE. You know little about things you might include in the map for the purposes of a key. So you will have to learn some NATURAL FEATURES in the area (google map.com). Any problems, see me Mr K.

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