Green Pastures

Climate change could turn Ireland’s legendary emerald landscape a dusty tan, with profound effects on its society and culture, a new study reported.
Entitled Changing Shades of Green, the report by the Irish American Climate Project twins science gleaned from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the musings of a poet, a fiddler, a [...]

Eyes Open

On The TV This Week

Students who want to expand their understanding of coastal systems should have a look at this show.
SHARK BAY
Home to the famous Monkey Mia dolphins, the second largest population of dugongs in the world and a whole host of shark species, Shark Bay is a World Heritage listed site and one of the planet’s most important [...]

Alliances

The Allies
Britain and its empire
Including Australia and New Zealand
France and its empire
Belgium
Russia (until 1917)
Serbia
Italy (from 1915)
United States of America (from 1917)
Minor participants such as Japan.
Central Powers
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria (from 1915)
Activity
Colour in the provided map to show each alliance.
Use only two colours.
Allies one colour.
Central Alliance another colour.

Opening Moves

Schlieffen Plan
This German plan assumed it would face two enemies when war broke out.
Russia in the east.
France in the west.
The plan was to quickly defeat France before Russia could mobilise its army. With France defeated it could concentrate on fighting Russia.
Things went badly for Germany
This plan failed for a number of reasons.
Russia moved their troops [...]

Five Types of Coast

Sandy beaches
Cliffs
Wetlands.
Eg Mangrove Swamps
Coral Reefs
Seagrass meadows
Low wave energy.

Coasts Test

Point Judith Corrosion Test Site & Coast Guard station by misterbisson

In the first week back after the holidays there will be an open book test for our coasts unit. You will be able to study for this using the notes and exercises from class as well as your experience on the field trip to Barwon [...]

Early Bird

the early bird….. by jaki good

I should mention that it was terrific to see that someone has already completed and submitted the World War One History Assignment. For the record it was exactly what I asked for an earn this student an A for this task.

Natural Systems: Activity

Draw a picture of a beach.
List and label examples of the four systems and how you think they produced the coastline shown.

Waves

When Hydrosphere and Atmosphere meet
Waves: Erosion and Sediment.
Erosion – wearing away.
Transportation – moving from one place to another.
Deposition – leaving somewhere.
In Victoria swell is caused by the wind coming across Bass Strait and local winds.
Size of the swell is determined by the speed of the wind and the distance it has travelled.
The distance the wind [...]