Freak...waves!!!

What do you think is a rogue wave?
Let's think:  what does rogue mean?

So, what is a rogue wave?

Let's find out!

Exam stress or Happy studying

During the Exam period are you usually like this...

 ...or do you look more like this?

Let's watch what a students thinks...

Well, we all want to be in best shape for our exams!!!

Here are some tips from a specialist. Do you agree? What are YOUR good studying habits? Any tips?

Write them as a post here!

You are what you eat...

What do these two young people have in common?
What, in your opinion causes eating disorders?
Let's take a look at a very interesting article to get an expert opinion.

Food for thought!

Can you guess a reason behind the difference in these two reports?

Would you ever imagine that eating habits are behind them?
 Read this article and comment on how our food intake affects our school performance                   

Explore the food pyramid and take  this interactive quiz!

        Then write a food quiz for your class.

The Fury of Nature

Kansas City, Chicago among cities facing winter's fury

The storm is bringing havoc to an area barely dug out from last week's blizzard.

(Photo: Orlin Wagner, AP)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Two deaths have been blamed on the storm
• Motorists are urged to stay off roads
• Tens of thousands of homes are without power

The second winter storm in a week, this one featuring heavy, wet snow and driving winds, pounded parts of the Midwest on Tuesday, closing schools, snarling transportation and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.

The storm was ripping through Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma early Tuesday, with 8 inches of snow on the ground in some places and more on the way. More than 80,000 homes and businesses were without power.

Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James declared an emergency, his city still recovering from the storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow just five days earlier. He urged residents to stay home.

"This one has the potential to be quite serious," James said.

Airlines have canceled more than 1,900 flights during the past 72 hours and were waiving fees for passengers scrambling to make connections through the storm's path. FlightStats reported 345 cancellations at Chicago O'Hare and 117 at Kansas City alone on Tuesday morning.

A man carries coffee to his vehicle across an unplowed street in Lawrence, Kan., on Feb. 26.(Photo: Orlin Wagner, AP)

Chicago and Detroit were among other major cities bracing for a hit. Both were forecast to see up to six inches of an unpleasant mixture of snow and ice.

Metro Detroit's snowfall total for this winter is already 4.5 inches above normal, said National Weather Service meteorogist Mike Richter. Richter said the area already has recorded 37.4 inches of snow this winter, less than two inches off the average for an entire winter.

At Lozon Ace Hardware in suburban River Rouge, office manager Amy Lozon said there hasn't been a big rush on snow supplies. "People pretty much have what they need for this winter. March is just around the corner, there is light at the end of the tunnel," she said.

The storm already was being blamed for two deaths -- in northwest Kansas, a 21-year-old man's SUV hit an icy patch on Interstate 70 and overturned. And in the northwest town of Woodward, Okla., heavy snow caused a roof to collapse, killing one person inside the home.

The storm will continue to dump snow across the Lower Great Lakes region Tuesday night and into northern New York State and northern New England on Wednesday, Oravec said.

The storm forced road closures in Texas on Monday. Paul Braun, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation, said whiteout conditions and drifting snow had made all roads in the Texas Panhandle impassable. Interstate 40 was closed from Amarillo to the Oklahoma state line Monday.

Amarillo saw about 20 inches of snow Monday. Along with the snow, a weather station in Pantex, Texas, reported a wind gust Monday morning of 77 mph. A wind gust of 84 mph was reported near El Paso, well south of the snowstorm.

In the drought-stricken Plains, thirsting for moisture, the storm could help replenish the groundwater. Climatologists say 12 inches of snow is equivalent to about 1 inch of rain, depending on the density of the snow.

"Is it a drought buster? Absolutely not," Victor Murphy with the weather service in Fort Worth said. "Will it bring short-term improvement? Yes."

 

Which other natural disasters do you know?
Make a presentation and talk about it in class!

A Cosmic Goldmine!

 Yesterday,  18th February 2013 a meteor came out of nowhere and hit Siberia, causing several injuries.

Let's watch this video of the event to find out more.
                                 

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As you're watching the video, let's fill in this form with the missing words...

So what's a meteor? And why is it so precious?
Look into the internet and create your own presentation!

A story with ...feelings!

In our previous class we talked about the 7 universal facial expressions that represent 7 globally common feelings. We also found synonyms of these emotions which we posted in our document in the cloud.

Now let's play a game!
Each student will chose an emotion and write a story of a situation that made him/her experience this feeling. To make it more interesting, we will make a special point to include expressions that show how we felt without actually using the emotion word itself! Pay attention not to let your classmates see your story.

We will then swap papers. Each student gets a story and makes a guess of who they think wrote it.
They will need to explain why they think it is so.

Let's have fun, everyone!

et's leave feeling content and relaxed today by singing the "Rainbow" with IZ again today.

Feelings.....

Research by the famous anthropologist Dr Paul Eckman has proven that there are some facial expressions
showing feelings that are common among humans whether we live in a metropolis or in the Amazon jungle.

Would you like to find out what they are? Watch this video and fill in the gaps in this document while watching.



Now, how well can you identify emotions on people's faces?
Look at these pictures and guess how Simone is feeling.

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Now, what synonyms of the emotion words above can you come up with?
Let's fill them in our document.

You can also find more tips on how to identify facial expressions and a very interesting QUIZ
in this website.

How is IZ feeling while singing? Can you identify his emotions from his facial expressions?
Print this document, fill in the lyrics and sing along.... 

Who's watching you?

Have you ever felt that someone is watching you?

Well, maybe it was true....

Our way of fighting back the crisis:

PART 1: GRATITUDE - We recognise and feel grateful for the "little' things in our life 

Jason  I tried skateboarding and I managed to learn how to balance. I  felt excited about it !!!
Ellie I saw my grandmohter that I haven't seen her for a year.I felt very happy!!!
Flora I went out with my friends because it was my Birthday on Thursday. I felt free!!!
Panagiotis I loved skyping with my uncle who is in the USA but I felt unhappy because he is going to stay there forever!!!
Stamatis I felt glad because I won't have school tomorrow.Tomorrow is school holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thalis I went for a walk with my school the previous week and I felt really cheerful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Living in the future: A ....Biome in space???

Have you ever dreamt of living to space?
How would you travel there?

Where would you stay?

This is ISS or the International Space Station.

Credit:NASA

Let's learn a few things about it in this article

How comfortable do you think life in a space station is?
Let's watch this video to find out

Now, lets find out more information about this amzing cradle of life in space here



Would you like to sing along while watching this amazing video?

Here's to a strong, creative 2013

The astraunauts of the International Space Station want to wish you...

Do you know what a New Year Resolution is?
Let's read this post in Scoop.it and find out!

Have you ever made a resolution like this?
Was it an idea, a thought, a wish?

Can a resolution be just a word?
This blog post gives you some ideas!
What word would you choose for 2013?
Write a comment in this blog and then take part in myoneword.org