1. My Route to School Personal Geography How long does it take you to get to school? What forms of transport can you use to reach school??

2. What questions must we ask to be able to answer our enquiry question? Imagine having a ten hour drive to school. How would you, your family and the local community cope with this situation?

3. Alice Springs

4. Wheres the Springs then? Alice, he said. Alice Springs. Right in the middle of Australia, half way between Darwin and Adelaide. Using this description mark Alice Springs on your map

5. THINK POINT Would you like to live here? Why? Why not? A Town Like Alice

6. Homework Why would you live in a place like Alice? Resources : http://www.tourism.thealice.com.au/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Springs%2C_Australia www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/

7. The School of the Air Alice Springs THINK POINT Do your school grounds look like these? What is the same ? What Is different? Why? Slide 1/2

8. What do you think of Lynettes and Robs classroom?