Recently, I watched a documentry by National Geographic called The Great Wall of China. Today, I made a slideshow using my notes. Scroll down to see the slideshow, and don’t worry about missing anything: the slideshow will restart automatically. Enjoy! Click here to see the documentry.
A convex surface, like my rainbow maker’s mirror, reflects light in a curved shape. For example, if my rainbow maker was parallel to a wall all the parts of the mirror would be the same distance from the wall, but the light reflecting from the lower parts of the mirror wouldn’t reach as high up … Read more
Today, I read “It was Long Ago”. The poem was about what the author, Eleanor Farjeon, could remember from her childhood. I decided to write my own poem about something I remember. Over a year ago,We went to WalesTo adopt a puppy called Bo. On the way home,He did a pooAnd we discovered Smelly Bo. … Read more
Recently, I have been learning about indicators, chemicals that scientists use to test for other chemicals. Yesterday, Mum made a red cabbage indicator to test for acidic, neutral and alkaline substances. If the substance turns the indicator red/pink it is an acid, if it is a alkaline the indicator will turn blue/green. If the purple … Read more
When is the Lantern Festival? Lantern Festival, known as yuán xiāo jié 元 宵 节 or shàng yuán jié 上 元 节 in China, arrives two weeks after Chinese New Year, marking the end of the celebrations. The festival lands on the 15th day of the first lunar month of the new year, which this … Read more