Review of Year 11 Population Test (done on Wed 20th October)

First of all, I could tell by reading your papers that the majority of students had revised. However, there were some silly, fundamental errors where some of you lost marks. The definition at the start which asked for you to state the meaning of either birth rate (F) or natural increase (H) was generally poorly answered. Many gave a general idea but often there was insufficient detail to award the mark. For example, some of you answered that birth rate '...was the number of babies born over a period of time..' However it is 'the number of babies born, per year, per 1000 people'. On the higher paper many students refered to total population rather than the population growth rate. Also, the majority of students did not include examples in your answer even when specifically asked for, thereby limiting your answers to L2 marks rather than L3. Another common weak area was to use the evidence FULLY that you have been asked to refer to in your answers. e.g. when reading/interpreting graphs. You have another test - First lesson back on Wed 3rd November 2010.

HOMEWORK !!

Please make sure you check the KS4 subject tabs for up to date homework tasks and instructions.

10 A Gg SBR's Class - Homework

Well done for a good first lesson - you all worked hard on Tuesday! Be prepared for the really hard work next week....!!! Your homework this week is to make a comment on the blog. You cannot post on it, only comment. To comment you need to click on the comment link underneath (in green) - you need to add your name so I can see who has contributed and been able to get access. If you are having any difficulties please come and see me. Please feel free to make suggestions on how we could make good use of this blog, and anything about how to make it better. You could comment on geographical issues in the news too.....

Exam Results

Year 11 and Year 10 will be able to obtain their exam results from the school office from 9.00am-12.00pm on Tuesday 24th August.

Haiti Earthquake - six months on..

Panorama next week is about the orphans of Haiti who are victims of the earthquake that struck there 6 months ago. It is about how the needs of these orphans are being met. However, I am sure there will be a great deal to learn in general, about the longer term effects of earthquakes and reminds us of what a huge disaster it was, and just because it is no longer getting headline coverage it still dominates the lives of the Haitian people.

BBC 1 - Monday 12th July 2010 - 8.30pm to 9.00pm

Panorama - the Orphans of Haiti

Year 10 Geographers, soon to be Year 11's.

You do not escape the need to read your already well-read Green Revision books over the summer as you need to read up on the Human topics we will study next year. There is a choice of six possible topics to study. However, I am narrowing that down and like last year are giving you the option to choose the third topic. See below:

1. Population

2. Development

3. Globalisation OR Tourism

Again (like you did for coasts), you will need to be able to justify you choices. I will expect a decision to be made by the second week in September, the majority vote will be taken (as long as it can be rationalised).

NEW GCSE Students 2010 -- Geography and RE revision Guides - order before September

As we are fast approaching our 6 weeks holiday, I wanted to make sure that you were prepared for the start of your GCSE's in September (and not bored in the holidays). That is why I will be shortly sending out letters about revision guides which I will be ordering for you before the summer (Geog and RE). Unfortunately there is not a revision guide for History or Leisure!!

The green geography revision guide will become your bible over the next two years and will help you not only to revise but to complete homework on the way. The cost of the revision guides are normally about £5 for Geog and around £3-4 for RE.

If you have not received a letter by the end of this week please see me.