Week of 11 December 2017
Hello, My New Year’s resolution to send some weekly-ish updates has come a bit early. Maybe it’s the growing Christmas excitement in the Elementary –… more
The Montessori Place Blog
Just published: our 2017 Ofsted Inspection report
Our most recent Full School inspection (ages 3 to 16), published in November 2017. “In this safe and incredibly nurturing environment, children and pupils of all… more
The Nenets
The October 2017 National Geographic article on the issues facing the Nenets as they make their annual migration to the Yamal Peninsula. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/10/nenets-yamal-herders-energy-development/ Some background… more
Making charts.
Reminder of how to make a pie chart: https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/pie-charts.html Note – if you are comparing two wholes (e.g. how two different families spend their income), then you might… more
Causes of child mortality
Historical leading causes of child mortality in the Africa region: Acute lower respiratory infections Birth asphyxia or trauma Diarrhoea HIV-AIDS Malaria Measles Meningitis Other Pertussis… more
Catalonia independence
Some resources: Arguments for and against Catalonia independence http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/27/europe/catalan-referendum-explained/index.html https://www.ft.com/content/138164a6-5b8a-11e7-b553-e2df1b0c3220 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/catalonia-independence-referendum-170927083751915.html
Scale of life
An animation on the relative size of familiar and unfamiliar forms of life: https://www.cellsalive.com/howbig_js.htm What stops cells from just growing and growing? http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/ahp/LAD/C5/C5_ProbSize.html This is… more
Puzzles Week of 11 September 2017
1 If 4 times a number is 48, what is 1/3 of the number? 2 Luca and Isaiah took paper clips from the Draper cabinet. … more
