Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Weapons of Reason - the Arctic
This is a rather wonderful magazine now out of print. I used some sections with Year 8 for the Arctic work, and we will carry on with this next year...
One for all KEJ students to have a go at....
Just announced on the One Show apparently...
I was eating fish and chips at the time so missed it...
The One Show / Ordnance Survey Limited “On the Map” Design Competition
We are looking for something visual, original and eyecatching for our judging panel....
We have already run competitions to find the UK’s best chicken curry, chocolate brownies and home-made bread.
Now we want you to turn your hand to designing a map symbol, or several map symbols! We’re looking for your creative ideas in the following areas:
1) Vineyard
2) Skate Park
3) Caves
4) Toilet
5) Art Gallery
6) Electric Car Charging Point
7) Climbing Centre
8) Solar Farm
9) Kite Surfing
10) Ice Rink
All the details of how to enter are here on our website along with the terms and conditions. If you wish to enter a design for more than one category, please send each image in a separate email as your entry might not reach us if you attach multiple designs to one email. The competition is not open to professional graphic designers, map designers or professional cartographers.
Furthermore, as this is a competition for amateurs, entrants must declare any connection with commercial design when entering. Although this will not automatically exclude an entrant, the Organisers will consider any conflict of interest and reserves the right to exclude an entry on that basis.
Entrants are invited to submit a design for a map symbol for one or more of the specified categories listed above. Entries should be sent by email to the One Show email address theoneshow@bbc.co.uk.
Entrants are required to send an image file of their design, no bigger than 10 megabytes. You can create your design on a computer or draw it by hand and send us a photograph of it. We are unable to accept PDF files, but you can submit JPEG, PNG and JIF file formats.
4. Please include your name, a contact telephone number, and a brief description of your design in the body of your email.
5. Please specify which category you are entering your design for in the subject heading of your email. For example if you are submitting a design for an Ice Rink, please put “On the Map – Ice Rink” in the subject heading of your email. Failure to do this may result in your entry not reaching its appropriate judging category and being disqualified.
Entries may be submitted from Wednesday 13th May 2015. The entry window will close at midnight on Sunday 31st May 2015. Entries received after midnight onSunday 31st May 2015 will not be considered.
The designs will be passed over to the OS judging panel, which will consist of their expert map designers and independent judge, who shortlist the entries and will then select the winning design(s) based on the following criteria:
• Originality of design and quality of artwork
• Clarity of symbol – does it clearly represent the category?
• Suitability of design for reproduction on digital and printed maps
The name of the independent judge will be available on written request. The judges may choose up to a maximum of 10 winners for each category. However the Organisers reserve the right, in their absolute discretion, not to choose any winners for any category.
The winners will be notified by the week beginning the 21st June 2015. Competition results will be announced on the One Show on the 1st July 2015, although the Organisers reserve the right to change the date of this announcement. The winner(s) shall receive a bespoke OS map which features their map symbol.
So what are you waiting for? Go and get creative!
I was eating fish and chips at the time so missed it...
The One Show / Ordnance Survey Limited “On the Map” Design Competition
We are looking for something visual, original and eyecatching for our judging panel....
We have already run competitions to find the UK’s best chicken curry, chocolate brownies and home-made bread.
Now we want you to turn your hand to designing a map symbol, or several map symbols! We’re looking for your creative ideas in the following areas:
1) Vineyard
2) Skate Park
3) Caves
4) Toilet
5) Art Gallery
6) Electric Car Charging Point
7) Climbing Centre
8) Solar Farm
9) Kite Surfing
10) Ice Rink
All the details of how to enter are here on our website along with the terms and conditions. If you wish to enter a design for more than one category, please send each image in a separate email as your entry might not reach us if you attach multiple designs to one email. The competition is not open to professional graphic designers, map designers or professional cartographers.
Furthermore, as this is a competition for amateurs, entrants must declare any connection with commercial design when entering. Although this will not automatically exclude an entrant, the Organisers will consider any conflict of interest and reserves the right to exclude an entry on that basis.
Entrants are invited to submit a design for a map symbol for one or more of the specified categories listed above. Entries should be sent by email to the One Show email address theoneshow@bbc.co.uk.
Entrants are required to send an image file of their design, no bigger than 10 megabytes. You can create your design on a computer or draw it by hand and send us a photograph of it. We are unable to accept PDF files, but you can submit JPEG, PNG and JIF file formats.
4. Please include your name, a contact telephone number, and a brief description of your design in the body of your email.
5. Please specify which category you are entering your design for in the subject heading of your email. For example if you are submitting a design for an Ice Rink, please put “On the Map – Ice Rink” in the subject heading of your email. Failure to do this may result in your entry not reaching its appropriate judging category and being disqualified.
