History - learning about the past

History - learning about the past

As you know, this weekend I was in London. Some people there talked to me about the Great Fire of London. It happened many years ago. Did you know that? No, you didn't. I'm sure. How did I know about it? Because someone said that to me. Later I used a book to study it. I looked for more information on the Internet and I saw this youtube video.


And then I played this game. Try it!
http://www.fireoflondon.org.uk/

reviewing the Solar System

Hi, there!
Did you study? I am sure that you did. NOw, review the Solar System with this Magic School Bus cartoons. Enjoy.

the water cycle cartoons

Hi, there! This time was Patricia who found these cool cartoons about Science.
Enjoy!







Fancy an experiment"?

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/experiments/rain.htm

Did it go well? Yes, It did. Sure! Now, let's continue with the cartoons.

The water cycle song

Hi there. Luckily enough, Hanora was writing down the song for us, so you can have the lyrics handy to learn it.

THE WATER CYCLE SONG

Somewhere out there, the sun is shining on a little puddle
that is just part of something we call: THE WATER CYCLE.

Water from a little puddle turns to gas: EVAPORATION.
The gas forms into puppy clouds: CONDENSATION.
The clouds get heavy and the rain pours down: PRECIPITATION.
And more puddles on the ground.

OH, THE WATER CYCLE, ROUND AND ROUND.
VAPOUR GOES UP AND THE RAIN COMES DOWN.
WATER IN THE SKY, IN THE OCEAN, IN THE GROUND.
IT’S ALL IN A CYCLE GOING ROUND AND ROUND.

Some clouds look like a horse’s tail. That’s CIRRUS, CIRRUS.
Some clouds look like a cauliflower. That’s CUMULUS, CUMULUS.
Some clouds look like a blanket of gray. That’s STRATUS, STRATUS.
There are high clouds, low clouds and, in between, clouds.
Fog on the ground is also rare.
We’ve seen clouds, ya ya ya...

OH, THE WATER CYCLE, ROUND AND ROUND.
VAPOUR GOES UP AND THE RAIN COMES DOWN.
WATER IN A RIVER, IN A GLASS, IN A CLOUD.
IT’S ALL IN A CYCLE GOING ROUND AND ROUND.

When warm air meets cold air trouble brews.
Taht could mean a storm and that’s bad news.
A hurricane can form when that happens near warm water.
Look out if that storm reaches land.
Get out of the way. Grab your sons and daughters.
Crash, bash, boom and kabam. Oh no!
We forgot uncle Dan. “I’m okay. I’m alright. Iwas just hiding in a garbage can”.
He was hiding in a garbage can.

OH, THE WATER CYCLE, ROUND AND ROUND.
VAPOUR GOES UP AND THE RAIN COMES DOWN.
WATER IN A PERSON, IN A WELL DEEP DOWN.
IT’S ALL IN A CYCLE GOING ROUND AND ROUND.

WATER CYCLE

Children! You are lucky enough that I found so many activities about the water cycle. Are you ready to change from the castles to the amazing water cycle?
The fun starts now:
First,have a look at these animations.

http://apps.southeastwater.com.au/games/education_kidsroom_wcactivity.asp
http://www.actewagl.com.au/education/_lib/Flash/Water_cycle/water.swf

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/aboutweather/flash_menu.shtml

Second, you can make and experiment.

http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/upload/activity_grades_k-3_watercycle-2.pdf

Third,a worksheet about the cycle to colour.

http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/upload/graphic_grades_k-3_watercycle.pdf

Fourth, a game.

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/datwc.html

And finally, a challenge: can you invent some actions to go with these songs?





Which one do you like the most?


Enjoy and learrrnnn!

Castles

In the past, in Middle Ages there were wonderful and big castles where people lived and protected from enemies. Would you like to visit one?

Try this link.

http://www.sphericalimages.com/warwickcastle/

Or this one:

http://www.royal.gov.uk/virtualtours/Flash%20Panoramas/flash_004.html

With this game, you can label the castle.

http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/weoley/history.htm

Do you know what they eat?

http://expositions.bnf.fr/gastro/enimages/anglais/

And I recommend this game too.

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Permanent/medieval/Games/Apprentice.htm

And finally you can make different models of a castle.

http://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/uploads/gatehousemodel.pdf

http://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/uploads/castlekitchen.pdf

ENJOY!