Saturday, March 21, 2009

GRADE 10 HISTORY



Second World War
What was the London Blitz? Find out here.
An eye witness account of the Blitz.
D day Map and video.

Decolonization
Video clip - Gandhi
Life of Ghandi link1 and link2.

What is the United Nations? Find out here.


Cold War
As seen in class, the four minute warning video clip can be found here.

GRADE 8 ANCIENT INDIA


Geographical map of India

Useful site for the main unit to be found here.




OTHER MAPS



Here are some useful links to the Harappa Civilization .
To see what the city may have looked like while in use click here.







What the Aryans may have looked like, and here is a map of their Indo-European Migration.






Don't forget Hindu God and Goddess project due (8A Monday March 30th, 8B Friday March 27th ). For tips on useful sites look to the list on the far right.







GRADE 7 TOURISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT


Hello grade seven!
Ecotourism is: "Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." (TIES, 1990)


Click here for a link to the Video clip of New Zealand seen in class.
Here are some useful sites for you during this unit.
This is a very good eco tourism site .

In case you missed it - a prety exciting event took place on March 18th, an undersea volcanic eruption in the South Pacific - here is some live footage.
Also there has been some activity (Monday March 23rd) in Alaska, if interested click here.

Globalisation
One definition of globalisation.
Map of endangered languages.   National Geographic's coverage of endangered cultures.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Latin America


What does Latin America mean? .... 
Answer 1
Answer 2
Study this map and become familiar with the countries that make up Latin America. A useful site which has games to help you practice .

Geography game- Latin America




Welcome Note

Welcome grade 7 students, this will be the main page for you to see the home work assignments (in case you forgot to write them down) know about upcoming assignments, projects, tests and quizzes and guide you to useful links.