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Matt is just one of those normal thirty somethings that dances around the world, what do you think? Cheers me! He’s recently just passed through London. I’ve blogged about this before, but thanks to Helen for the reminder.
Matt is just one of those normal thirty somethings that dances around the world, what do you think? Cheers me! He’s recently just passed through London. I’ve blogged about this before, but thanks to Helen for the reminder.
Just spent an hour with a surveyor looking at some cracks in my house, seems that geology is not a cause, but the difference between the solid front foundations and the shallow foundations at the back of the house, hopefully the back won’t fall off whilst I’m asleep.
Through the Teaching Expertise email I have found a new blog featuring Geography teacher Phil Avery as he prepares for an expedition to Antarctica.
In Year 11 in the WJEC course and in year 9 we will be looking at Hurricane Katrina, thanks to Noel Jenkins, who highlighted this video by U2 and Greenday, there is a message here, but what is it?
Just spent an hour with a surveyor looking at some cracks in my house, seems that geology is not a cause, but the difference between the solid front foundations and the shallow foundations at the back of the house, hopefully the back won’t fall off whilst I’m asleep.
Through the Teaching Expertise email I have found a new blog featuring Geography teacher Phil Avery as he prepares for an expedition to Antarctica.
In Year 11 in the WJEC course and in year 9 we will be looking at Hurricane Katrina, thanks to Noel Jenkins, who highlighted this video by U2 and Greenday, there is a message here, but what is it?
Year 8 students have asked for more geographical simulations, this is one that is both topical and distressing.
Play the game and learn about the situation. Are we linked to the conditions facing people in Darfur? I’d be interested to know what you learn from this, which ever year…
One major question is, did you know this was happening and what should the United Kingdom do about it?
I’ve already done a little bit.
Thanks to Noel Jenkins for informing me about this, the Darfur Wall is a charity project aimed at raising money for local people caught up in the conflict. Donate a $ and a numbered square is lit, representing one of 400,000 individuals in the Darfur region that have died. My square is 1076.
Very busy and very tired. Maybe good news, I might in October be visiting Bangladesh on a fact finding mission with regards to teaching and learning, fingers crossed. Thanks to Mr Hamer who helped me with my application.
Mrs Marston and I attended the Pilot Conference in Birmingham on Tuesday, love the venue and it’s food! Nice to see Jo and Justin, missed Alan because he was busy doing something called teaching 
, I’ve sent him more ‘stuff’ in the post. Also got to type my notes up. We came back with a number of ideas which we will be developing. Easter holiday list is already growing including Easter Revision and Pilot Development.
We also have the first Ilkeston GCSE Geography Conference on next Thursday, yet to complete my presentation.
The blog is currently a little quiet due to Year 10 Work Experience. Enjoying Stringy’s updates of his work experience in a hospital! Would love to hear of any other interesting experiences.
Also heard that ex-student and Geographer Mark Henshaw is now off to Afghanistan, best wishes.
Oops, missed World Water Day.
Welcome Year 9…
Year 9 have just begun studying weather and climate. This summary is to help you complete the homework task,
‘Factors which affect ’Una UK’s climate’ ‘.
In class we have discussed a number of factors which affect climate in the United Kingdom.
Relief
Places where the land is higher have cooler temperatures.
Albedo
Some surfaces reflect more heat than others, ice is a good example, it reflects the vast majority of the heat it receives.
Continentality
Remember that landmasses heat and cool much quicker than the sea. Coastal areas therefore tend to be a little cooler in summer, as sea is still warming, winds travelling across the sea will therefore bring a cooling breeze.
Differential Heating.
There are two parts to this concept. At the Equator the sun rays cover a smaller surface area, therefore heating is more efficient and it becomes warmer. This is due to the tilt and curvature of the Earth. At the North and South Poles, the sun’s rays cover a larger surface area, therefore the heating is less efficient and it is cooler.
But, the volume of atmosphere that the sun’s rays has to travel through is also less at the Equator compared to the North or South Pole, therefore more heat is received by the surface of the Earth.
Gulf Stream or North Atlantic Drift.
This is a warm current of water, which travels from the Gulf of Mexico, our prevailing wind, from the South-West, travels over this and brings a warming wind. You can imagine it warming the toes of the British Isles. This is why we see a change in temperature pattern in the winter, as we more further South-West the temperature is warmer.
