L.L+ICT

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Useful websites for your energy efficient homes:

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Energy Efficient Homes:

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**Games:**

Try stop the guzzler wasting energy How much energy can you save at home? Be a rally car driver whilst learning about renewable resources

Be an Energy Hog today!Play some fun games whilst learning about energy:

Renewable energy: click on the link and write definitions about the 6 renewable energy sources - solar, wind, water, geothermal, biomass and fuel cells. Summarize why renewable energy is so important and what the future of renewable energy is in your landscape learning book. This will be in preparation for your project on a renewable energy source.



Twenty Questions Scavenger Hunt: click on the link and answer the questions below in your landscape learning book. You will find the answers in the link below so explore and have fun learning about energy!!!You do not have to write out the question just give full sentence answers. Answers to go on a word document and must be embedded onto your wiki page or can be done straight onto your wiki page. This should take you no more than 2-3 ICT sessions.

1. What is energy? 2. What are the 5 main types of renewable energy? Why are these types of energy considered renewable? 3. What the 4 main types of nonrenewable energy? Why are these types of energy considered renewable? 4. Name 4 fossil fuels. Why are they called 'fossil'? 5. What ﻿is photovoltaic energy? How does a photovoltaic (PV) cell work? 6. What is the most common form of renewable energy used to generate electricity? What percentage of U.S electricity generation comes from this source? 7. Hydroelectricity energy can be generated though a run-of-the-river system and through a storage system. Describe each system - Run-out-of-the-river system - Storage system 8. What causes wind? How does the process reverse itself between day and night? 9. How does a windmill work? 10. How do engineers use the earths heat to create geothermal energy? 11. Biomass involves burning organic materials to release chemical energy. What are the steps in the Carbon Cycle that describe this process? 12. How did petroleum and natural gas form? 13. What is 'crude oil' and how is it brought to the surface of the earth? 14. Name 10 different petroleum products that come from 'crude oil' 15. How did coal form? 16. Name and describe 4 major uses for coal. 17. In terms of percentages, what are the 3 biggest uses of natural gas? 18. What is the fuel for nuclear power plants, and where does it come from? 19. Nuclear energy is considered a non-renewable energy, but it is not a fossil fuel. What is it? (HINT: this question is not answered directly. You must INFER what type of material it is, given your knowledge of geology, from the information that is given. THINK!) 20. In terms of safety and the environment, what is one positive thing and one negative thing about nuclear power plants?

Term 2

Animation - Greetings & basic conversation

Choose a website and go there to create your own animation. Log in using minimoths@yahoo.com = You know the password!!

http://domo.goanimate.com/welcome http://goanimate.com/studio

Landscape Learning

St Johns Ambulance

Click on the icon below and wait until the magnifying glass show BONES, click on this when it does. Watch the movies and then do the activities on this page. READ THE ARTICLES AND MAKE SUMMARISED NOTES IN YOUR LANDSCAPE LEARNING BOOK. Take the quiz and then print out the activity. Glue it into your book and complete. Once it is done you can hand it in for marking.



Your task for the next 4 weeks is to create a prezi presentation on the big question. Everyone will present their prezi in week 6. You will be graded on how much you have learnt during your research and how well it is presented (clarity, volume, flow, pace etc)

** Big Question “Why is your best friend’s move to France the best move they can make?” OR “Why is your best friend’s move to France not the best move they can make?”

* You will need to investigate about french culture and heritage. This will include information about french food, climate, outdoor activities, history, architecture, the arts etc.

E.g 1: In France, they might eat their meals at different times or eat different food, why is it better for your friend to change his / her eating habits to coincide with the french culture.

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Week 5 - 11 Completed: Research on Captain Cook and Sir Peter Blake – first of all find out who they are. Complete the compare and contrast activity sheet. Print one and put this into your landscape learning book and post one on your wikipage. Click on the Waterwise page. Here you will be asked to research on two famous sailors. Record your findings on your own wikipage.

Make sure you also click on the discussion tab and give us your thoughts for each post.

Click on the website and follow the instructions. As you read and answer the multi-choice questions, you will need to write down any new facts that you have learnt, this means any questions that you answer correctly. Post the information in the discussion tab.

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Week 1 - 4

Your First Task:

Look at the two pictures of these famous people.



Research these two guys using the template below. Record your compare and contrast answers on YOUR wikipage. Give full sentence answers only and clearly label the question you are answering.

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__Discussion questions:__
Who are they?

What do they have in common?

How might they be different from one another?

Are they important to NZ? Why? Why not?

What other information can you find out about these two?