Thursday, May 14, 2020

Summer Topic pt 2

Comparing People and Places

Our new topic will be looking at the similarities and differences between people and places. This will include a lot of cross-curricular work within subjects such as geography, maths, ICT, art and DT. Below you will find a range of tasks for you to work your way through. This will continue to be updated


4. Amazon in numbers
Watch the BBC videos one and two and explore the amazon rainforest on the Google ‘streetview’ weblink, as well as the satellite maps and images. You will be creating a report in the role of environmental scientists on the Amazon Basin.  write a synopsis of the region as the presentation introduction (see editorial guidelines in resource for help as to what to include). 

Data can give us a more in-depth insight into a region/ecosystem. From the data you are going to look at you need to identify and analyse some key figures to demonstrate the diversity and importance of the region in terms of its physical environment. Use the stats to create their own ‘Amazon infographic’ (computer generated or drawn) that includes data from the resources. One example is: 
Further examples of infographics and all the resources can be found at: Amazon resources

5. Losing the Amazon Rainforest

For the last 40 years the Amazon rainforest has been in a sort of three way tug over war between tribes, environmentalists and developers. Each believe they know what is the best use of the rain forest and have differing views on deforestation. 
watch: 


Create a poster that is either for or against the deforestation of the amazon based on what you have seen and researched on your own if you wish. 

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