Exam Question Review: Ice on the Land

Here is a review of an exam question by Yuri Gorrupa. The question was from the recent end of year exam.

Ice on the land

Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Model

Eyjafjallajökull model

Volcano Live starts on the BBC tonight. Join in the fun by making your own 3D volcano model! Download and print off this template from the British Geological Survey and make your own.

If you have a question for the show, you can e-mail the Volcano Live team at volcanolive@bbc.co.uk. The best questions will be read out and answered by experts on the show.

Volcano Live

An exciting new series starts next week on the BBC: Volcano Live. The series starts on BBC Two on Monday evening and the presenters will be broadcasting from Kilauea, the world's most active volcano.

The Armadillo Lizard

Watch this video clip to learn how Armadillo Lizard's protect themselves from predators.



Thanks to Cameron for finding this video.

Adaptation

In Year 10 this half term we have studied ways animals and plants are adapted to their environments.

Each student researched an organism of their choice and prepared a presentation for the class about its environment and how the animal or plant is adapted to the environmental conditions. Here is a selection of the students' presentations.

Orangutans Under Threat

In this video the threats to Orangutans from the spread of palm oil plantations and the migration of people are explained.

Lanzarote's Albino Crabs

The albino crabs of Lanzarote are a great example of an animal adapted to a unique environment. The crabs are endemic to (only found in) a lake on the north-east corner of the island of Lanzarote in the Spanish Canaries.

Climate and Biomes

In today's lesson we are investigating the distinctive climates of different biomes. You need to complete this worksheet:

Biome Climate Mystery

Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

In the first episode of the new BBC documentary series, Orbit, they explain the distribution of the world major biomes.

Follow this iPlayer link to watch the programme.

Avalanches

In today's lesson we learnt about how avalanches happen. Avalanches occur when a snow cornice collapses or when different types of snowfall result in weaker layers below the surface leading to instability of the snow pack.

Glacial Landforms Presentations

Here are a selection of presentations produced by students in Year 10. The presentations are about how different landforms were formed by the action of glaciers.

Glacial Landforms

Over the past week we have been learning about the various landforms that are left behind as glaciers retreat. These landforms can be grouped into erosion landforms and deposition landforms.

Retreating Glaciers

Glaciers around the world are in retreat. For their homework Year 10 students have used websites, such as the USGS, to research the unprecedented rates of glacial retreat being seen around the world. The map below shows some of their findings.

Past Climate Change

Summary of 100,000 Years (NOAA)
This website focuses on how humans have adapted to climate change in the past.

Past Climate Change (US Environmental Protection Agency)
A useful site which includes details about the causes of past climate change.

The Ice Age Cycle

Snowball Earth

Scientists believe there may have been at time when the Earth was completely covered in ice sheets. Watch the video below to learn more.



More videos and information about the theory can be found on the BBC Nature and BBC Horizon websites.

Haiti After the Earthquake

Haiti is still recovering from the devasting earthquake that struck the country in January 2010. See the links below for more on Haiti's slow recovery from the earthquake.

People are still living in temporary shelters in Port-au-Prince.

Haiti From the Air
Photos taken of Haiti in late 2010, showing the areas devasted by the earthquake and the temporary housing.

Haiti Earthquake: One Year On
Christian's Aid's website contains many articles, photos, and audio clips about the aid work that has been going on in Haiti since the earthquake.

Rebuilding Haiti
See the blog of Prospery Raymond, Christian Aid's country manager for Haiti, for an insight into the aid effort and some of the difficulties faced by the country.

Researching the 2010 Haiti Earthquake

Be sure to take a look at the websites below when researching the effects of the January 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Haiti's Presidential Palace before and after the earthquake.

Earthquake in Haiti - The Big Picture - Boston.com
An excellent collection of photos showing the tragic aftermath of the earthquake.

Haiti Earthquake - BBC News
This web page is highly recommended, bringing together various BBC reports and video clips about the natural disaster.