Monday, 23 January 2012

Thaw

Thaw:
  1.   warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"  
  2.   the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"  
  3.   become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"

Sunday, 22 January 2012

Tean

Tean: 1. Any of several small, short-necked freshwater ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that feed on the surface of the water and often have brightly marked plumage.

2. A moderate or dark bluish green to greenish blue.

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Largest Wave

Did you know that the largest wave ever seen was whooping over 34 metres high. Talk about making a splash!!

Antartica-Desert

Did you know that Antartica counts as a desert. Even though it's so cold. With a measly 50mm of rain a year, it's as dry as a load of old bones.

Antartica

Did you know that Antartica's actually a colossal ice-covered contenent.

North Pole

Did you know that there is no land at the North Pole, only frozen ocean.

Exert

Exert: Verb: To make an effort to get something done.

Monday, 16 January 2012

Basalt

Basalt is a volcanic rock usally is grey or black.

Haversack

A haversack is a bag, usually carried by a single shoulder strap.
e.g. My school bag is a haversack.

Helium

Helium: Noun: A light gas used in balloons and airships.

Blondin - Nigera Falls

Did you know that in 1859, sure-footed french daredevil Blondin walked across Nigera Falls.. on a tightrope.

Deserts

Deserts
A desert is a dry and sandy land. It is plain and dry. It hardly ever rains.

There are hardly any plants in deserts. Barrel Cactus and Compass Cactus are the most popular plants or maybe the only plants in the desert.

You find this environment under the Equator.
  
The horrid sun makes it feel like you’re in an oven. The sun is blazing in the deserts.
  
Usually only camels live in deserts. Camels store food and drink in there humps to survive. Camels have wide feet that stop them sinking into the sand.

There is water in deserts. Deserts sometimes get rain. This rainwater seeps into the sand and collects in rock. The water then builds up and forms a pool called an Oasis.

Grasslands are found when there is too much rain for deserts but not enough rain for  a forest. Large numbers of animals can be found living and feeding on grasslands, including  Zebras, Antelopes and lions.

Not all deserts are sandy. Some are rocky or covered in piles of pebbles. But if it's sand you're after, why not head for the Sahara and watch a sand dune shift?

Hammada is the Arabic word for a rocky desert that's been stripped bare of sand and dust by the wind.

In the Sahara Desert the temperature can reach well over 50®C. At night though, it can drop below freezing as the heat is lost on the ground.
The San people of the Kalahari Desert store water in empty ostrich-egg shells.
The desert tortoise pees on its back legs to cool itself down.
A desert only gets 25cm of rainwater every few years. 
The sensational Sahara's as big as the USA.
Surviving the desert is NO picnic. Forget tucking into your sand-wiches. In the desert, food takes second place. You can go without eating but without water you'd be dead in two days.
Europe's the only continent that doesn't have a desert.

Saturday, 7 January 2012

Mammals

Did you know that most Mammals have four legs and a tail. Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises don't.

Oblige

Oblige: Verb: 1. To force someone to do something.
2. To help or please someone.

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Greek Drama

Did you know that Greek Drama originated at religious festivals.

Roman Swords

Did you know that Roman swords were copied from the Spanish.

Procession

Procession:  Noun:  A line of people or vehicles moving slowly forwards.

Devour

Devour:  Verb:  To eat or swallow something greedily.

Panther

Although the name ' panther ' is usually giving to pumas, it is also used leopards that have black fur.

Tigers' coats

Did you know that not two tigers have the same pattern on there coats. White Tigers with black stripes are occasionally seen in the wild and are bred in zoos because they are very popular with visitors. Although they don't look like their parents, these tigers aren't different in any other way.

Quarantine

Quarantine:  Noun:  A period when a person or animal is kept apart from others incase they have a disease.

Queasy

Queasy:  Adjective:  Felling slightly sick.

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum:  Noun: A garden flower that blooms in Autumn.

Ancient Rome's fire brigade

Did you know that Rome had it's own fire brigade The 7000 firemen were all specially trained freed slaves!!

Delicatessen

Delicatessen: Noun: A shop that sells unusual or foreign foods, especially meats and cheeses!!

Shinfield Cricket Club

I go to a cricket club. In winters we do indoors & in the Spring & Summer we do outdoors.

Indoor nets take place in Crosfields School’s Sports Hall. Outdoor takes place in Shinfield Cricket Club’s ground . 

Shinfield Club has coaching classes from under 9’s to grown ups. Indoors starts on Saturday 7th January 2012 . 

Outdoors we train on Saturdays, play matches every Sunday & have at least one  tournament once a year.

Problem Solving

I enjoy solving math problems and my dad bought me some books from badger publications . I’d like to share 1 example . 
e.g.
Riad collected 50 seashells over a period of 5 days. Each day he collected three more than he had the day before. How many shells did Riad collect each day?
Answer.Day 1,Day 2, 7   Day 3, 10    Day 4, 13   Day 5,  16

Biggest Animal

Did you know that Whales are the biggest kind of animal in the world today! Some are longer and heavier than the largest trucks!!