Hey Kids! I hope you are coping well with school, homework and all the other heebie jeebies! =)


Here are some photos from the latest Humanities events that your little brothers and sisters took part in. 


Of course, the pictures are pretty because I (Your Divalicious Teacher) took all the photos! hehe. If you want to view more, just scroll down and on the right hand side, you will see the Flickr link. Enjoy =)




First Up: Southern Ridges (Secondary Two)

Dear Geographers,

Dear Students,

Blazing Race.
I am very heartened to see most of you being enthusiastic and trying your best to complete the race in the fastest time possible last Saturday. I hope that although you had fun going around Sg with each other to find the stations, you also manage to learn a thing or two more about Geographical features in Singapore. [Pictures, scroll below]

Sec 1 GY Projects.
The sec 1s have just completed a GY mini-project on rivers and have uploaded their findings on their own class blogs... although they are only sec 1s, I am very impressed with their work and you may want to encourage and view the works of your little brothers and sisters using the 'link' tabs on the left hand side of the blog :

http://blss1e1ngy.blogspot.com


Below are some of the pictures that I have taken for your viewing pleasure =)

Picture of everyone who was there.

Dear Students,

If you are accessing this blog from a pc/laptop/netbook/phone that DOES NOT have a java software (the icon is an orange cup of coffee), then you are not able to view my twitter updates under the "Tweet with Me" column on the right.

As I have mentioned in class, Twitter is a very good site where you really can get real-time updates on geographical issues globally and I just did a fresh batch of updates on articles pertaining to the topics that you are studying now.

So,to solve this problem, I suggest you download Java @ http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

This is a very safe software in which you will need anyways if you want to play all your free online games (those that are flash files) and practically watch most stuff. This is NOT a compulsory download and I will NOT be liable should anything unwanted happen to your pc/laptop.

Alternatively, you may follow my updates on geographical issues on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/divageographer

Remember : Geography is all around you - if you just open your mind to it. =)

Home-Based Learning : Term 3 Week 4

Re-cap on Natural Vegetation Chapter in preparation for CA 4

Home-based Learning Assignment Week 3 :

Causes of Deforestation (Re-cap)

With reference to the case study of the Amazon Rainforest, we have studied about the uses of the forests and the causes of deforestation in week 1. The article below is taken from an online newspaper

Supermarket suppliers 'helping destroy Amazon rainforest'

Synopsis: Brazilian authorities investigating illegal deforestation have accused the suppliers of several UK supermarkets of selling meat linked to massive destruction of the Amazon rainforest.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/21/supermarket-suppliers-amazon-rainforest-deforestation

TASK:

1) Click on the link above and read the full article.

2) With reference to the article, your textbook and the notes that we have done last week, describe how 'agriculture' specifically commercial farming has contributed to the deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. [8m]

3) Type out your answer on microsoft word and send it to atikk.mekrat@gmail.com by Friday 17th July, 10pm.

4) The format of your file should be : coregy_wk3_yourname_class
Example: coreygy_wk3_atikkmekrat_3e7

Late submission or failure to submit will be taken very seriously and you will have to have a 1 hr remedial with me after school the following Tuesday or Wednesday.