Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Year 13 - Tourism in Antarctica
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Year 12 TOK Practice Essay
What use is Logic? Why should we be ‘reasonable’?
Word count: 500
Use the resources in the library. Ask Ms. Wilkinson for the TOK leaflet and look up the sections on reason and logic.
Remember to look at the success criteria for the essay on the intranet.
Due next Day 6 (next Thursday, 18th March)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Year 12 - Pollution in the oceans
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Year 12 - Fishing Conservation Policy Case Study (Essay)
The syllabus states:
Evaluate a case study of a conservation policy implemented to provide sustainable fish yields.
You are to produce an essay that outlines why conservation policies are needed in the world today (come up with a good title!).
Your essay needs to outline the various conservation policies that can be put in place, with a brief evaluation of each one (use the links below).
Finally, your essay must have a case study (with map) of a chosen conservation policy of your choice (use the links below or attempt to find your own material online by googling the various conservation policies, e.g. “catch share Iceland”). You must evaluate the effectiveness of this policy and highlight the positive and negative aspects of the policy.
Word limit 700-1000 words (please state word count on your essay).
Due next Day 2.
Links:
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Oceans/Aquaculture/
http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/solutions/sustainable-fishing
http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/conservation/marine/sustainable_fishing/
http://fiesta.bren.ucsb.edu/~costello/research/CatchShares/press.html
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/footer/search?sort=newest&q=overfishing
http://documents.foodandwaterwatch.org/catchSharesFinal.pdf
http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=3332
http://www.fisheries.is/management/fisheries-management/nr/206
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080918170357.htm