|
|
Browse by Tags
All Tags » science (RSS)
Sorry, but there are no more tags available to filter with.
-
I recently responded to a blog challenge by a video recording of myself - you can see it by clicking here. Most EFL teachers are probably aware of the activity where students are asked to say some things about themselves, and the others are to guess if Read More...
|
|
|
-
With all the headlines on the problems of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Northern Japan, now is a good time as any to have a debate on the viability of nuclear power as a source of energy.
The strongest objection of the anti-nuclear power lobby Read More...
|
|
|
-
All of us are familiar with the belief that children learn languages far easier than adults. It turns out that, actually, the critical period is between 0 and 7 years. Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute for Brain and Learning Sciences at the Read More...
|
-
As visitors of this blog know, I regularly create games using various sites and software as I firmly believe we need to make education fun, and games are fun to most people, especially the younger ones.
I'm pleased to tell you that there is yet another Read More...
|
-
Regular readers among you will have noticed that I use Purpose Games a lot, and, no, in case you're wondering, I don't earn anything from them. I use them because the tagging games are relatively easy to create, they're free, I haven't found any better, Read More...
|
-
The largely unknown tiny Canarian island of El Hierro will soon become anything but that.
By next year, it will become the first island in the world to obtain 100% of its energy needs from renewable energy. A combination of wind and hydroelectrical power Read More...
|
-
Why do we say an electric shaver but an electrical engineer? Although most native speakers use electric, electrical and electronic correctly most of the time, chances are that they will find it hard to tell you why! So, it's hardly surprising that non-native Read More...
|
-
-
How fast can you identify the planets in our solar system? Click on the image to test yourself in a simple point-and-click game. Image source: NASA/JPL - "The planets are shown in the correct order of distance from the Sun, the correct relative sizes, Read More...
|
-
Purpose Games have regular tournaments and some of my games are being featured in two of their current ones: Advanced Science @ Not About Speed and The Great Human Anatomy. Games featured in Advanced Science are: Ecosystems, Laboratory Equipment while Read More...
|
-
Those were the words of renowned underwater photographer Brian Skerry, who talks on the destruction of ecosystems, the destruction of life in the oceans, accompanying it with stunning shots of both above and under the sea, but ends on a rather positive Read More...
|
-
Are we in the troposphere or the stratosphere? Where do spaceships fly? How thick is the Earth's atmosphere? Check out your knowledge of the Earth's atmosphere in this entertaining quiz.
Teachers, please note that if an email is provided, a review of Read More...
|
-
Living organisms are divided into five kingdoms: Monera - the most simple living things. Protista - eukaryotes with only one cell. Fungi - mushrooms, mould and yeast. Plantae - all plants, such as trees and grass. Animalia - all animals, including people. Read More...
|
-
Most people play bingo with each player having a card containing a set of pictures, numbers, etc., and each card being different from the rest. However, that usually involves some preparation beforehand and quite a bit of printing.
However, if you haven't Read More...
|
-
There is a great variety of reptiles here on planet Earth, and they first started to evolve more than 300 million years ago. There are more than 8,000 species of reptiles, and they include crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and turtles. The majority of reptiles Read More...
|
|
|
|
|