Year 9's Risky World topic explores the problems of Tectonic Hazards.
These affect locations around the world, which lie along the boundaries between large sections of the earth's crust.
There are lots of potential case studies of eruptions for volcanoes and earthquakes.
We will be exploring HAITI in particular, using materials created by Miss Kyndt.
Just yesterday, there was another reminder that Geography isn't just in the News, Geography IS the News.
Mount Sinabung: a volcano on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia explosively erupted, killing a reported 11 people...
I heard about it first, as I often do these days, via Twitter.It was picked up by the major news channels such as CNN
Sadly, the reports today are saying that the death toll might be higher and there was also damage to crops and other structures. A reminder that this relates the definition of a Natural Hazard that we discussed.
The volcano has been on high alert for some months now, as reported by the BBC
You can also check out the special HAZARDS Flipboard magazine which is being curated by a number of teachers.
Flipboard is an App on the iPads, and you could start to contribute your own articles to a journal that you have created as an alternative form of prep. Be creative and make sure that you are reading around the topics that we are covering in the classroom.
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