The Learning Cafe

1 The true comment about the opening of the Formula One motor racing season
at the Australian Grand Prix, and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton is
a) He avoided the chaos around him to win.
b) He failed to reach the chequered flag.
c) He missed out on the title by a point to Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.

2 Westshore’s Nikki Cox created history recently by winning five gold medals at
the New Zealand
a) Athletics Championships at Mt Smart Stadium
b) Laser Radial Championships off Takapuna
c) Surf Lifesaving Championships at Ohope beach.

3 Flying ace Baron von Richthofen was known as the Red Baron in
a) the Vietnam War b) World War 1 c) World War 11.

4 While there is an international chorus against China’s crackdown on
demonstrators in Tibet, the NZ government is
a) sticking up for China and saying it is acting within its rights
b) taking a careful approach and not wanting to rock the boat
c) making fiery speeches and demanding China back off immediately.

5 Zakouma National Park is found in
a) Chad b) South Africa c) Chile.

6 The ship, sunk by a disguised German merchant raider during WW2 on its way
from Sumatra to Fremantle, that has just been discovered was the
a) HMAS Melbourne b) HMAS Brisbane c) HMAS Sydney.

7 The statue David in Florence’s Bargello Museum was the work of
a) Michelangelo b) Donatello c) Leonardo da Vinci.

8 The tower of a mosque is called a
a) muslimi b) madhan c) minaret.

9 Anthony Minghella, who has just died in a London hospital, was a famous
a) film director b) painter c) pianist.

10 Included in the NZ Government’s recent tentative list for nomination as a
World Heritage Site is
a) The Bridge to Nowhere b) Waitangi Treaty Grounds c) Stewart Island.

Click here for the answers @CENGAGE

Hi Team. We had great fun in class the other day playing the Challenge Board about the Amazon Basin. The mighty ‘DarkandDusty’ team took out the title. To play the quiz again on your own click here. Today, I would like you to pair up and draw on your vast knowledge (and your notes if you have to) and create a puzzle about the Amazon that others can play. Click Here to login as an instructor, I would recommend making a ‘Rags to Riches’ game. Once you have completed your game, submit a link to your puzzle as a comment to this post.

In class we have been discussing some of the different ways that countries can produce electricity. To find some of the pros and cons for each method, we will use a simulation called Electrocity. As you play the game, complete the PMI worksheet for each electricity method.

Well Done Caleb. This is the highest score so far for the class.

Woodn’t this be good!

In class today, we were discussing some of the alternative energy sources to fossil fuels available to the world. Below is a link in todays NZ Herald newspaper.

I wonder if anyone can give me a reason why biomass is not quite as good a solution as the other renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydro or geothermal) - please add a comment if you can

Forest floor full of energy - 17 Mar 2008

And try this one! A jumbo jet run on nuts!

Virgin Airlines takes off with nut fuel -28 February 2008

Hi Team. Are you up with the play? Try to answer the following 10 questions about things that have happened recently.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
1 The cost of operating Auckland’s Westpac rescue helicopter for one hour is a) $50 b) $500 c) $5000.

2 The pop star who recently sang in support of Tibetan independence was a) Beck b) Bjork c) Billy Ray Cyrus.

3 The Vatican has drawn up a list of seven new deadly sins. Top of the list is
a) taking drugs b) causing poverty c) genetic modification.

4 The country that has the worst record on the planet for conserving wildlife is
a) New Zealand b) Australia c) Brazil.

5 The correct spelling of the festival held in Auckland is
a) Pacifica b) Pasifica b) Pasifika.

6 The South Pacific country that was once a major supplier of phosphate is
a) Nauru b) Niue c) Norfolk Island.

7 The Paramount Pictures and FanRocket application launched on Facebook to
give access to footage from thousands of movies is
a) VooZoo b) MooVee c) CeeNee.

8 The movie epic directed by Hollywood’s Roland Emmerich and shot in
New Zealand’s Southern Alps is
a) 10,000 BC b) The Hobbit c) A Mountain War.

9 Kiwi Valerie Vili has just won the
a) indoor shot put title at Valencia
b) outdoor shot put title at Osaka
c) field shot put title at Canberra.

10 Palermo is the main city of
a) Crete b) Sicily c) Cyprus.

Click here for the answers @Cengage

You have been working on Part 1 of your Destination Australia assessment. You should be nearing the end of your research about Canberra (ACT) and Sydney (NSW). Remember to make the presentation interesting and appealing and use the most up to date information available. A nice extra touch would be to include some recent news items relating to tourism in these cities.