Goodbye Blogger, hello edublogs

Welcome back to session 2008/9.

This is the last post for this site, Geocults has moved to

www.geocults.edublogs.org

See you over there, Mrs S.

Farm Diversification

Use the website below to help you decide what would be the best diversification scheme for the farm.

You can print out 1 map and 1 picture to add to your poster

http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/farm.htm

Homework Deadlines

Just a quick reminder of S4's Farming homework deadlines

4H - Thursday 5th June
4C1 - Tuesday 10th June

Welcome New S3

The Geography department would like to welcome you to Standard Grade!!!!

Over the next week you will be introduced to our expectations and the topics you will be studying. And of course reminded of our trusty blog.

Yes S3 there is no escaping...watch out for Mrs Stevensons sneaky updates. Inbetween changing nappies she likes to keep you all updated with the latest Geographical goings on.

Two years of fun, hardwork and hopefully enjoyable topics await you. The blog is here to remind you of any deadlines, give helpful hints and links to information that will help you with homework and of course give you links to revision websites.

We hope you find it useful.

Aberdeen's Western Peripheral Route

Use the links below to help get you started on researching your group's viewpoint.

Remember your powerpoint presentation should contain:

• A brief outline of the bypass plans
• An explanation of who you are representing
• What your main arguments are

Everyone should look at the official WPR website so you know as much as you can about the bypass route etc
http://www.awpr.co.uk/
http://www.awpr-pli.net/background.asp

Council
http://www.road-sense.org/AWPR-MortgagingYourFuture.html
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads/wpr/index.asp
http://www.nestrans.org.uk/
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/acci/web/site/Roads/SL_WPR/roa_WPR.asp
http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads/wpr/reports/mar2003.asp

Businesses
http://www.awpr.co.uk/support.asp?search=clear&section=feedback
http://www.agcc.co.uk/policy/index.cfm?pageid=736
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/

Local residents for
http://kwells.org/kwells3/taxonomy/term/27
http://www.ciltscotland.com/arcmr210305.html
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1761887.0.0.php

Local residents against
http://www.culter.net/ccc/Courier102/AWPR.htm
http://www.culter.net/AWPR/comments.htm
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:XwSrozeJCqIJ:www.aberdeencycleforum.org.uk/consultations/20070208_west_periph_route.pdf+AWPR&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=uk
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:sUmQReJk-sYJ:www.road-sense.org/documents/RS-PR-RO-ACTUAL_traffic_15thoctober07.pdf+AWPR&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=16&gl=uk
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:X_nM2Fis-h8J:www.campaignon.com/milltimber/Downloads%2520Page/Downloads_GetFile.aspx%3Fid%3D667+AWPR&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=27&gl=uk
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1761887.0.0.php
http://www.road-sense.org/

Enviromentalists
http://www.aberdeengreenbelt.org/
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:SfN4MavgGIIJ:www.foe-scotland.org.uk/publications/PB_AWPR_Sept07.pdf+AWPR&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=38&gl=uk
http://www.grampiansquirrelgroup.co.uk/forum/board_entry.php?id=68&page=0&category=0&order=last_answer&descasc=ASC
http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk/campaigns/transport/aberdeen_bypass/

Camphill
http://www.camphillscotland.org.uk/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3613842.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/jul/18/transport.world
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4506029.stm

GOOD LUCK S4

Good luck S4 (the end is in sight)

We would like to wish you all good luck with your exams and future studies, which I hope for some of you will involve another year of exciting Geography!!

Remember the Geography exam is on the 9th of May so no forgetting to turn up!!

If you need anything before then please come up and see us, however silly you think your query is. We will do our best to help you out.

S4 Climate - Helpful Sites

Use the sites below to help give you some inspiration for teaching about your topic area.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/

http://www.scalloway.org.uk/

http://www.georesources.co.uk/

http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/weather.html

Revision for Standard Grade and Higher

Hello all Mr Thomson here, I just want to take this opportunity to wish all my S4, S5 and S6 pupils loads of luck with their imminent emams. Scary eh!!!!

Standard Grade is the 9th of May
Higher is the 22nd of May

This post is to let you know that Myself and MissBrown are going to be running extra revision classes for you lucky people starting in March. These classes will be on specific topics from the Higher and SG course. Look out for anouncements in the daily newsletter and in class.

Remember: We want you to pass, let us help you to pass!!!!!!

Hurricanes

It is thought that climate change will result in an increase in the frequency and strength of hurricanes.





Use the links below to find out more about them





http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html





http://www.comet.ucar.edu/nsflab/web/hurricane/311.htm





http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm

S1 Climate Project Links

Use the links below to help you find information for your climate diary project.

Remember you are looking for the following information

• What the climate of the area is like
• Animals and how they adapt to the climate conditions
• People living in the climate region

All Climate Regions

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html

http://www.scalloway.org.uk/clima.htm

http://www.worldbiomes.com/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/

Rainforest

http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk/

http://www.ran.org/why_we_do_it/

http://kids.mongabay.com/

http://www.rainforesteducation.com/

http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/people.html

Deserts

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/deserts_tundra.html

http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/africa/exhibit/sahara/

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/desert_people.htm

Tundra

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/deserts_tundra.html

http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/alaskas_cold_desert/index.html

http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/high_school/habitats/arctic_tundra/index.cfm

http://www.wblrd.sk.ca/~gregory/arctic/Aintro.html

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm

http://tiki.oneworld.net/features/survival/survival_3_chukchee.html