Posted in Environmental Science, Food Technology, Language Arts, Photography, Science on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“A” reports from The Dragontree Garden:
Here at Dragontree we have been growing our own fruit and vegetables.
We have turnips, parsnips, blackcurrants, peas, broad beans, onions, garlic and apples, strawberries, radish, tomatoes and runner beans.
We also planted some potatoes but they didn’t grow very well. We covered them over each time they sprouted up above the [...]
Posted in Environmental Science, Multimedia, Photography, Science on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As part of our topic on water management we explored the local water treatment works.
Photos and article by M
First the waste water travels down the main pipe line and then enters the waste water treatment works.
Then it enters the screening process where the large objects are separated from the waste water.
After that, the waste [...]
Posted in Art and Design, Language Arts, Museums and Galleries, Photography, Travel and Trips on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Following a recent trip to Paris, we made a detour to Monet’s Garden at Giverney.
“M” reports…
On the way back from Paris we heard that we would pass Monet’s garden, so off we went. We arrived at place called Giverney. It was hidden in a little village – it would be sad if it was surrounded [...]
Posted in History, Museums and Galleries, Photography, Science, Technology, Travel and Trips on June 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
During a recent trip to the States, we visited Hoover Dam (which lies on the border between the US states of Nevada and Arizona) and learned about the men who designed and built it, the power that it generates, the water that is controlled through it and a certain little dog who is buried there…
“M” [...]
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 [...]
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