Science and Social Studies blog: 2010

BOOK FAIR WORKSOPS

Dear students,
Here you will find all the workshops that will take place on Wednesday. Please have a look at them. You can click on images and videos.
Make sure you have enrolled and you bring the necessary material.
HODON'T MISS THEM!

Our Galaxy - 6th forms

Hello everyone!

Why not reading more about the Universe? Or maybe playing some games to learn more about Galaxies?

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/universe/galaxytour/index.html

http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/cosmic_collision/

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/galaxies-galore/

Have fun!

Solids and Liquids - 5th form

Hello everyone!

Playing this game, you'll learn what happens if you cool or melt different materials.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/solids_liquids/play.shtml

Try the quiz once you've finished:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/ks2bitesize/science/quizengine?quiz=solidsandliquids&templateStyle=science

Have fun!

Moving and Growing - 4th forms

Hi there! Welcome back!

Remember Ben? He's back! He'll help us learn more about our body.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/moving_growing.shtml

Have fun!

Magnets and Springs - 5th form

Welcome back!

Would you like to see what happens if you put a magnet and a key together? What about a magnet and a ruler? Here you can try it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/magnets_springs.shtml

Have fun!

Teeth and Eating - 4th forms

Hello everyone! Nice to see you here!

Let's learn more about human teeth. Go to the link below and play the game.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/teeth_eating.shtml

Have fun!

Our very own star: The Sun

Hello everybody! Welcome back!

Let's learn more about our star: the Sun. Follow the link below and watch the video.

http://stargazers.gsfc.nasa.gov/pdf/products/books/Sun_booklet_English.htm

Characteristics of Materials - 5th forms

Hi everyone! Welcome back!

Follow the link below. Let's be scientists for a while and find out the characteristics that different materials have.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml

Good luck!

Healthy Food - 4th forms

Hello everybody!

Ready to learn more about healthy food? Try these games and you'll find out how healthy you are!

http://www.bam.gov/sub_foodnutrition/diningdecisions_games.html

http://www.coolfoodplanet.org/gb/kidz/index.htm

Health and Growth - 4th forms

Hi there! Welcome back!

Follow the link below. Let's help Ben! What do we have to do to keep him fit?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/health_growth.shtml

Good luck!

Help the dolphins!

The Microscope

Hi everyone! Welcome back!

Now that you've learnt a lot about the microscope, you are ready to do the following activities:

http://www.quia.com/ws/509402.html
http://www.quia.com/mc/509402.html

Good luck! :)

Tour around South Africa - 6th form

Hello everybody! Welcome back!

In which country is the World Cup being held this month? That's right! South Africa! Follow the instructions below and learn more about this beautiful country:

1- Go to this link: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/article/0,28138,590849,00.html
Click on every city to learn more about that place. Pay attention to every detail!

2- Now, answer the following quiz: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/article/0,28138,590865,00.html

3- Choose the city you like the most and write a short description about it. Include: landscape, weather, traditions, population, animals, historic milestones, etc. This link may help you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa

Good luck! :)

Australia and New Zealand

Welcome back!

Today we are learning about two beautiful countries: Australia and New Zealand. To answer the questions, click on the links below and read the texts:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/australia/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/new-zealand

Good luck! :)

Burgh Life in Mary's Time - 5th forms

Welcome back!

Today we're are learning more about Scotland, five hundred years ago. Click on the link below and explore the medieval burgh:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/as/burghlife/index.shtml?page=index&track=0

Good luck! :)

Victorian Britain - 5th forms

Hello everyone!
Welcome to the Victorian World!

Click on the link below and you'll find lots of fun facts and information to complete the activity:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/

Enjoy yourselves...
Good luck! :)

Ancient Rome - 4th forms

Hi there! Nice to see you again!

Let's learn more about the fabulous Ancient Roman World. Click on the link and find out the answers to the activity:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/

Good luck! :)

Ancient Greece - 4th forms

Hello! Welcome back!

Here you have the link to enter the Ancient Greek World. Click on it and do the activities in the photocopy:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/

Good luck! :)

UK Tour - 5th forms

Welcome back!

Go to the link below and take a look at the website. Here you'll find the information needed to do the last point in your activity.

http://www.visitbritain.co.uk/

Good luck! :)

South Africa

Hello!

Let's learn more about a beautiful country as South Africa is.
Here is the link:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/south-africa/

Now answer the questions.

Good luck! :)

Canada

Hello everyone!

Let's learn more about Canada. Click on the link below:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/canada/

Now answer the questions.
Good luck! :)

The United States of America

Go to this link: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/Find/United-states-of-america

Here you'll find the information to do the activity.

Good luck! :)

Welcome to the jungle!

Hi there! Let's learn more about the world geography.

First of all, colour the continents and the oceans in your map.

Now, can you find these countries in the World Map?
- USA
- Canada
- South Africa
- Australia
- New Zealand

Once you've finished, write the capital of each of the countries above.

Here you'll find the information: http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-political-map.htm

Good luck! :)

Disasters happen...

