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Showing posts with label about. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Learn about plants by growing your own!
Introduction:
- Talk to the students about the type of flowers and plants they might see in the spring and summer time. Let the kids know that today they will be making plants for their very own summer garden to take home and look after.
- What kind of things will our garden plants need to survive? Sunlight, nutrients, water etc
Activity:
- In your classroom set up a range of different plants (the type will depend on your location, budget and the season).
- Let the children fill a container with dirt before moving around the class making sure the students have done this part of the activity correctly. After adding seeds, let the children know that they must make sure they label all their plants so they remember which is which.
- For further activities you can let the students decorate their containers or name their plants.
After finishing:
After finishing the activity, bring the children back together and explain how they can look after their plants when they take them back home.
- Separate the plants into pots with holes in them.
- Put the plants in a sunny place and remember to water them every two or three days.
- When the plant is healthy and strong you can plant it in your garden.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Learning about the Ocean
Oceans are a great place for learning. It might be learning about tides or about erosion, it might be learning about ecosystems or coral reefs. It might be learning about the animals of the ocean big and small. Here are a number of apps for when your students are studying about the ocean.
The abundance of water on the Earths surface is an exceptional feature that distinguishes our "Blue Planet" from others. Beyond the species that inhabit them, the oceans are essential to all living organisms on Earth. Thanks to the oceans, clouds and rainfall are produced, allowing vital water to reach all.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/oceans/id478004100?mt=8
The continents, oceans, and poles have lost their places! Can you help put them back and restore order to the world? Map My World encourages children to broaden their global awareness, by asking them to place all 7 continents, 5 oceans, and 2 poles back in their proper world locations.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/map-my-globe-hd/id469401194?mt=8
The Earth has one big water system with many features. The Ocean app of Ringier Studios is a fantastic journey deep into the sea. Learn and enjoy the seven essential principles of Ocean Science with movies, 360° pictures, outstanding animations and motion graphics.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ocean-science/id612611622?mt=8
Explore with Jacques the hermit crab and learn that a healthy ocean is a healthy world! This app from National Geographic Kids teaches children about ocean animals and the importance of water conservation in a fun and interactive adventure game. Help Jacques on his mission to clean up the worlds ocean!
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/marine-missions/id669505900?mt=8
Ever wondered what it would be like to swim among the ocean’s deadliest sharks? Get in the middle of the action as only Discovery can – intense attack stories, 3D interactive sharks, exclusive HD videos and awesome high-resolution photos, and all for free!
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ultimate-sharks-free/id675069410?mt=8
Otter on his Own: $2.99 AUJoin Sea Otter as his mother teaches him to dive, hunt, and survive on his own in the ocean. Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. When the pup follows his mother into the open sea, more than just excitement awaits them- a great white shark lurks nearby!
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/otter-on-his-own/id540101864?mt=8
Melbourne Aquarium’s iPhone application allows you to access heaps of fun facts and cool images of our amazing underwater animals, taking you on a journey through the aquarium’s four exciting worlds; Antarctica, Weird and Wonderful, River to Reef and Sharks Alive.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/melbourne-aquarium/id402378433?mt=8
MarcoPolo Oceans: $2.99 AUMake dolphins jump. Build a coral reef. Explore the deep sea. Create your own aquarium. These are just some of the fun things you can do with MarcoPolo Ocean, a “digital sandbox” for kids to play in that sparks their interest in the most unexplored part of our planet – the ocean.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/marcopolo-ocean/id797157312?mt=8
Shark Net gives you a deep look into research being done by Stanford University scientists. Shark Net allows you to connect directly with one of the most amazing predators on the planet – white sharks, which return every year to the Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries .
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/shark-net/id542042032?mt=8
Using sight and sound, explore the Animals of the Ocean, in this app that is suitable for toddlers through to adults. Included are all your favourite animals you would find deep in the ocean, featured in high quality photos and authentic sounds. Animals of the Ocean provides three different mode
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/animals-of-the-ocean/id528569609?mt=8
50 Interesting Facts About Apolinario Mabini The Brains of The Revolution
50 Interesting Facts About Apolinario Mabini, The Brains of The Revolution
Apolinario Mabini is one of the most prominent figures in Philippine History
. He is known in the pages of Philippine History books as “The Sublime Paralytic” and the “Brains of the Revolution”. Mabini had proven that poverty
is not a hindrance to education
and if there’s a will, there’s a way.
