Tuesday 22 April 2008

Geograph


I've mentioned the fantastic Geograph site before, but if you've not visited for a while, it's well worth going back for another look because, as well as loads more great photographs, there is a new section with some very good games and activities...


Monday 7 April 2008

Maasai Warriors in Kent?!

These six Maasai warriors from a remote village in Tanzania are currently staying in a B&B in Kent...


To find out why they've left their village for the first time, have a look at the video clip below and click on the picture above for more information...

Sunday 6 April 2008

Flooding in Brazil

Flooding in north-eastern Brazil has killed at least 15 people, forced more than 40,000 people out of their homes, and caused damage to crops and infrastructure.

BBC report here.

Young Geographer of the Year

A quick reminder that you have until 30th April to get your entries in for the Young Geographer of the Year Competition...


The theme this year is Explore Your World...

"We want you to carry out a project that involves you exploring the world around you. The project must be completed somewhere in the UK, and must involve you getting out into the real world and making a geographical investigation – it could be a survey of your local streets or a study of a stretch of coastline. We want you to bring geography alive and show how it helps us to understand the world in which we live. Your entry can take whatever form you think is most appropriate – be it a written report, a short video film, a photographic essay, an annotated map, an audio file or a mix of all of these. The important thing is that you get out of the classroom, away from your computer screen and into the outside world."

Great prizes to be won! Full details here... Get exploring!!

Tuesday 1 April 2008

Geography of wishes and (un)acceptable behaviour...

If you are in KS3 (Year 7,8 or 9), please spend a few minutes filling in this questionnaire for a project that Dan Raven-Ellison and the Give Geography its Place team are doing...

Flying Penguins!



Love this!!

More info from the BBC here.