How to use this blog.

After each lesson or group of lessons I will write the aims and a brief summary of what the lesson covered on the blog. There will also be links to useful websites and videos to help you revise throughout the year.
Exam questions and ideal exam answers will also be posted and you can answer the questions online.

Monday, June 9, 2014

Yr13 - How to design a questionnaire!



Below are a couple of links to websites with good advice on how to design your questionnaire and the types of questions you should avoid!

The Geography Site

BBC Geography site

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Yr13 - Research - Have a look at what is expected!




Below is a link to examples of past student work produced by NZQA. They are all graded and have descriptions of why each sample of work was given a particular grade.

It is really worth looking at these so that you appreciate how much work is involved to gain each grade.

Link to NZQA annotated exemplars

Yr13 - Guidance on writing a research plan

Below is the PowerPoint from earlier in the week.



Yr12 - Photographs of people who live on just a dollar a day!

Alvaro Kalancha Quispe, aged 9, releases alpacas and llamas to graze before school,  and rounds them up in the evening. He lives inthe Akamani mountain range of Bolivia, 13,000 feet above sea level, where the homes have no insulation, no electricity, and no beds.The link below goes to an article with photos and details about people who live on just $1 a day or less. The pictures really demonstrate the difference between living standards and lifestyles across the globe.

Article in the Guardian on people living on $1 a day





Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Yr11 - Basin Reserve Inquiry finishes!

The Basin Reserve Inquiry has finally finished so a decision should be made soon!


The two links below take you to some articles published yesterday about the inquiry. This could be useful in the assessment.
Stuff News article on Basin Flyover Inquiry completion.

Stuff News article on how the flyover could cause more crashes