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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6TH FORM SCIENCE LINKS

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

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/habitats.shtml

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/keeping_warm.shtml

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/circuits_conductors.shtml

5th Form Science Links

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

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

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml

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

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

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/light_shadows.shtml

4th Form Science Links

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!