(M)’s friend (J) introduced him to this really cool game that teaches you about angles. (M) thought that it would be useful to write down his strategy for winning the game Bowman 2 vs Computer.
1 Make first shot. Make note of angle and power used.
2 Keep power the same.
3 If the shot passes the [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Bowman Online Game
Posted in Language Arts, Multimedia on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Heart – some Fascinating Facts!
Posted in Language Arts, Science on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have started a new topic all about the human body. This week we’ve been looking at the heart. (A) has been finding out some fascinating facts…
The heart pumps blood along 60,000 miles of blood vessels. That would go around the Earth three times!
The heart pumps 5 litres of blood around the body.
The heart [...]
Webcam in a birdbox updated!
Posted in Environmental Science, Multimedia, Technology, Webcam on January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have put a skylight into the birdbox so that the inside has better lighting.
Check out the tab at the top of the blog for a special Webcam page with a large picture
Book Review: Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox
Posted in Language Arts, Reading : Reviews and Analysis on January 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
For this review, (M) focussed on plot and character …
This book is about a very clever fox feeding his family with farmers’ animals. The farmers don’t like it so they try to kill him . Can Mr fox and his family survive ?
I thought that this story had bad guys that were so mean, stupid [...]
Programming 3D worlds with Alice
Posted in Multimedia, Programming, Technology on January 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry that this is a bit geeky – but dad was an ICT coordinator in a school and is always on the look out for stuff like this…
http://www.alice.org
From here you can download a free program that lets you create and control objects and characters in 3D worlds. It is clearly very powerful for teaching the [...]
Sunset Crater Volcano Arizona – Geology Fieldtrip Report
Posted in Environmental Science, History, Multimedia, Photography, Science, Travel and Trips, Video on January 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have finally got round to making our report on part of a geology fieldtrip when we looked at volcanoes in Arizona. ‘M’ has made it as a Photostory presentation and added a narration. We have added it to our YouTube channel.
The Sunset Crater Volcano is one of around 500 volcanoes that are concentrated near [...]
Stop Motion Animation with Lego
Posted in Art and Design, Multimedia, Music, Technology, Video on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘M’ and his friend ‘J’ have used iMovie and Garageband to make a Stop Motion animation.
Like Ray Harryhousen used to do – the lego and megablocks actors are moved small amounts between each frame – when it all plays back it looks like a movie. Sound effects and music were added – and picking the [...]
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