Geography blog

year 8, peak oil

2012-02-06T18:46:00.000-08:00

this is the video we watched 7th february 2012

follow this link for youtube directly. PEAK OIL

test

2012-02-06T18:41:00.001-08:00

test

Generating electricity, Year 8

2012-01-30T21:29:00.000-08:00

Your homework is to think about what we talked about in class, that by capturing a turning motion we can capture electricity. Come up with a creative way of capturing electricity.

Year 8, Geography Information sources

2012-01-30T21:26:00.000-08:00

Try this site for a good compilation of factual information and short video clips and pictures. The content supports KS 3 geography.

GEOCUBE CLICK HERE

Year 8 during TET

2012-01-17T20:06:00.000-08:00

Just to make this clear. Your home learning is simply to engage with your blog, add an entry, try to upload a video, make a comment on the you tube clip on this blog (coal). The theme is how do we generate energy from coal. What I am interested in is that you can use your blog and grow in confidence using your blog. Happy Holiday.! Mr. Gavin

Yr 8, generating electricity from coal

2012-01-16T19:39:00.000-08:00

this is the video we watched briefly on tuesday

plantation agriculture

2012-01-15T19:50:00.000-08:00

life expectancy

2012-01-11T18:51:00.001-08:00

8CB, So you know what geography is?

2012-01-09T16:59:00.000-08:00

You are required to set up your own blog and to link it (follow) to the Geography blog. www.geoggyblog.blogspot.com Each week you will have a task to complete ion your blog. This week your task is to :

1. Open a Gmail account.
2. Once this is open, find and click "more" - go to blogger and create your own blog. Follow the instructions and find a unique name for your blog.
3. Follow the geography blog www.geoggyblog.blogspot.com

Mr Gavin

Reflection 1

2012-01-08T07:56:00.000-08:00

This week reflect upon your learning:

^ What is the study of Geography about?
^ What things would you like to learn more about?
^ When did humans begin to have influence on planet earth?
^ Where have you been, what have you seen?
^ Why should you care about your planet? Do you?

^ How can learning Geographical skills help in our understanding of the earth?

Volcanic dust cloud 2010, Introduction

2012-01-08T07:52:00.000-08:00

"For a week we realised how large again the world really was. In the future will we look back and describe the time when we could skip across the planet as we wished, zig zag to other kingdoms in a matter of hours" From Nelson, published December 2011.