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Electrical safety in your home – Switched on Kids

Eco Homes – research guide

• Section 1 – pick one way you can do each thing. When you have picked that method – research and make notes on it.
• Section 2 – pick extra features you want to include and make notes on them

1. Focus Features:

• Prevent heat loss: Insulation: High levels of insulation
• Use renewable energy sources: Energy sources such as solar, thermal, wind, biomass and/or eco electric companies
• Use eco-friendly building materials: Natural materials and an avoidance of plastics

2. Extra features:

• Maximise Sunshine: Good levels of daylight/passive solar orientation — glazing oriented south for light and heat, and minimum north-facing glazing to reduce heat loss  
• Eco windows: Superior double or triple-glazed windows  
• Rainwater/water supplies: Rainwater harvesting and greywater collection
• Plants: Vegetable gardens/green roof
• Airtightness: High levels of airtightness/a healthy indoor environment, which may include a mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) system 

Wordsmyth – for kids

Britannica kids

Collins English Dictionary

http://www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk

Websites for research:

BBC iWonder: What are Zoos For?

bbc.co.uk/guides/ztkpn39#zs6c4wx

National Geographic: ENCYCLOPEDIC ENTRY Zoo

nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/zoo/

Battersea Park Children’s Zoo: Conservation

batterseaparkzoo.co.uk

Zoological Society of London: Kids Page

zsl.org/kids-zsl

Chester Zoo: Explore the Zoo

chesterzoo.org/explore-the-zoo

Edinburgh Zoo

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk

Try these websites:

Wolfworlds

Science kids – animal facts

The arctic wolf

The gray wolf

Fun Wolf Facts

More facts about wolves

Have a look at these websites:

www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

www.horrible-histoHome – CBBC Newsroundries.co.uk

www.codeclub.org

https://burnleyroadacademy.org/calderdale/primary/burnleyroad

What can you see or do on these sites?

This video explains how the world wide web is a part of the internet:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47523993

https://www.cosmeo.com/braingames/virutal_volcano/index.cfm?title=Virtual%20Volcano

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/volcanoes.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/tech/volcanoes/newsid_1768000/1768595.stm

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm

Videos:

Updated!

Famous Volcanoes: A List Of Well-Known Volcanoes & Volcanic Eruptions, With Locations, Pictures & Facts

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/volcanoes.htm

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Volcanic_Explosivity_Index

General information

Mount Tambora

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tambora

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Tambora

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160408

tambora-eruption-volcano-anniversary-indonesia-science

Mauna Loa

Mauna Loa: Facts About the Largest Volcano in the World

http://www.kids-earth-science.com/mauna-loa-volcano.html

Mauna Loa Volcano

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/maunaloa.html

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mauna-Loa

Krakatoa

http://www.kids-fun-science.com/krakatoa-eruption.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/volcanoes/witnesses.htm

http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-earth-was-made/videos/the-krakatoa-volcano

https://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/27-august/krakatau-erupts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa

Kilauea 

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/kilauea.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%ABlauea

http://www.livescience.com/27622-kilauea.html

https://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/

Mount Etna

Mount Etna Facts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/39290481

http://geology.com/volcanoes/etna/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46675110

Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji: Facts and Information

Japan’s Pride – Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji Facts & Worksheets

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fuji.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/mount-fuji/

I will use this page to post additional links to resources and activities. There will also be work set on Seesaw so don’t forget to check there.

More fun exercise games.

These links are to fun educational sites. Try them out!

www.artcyclopedia.com/mostpopular.html

Ask Jeeves– a safe search engine especially designed for children to use

BBC bitesize

BBC – create and make

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/index.shtml

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/

www.enfield.gov.uk/roadrangers/info/36/be_safe_be_seen

www.funbrain.com/numbers.html

www.funwithspot.com/uk/website.html

Games to promote healthy eating

www.harpercollinschildrens.com/Kids/GamesAndContests/Games.aspx

harrypotter.scholastic.com/?lnkid=stacks/nav/b_and_a/titles/harrypotter

www.mykidsart.com.au/Famous_Artists_from_My_Kids_Art.html

www.mykidsart.com.au/Art_Links.html

Educational games  for children up to 14 years and parent information

Check these websites to help you research:

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/mammals/fox/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2faWkKPR3wIVx5TVCh0YzwjOEAAYAiAAEgIjK_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

http://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/fox-red/overview?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2faWkKPR3wIVx5TVCh0YzwjOEAAYAyAAEgKSgfD_BwE

https://wildwoodtrust.org/animals/red-fox/

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/red-fox

https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/red-fox/

 

 

Watch this video about day and night.

BBC bitesize explanation of day and night.

Dkfindout…

 

A typical day for a child in 1914

Life in Britain in 1914

In pictures – 1914

Food in 1914

Some of the jobs people did in the early 1900s…

Planets – facts

Space Facts – planets

Planets for kids

Solar system facts for kids

More planet facts – kidzone

Start using Scratch

Topmarks maths