Galileo – a Biography

As part of their literacy studies this week, “M” and “A” have been writing a biography of Galileo. They have used books and the internet to research into Galileo’s life and work, endeavouring where possible to check the information across a range of sources.
Here is “A” ’s account of Galileo’s early life:
Galileo Galilei was born [...]

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Water, water, everywhere…

“Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink”
(Samuel Taylor Coleridge “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
So goes the cry of the mariner whose ship is adrift on a “painted ocean”, with not a breath of wind.
Today we watched another programme in the series “Water Water” on Teacher’s TV:
http://www.teachers.tv/video/31909
We learned [...]

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