New home for nuns

Year 10 Historians, currently writing their Fountains Abbey coursework, might be interested to note this week's top monastery-related story. A group of nuns have moved to Yorkshire into a brand new purpose built eco-friendly monastery! It has solar panels, eco-friendly toilets and even broadband internet. But why Yorkshire? For the "beauty, peace and quiet", apparantly. What do you think the 13 monks who started Fountains would have thought about this 21st century version? How much have power, size, wealth and values of monasteries changed since medieval times?! Let me know your thoughts....

Y10 Wealth & Poverty

http://www.christianaid.org.uk/

Y10 are going to be preparing for their coursework in term 6. The following website will help you think about why we need world development and the work of one religious aid agency. Use this website for section aiii on the coursework. Good Luck!

Y10 Natural Hazards

Y10 Geographers are currently investigating Natural Hazards and have been looking at the causes and effects of earthquakes, volcanoes and tropical storms.

Earthquake in the Italian city of L'Aquila
The Italian earthquake took place in a region that sits on a .major fault system. The following clip looks at the geology behind the event: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7986814.stm

Discuss:

Why do people still choose to live in hazardous regions? You may wish to include case studies (from both MEDCs and LEDCs) in your answer – remember to include specific facts and figures!

Y10 Malham

Y10 Geographers recently went on a field trip to Malham.

Malham is a village located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

In the morning, Y10 students carried out questionnaires , pedestrian counts and land use surveys in the village. They carried out river investigations in the afternoon.

Discuss: Using your field trip results, describe and explain how the river’s characteristics alter as the river moves downstream from the source to the mouth.