arguments

speeches, arguments, logic, for and against...

arguments aren't just about getting stroppy with someone and trying to prove you're right by talking louder than them - it's about forming opinions and being able to structure a convincing argument.

Are there any interesting points to debate about our choice of chickens for mummifying?

dispicable humans

sometimes i despair at how stupid and evil humans can be...

but there is also hope - think of the people who devote their lives to making a positive difference.

i once dreamt of being a primatologist...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6960475.stm

and this hideous news ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4202734.stm

what can we do to help save our primates cousins? they need our help.

treasures destroyed and rebuilt

here is an article about the destruction and possible rebuilding of a great treasure.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6956327.stm

SPACE

what is out there???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6962185.stm

what is out there?

this is an accidental post....
you can write something random here.

podcasts and vodcasts

podcasting [and now vodcasting as well] is something that i've never worked out how to do - obviously i know how to make a little video or sound recording, but its the publishing of it that has left me wondering. now it seems blogger are making it easier for us to do. no doubt with the rise of things like u-tube, it has become run of the mill to digital natives, but i still need to learn.
here is a link to some instructions for sharing video via blogger...

http://bloggerindraft.blogspot.com/search/label/video%20upload

i am thinking it could be a good way to publish our documentaries about the inquiry topics you have worked on.

chook money

because we have to buy chooks, salt, plastic bags, rubber gloves, baking soda, paper towels, etc, for ten groups, it will cost me heaps. your little class newsletter sugests 3-5 dollars per student. this depends on whether or not you are in a large, medium or small group.
to be honest, i haven't budgeted accurately and wonder if you could show some working here as to what it might cost per student just for the chickens alone. ten chooks, about $10 each maybe.... 33 students

and its going to take lots of salt, bags, etc on top of that.

btw - the bird pictured is not a chook - it's a wee duckling that was found near a drain at peachgrove - its brothers and sisters were stuck down the drain and no mummy was to be seen.... what will become of them!!!