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Do Now Task. What is the film? Where in the World is the environment similar to?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnpRpc-gTzE&playnext=1&list=PL42DFF4F6B18B15E4. Svalbard: People, Place and Polar Bears. Unit 3: Fantastic places. Where is Svalbard?.
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Do Now Task . . . . . What is the film? Where in the World is the environment similar to? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnpRpc-gTzE&playnext=1&list=PL42DFF4F6B18B15E4
Svalbard: People, Place and Polar Bears L/O: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Unit 3: Fantastic places Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Where is Svalbard? Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Svalbard is an archipelago (group of islands) (är′kə-pĕl′ə-gō) north of Norway and is part of Norwegian territories. The largest of the islands is Spitsbergen. The other islands are Nordaustlandet, Edgeøya, Barentsøya, Kong Karls Land, Kvitøya, Hopen and Bjørnøya. The name ‘Svalbard’ means ‘the land with the cold coast’ or ‘cold edge’. Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Study the following photos of Svalbard . . . . . What adjectives can you think of to describe the land? Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
A NASALandsat satellite image of Svalbard. Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, July 2002, by Michael Haferkamp Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
The landscape of Western SvalbardSource: www.hi.is/~oi/svalbard_photos.htm Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Svalbard reindeer. Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Cableway in Longyearbyen, Svalbard Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Ny-Ålesund in summer, Svalbard, Norway Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Ecotourism in Svalbard. Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnpRpc-gTzE&playnext=1&list=PL42DFF4F6B18B15E4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnpRpc-gTzE&playnext=1&list=PL42DFF4F6B18B15E4 Svalbard fact-file Read the article and complete a fact file about Svalbard. Include facts like: • Capital city • Who discovered it? When? • Whaling • How big? • Population • Hazards • Where is it? • Terrain • Resources And any other useful or interesting information. Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Svalbard blog • Read this example of a Svalbard blog March 17 2008 • Its morning and I’m packing up, ten days has gone very quickly but I’ve had a fantastic time I will come here again another time. I have been cold but when you get climbing you warm up and the wildlife here is great and also the sites are just one of a kind. This morning I was watching a polar bear protect its cubs from husky dogs it was quite magnificent! I’ve got to go now or I’ll miss my flight! http://coldphoto.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
Plenary activity Pupils read out blog Rest of the class to vote – how far have they met the objective of the lesson? Why? Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment
You have gone on a Geography field trip to Svalbard. You have promised to write an internet blog to describe Svalbard to the people back at St Georges. THINK: What geographical information could you include? Plenary Objective: To describe the key features of an Arctic Environment