Friday, 22 April 2011

Happy Saint George Day

George was out walking
He met a dragon on a hill
It was wise and wonderful
Too glorious to kill ...
Let’s celebrate St George’s Day,
The dragon in repose;
The brilliant lark ascending,
The yew, the oak, the rose
The True Dragon by Brian Patten ,

SAINT GEORGE: ENGLAND NATIONAL DAY
HISTORY
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/stgeorge.html

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

The British Isles Project

1- NAME and capital city - MAP
2- Population and LANGUAGE
3- FLAG and currency
4- PLACES OF INTEREST
5- Important cities
6- Monuments and buildings
7- Some history
8- Festivities and curiosities
9- Music and important people
10- Typical food
11- Other relevant information

Saturday, 29 January 2011

Saint Patrick's Day - Ireland (17th March)

http://www.slideshare.net/takeyourtime/webquest-st-patricks-day-2619244 (WEBQUEST)
http://poster.4teachers.org/worksheet/view.php?id=146149
(TREASURE HUNT)
http://www.slideshare.net/fengchuishaster/saint-patricksday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W22gpBv00gg&feature=related (IRISH DANCE)

The United Kingdom: http://www.slideshare.net/Nines/what-do-you-know-about-the-united-kingdomp02 (THE BRITISH ISLES)

Experiments

Option 1:INVISIBLE INK WITH LEMON JUICE
Materials:
-Half a lemon
-Bowl
-Cotton bud or paintbrush
-White paper
-Lamp, light bulb or heat source
Instructions:
-Squeeze the lemon juice into the bowl.
-Think about a secret message
-Dip the cotton bud into the liquid and write the message on the white paper.
-Wait for the juice to dry.
-Heat the paper by holding it close to a light bulb.
-Read the message!!!
Option 2: MAGIC MILK
Materials:
-Whole milk
-Food colouring
- Dish
- Cotton bud
- Dishwashing liquid (fairy or similar)
Instructions:
1. Put ½ cup of milk into a dish.
2. Add 2 drops of food colouring in different areas of the dish. You can use 4 different colours.
3. Put a drop of dishwashing liquid in the cotton bud.
4. Put the cotton bud with the dishwashing liquid into the centre of the dish of milk.
5. Observe what happens.