17 December 2014

Thank You Hillview

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11 December 2014

Character - what is it, how to strengthen it, my character strengths

Here is a really interesting video which explores the idea of character - take some time to reflect on the messages it conveys, while considering how to develop aspects of your character that you wish to grow: ...

30 November 2014

Biology - what does the liver do?

This video might interest some of you budding biologists and nurses;...

16 November 2014

Amazing video

This video is amazi...

9 November 2014

A logical puzzle

A logician visits a distant planet inhabited by two groups of aliens, compulsive liars and faithful truth-tellers.  She comes to a fork in a road - one road goes to the left, the other to the right. She meets two aliens there, one a liar, the other a truth-teller... but she doesn't know which is which.  The logician must ask just one Yes/No question to discover which road she should take to reach their leader. She thinks for a moment and then asks her question.  What question might she have asked? Post your theories and ideas...

2 November 2014

Using scale

This session will introduce you to a number of concepts relating to scale. The learning you've recently done on fractions and multiplication will help you.  For some of these problems you should work with others to solve them so you can discuss the issue. You might find drawing examples on the whiteboard or in your maths books helpful also. Scale is a practical way to represent something that is large using correct proportions. For example,...

How germs spread

Here's an interesting video that some of you might enjoy... ...