The Learning Cafe

Hi 10MEJ, Welcome to my blog. This is where you will find information about the topics we are studying and other Real World events that affect us.  This is your first blog task. I would like you to use the internet to find out about ‘Ecological Footprints’.You should make a ‘Google Document’ that answers the following: 

• 1. What does ‘Ecological Footprint’ mean - in your own words? 
• 2. What things do people need to include to work out their footprint?
• 3. Find an image that shows what an ecological foot print is.
• 4. Write a paragraph about why understanding ecological footprints is important for the future. (Think about the ‘Population Explosion’. 

When you have finished, work out how to ‘publish’ your document, and send me a link to it pcranston@katikaticollege.school.nz This task will be due Tuesday 3 March  Good Luck  

Some of you probably know a lot about waves already, others probably know just a little.On our fieldtrip, we will be collecting data on wave characteristics, so it is important to know what all these terms mean beforehand. I would like you to unleash the power of the internet and find out about how waves work. You should develop an answer in a word document, and then when you are happy with it you should submit it as a comment to this post.Your paragraph must include the following terms (in capitals):

We talked in class about your mini research task. In your pairs you are to find information about your chosen topic under the following headings.

• What was the ‘invention’? (Desribe it).
• How did it effect the Ancient Egyptians life?
• How has it affected our modern day world?

Here are some websites that may help:The British MuseumGods of Ancient EgyptEgyptology OnlineWrite like an EgyptianAncient Egyptian Society and LifeThe Nile RiverAncient Egyptian Symbols

As an island country, New Zealand has a great deal of coastline - actually as much as the continental United States. However, there are several distinctive types of coastal environment. Your task is to find explain the formation of a coastal feature in New Zealand. For your chosen feature you will need to:

• Show or describe the location.
• Describe the feature’s unique characteristics
• Explain how it was formed (include self-created diagrams if possible).

Some ideas:

You can create this in your choice of program. We will share them on the blog.