Anticyclones

There is a great website that summarises all you need to know about anticyclones. It is important that you realise that different weather conditions are associated with these systems according to the season, so follow the buttons for WINTER and SUMMER on the website. Make appropriate notes in your exersise book & summarise on EXPERT cards. The website can be found by following this link

Coursework in need of a 'tweek'

Click on the map to look at the movement of the jet stream over the next few days & link into the Metcheck website. Snow & really low temperatures forecast for the French Alps early next week. There will be a corresponding cooling of temperatures in Leeds with a possibility of snow on Monday! Honestly -check it out!

Coursework is ready for that final tweek now that the course content is more or less covered. Pop your work onto a memory stick or attach it to an email for a bit of final mark extraction on Friday! You could create an account on http://www.4shared.com/ & upload it. Follow the instructions & use the 'free' option -I do!

Introduction to the unit: Powerpoint

You can now watch my PowerPoints without downloading them first!

Postman Pat does Depressions

To watch the wonderful 'Postman Pat does Depressions' again, you can download it from this site. Tony Cassidy is a legend!

Atmospheric circulation

There were a few 'glazed' faces in class last week The topic of atmospheric circulation always seems to have that effect on my classes! Its not a huge part of this topic, but a look at this stunning animation might help!

Don't forget to do the hazards quick quiz!

Deadly earthquake hits Indonesia

A powerful earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 70 people and flattening hundreds of buildings. See the Beeb website for more details.

Quick Quiz on Tectonic Hazards

Follow the link & complete a quick quiz on Tectonic Hazards. This is part of the ILA from Friday 2nd's lesson. Please complete as soon as possible as I would like to assess the use of 'Survey Monkey' in conjunction with the blog.