Archive for the ‘Geography’ Category

Antarctic Adventures

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Year 4 have been reading about CBBC Newsround reporter Lizzie’s visit to the Antarctic. You can read her full diaries at the CBBC website.

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Thursday, July 6th, 2006
Book club 2 - UPDATED!

On mange!

The 6th French module introduces new vocabulary from Unit 8: Qu’est-ce que tu veux?

Find it: French 2

TV News

Cycling to school (+ What do you think?)

The government is encouraging children to cycle to school.

Find it: Geography 2 > Environmental issues > Taking action

Michaelangelo exhibition

Driverless taxi pods

A revolutionary form of transport could cut congestion and help the environment.

Find it: D&T > Design > Transport

News Bites

News Bites

A news round-up of events in the form of four short video clips. The video clips are reporter-led pieces using language aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils.

  • Beckham quits
  • Charlie’s chocolate factory
  • Keeping cool
  • Parachute rescue

Find it: English 2 > News Bites

Newspaper articles this week include...

Wild bear killed

In a story that highlights the difficulty of reintroducing animals to their original habitats, Bruno, the first wild bear in Germany for 170 years, is killed.

Find it: Science > Animals > Animals from around the world

Cyclone Larry

Ethical computer games

The games are part of a new breed from software designers, weary of violence, who want to create cyberspaces with “real life” content.

Find it: ICT > Software > Computer games

Spring photos

Healthy School Award

A Q&A piece to explain the government’s aim to help schools to become healthier.

Find it: PSHE & Citizenship > Education > Events and awards

Wind speed data

World Population Day 2006

A data piece offering important population facts and development issues .

Find it: Maths > Handling data > More and PSHE & Citizenship > World citizenship

New in Espresso this week

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Book Club

The Book Club is updated each term to introduce three authors talking about a book that they have written. Alongside the video clips is a biography of each author. This term the following authors talk about their books:
  • Chris d’Lacey introduces Icefire
  • Cliff McNish introduces The Silver Child
  • Jacqueline Wilson introduces The Diamond Girls

Find it: English 1 > Book Club

TV News

Find this week’s stories: News 2

Food packaging campaign

The Women’s Institute are campaigning to reduce food packaging.

Find it: Geography > Environmental issues > Taking action

Millennium Bridge sound art

A live feed of the sound of the Millennium Bridge is being piped into the Tate Modern Gallery.

Find it: Art > Galleries > Tate Gallery

News Bites

A news round-up of events in the form of four short video clips. The video clips are reporter-led pieces using language aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils.

  • Queen’s children’s party
  • Mummies help doctors
  • Model insects on display
  • Michelangelo exhibition

Find it: English 2 > News Bites

Newspaper articles this week include..

Find this week’s stories: News 2

Chalk drawing helps wildlife

The National Trust yesterday began the first wildlife survey of the Cerne Abbas Giant - a 180ft chalk figure of a man carved into the hillside near the Dorset village.

Find it: Geography > Environmental issues > Wildlife

New emblem for Red Cross

The Red Cross are changing their emblem into an internationally recognised humanitarian emblem.

Find it: PSHE & Citizenship > Politics > World Politics

World Cup 2006 data [Data]

Data handling exercises using recent results from the group stages of the World Cup.

Find it: PE > Football > World Cup and Maths > Handling data > Data

Charles Darwin [Profile]

A profile of Charles Darwin that explores important events in his life.

Find it: History > People in history > More

Bizzikid

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

Bizzikid is a great site for children. It has lots of interesting pages collected together, with info about PSHCE, sport and almost all of the school subjects.

BBC Schools - Geography

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

7-11 yrs

Two Cities - Contrasting Localities
Two Cities - Contrasting Localities
You say potatoes, they say patatas. Experience the differences between Belfast and Mexican life in our tale of two cities. Two cities supports KS2 QCA Schemes of Work Units 10,13, 14, 15 and 22: ‘Contrasting localities’.
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7-11 yrs

Rivers and Coasts
Rivers and Coasts
What happens when rivers meet the coast? Discover what makes the water cycle go round in our virtual field trip. This site covers KS2 QCA Schemes of Work Units 14 and 23: ‘Investigating rivers and coasts’.

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7-9 yrs

What is Weather?
What is Weather?
Is it a bird, is it a plane, or is it a Cumulus rain cloud? Find out just what weather is… ‘What is Weather?’ covers KS2 QCA Scheme of Work Unit 7: ‘Weather around the world’.

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