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Types of Weather: Wind
What is wind and what are localised winds? Find out about the global cycles which take winds right across the world. Earth Science - Weather - Learning Points. Wind begins with the difference in air pressure. Air moves from areas of high...
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Biofuels
Can biofuels become the sustainable fuels of the future? Or does the energy used for their production, and impact on biodiversity mean they do more harm than good? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Biofuel is cheap to...
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How Did Fish Evolve?
Journey through the evolution of fish, from the first vertebrate to the fish species that would eventually evolve to crawl onto land. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The first fish was called Haikouichthys, and it evolved in...
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Plate Tectonics
From volcanic eruptions to massive earthquakes to tidal waves, Earth's tectonic plates can be responsible for catastrophic natural disasters. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. The rising and falling of intense heat deep inside...
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Glaciers - Moving Ice Masses
Glaciers are a destructive force, moving slowly across landscapes, reshaping them as they go. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Over three-quarters of Earth's fresh water is locked in frozen reservoirs, known as glaciers....
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Tortoises
An introduction to two very different types of tortoise – the jousting angulate tortoises of Dassen Island, and the giant tortoises of the Galapagos. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Male angulate tortoises are very...
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Santorini: Looking for Atlantis
Could Atlantis, the mythical city which sank beneath the sea, be based in historical fact? The story of how a volcanic eruption on Crete may have inspired this enduring myth. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. In 1630BC, the...
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Planet Earth
There are lots of different places on our planet Earth – let's find out more. Our universe - Planet Earth - Earth's surface Learning Points The Earth’s surface is covered by land and oceans. It has lots of interesting and varied...
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Seed dispersal
Find out how the amazing Brunsvigia plant uses the wind to spread its seeds. Living things - Amazing plants - Plant life cycle Learning Points Plants grow from seed, to seedling, to full-grown plants that can make seeds. Plants spread...
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Settlements – True or false
True or false ... People only live on land? People and places - Human geography - Settlements A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The children have to determine if a statement is true or false.
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Water and weather – Did you know?
Did you know that a third of the Earth's land is classed as desert? Physical processes - The Earth and beyond - Water and weather Learning Points A desert receives less than 25cm of rain per year. A third of the Earth is defined as...
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Polluting the land – Spot the...
Six images are shown on screen ... can you spot the examples of land pollution? People and places - Human impact on the environment - Polluting the land A Twig Tidbit Film - Spot the Difference. The children have to identify which...
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What is a map? – Clip
Find out how maps are used to show political divisions within a country. People and places - Mapping - What is a map? A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that extends the learning beyond the curriculum.
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Changing land use – Odd one out
Four uses of land are shown, but which is the odd one out? People and places - Human geography - Changing land use A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one out.
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Mapping the seas – Odd one out
Four seas are shown, but which is the odd one out? People and places - Mapping - Mapping the seas A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one out.
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Coasts – Clip
Discover the extreme lengths one engineer has gone to in order to protect his home from coastal erosion. People and places -Physical geography - Coasts Learning Points The geology of the coast affects the features that develop there....