Just for fun #2

A Canberra cross country club would like to create a cross country course at Telopea Park. They are suggesting a 2.5km route (to be done multiple times). Using Gmaps Pedometer your mission is to:

• Create a 2.5km route around Telopea Park, try to avoid crossing car parks or places that might be dangerous for runners.
• Try to start the route somewhere near toilets and/or an under cover area in case it rains.
• Write a comment (you need to be an Anonymous User) under this post with your name, and route URL.

This course might be used as the actual route for a cross country race - good luck!

Just for fun

Yesterday we took part in the school cross country. The course allegedly was 3.4 km long, however, some people thought it was longer, others thought it was shorter. Can you find out what the real distance of the cross country course was?
Use google pedometer to mark the course and discover the distance. Post a comment under this post which contains your name, answer and URL with the course route you have created. Have Fun!

Weather Maps

This lesson we will discuss the following points:
1. Interpreting weather maps (we will go over the homework questions). Click here to see questions.
2. Hand back previous assignment (we will go over some of the common acheivements and mistakes)
3. Discuss the new assignment

Thinking about the Weather

Start researching the weather...

1. Define weather using a book from the library:
(a) "quote information from the book", and then
(b) write this in your own words.

2. Research the tornado in America.

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/apr/28/us-tornadoes-alabama-tuscaloosa-inateractive-map 
• http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/tornadoes/index.html

OR if that doesn't interest you choose one of the following topics do some web research:

• What is the role of a meteorologist?  What are the different parts to the job of a meteorologist and what skills do they need to have.
• Define the term `climate’.  Research some causes of climate change and the potential impact on Australia.
• Research the El Nino and La Nina or Greenhouse effect and its potential impact on Australia. Present your information on a poster or brochure.
• Come up with another weather topic (ask Ms. Humphries first)