Monthly Archives: September 2015

Symbolism – Creating Possible Statues

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Reading The Stone Lion inspired year 7 students to explore symbolism. Students have been planning and creating visual images of possible statues which could symbolise the school values.

Reflecting on their ideas they have had to justify their statue and how it represents the school values. Check out Alex’s work here. More will be added as they are completed. The Year 7 students have also been working on using non-finite complex sentences. You might like to ask a year 7 student to explain this to you.

Symbolism - Alex

Year 7 Statues

statueBy Amilia

20150924_204842By Michelle

Statue picBy Benson

Harriet

Matthew By Matthew

Emus

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http://australianmuseum.net.au/emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae map distribution 2
English: Emu’s recorded observations map (Dromaius Novaehollandiae). The red area shows: Areas where emu has been recorded.
© Sémhur / Wikimedia Commons, via Wikimedia Commons

http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/emu-on-nest-with-chicks
What is happening here? (Identify the verbs. Lead students to use ‘to…’ form of verb)

http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/emu-in-arid-landscape

http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/emu-sitting

and but

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Year 3/4 Climate Zones – Geography – How and Why are Places Similar and Different?

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What do we know about weather?

What do we know about climate?

What is the difference between weather and climate?

http://www.weatherzone.com.au

How and why are places similar and different?

Map of Australia showing key Climate Zones
http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/climate_zones/map_1.shtml

http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/climate_zones/map_2.shtml

World Climate Zones:
World Climate Zones

Alpine Zones:

http://splash.abc.net.au/web/splash/embed?id=1436384

Desert Zone:

http://splash.abc.net.au/web/splash/embed?id=1436340


http://splash.abc.net.au/web/splash/embed?id=1436032


http://splash.abc.net.au/web/splash/embed?id=1436054

Rainforest:

http://splash.abc.net.au/web/splash/embed?id=1423363


http://splash.abc.net.au/web/splash/embed?id=1423055

Temperate Zone:

http://splash.abc.net.au/web/splash/embed?id=1668062

Arid Zone:

http://splash.abc.net.au/web/splash/embed?id=1423407

 

Climate Zones Climate conditions Geographical Location Countries/ Places
Temperate Rain 500mm annually, all year round – near equator, further away usually in winter between poles and equator northern Europe, Canada
Tropical heavy rainfall, always warm, wet and hot all year round  narrow band near the equator Congo basin (Africa), East Indies, Sumatra to New Guinea
Arid

 extreme temperatures – cold nights and hot days

Cold deserts further away from the equator

  near Tropics (Cancer and Capricorn)

 Australia, Africa, USA, Mexico

Cold desert – Antarctica and Iranian Desert in Middle East
Polar
Mediterranean  usual temp 2-26 degrees Celsius, rainfall is light about 1000 mm per year  near arid zones, near temperate zones  western and southern Australia, Italy and central Chile
Alpine

 

What would it be like to live in a neighbouring country?

 

When researching we need to:

1. Read carefully

2. Clarify anything we don’t understand

3. Identify key words, points to note down – use sub-headings