Blog for Mr Wilkinson's History and Geography classes at Haileybury Almaty. Posts by Mr Wilkinson and his students.

Friday 17 February 2017

Eruption Case Study - Mount St. Helens

As part of their Geography IGCSE course, form 4 have been studying famous volcanic eruptions that would serve as good case studies for their final exam. Below is a well researched case study of Mount St. Helens in The United States by Brittany.

Mount St. Helens had a well documented eruption in 1980. Below Brittany tells us more...


Thursday 16 February 2017

Eruption Case Study - Krakatoa

As part of their Geography IGCSE course, form 4 have been studying famous volcanic eruptions that would serve as good case studies for their final exam. Below is a well researched case study of Krakatoa in Indonesia by Macy.

Krakatoa erupted in 1883 and was one of the most deadly eruptions in history. Let Macy tell you more...

Sunday 12 February 2017

Indian Ocean Tsunami EdPuzzle



Earthquakes are formed by friction between plates being released. A common secondary impact of earthquakes that happen out to sea are Tsunami's. The deadliest in living memory was the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004.


Watch my EDPuzzle below and answer the questions to find out more about how it was formed and the impact it had.