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

Visit the following BBC page: coastal erosion video clips . Watch one of the short video reports on an area of coast affected by erosion and then write a brief summary. Your summary must include:

• Location
• An explanation of the problem
• A description of the eefects on people

By next Friday (8th Feb) you must ensure that you have completed your annotated diagrams of erosional landforms – caves, arches and stacks; cliffs; headlands and bays. Then I want you to research coastal transportation. You must complete annotated diagrams to explain Longshore Drift and Constructive/Destructive Wave-action. There are some useful links below. Remember, I do not want to see pasted diagrams.

Internet Geography – a simple website

Revision World – another simple website!

Wycombe High School – excellent geographical animations

Shopping

Ok, what I want you kids in year 8 to do for your homework is this: choose an area of shops in Brighton and Hove and find out how it has changed – try to go as far back as possible. You could choose from Boundary rd, George st, Churchill Square or anywhere else. I suggest that you use the internet, RIC and local libraries for research, but you could also try interviewing older friends or relatives for their memories. Produce a short report that includes descriptions of how things have changed (and perhaps people’s opinions on whether the change has been for the better) and any pictures that you can get. You have 2 weeks to complete this, so it needs to be in on Weds 23rd Jan.