We've learned a lot about earthquakes. Let's learn more about other natural disasters:

http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm

Let's Help Haiti

Please watch this 1985 video:

This video was made to help poor people in Africa.
There is a new version now to help Haiti:

These are the differences between the two versions:

Lionel updates lyrics
Part of the verse originally sung by Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, and Al Jarreau was revamped with lyrics more relevant to the situation in Haiti. Enrique Iglesias and Barbra Streisand perform the revised lyrics.

omitted lines:
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
And so we all must lend a helping hand

revised lines:
So their cries for help will not be in vain
We can't let them suffer
No we cannot turn away
Right now they need a helping hand

If you'd like to read more go the following page:

new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/31073/we-are-the-world-remake-takes-on-new-meaning/ (

What is an Earthquake?

Let's find out what an earthquake is. Click on the link below:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php

5th and 6th form Inventions

Welcome back! :)
Here you have some links on famous inventions. Take a look at them and answer the questions below in your folders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/140.html
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/155.html
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/106.html
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/117.html
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/60.html
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/lightbulb.htm

Questions:
1. What is an invention? When does it obtain the legal protection of a patent?
2. Who held many patents on automotive mechanisms? Did his profits increase because of his inventions? How much?
3. When was the light bulb invented? Who invented it?
4. True or False?
a. Thomas Alva Edison is recognized as the father of the modern digital computer.
b. Steve Wozniak introduced the Apple II personal computer in 1967.
c. Samuel F. B. Morse was born in April 27th 1791. He invented the telegraph.
d. The intercarrier sound system is still used in all television receivers.

Good luck!

6th Form St. Patrick's Day

Hello! Click on the link below and try to solve the word search. Mind you! The words are in lines, rows, diagonals and backwards!! Once you find all the words. Write a paragraph about St. Patrick using all the words. You may want to read St. Patrick's story on the web. Ask your teacher!

Here's the link: http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/ws/index.htm

5th Form St. Patrick's Day

Visit this page and do the activities in your worksheets. Click on the link below:
http://sunniebunniezz.com/holiday/stpatday.htm

4th Form St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day honors St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. We celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17. Americans march in parades, dance the Irish jig and gather to sing Irish songs. People wear green in memory of Ireland, the Emerald Isle and wear shamrocks, clover with three leaves.

March 17 was not the day St. Patrick was born but the day he died. Even though we don't know the date of his birth, most scholars believe the year was 385 AD and the year of his death was 461 AD.

St. Patrick was born in Wales, studied religion to become a priest and then went to Ireland to teach the people about God. There are many wonderful stories about St. Patrick, some true and some not true. The most famous legend is that he drove the snakes out of Ireland. This did not happen but the Irish will tell you that you cannot find a snake throughout the whole country of Ireland.

ST. PATRICK'S POEM

St. Patrick's Day is here, you see.
We'll pick some shamrocks, one, two, three.
We'll count the leaves and look them over,
And maybe find a four-leafed clover.
I'll sew green buttons on my vest,
Green for St. Patrick is the best.
I'll wear a green hat, very high,
And dance a jig--at least I'll try!

Now, let's visit this site and learn more things about St. Patrick's Day! Click on the link below:

http://sunniebunniezz.com/holiday/stpatday.htm

4th Form Ancient Egypt

Hello! Let's visit Egypt now. Click on this link: http://egypt.mrdonn.org/index.html

6th Form Ecology Video

6th Form Scientific Method Activity

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD?

Look at your ‘Scientific Method’ worksheet and complete it with the words and phrases below:

Modify the Experiment

Form a Hypothesis

Process

Perform an Experiment

answers

steps

Identify the Problem

Analyse the Data

problem

question

Create an Experiment

Communicate the Results

information
Educated guess
organised

Once you’ve finished, join in groups and discuss about this method

and try to find examples to communicate to the rest of the class.

5th Form Scientific Method Poem

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

How do scientists do what they do?
Well, YOU know because you're a scientist, too!
Observation is an important part --
in fat it's the part at the very start.
For it's observation that causes you to wonder why
earthworms do what they do and clouds form in the sky.
Your hypothesis is a "best guess" based on what you know
about how things work -- now you're ready to go!
Experimentation lets you test the hypothesis you've made --
to see if your best guess can make the grade.
And because variation is found in nature everywhere,
repeated trials should be done, and done with care.
And don't forget to decide what variables you'll test.
You change the independent variables, but not the rest.
Recording your data is very important, too;
so you can analyse the results and others can repeat what you do.
When you've summarised your results and your experiment is done,
you'll have more information about nature and you'll have had some fun.
So, now you know that the scientific method is really cool,
and that scientists don't just measure -- they RULE!

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD

WELCOME BACK!!!

LOOK AT THIS POEM, IT IS ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, WOW!!

How do scientists do what they do?

Well, YOU know because you're a scientist, too!

Observation is an important part--

it is the beginning.

You ask questions, for example: why do clouds form in the sky.

Your hypothesis is the second part: you think of something.

Experimentation is the next part: You want to confirm or change your hypothesis.

There is variation in nature everywhere,

and you need to do repeated tests .

Then you write the results;

so you can analyze them.

When you finish, you have more information about nature and you had

some fun.

So, now you know that the scientific method is fantastic,

and that scientists ARE VERY IMPORTANT!

The Scientific Method

Now, look at your worksheet and do the activities. Good luck!!

Hello everyone! Welcome back!