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Noel Jenkins @ Court Fields http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com Blog for students at Court Fields school Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:45:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png Noel Jenkins @ Court Fields http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com Year 8 weather forecasting http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/year-8-weather-forecasting/ http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/year-8-weather-forecasting/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:23:08 +0000 admin http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/?p=304 Continue reading →]]>

It’s weather forecasting time!

The interactive weather background is here.

Look at the synoptic chart I show you. Decide on your forecast map using the outline provided. You will recreate this on the computer before presenting your forecast.

Practice your presentation, before it is filmed for a live audience!

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Work through the three tasks at the New Bay Bridge website.

Make sure you know why earthquakes happen in California.

Design a bridge that will survive an earthquake and print it out.

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Remember to think about…

How to describe Wellington in geographical terms (location, physical and human features)
How Wellington is changing (status updates)
How Wellington is linked to other places (Friends)
Things Wellington needs (ads)

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Look carefully at the information in the climate graphs and use them to dress and accessorise your people appropriately.

You have to write a comment about the weather in the speech bubble.

Add labels to describe your designs. The catwalk show is next week!

download the worksheet

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]]> http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/titan-2/feed/ 0 urbanity Tonedale Mill research http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/tonedale-mill-research/ http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/tonedale-mill-research/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:19:51 +0000 admin http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/?p=283 ]]> This is the link for the Tonedale Mill development plans

]]> http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/tonedale-mill-research/feed/ 0 urbanity Bam http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/bam/ http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/bam/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:55:04 +0000 admin http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/?p=278 ]]> Cause: BBC

Primary effects: Guardian

Secondary effects Guardian

Intermediate responses: BBC

Long term responses: BBC

]]> http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/bam/feed/ 0 urbanity Cave lesson http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/cave-lesson/ http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/cave-lesson/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:15:30 +0000 admin http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/?p=274 ]]> Links for the lesson on caves:

Group 1 Cave formation

Group 2 Cave decorations and the 360 panorama

Group 3

Group 4 SRT not in English!

Group 5 Virtual cave trip

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]]> http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/weather-forecast-background/feed/ 0 urbanity Development Indicators http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/development-indicators/ http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/development-indicators/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:20:14 +0000 admin http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/?p=254 ]]> Here’s the two documents needed for the lesson on development indicators:

Development Indicators Web Quest

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