Entries may be submitted from Wednesday 13th May 2015. The entry window will close at midnight on Sunday 31st May 2015. Entries received after midnight onSunday 31st May 2015 will not be considered.
The designs will be passed over to the OS judging panel, which will consist of their expert map designers and independent judge, who shortlist the entries and will then select the winning design(s) based on the following criteria:
• Originality of design and quality of artwork
• Clarity of symbol – does it clearly represent the category?
• Suitability of design for reproduction on digital and printed maps
The name of the independent judge will be available on written request. The judges may choose up to a maximum of 10 winners for each category. However the Organisers reserve the right, in their absolute discretion, not to choose any winners for any category.
The winners will be notified by the week beginning the 21st June 2015. Competition results will be announced on the One Show on the 1st July 2015, although the Organisers reserve the right to change the date of this announcement. The winner(s) shall receive a bespoke OS map which features their map symbol.
So what are you waiting for? Go and get creative!
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Oil in our sandwiches...
A classic clip which has survived various BBC website changes...
Oil in our packaging...
Saturday, 9 May 2015
Friday, 8 May 2015
Year 8 Revision Cards
Some questions to have a go at, or turn into flash cards, and some blank ones for you to add your own questions too...
Merits for the best suggested questions....
Merits for the best suggested questions....
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Year 7 Revision Vocabulary
To be used in various ways...
- make connections
- explain what they mean
- link to some images...
- make connections
- explain what they mean
- link to some images...
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Ocean plastics - with guest Donovan Hohn
We started with the Friendly Floatees: the bath toys which fell off a ship in the North Pacific in 1992.
These floated around the oceans in the North Pacific gyre and helped oceanographers identify the speed of the current and circulation in that area. Ducks have become trapped in the current, but others have washed ashore. Only a few of the 29 000 bath toys that originally fell into the sea have been found.
With some Year 8 groups, we researched what happened next...
This involved us doing some tweeting on the @KingsElyGeog account, and we even managed to get some messages from Donovan Hohn, author of the book 'Moby Duck' which is all about the duck spill.
This one here for example:
@KingsElyGeog Ducks bear brand name (First Years) but mainly the distinctive design. This is a circa 1990 package. pic.twitter.com/3EITRXxCyq
— Donovan Hohn (@donovanhohn) May 5, 2015
Watch this animation here.The Global Ocean project has produced a free downloadable teaching pack, called 'Plastic not Fantastic' which can be downloaded as a PDF by clicking the link.
We will explore this further with other groups to finish off our unit on the Geography of our Stuff...
New Seismometer
Over in Senior school, we now have our own seismometer operating... It is located outside the Science classroom. Mr. Kittoe has reported on the arrival of the equipment, which automatically sends records to IRIS. Over time, the instrument will become part of the global networks of instruments reporting to IRIS.
You can follow recent activity on Twitter on @IRIS_quakes
Apparently it recorded its first earthquake this morning.
More to come in a future blogpost....
You can follow recent activity on Twitter on @IRIS_quakes
Apparently it recorded its first earthquake this morning.
More to come in a future blogpost....
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Chris Jordan: Message from the Gyre
We explored the issue of ocean plastics as a by product of the 'stuff' that we buy, and then dispose of. There are many millions of pieces of plastic in the oceans, and we have all put something there if we have ever used products like toothpaste, cleansing scrubs and other similar products.
We explored the work of Chris Jordan. He is an artist who explores ideas of consumption and their scale.
His Message from the Gyre images are shocking, and show the accumulation of plastics in the stomachs of birds who live thousands of miles from the nearest continent.
MIDWAY a Message from the Gyre : a short film by Chris Jordan from Midway on Vimeo.
We explored the work of Chris Jordan. He is an artist who explores ideas of consumption and their scale.
His Message from the Gyre images are shocking, and show the accumulation of plastics in the stomachs of birds who live thousands of miles from the nearest continent.
MIDWAY a Message from the Gyre : a short film by Chris Jordan from Midway on Vimeo.
Loop Scoops
There are a few of these videos in the series, which looks at the story behind our stuff, and is useful for Year 8....
This one looks at games devices.... Google 'Loop Scoops' to find the others?
This one looks at games devices.... Google 'Loop Scoops' to find the others?
Top 20 UK Consumer brands for 2015
Top 20 consumer brands for 2015
1. British Airways
2. Rolex
3. BBC
4. Microsoft
5. Nike
6. John Lewis
7. Gillette
8. Mercedes-Benz
9. Kellogg's
10. Apple
11. LEGO
12. Andrex
13. Boots
14. Dyson
15. Coca-Cola
16. Fairy
17. BMW
18. Google
19. Haagen-Dazs
20. Virgin Atlantic
What types of products are these brands associated with? What are the global connections - where are these companies based?
Which brands are missing that you would expect to be there?
One for Year 8s to consider...
Friday, 1 May 2015
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