Year 7 - Bam Iran Quake

Mount Kilauea - Hawaii volcano

Year - 7 - Fact and fiction on earthquakes - click link below

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click the link below for some Eden background info

Eden Project history and construction

a news clip about china clay and some modern reasons why it is in demise

China clay pit closure announced

Some of the Cornwall operations will be moved to Brazil A Cornwall china clay pit is to close as part of a firm's reorganisation in the south west. Imerys confirmed on Friday it is to close Blackpool Pit near Trewoon at the end of next year and said employees were informed on Thursday. Imerys is making 800 redundancies, almost half of the French company's 2,000-strong workforce in the region. A Transport and General Workers Union spokeswoman said: "We knew it would be a sad day whatever pit was closed." 'Shocked' Laura Lamprell, of the union, said members were not happy. "Obviously we are going to have lots of members who are going to be shocked and upset yet again at this decision today." Imerys is Cornwall's largest private employer. Workers have said they will fight the redundancies, 700 in Cornwall and 85 in Devon, which are predicted to have a massive impact on the region's economy. Some of the current operations carried out in the county will be moved to Brazil. Imerys said the changes were necessary to protect the future of its business. It is blaming high energy prices, a weak dollar and strong overseas competition for significant losses. The china clay industry in Cornwall was started 260 years ago by English China Clays, which was taken over by Imerys in 1999 for £756m.

Eden project video clip

Year 8 - Eden Project - Project - Facts and some history

Yr7 - Model Volcano project

Mission: All students are required to build a volcano and label its main features

Time: To be handed in the 1^st week after half term

Suggestions:

·       Try making out of cardboard and Paper mache or Modelling Clay

·       How about making a cross section of one labelling all the internal features

·       A volcano in a box?

·       Get Parents to help (a bit), Use diagrams in your books, look on Internet, check out the examples in C12

Examples below

A cross section volcano model

Full volcano (But needs labelling)

Year 8 - Cool Cornwall - Eden Project homework

  Eden Project - before

How does it make you feel?

Eden Project - After
(Click on the image to enlarge)

And remember guys, in for next week please - Cheers Mr L

Plate boundaries and Movement (Year 7)

Extreme Tectonics! - Check this out can you pick out the key Tectonic points