how extreme is the big apple
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How can you prove what a place is like if you have never been
there?
We are learning about extreme environments.
We will be able to:
• Locate New York City.
• Identify features of extreme environments.
• Imagine what it is like to live within
extreme environments.
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BWhat do these places have in
common?Suggest what might make them
extreme?
What evidence did you use to compare and categorise the
images?
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A
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Record High: 41oC
Record Low: -26oC
Record High: 38oC
Record Low: -26oC
Record High: 41oC
Record Low: -26oC
Record High: 41oC
Record Low: -26oC
Average High: 15oC
Average Low: 6oC
Average High: 17oC
Average Low: 9oC
Average High: 17oC
Average Low: 9oC
Average High: 17oC
Average Low: 9oC
How extreme is the…
?
Describe the location of New York City
New York City is located on the coast of the .
The city is on the continent of .
You would need to travel approximately from Priory School to get
there.
South-East North America North-Eastern USA
What? Who?Why?Where?
What are these people up to?
Use evidence from the photograph.
Imagine this is your
house. Describe how
you would be feeling.
Imagine this was your
house. Describe how you
would be feeling..
Location: Sights:P
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Human features:Sounds / Smells:
Fe
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gs:
Snowstorm Nemo & Super Storm Sandy
Listen
“The most extreme things about New York city are the traffic, and queues to
get into Bloomingdales.”
Write an educational report to discuss this statement.
Maybe link back to your HW…would your top trump people find NYC extreme?
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in addition to likewiseon the other hand unlikewhereas contrasting tohowever despitebecause so as to
I agree / I disagree that…The most extreme aspect of New Yorkis…..The location of New York is….Evidence to support me includes…The extreme human / physical featuresinclude….because…Some may disagree / agree because…
“The most extreme things about New York city are the traffic and the queues to get into Bloomingdales.” Discuss.
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Which is the most extreme?
Why? Justify.
Learning objective. I can… Green Amber Red
Locate New York City.
Define what makes an
environment extreme.
Identify features of extreme
environments.
Rank different environments.
Imagine what it is like to live within
extreme environments.
HW
• Choose an extreme environment. Record and explain 5 features that cause it to be extreme.
• Justify.
Location:
New York is on the continent of………
It is located on the Eastern / Western coast of the
USA near the ………….. Ocean.
Sights:
From the photograph, I can see……
Ph
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Th
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Human features:
The main human features are
Sounds / Smells:
Evidence from the photograph suggests that I would
hear….
Fe
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gs:
Th
is lan
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……
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Be
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