Yr+7+Assessment+Tasks

=YEAR 7=

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=Unit 3 - My Local Area: Neighbourhood Investigation= media type="custom" key="3408288" width="487" height="108"
 * //Q. What is an Investigation?//**
 * A.** An investigation is when we ask a range of questions about something in order to find out more.

TASK - WHAT ARE THE FEATURES OF YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD?


Your task is to investigate 5 investigation questions about your local area. 1. Location: where is your neighbouhood? 2. Function: what is the function of your area and the main services? 3. Changes: how as your neighbourhood changed? What signs are there that your neighbourhood has changed? 4. People: what are people's opionions of your neighbourhood? 5. Environment: what is the environmental quality of your neighbourhood?


 * __How should I lay out my investigation?__**
 * As a booklet. ** You could answer each of the above tasks and lay it in the form of a booklet which should include a FRONT COVER, CONTENTS and CONCLUSION section.

ICT - you should use a range of ICT skills throughout your completion of the booklet. Some guides and tips are available to download below.
 * __What skills will I need to demonstrate in my booklet?__**



[|www.multimap.com] [|www.googlemaps.com]
 * __Usefull Wesite Links to Help:__**

[|www.googleearth.com]

[|www.upmystreet.com] - a useful website for checking out environmental aspects of your area. Simply put in your postcode and away you go!


 * Examples of past pupils work: click here to see examples**

Unit 2- Extreme Weather: Creating a Job advertisement for a TORNADO CHASING TEAM.


Look at the team of people in the film 'Twister' who are the Tornado Chasers. Create a job advertisement for the team. Decide how many people you would want and what sort of skills they would have.

It MUST also include the following:
 * 1) **  What are tornadoes and how do they form?  **
 * 2) **  What are the dangers (possible effects) of Tornadoes?   **
 * 3) **  Where do Tornadoes happen around the world? What are these places like?  **
 * 4) **  Personnel (see below) – What types of Jobs will you be advertising and what skills will the people need to have?  **
 * 5) **  Equipment, instrumentation and vehicle detail should also be included.  **



=Unit 1: Microclimate Project=

Pupils are required to write up a project about microclimates around Blackwood Comprehensive.