A time for enjoyment, a time for giving but also a time to reflect? Sorry for getting all deep, but here is my take on things in this poem I've written...
Friday, 5 December 2008
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Sunday, 28 September 2008
Poems for the Geography classroom...
I've been pretty busy recently with one thing or another - one of those 'things' has been the writing of a book dedicated to Geography poems. It is for use with students from 10-16 years, though the poems are written in such a way that they are open-ended and less or more able students can read different things into it. There are fifty poems in total on a range of different subjects. In addition, there is an introductory chapter which gives teachers twenty ideas on how the poems could be used interactively and imaginatively in a classroom setting.If you are interested I've set up a dedicated blog here:
Equally, the publisher's website link is to be found here
Ringing the changes...
Ever wondered just how scientists work out what past climates were like. One way is through studying ice cores, but looking at changes over more recent time can be carried out through dendrochronology - a posh term for tree ing analysis. Experts from around the world have arrived in Exeter (Sep 26th 2008) to find out how tree rings and pollen can provide vital clues about climate change.
To see the clip click here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7638714.stm
To see the clip click here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7638714.stm
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Can you remember our scattergraph?
Use the 'lights out' technique to help you remember what our scattergraph looked like. Then test yourself by trying to plot it on paper...
Monday, 28 January 2008
Sunday, 27 January 2008
South Korea....an economic miracle
Currently we are looking at South Korea as an NIC in Year 11. It has been described as an economic miracle, moving from an economy primarily focused on agriculture, to a modern and thriving country witin the space of just 40 years. Of course, it's not problem free....
Check out the BBC article linked for more on South Korea...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1123668.stm
Some of South Korea's huge conglomerates (or chaebols, as they like to call them) are huge, multinational names. LG (Lucky Goldstar), Daewoo, Samsung...
Samsung seems to have its finger in every pie, and here is its much anticipated competitor to the Iphone.
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