Sunday, May 2, 2010
10G Homework
Ah yes, you are possibly all typing away frantically to get your questionnaires completed by tomorrow. Just a reminder that they are due tomorrow!
Mr K
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Year 10 Social Studies: Mr Knapton
Sweatshops:
We will be completing our second assessment in class soon, the topic will be on sweatshops. You have two options for the assessment:
Option one: Your task is to expose the truth about working in these factories.
Option two: Your task is to answer the question the ‘Developing World Needs More Sweatshops’. You can choose the standpoint of your argument (for or against).
Here are several related videos about sweatshops, we will watch some of them in class but not all of them!
Against sweatshops Videos:
For sweatshops videos / article:
We will discuss the assessment criteria and how you can present your presentation in class. There is heaps more information available to you if you go to the library OR do more research on the internet. A book called NO LOGO by Naomi Klein might be a hard read but a great challenge.
Good luck
Mr K
Year 13 Geo: Mr Knapton
You have your first Practice Exam on Thur and Fri. We looked at what it will be on. Get revising!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
10G Mr Knapton: How big is your carbon footprint?
How many kilos of Carbon does your home emit in a month? Who is the most green in 10G? Who has a carbon footprint of a giant?
Check out this site and calculate your footprint. You will have to ask your folks for approximate costs / petrol usage and maybe look at some power bills too.
Where do you fit into the wall of shame?
Due 1st lesson next week.
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.
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:
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:
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
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!
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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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.
ta
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Activity Week
FRIDAY
Today the Driving Expo is CANCELLED. In the computer room you will be asked to do the following:
- Design your own 'scavenger hunt'. This could be on anything and here is a example YOU WILL need to learn how to HYPERLINK to do this!!!
- You need to have a minimum of 20 questions.
- You need to create a ANSWER sheet.
- You need to create the correct HYPERLINKS.
- You need to make your word document visually appealing. So you will need to consider borders , colours , background etc...
Good luck.
Social Sciences.
Today the Driving Expo is CANCELLED. In the computer room you will be asked to do the following:
- Design your own 'scavenger hunt'. This could be on anything and here is a example YOU WILL need to learn how to HYPERLINK to do this!!!
- You need to have a minimum of 20 questions.
- You need to create a ANSWER sheet.
- You need to create the correct HYPERLINKS.
- You need to make your word document visually appealing. So you will need to consider borders , colours , background etc...
Good luck.
Social Sciences.
Monday, May 11, 2009
'China's One Child Policy – Is it working? Is it fair? Is it absolute? Mr WHYTE yr 11
Purpose of the enquiry
1) To gain an up to date view of this emotional and controversial subject;
2) Use the Internet to access a range of websites on China's One Child Policy that provide particular points of view and that update the original policy.
3) To construct a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of suitable downloaded images and information that critically examines the policy.
4) Provide students with important case study material for NCEA
Task.
Using the information provided below complete each of the three tasks by accessing a new, blank PowerPoint presentation
2 - 3 slides- ‘Why it makes sense to only have one child.’
Design a slide to be used as part of an advertising campaign by the Chinese government. The slide explains why Chinese families should have only one child. The slide will be shown on Chinese TV, please use downloaded images from websites, animation and textboxes to build a strong and convincing case.
2 – 3 slides- ‘The benefits of China’s one-child policy.’
The second slide has also been requested by the Chinese government. This identifies the benefits to the country of having introduced the one-child policy. Adopt a similar approach to that used when you compiled the previous slide. Any statements made need to be backed up by statistics in order to be effective.
2-3 slides- ‘China’s one child policy is a failure.’
You are part of a human rights campaign group that is opposed to China’s one-child policy. Design a slide that is critical of the policy. Each point made needs to be written as a short news paper article with an eye-catching bold type heading, followed by a short paragraph providing the detail together with the source of the report. This slide will be used by your organisation to demonstrate its opposition to the policy. Remember to make your slide as eye-catching and thought provoking as possible.
2-3 slides – ‘A summary of the arguments for and against and the balance of evidence’
Here are some useful sites:
Some useful background info and videos about the policy. Here is some more background info...
Recent article some problems with the policy. Has the one child policy worked?.
Some negative effects of the policy. There is more information and videos on youtube about the one child policy.
Some positve effects of the policy, you need to look around, there are some!
1) To gain an up to date view of this emotional and controversial subject;
2) Use the Internet to access a range of websites on China's One Child Policy that provide particular points of view and that update the original policy.
3) To construct a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of suitable downloaded images and information that critically examines the policy.
4) Provide students with important case study material for NCEA
Task.
Using the information provided below complete each of the three tasks by accessing a new, blank PowerPoint presentation
2 - 3 slides- ‘Why it makes sense to only have one child.’
Design a slide to be used as part of an advertising campaign by the Chinese government. The slide explains why Chinese families should have only one child. The slide will be shown on Chinese TV, please use downloaded images from websites, animation and textboxes to build a strong and convincing case.
2 – 3 slides- ‘The benefits of China’s one-child policy.’
The second slide has also been requested by the Chinese government. This identifies the benefits to the country of having introduced the one-child policy. Adopt a similar approach to that used when you compiled the previous slide. Any statements made need to be backed up by statistics in order to be effective.
2-3 slides- ‘China’s one child policy is a failure.’
You are part of a human rights campaign group that is opposed to China’s one-child policy. Design a slide that is critical of the policy. Each point made needs to be written as a short news paper article with an eye-catching bold type heading, followed by a short paragraph providing the detail together with the source of the report. This slide will be used by your organisation to demonstrate its opposition to the policy. Remember to make your slide as eye-catching and thought provoking as possible.
2-3 slides – ‘A summary of the arguments for and against and the balance of evidence’
Here are some useful sites:
Some useful background info and videos about the policy. Here is some more background info...
Recent article some problems with the policy. Has the one child policy worked?.
Some negative effects of the policy. There is more information and videos on youtube about the one child policy.
Some positve effects of the policy, you need to look around, there are some!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Year 11 Geographers
Hi there,
In the next 2 weeks your teachers will be writing reports about your attitude and abilities in the subjects you take. In Geography, you have all but finished Tropical Cyclones (Cyclone Heta) and Volcanic Eruptions, both of which are EXTREME NATURAL EVENTS. This week Mr Knapton's class will have an end of unit test on Thursday and Mr Whyte's class on Friday.
For homework you are to revise your notes and practice previous exam questions from the last 5 years, you will have to look at the following website for this (click here) and the 90202 Examination Papers
Good luck!
Mr Knapton
In the next 2 weeks your teachers will be writing reports about your attitude and abilities in the subjects you take. In Geography, you have all but finished Tropical Cyclones (Cyclone Heta) and Volcanic Eruptions, both of which are EXTREME NATURAL EVENTS. This week Mr Knapton's class will have an end of unit test on Thursday and Mr Whyte's class on Friday.
For homework you are to revise your notes and practice previous exam questions from the last 5 years, you will have to look at the following website for this (click here) and the 90202 Examination Papers
Good luck!
Mr Knapton
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