Give Geography its Place

Ken supports the Give Geography its Place Campaign...

Any other notable figures prepared to stand up for Geography ?!

Mr Nunnerley's Parachute Jump

Mr. Nunnerley did his charity parachute jump for NSPCC today and you can see a video of it by following the link below.

Mr. Nunnerley's Parachute Jump

Well worth watching !

Sustainable Transport Online

Just started to assemble ideas and resources for September.
We are doing a few preliminary research tasks just looking at some of the key ideas for this unit, and then we'll move on.
Some useful resources at the GA's website, produced by Diane Swift and Peter Wright, with some additional ideas by Pam Field.
Also making use of some resources from Notre Dame School, with thanks to Jonathan Hooton.

Sustainable Transport 2

So what makes transport 'sustainable' ?
Is any form of transport with an engine really sustainable ?

How about walking ? cycling ? train ?

Which are more sustainable - can you have degrees of sustainability ?

Sustainable Transport 1

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

1. Research and find out about the following methods of transport you might not have added to the first diagram:

a) Rickshaw

b) Light Rail

c) Guided bus

d) Maglev

e) Tram

f) Community bus

g) Car pooling

Provide an example of an actual place where these have been used.

2. Think through the various stages involved in taking a bus journey – try to account for every stage in the journey. Produce this in the form of a flow chart.

3. Now try to think of the different problems that could occur at each of the stages, which might put people off using the bus as a form of transport. Remember that not everyone is able bodied and has all their senses working 100%

4. Now try to come up with a solution to the problem that would encourage people to keep using the bus

Where do the following fit into this ?

· Heavy rainfall

· Bus full by the time it gets to your stop

· Electronic information boards

· Kneeling bus

· Bus shelters

· Oyster cards

· Pre-payment tickets

Antarctic Blog

Recent find is a blog being written by some conservators working to protect the artefacts in Sir Ernest Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds in Antarctica, in association with the Natural History Museum.
The museum also currently features an exhibit called ICE STATION ANTARCTICA.
Tickets cost £7, but educational discounts are available.
The tickets have a barcode which allow access to an online follow-up series of tasks...

Smoke Free Blog