Homework for Thursday, September 29

Periods 3, 6, and 7 only...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef!!!

Imagine you are a professional SCUBA diver and have just completed your very first dive to the Great Barrier Reef!

Write a paragraph describing you experience in the "Reef"...what did you see? how did you like it? would you do it again? tell me about your experience!

Think about the video shown in class today to answer these questions...

Have fun and Happy Learning!

Homework for Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 27 and 28

Periods 3, 6, and 7 only----

Imagine you are a newspaper reporter and are assigned to interview an Aborigine in Australia. Conduct a make-believe but factual interview with an Aborigine by formulating at least 7 questions based on the notes you have from the Aborigine presentation. Make sure you ask the questions and answer them as well.

Here is an example of what your interview might look like:

Mr. Adragna (interviewer): So, Mr. Aborigine, where do you get your food to eat?
Mr. Aborigine (interviewee): Well, we are hunters and gatherers, which means we have to gather food such as nuts, berries or anything we can find. Also, we hunt animals to eat, and this includes fishing.

You should have at least 7 questions to ask your Aborigine!

Have fun and happy learning!

Homework for Monday, September 26

Homework for periods 3, 6, and 7 only...

Write a journal/diary entry about a trip you took through Australia's "outback." You may use information from the video you watched in class today. You may also use the information sheet and questions used last week about the "outback."

Due at the next class meeting!

Have fun!

Qantas-The Australian Airline-Extra Credit Opportunity

Qantas is the airline of Australia, "The Australian Airline," as they say about themselves. Go to their website, www.qantas.com

1. When you get to the website, click "our company" at the top, then, click "fleet development." This section discusses the airplanes that Qantas flies. Scroll down to the bottom and you will see 3 pictures of their planes titled "Flying Art." Qantas has painted some of their planes in these unique colors as a symbol to the Aborigines. Click on one of them and it will show you the plane's colors and give you a brief summary about the artist and the history of the design. Write a summary about this art design---its meaning, importance, what it represents, and why it was chosen.

2. Pretend you are going to take a trip to Australia. Create a travel itinerary (an itinerary is a schedule) using the Qantas website. Find a flight from San Francisco to Australia. Choose what city in Australia you will fly in to. Don't forget to choose a return flight. Be sure to write down the flight numbers, what times the flights depart and land, and total flight time going to and from. Also, how much will your flight cost?

3. Create another flight itinerary, only this time take a flight (or many flights) within Australia. Or, take a flight from Australia to New Zealand. Maybe you want to fly from Sydney to Perth. Or from Melbourne to Wellington, New Zealand. Write the cities you will be traveling to and from, the flight times, and costs of the flights.

If you are up for another challenge, find a hotel to stay in during your visit to Australia. What is the hotel name and how much will the room cost per night?

Have fun and happy research!!!

Aboriginal Art-Extra Credit Opportunity

Aboriginal art has a special meaning to the Aborigines and is very popular in Australia! Here is an extra credit opportunity for you to find a photo of an Aboriginal piece of art and write a summary about it. You might want to look online or in a book, encyclopedia, or a magazine. Once you have found something, write a summary about the piece of art. Describe what it looks like and explain its meaning, importance, and how it represents the Aboriginal people. If you can, make a copy of the photo and attach it to your summary.

Have fun!

Homework for Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 20 and 21

Periods 3, 6, and 7 only----Homework is to write a paragraph using as many Aussie lingo words as possible from the worksheet given in class!

Your paragraph can be either serious or funny, but have fun with this!

Due on Thursday, September 22

Cool interactive map of Australia

Check out this interactive map of Australia...it allows you to click on any of the states or territories of Australia, and then it gives you an up-close view!!
Play around on this for a while and it will help you to know Australia!!!

Just click Australia interactive map

Have fun!!!!

Australia and New Zealand Map Quiz-Friday 9/23

The students will be taking a map quiz of Australia and New Zealand on Friday, September 23. Students need to study their map of Australia and New Zealand. Students need to be familiar with the following:

The locations of Australia's states and territories
The locations of the cities that are labeled on the map
The locations of the bodies of water that are labeled on the map
The Great Dividing Range in eastern Australia

(Periods 3,6, and & must spell all of the items correctly on the map quiz)

Check this link below for an interactive map of Australia and New Zealand to help you study

Extra Credit Opportunities for Australia and New Zealand

Hello everyone! I hope you all have a relazing weekend! Here are some extra credit opportunities for anyone interested!

1. Research the Australian Dollar (their unit of currency in Australia). Find out the exchange rate for an Australian Dollar to a US Dollar. You can find monetary exchange rates in most newspapers (look in the business section near the stock reports), and of course you can get these online as well.

