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Year 9 – Writing about Conflict

Posted on April 24, 2012 by tregenza

Read the article at the following link and use some oft he language to write a paragraph about conflict. What parts of the article are relevant when discussion Romeo and Juliet? http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=291&id=2183

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Enrichment Activity Year 3 – Plants

Posted on March 11, 2012 by tregenza
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Pythagoras Videos

Posted on March 9, 2012 by tregenza

What are all these videos trying to demonstrate and in what ways is this information useful?

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Saladin and Richard The Lionheart

Posted on March 5, 2012 by tregenza
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Lessons 8

Posted on February 26, 2012 by tregenza

Watch this video about the Crusades Watch the Youtube Videos. On what historical characters and events is this animated series based? In what ways does it misrepresent history?: Visit the following website and explore the animations about the great warrior … Continue reading →

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Lesson 6 – The Crusades

Posted on February 24, 2012 by tregenza

Look through the following websites and compile a list of 10 facts you didn’t already know when you started. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/bernard.htm http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/crusades.html http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0228-crusades.php http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/effects_of_the_crusades.html    

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Lesson 4 – Writing the Discussion Section of a Scientific Report

Posted on February 12, 2012 by tregenza

The discussion section of a scientific report needs to cover several key ideas and questions. Open all three of these documents to see what questions you need to answer and an example of how you could write the answers to … Continue reading →

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Lesson 2 – Getting Ready to Write Up a Science Research Project

Posted on January 30, 2012 by tregenza

Today we will learn how to access the school’s online video collection using the Clickview program. We will locate a video called Scientific Method: How it Works You will be invited to watch the video, paying careful attention to words … Continue reading →

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Writing for Science – Movement in Earth’s Crust

Posted on November 8, 2011 by tregenza

As you watch this video, pay careful attention to the language used. Do you think this is a description or an explanation? Collect five “technical terms” (words that only experts would use when discussing the topic) that you could use … Continue reading →

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Writing for Science – Sea Floor Spreading

Posted on November 8, 2011 by tregenza

This video explains the process by which sea floor spreading was discovered and identifies evidence used to substantiate the theory. What drove the discoveries and what evidence has been presented? Collect five “technical terms” (words that only experts would use … Continue reading →

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