Sound

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Prison (it doesn’t stop there)

We completed the error analysis of the SDL exercise on “Prison”.  4C managed to watch this over lunch.  This is for 4F to watch as supplementary exercise.  I hope that this will get all of us thinking about the role of prisons and how it does not stop there.  There is a lot more we need to do to help someone get back on track.

Remembering Chernobyl

Coincidentally, yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the chernobyl disaster. In a novice fashion, I discussed nuclear ambitions with the classes today.  It is interesting how things turned out 25 years down the road.  But the devastation is far from over.  The radioactive waste at Chernobyl will last more than a 100 over years.  All you see at Chernobyl today is a sarcophagus that they built over it.

This video gives us an inside view of the sarcophagus and what took place 25 years ago.

Nuclear Power Resources

Article link on the benefits and disadvantages of Nuclear Power.

One of the most famous nuclear disasters – Chernobyl.  Good website that gives simple information on what really happened, plus a simple explanation of nuclear energy for a novice like me.

The Mystery of the Lonely Lighthouse

Dear 5B,

The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery is featured in our next reading assignment.  It is a mystery that is never solved.  No one knew what happened to the missing keepers.

Here is an interesting clip to give you more information on the mystery of the Lonely Lighthouse.  It is really helpful for us to visualise the events that took place.  Please read the passage assigned to you as well so that you will have a full and accurate account of this great mystery.

Pompeii Dreams

Eversince I read about Pompeii, I have dreamt for a long time of going to Italy and visiting this ancient city.  What makes it so famous was the devastating volcanic eruption that wiped out the entire city.  But the remains of the city show us clearly what Roman life was like and how the people died an agonising death.

I’ll be going for the curator’s tour soon and I am so happy that the teachers will get a chance to go into the exhibition.  Right now, we are trying really hard to bring at least one cohort to the exhibition for a learning journey in 2011.  You should go before it closes.  It is an amazing piece of history that you shouldn’t miss.

Click for more background information on Pompeii.

we watched in awe and wonderment

This is really awesome.  I wish I could take time off to be there and marvel at the artistry.

Coral Reefs Videos

I am extremely tired now and I don’t really feel like saying much.  These are videos for teaching comprehension skills and I am putting them up here so that I don’t have to search all over again.

Queen Nefertiti – “The Beautiful One Has Come”

What you see above are the contrasting images of Nefertiti.  There are a variety of resources on her and I will leave you to google it.  However, there is a a series of YouTube videos on the excavation and debate if the mummy was Nefertiti.  If you have time this Lunar New Year break, go ahead and watch the entire series and tell me what you think.  Here is the first segment for you.

jabberwocky

My first lesson post for 2010   Click on the image to download the list of affixes.

How did you find this lesson?  How did it help you to tackle vocabulary skills?  Coments please so that I can improve my lesson.  Thank you!