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1) Book Art
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How does an author choose an artist? How does an artist works? How do they decide what to draw? What do they use? What are the stages of making art?
3) Baking Day
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Do you ever help somebody to do some baking? What do you like to make? What do you use? What else do you need to make something delicious?
5) All Aboard!
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Throughout the world there are thousands of train enthusiasts, people who are fascinated by the power of trains. They are interested in the past development of rail transport and its effect on travel and trade. Following the history of trains makes people wonder what changes the future will bring.
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The bees need our help. They are running out of good food to eat and places to live. People are spraying poison on crops and clearing forests to make way for new cities. People need bees. Bees go from plant to plant and help to make the plants grow. What do you think we could do to help the bees?
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Emperor penguins have a fascinating life cycle that is different to other species in several ways: they are larger; they live further south in Antarctica; they breed during freezing winter; they never touch land, living on ice and in water. Antarctica is a severe environment – the coldest place on Earth, without any daylight for half of every year.
8) Road Works
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Before any road construction can begin, road planners must study the area to decide which way is best to get from one place to another. They need to know how many vehicles will use the new road, and whether it will have any bridges or tunnels.Surveyors and engineers will be needed, as well as special heavy machinery driven by skilful operators. The same careful attention is needed for repairs or changes to existing roads.
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Millions of earthquakes occur in the world every year, causing massive damage to property, as well as death and injury to thousands of people. Homes are destroyed, whole towns can be wrecked, not only by the vibrations, but also by landslides burying everything in their path. Severe earthquakes sometimes create other disasters, such as tsunamis and liquefaction. Everyone needs to know what to do if an earthquake strikes.
10) Ocean Limits
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Do you ever think about how important the ocean is? Did you know that the oceans impact on all of us, no matter how far from the sea we live? Find out how the ocean affects the air you breathe, the water you drink and even the weather.
11) Marine Marvels
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Planet Earth is sometimes called 'the blue planet'. Do you know why? It's because the oceans of salty water cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface, making it look blue from Space. The oceans are so deep and huge that there are still many dark, distant places that are unexplored. Every year hundreds of amazing new sea creatures are being discovered by marine scientists.
12) Helicopters
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The helicopter (or chopper) is an amazing machine, capable of so many more movements than fixed-wing aircraft. As well as being able to fly in any direction- forward, backward, sideways, or even straight up or down- it can actually hover in one place for a long time!
13) Easy Cheese
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Do you like cheese? There are lots of different sorts of cheeses made in many parts of the world. You might enjoy making cheese at home or at school. It's easy to do if you follow the recipe carefully. You can make cheese using things found in most kitchens.
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Like Little Miss Muffet, some people suffer from arachnophobia, which means fear of spiders, but many others find them fascinating. Very few of the 40,000 species are harmful, some are quite popular as pets! Most types of these busy little creatures do a great deal of good work in the world. They are widely-known but not always understood, as many people believe that spiders are just another type of insect.
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Throughout history there have been many races to be first to achieve a goal: e.g. first to learn to fly; first to climb the world's highest mountain; first to reach the moon. The race to reach the South Pole more than 100 years ago involved a bitter struggle through the harshest environment on Earth. Brave and determined explorers faced extreme challenges with weather and equipment.
17) Around The World
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In the 16th century there were many people who didn't know much about the world. They knew that planet Earth was sphere-shaped, but nobody had ever sailed right around the globe. There were still many oceans to explore and new countries and trade routes to discover. Adventurers were keen to sail in new directions to reach the other side of the world.
18) Our Solar System
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Earth is one of eight planets in our Solar System, that circle around the Sun. Our Solar System is just one tiny part of The Milky Way. The Milky Way is the galaxy we live in. There are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe.
19) Farming
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Have you been to a farm? What did they grow there? Can you imagine a time before there were machines to help with the work? Learn about how people stopped looking for food in the wild and started to farm animals and plants instead.