Weather Report

In World Around Us we will be comparing our weather with three different regions of the world. We will study the impact the weather has on our lives and the impact it has on the living things in rainforests, deserts and polar regions. Use the following weather links to research the weather conditions Here, in Manaus in the Brazilian Rainforest, Dakhla in the western Sahara Desert and Qaanaaq in the Arctic Circle.

Weather in Craigavon

Weather in Manaus

Weather in Dakhla

Weather in Qaanaaq

Post a short weather report for each location. Your report should say if there is sunshine, rain or snow and also include maximum and minimum temperature and wind speed and direction.

Desert Investigators

Imagine you are an environmental investigator and research deserts.

You might find the following links helpful

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/15-science/69-deserts.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml

Below are some ideas to help you with your investigation

Where would you find deserts in the world?

What do deserts look like?

What words would you use to describe a desert?

What colours do you see in photographs of deserts?

Try to name some of the living things found in deserts.

What environmental issues affect deserts?

Share your investigative skills in a comment

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Polar Region Investigators

Imagine you are an environmental investigator and research polar regions.
You might find the following links helpful

http://www.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/about/habitat_types/habitats/polar_regions/
http://www.athropolis.com/links/arctic.htm

Below are some ideas to help you with your investigation
Where would you find polar regions in the world?
What do polar regions look like?
What words would you use to describe a polar region?
What colours do you see in polar region photographs?
Try to name some of the living things found in polar regions.
What environmental issues affect polar regions?

Share your investigative skills in a comment
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Rainforest Investigators

Imagine you are an environmental investigator and research rainforests.

You might find the following links helpful

http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/what.html

http://www.rainforestconcern.org/rainforest_facts/

Below are some ideas to help you with your investigation

Try to list places in the world where you would find rainforests.

What do rainforests look like?

What words would you use to describe a rainforest?

What colours do you see in rainforest photographs?

Try to name some of the plants or trees found in the rainforest.

What animals live in the rainforest?

What environmental issues affect the rainforest?

Share your investigative skills in a comment

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'kn / n / gn' sounds

1. a part of the leg
2. happening every night
3. working clay until it is soft
4. no losing
5. _____ up on the noticeboard
6. a noise made with teeth
7. nothing or zero
8. to sign again
9. to quit
10. not from this country
11. that is the _____ joke

12. the time a queen rules

Fairtrade - 'f' sound words

This week we have been studying the 'f' sound.Write a short story using as many 'f' sound words as you can.Remember this sound can be made in a number of ways- 'f', 'ff', 'ugh' and 'ph'. Use each way as many times as you can.This week's word list and scaffold text will help you.
Try writing your story about FAIRTRADE.

TBs for those stories published

Haiti

Mr King visited school last week and spoke to us about the earthquake in Haiti. We enjoyed dressing in the colours of the Haitian flag and raising money to help. Many people around the world have been helping. Have a look at the link below and find out how a seven-year-old boy raised more than £190,000 for victims of the earthquake . It's an interesting news story. Have you heard any interesting news about Haiti? Share it in a comment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8470000/newsid_8478100/8478140.stm