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

Merry Christmas!!

The Geography department would like to wish all everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Enjoy your holidays and we will see you all refreshed in the new year.

Top Tips for saving the environment over the Christmas Season

1. Switch off your Christmas lights!

2. Recycle old wrapping paper and christmas cards

3. Don't leave your oven on after your turkey is cooked!

4. Encourage your parents to buy fairtrade xmas pudding and an organic turkey.

5. Get farmers to use Rudolphs dung!!

6. Keep your left over sprouts, parsnips and potatoes for compost.

7. If going skiing keep to designated pistes and footpaths.

S4 Ocean Pollution Links

Here are the links for the ocean pollution web worksheet. click on the link that relates to each question to help you find the answers.

Q1.
http://www.scalloway.org.uk/phye7.htm

Q.2
http://www.scalloway.org.uk/phye7.htm

Q.4http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6110000/newsid_6112500/6112536.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6730000/newsid_6733100/6733117.stm

Extension
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/int/geog/eei/coasts/

There is a new Geographer in town!!

Hi Everyone

My name is Calum Stevenson and I was born last Sunday. I am already sleeping loads but when I'm awake my Mum seems to talk an awful lot and she already has me looking at the weather and scenery so I think I will have to like Geography!! She has had me watching the power of the planet and the other night was getting very excited about ice and glaciers. Mum says everyone is to watch this programme and look at this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/earthpoweroftheplanet/.

Thank you to all Mum's pupils who have given me a present I am already playing with soft toys and rattles - I like their sound and I love my Disney blanket.

Power of the Planet - BBC 2 TONIGHT

Hello to all years.

I just couldn't contain my excitement when I saw this programme advertised and had to let you know about it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2007/11/14/earth_from_birth_feature.shtml

It is on tonight, BBC2 at 9pm so set the DVD/video/plus box to record what looks to be a fantastic series on the Geological history of the earth. Tonight the presenter abseils into an active volcano!!

Enjoy.

Good Luck S4!!!

To all S4 Geographers

Good luck with your prelims!!

Remember Geography takes place on Thurs 29th Nov.

Use the S4 weblinks to help you with your revision.

Mrs Stone and Miss MacLeod will be available Friday lunch times for revision seminars. If you can't/don't want/don't need to come along please feel free to drop in at any time if you have any problems.

Enjoy your October Holidays

Enjoy your next two weeks - S4 it may not be so enjoyable for you but remember to use the links for pupils to take you to some good revision sites.

Best of luck to everyone for the coming year, Mrs Stone will be taking over all of my classes while I am away reversing Scotlands decling population!

I will see you all in August 2008!

Mrs Stevenson

Mrs Stevenson's S3 Fieldwork Deadlines

• 3GEC1(You went on fieldwork last Tuesday 25th Sept) - Your DEADLINE is Friday 5th October to hand in your fieldreport.
• 3GEH (You went on fieldwork last Friday 28th Sept) - Your DEADLINE is Tuesday 9th October to hand in your fieldreport.

Please remember to hand it in with your marking scheme, this should be used to give you hints on what to do.

The department will be open at lunchtimes to help anyone who needs it.

3C2 Fieldwork Report Deadline!!

Remember your fieldwork report must be handed in Wednesday 10th October!!

If you need to use maps, equipment or need a bit of help P24 is open each lunch time.


You must include:

• An annotated field sketch of Dee Valley


• An annotated field sketch of river meander


• Justifications (why you used each technique)


• Paragraph about each land use in the valley


• A annotated photograph (optional)


• Sketch map of area within Aberdeen and a sketch map of the local area

Here are some websites where you can find maps of Aberdeen:

http://www.multimap.com/

http://maps.google.com/

But REMEMBER printing out a map is NOT a geography skill, DRAWING it by hand is!!!!

S2 China's One Child Policy

China's One Child Policy was started by the government to try and limit population growth in China.







Click on the websites below to find out about China's One Child Policy:



http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4320000/newsid_4329500/4329525.stm
http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/onechild.htm


Use these websites to find out why some people argue the policy has been successful:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4972042.stm
http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/onechild.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4310000/newsid_4314400/4314477.stm
http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=771http://www.cpirc.org.cn/en/enews20060107.htm


Use these websites to find out why some people argue that the policy has not been succesful and is causing major problems for the people of China:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/941511.stm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070828084440.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/this_world/4722587.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6694135.stm

Hot Tip!!
You might want to have a look at the opposing arguments as you don't want the other side to out argue you in class!!!

HIGHER HOMEWORK

Your next pink sheet homework is due on Thursday 4th October.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/higher/geography/physical/coastal_landscapes7_rev.shtml

This link may help with mass movement:

And this picture is just for Rachael!