As you Year 8’s need to do some of your own research on the Amazon, I thought I might post some useful weblinks to help. It is always essential to use the internet very carefully. It is a magnificant resource… when you use it with a little thought. First, try to make your searches as specific and focused as you can - I would suggest using google advanced search or a ‘meta-searcher’, like Dogpile. Secondly, look carefully at the results: filter out the ones that do not sound relevant. Read the websites that seem to be appropriate for your task and level of understanding. If they are relevant and you understand the information they contain, bookmark them. When you have several sites to use, read them more thoroughly and start to extract the information you want to use in your report. Try the sites below to get you started:

BBC h2g2 – The Amazon Rainforest

BBC Bitesize 1

BBC Bitesize 2

BBC Bitesize 3

Rainforest Concern

Wikipedia – rainforest

Rainforest Live

If you want to get ahead with the flooding assessment, I have added links to the Year 7 page (see tab at top of this page) to the instructions, level criteria and assessment sheets. We WILL GO THROUGH THIS IN CLASS, but if you feel confident enough to get started yourselves then please do.

Click here to go straight to the Year 7 page.

Click on the link below to upload the assessment instruction/guide sheet. I have also put a link to the NC level guide for this assessment – use these to help you aim for a good level.

Yr 9 Kobe assessment instructions

NC levels for Kobe assessment