. He is known in the pages of Philippine History books as “The Sublime Paralytic” and the “Brains of the Revolution”. Mabini had proven that poverty is not a hindrance to education and if there’s a will, there’s a way. 1.) His complete name is Apolinario Marana Mabini and was nicknamed Poly.
2.) He was born on July 23, 1864 in Barangay Talaga in the town of Tanauan, Batangas.
3.) This great Filipino political philosopher and a revolutionary died at the very young age of 38.
4.) He is known for writing a constitutional plan for the First Philippine Republic of 1899-1901.
5.) To Mabini’s enemies and detractors he is referred to as the “Dark Chamber of the President”.
6.) Mabini was the 2nd of 8 children of Dionisia Maranan and Inocencio Mabini. Her mother was a vendor in the Tanauan market and his father is an unlettered peasant.
7.) His maternal grandfather was the village teacher from whom he began his informal studies.
8.) Because of Mabini’s exceptional display of intelligence he was transferred to a regular school where he worked as a houseboy to the owner of the school.
9.) Mabini also took odd jobs from a local tailor
in exchange for free board and lodging.
in exchange for free board and lodging. 10.) He later transferred to the school conducted by the famous educator Fray Valerio Malabanan.
Image via Wikipedia11.) When he was 16, he received a scholarship
for Colegio San Juan de Letran in Manila.
for Colegio San Juan de Letran in Manila. Read more...
20 Interesting Facts About the Cross
The cross is one of the world’s most iconic symbols if not the most popular. It is regarded by many, especially the Christians, as a symbol of salvation.
1.) Eighteen countries in the world have a cross on their national flag.
2.) There are numerous forms of the cross and amongst the most popular are the Christians cross, the Crucifix
, St. Peter’s Cross and St. Andrew’s cross.
, St. Peter’s Cross and St. Andrew’s cross. 3.) The cross is the most popular symbol of Christianity, the religion founded by Jesus Christ and the world’s largest religion.
4.) The cross is the emblem of the Aryan pantheon and the primitive Aryan civilization.
5.) The cross is regarded as the mystic representation of lightning or of the god of the tempest.
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Crucifix
6.) Christians were not the first to use the cross as a religious symbol. Ancient Egyptians used it in the form called Ankh which is also known as key of life, the key of the Nile or crux ansata.
7.) Hitler or his Nazi government was not the first to use the swastika
, a unique form of the cross.
, a unique form of the cross.8.) The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing form or its mirrored left-facing form.
9.) Archeologically, swastika-shaped ornaments have been found in Ancient India and remains widely used in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.
10.) The cross as a Christian symbol came into use as early as the 2nd century and the marking of a cross upon the forehead and the chest was regarded as a talisman against the powers of demons.
Red Cross
11.) In the 4th century, Constantine the Great adopted the cross as the symbol of his banner.
12.) The cross is a reminder to Christians of Gods act of love by taking away the sin of the world and that Jesus won over sin and death.
13.) The Feast of the Cross
, an important Christian feast, is celebrated in 12 different dates in the calendar known as Great Feasts.
, an important Christian feast, is celebrated in 12 different dates in the calendar known as Great Feasts.14.) One of the 12 Great Feast is the Exaltation of the Cross which is celebrated every September 14. This feast commemorates the consecration of the basilica on the site the original cross of Jesus was discovered in 326.
15.) One Christian denomination that does not accept the use of the cross as a symbol of Christianity is the Jehovah’s Witness.
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16.) A cross or summit cross was erected in 1851 on the top of Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany
17.) Another summit cross was erected in Mount Royal 
in Quebec, Canada. The first Mount Royal Cross was erected in 1643.
in Quebec, Canada. The first Mount Royal Cross was erected in 1643.18.) Magellan’s Cross in Cebu City, Philippines is one of the city’s most iconic landmark and most popular tourist attraction. It was erected by Magellan in the 16th century.
19.) The world’s highest cross is the one located in Valle de los Caidos. This gigantic cross, with a height of 150-meter and can be seen as far as 32 km, is located near Madrid in Spain.
20.) One of the biggest crosses in the world is the Millennium Cross in Skopje
, Macedonia. It is 66 meters in height.
, Macedonia. It is 66 meters in height.See also
Significant Facts About Vatican City
15 Notable Crucifixions in History
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