CARBON FOOTPRINT CALCULATOR

Do you know how much you pollute, do you know what your carbon footprint is? Try this link to know:

https://footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/   ( FOR ADULTS)

http://www.parkcitygreen.org/Calculators/Kids-Calculator.aspx  ( FOR KIDS)

PASSIVE TREASURE HUNT

INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS: WHO INVENTED WHAT?

TASK 1:

Fill the second chart using the inventions, inventors and dates you have underneath. Be careful, everything has been mixed up!

WHAT	WHO	WHEN
John L. Baird	Richard Drew	1930
PLAY STATION	COCA-COLA	CELLO TAPE
CHEWING GUM	Thomas Adams	BASKETBALL
1994	James Naismith	Ken Kutaragi
John Stith Pemberton	1891	1886
HOT DOGS	1930	TV
Adolf Eugen Fick	Levi Strauss	1873
1987	1878	German immigrants in NY
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 1860s	Ruth Graves Wakefield CONTACT LENSES	JEANS 1920S

WHAT?	WHO?	WHEN?

Have a look at these websites for help:
http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/FamousInvention.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/indexn.shtml

http://www.bkfk.com/inventor/inventors.asp

http://inventors.about.com/
http://inventors.about.com/library/blindex.htm

http://www.women-inventors.com/

TASK 2:

Now make  passive sentences using the inventions above.

TASK 3
Revision of Passive Voice

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_simple_present.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/sentences_simple_past.htm

Population Density

Once finished today's work, do these activities:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/126964.html?AP_rand=711719815 ( to practice cardinal points)
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/activities/popn_density.html ( to practice population density)
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/activities/popn_distribution.html
Now, try to fling the teacher with this game
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/activities/population.html

Some geography to prepare next session
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html

Our Old Globe

TASK 1

Click on the links below  and do the quizzes. Once finished tell me the score.
http://www.prongo.com/quizgame/

http://www.funtrivia.com/flashquiz/index.cfm?qid=56329


Other examples ( too difficult, though)
http://gaia.hq.nasa.gov/quiz/quiz_start-template.cfm?reason=illegal

http://www.funtrivia.com/flashquiz/index.cfm?qid=298933

VENI, VIDI , VICI (JULIUS CAESAR)

 As good old Julius  once said ,he came, he saw and he conquered. It's now your turn to " conquer" some historical knowledge, through  games.

HISTORY GAMES:
EASY ONES

1. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/ancientrome/ ( the typical " fling the teacher" one, but now about Rome)
2. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/noughtscrosses/romans.htm ( a new type of game for a change,  noughts and crosses. Follow instructions , play against the computer)
3. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/plague/ (Now about the Great Plague. we'll be reading about that tomorrow)
4. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/penaltyshootout/medievaltimes.htm ( Medieval Times)

DIFFICULT ONES.

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/games_index.shtml (click on   the Roman Street and follow the instructions)
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/ (Greece. Click on Greek Hero-)
3. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/quizzes/pairs/ancientrome.htm (Rome1)
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/ (Rome 2 Click on Dig it up)

 IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT:

Roman Gladiators
http://www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/index.html
Walk through history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/timestrip/cara_boud.shtml