2. Research sports in Australia. What sports are played there? Are there any professional sports leagues, such as baseball, basketball, football, etc...? Are there any womens professional sports leagues?

3. Research any famous Austalian people. Perhaps there have been some famous people born in Australia. Maybe a famous scientist, inventor, celebrity, sports figure, politician, or anyone else of interest who can call Australia their "homeland."

Have fun!!!

Current Event Assignment for Australia/New Zealand

Periods 3, 6, and 7 only..,

Instructions: Find a newspaper article, story, or photo that relates to either Australia or New Zealand. You may use newspapers, magazines, or the internet as sources. Next, after you read your current event, write a brief summary about your current event. Remember, brief means brief, so you don't have to write any more than a paragraph describing what your current event is about. Bring both to class (the current event AND the summar) and be prepared to share your current event with the class.

Recent items work best, but are not mandatory. If anyone does not have access to a computer or newspaper, please come to see me in room16 at lunch, brunch, during advisory, or after school and I will let you use my computer to find a current event.

FOOD SUBSTITUTE: For those who would like, I will allow you to find a food recipe that relates to Australia or New Zealand (a dish that is eaten in those countries). You can then prepare the food and bring it to class.

LINKS TO AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS ONLINE AND AUSTRALIAN NEWS SITES

For a long list of online newspapers throughout Australia just click here and then browse through dozens of newspapers

Here is another good site for Australian national news When you get to the site, click on THE NATION and you can choose from all of the states and territories that are abbreviated at the top.

DUE DATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

HAVE FUN!!!!!

Homwork for Periods 3, 6, and 7 on Tuesday & Wednesday, Sep. 13 and 14

Homework for this evening:

What things would you like to learn about Australia and New Zealand? Think of some different things you would like to learn about, perhaps about the people of Australia, their culture, or maybe you are interested in the Outback! Try to think of at least 5 things you would like to know about when this unit is completed!

Bullet format is okay!

Have fun!

Due the next class meeting...

Homework for Monday, September 12

Hello to everyone! The homework for Monday, September 12, is to write a paragraph using at least 5 terms from Part A, Column A of your geographical terms: water worksheet. You may make your paragraph funny, interesting, or tell a story----it's up to you! Please underline each word that you use and write its definition...your paragraph does not have to be long...do your best and have fun!!! see below for an example...



Last week I went fishing in San Francisco Bay. A Bay is a body of water with a wide opening to the ocean or sea. Our ship sailed through a canal. A canal is a man-made, artificial waterway. Each summer my family goes swimming in a lake. A lake is an inland body of water completely surrounded by land.

Don't forget to use at least 5 terms!

Have fun!

Due the next class meeting!!!!

Homework for Thursday, September 8

In either paragraph or bullet format, list as many things that, in your opinion, affect the life expectancies of humans.

Think of the assignment this way---why do Americans have such longer life expectancies than Rwandans? (Rwanda is a country in Africa)

Think for a few minutes before you write, do your best, and have fun!

Due tomorrow!

The World's Largest Suitcase

Hello everyone! This is the world's largest suitcase! Not really...this oversized bag is what stands in front of the Louis Vutton store in Paris...pretty crazy, huh!

Cool website to practice country locations!

Hello everyone! Here is a cool website that will help you to learn the locations of countries all around the world. It is an interactive quiz game that allows you to click on the country and it even keeps your score!

Don't forget to practice all of them! Practice makes perfect!

Just click TAKE ME TO THE WORLD COUNTRY QUIZ

Have fun and Happy Geography!

First Geography quiz set for Friday, September 9

Our first geography quiz is set for this Friday, September 9

What the students need to study/be familiar with:

The difference between latitude and longitude
The difference between parallels and meridians
Different map types (political, physical, special purpose) and what information is found on each
The grid system (a system of imaginary llines all over the globe used to locate places)
Map projections (some countries, states, islands, or continents might appear larger than they actually are, typically near the north pole)
The difference between an absolute and a relative location

Students will also be asked to locate some cities using latitude and longitude.

Review your worksheets and notes, and please feel free to stop room 16 by during brunch, lunch, or during advisory for any questions or help!

Homework for Tuesday, September 6

Students:

Please answer the following question:

What problems might occur, or would we experience, if there were no organized system of time zones in the United States or the world?

Think beyond just a simple answer of "I would not know what time it is."

One area that you might want to think about is transportation (train, airline, bus)

How would transportation be affected if there were no organized system of time zones?

Due the following class period