Welcome back to the blogosphere everyone!
Today we started in earnest on our revision program for your end of year NCEA exams which are rapidly approaching! Looking at the timetable for the next 2 and a bit weeks we really only have SEVEN periods left together so we are going to have to make the most of this time so I can send you off knowing that you are well prepared to reach your potential in your externals.
First off we looked at the 5 main criteria for the 1.1 extreme natural events standard and you guys were given your chunking, chewing and checking task sheet to look out what to base your study around. Remember, your 1st revision task tonight is to check you have ALL THE NOTES for each criteria
The focus in our lesson today was processes that cause volcanic eruptions. We divided a volcanic eruption into 3 stages of convection currents, subduction and volcanism, drew a diagram for each stage and then annotated this specific to Ruapehu as our case study. Remember, you MUST use a case study in order to score so always talk directly about either Ruapehu, Tarawera or Mt Pinatubo, never just generally.
Click HERE for an example of 3 annotated diagrams that Miss Gill kindly drew up for one of the revision classes we ran last term.
For those looking to extend themselves, click HERE for an essay question to attempt based around this criteria.
Don't forget to read the question carefully, looking for key instruction words like describe (what is there), show (what is there) and explain (what and why). Also, apply the definition given of at least ONE concept in your answer. Once you have completed this, I would love to mark this for you to give you some helpful feedback to make your answers more awesome :)
Until tomorrow!
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