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September Edition 2010


Table of Contents
Welcome p5
Introducing the Family p6
-The Edin Family p6
-The Glidewell Family p7
-The Schumaker Family p8
The Adventures of Tassie the Devil p11
Bringing History to Life p16
-Ways to bring History Learning to Life. p16
-Teaching History p20
-Visiting Ancient Egypt p31
The Cooking Corner p34
-Sour Cream and Custard Slice p34
-Banana Pudding p35
-King Ranch Chicken p36
-Making Jelly p37
Computer Game Reviews p39
-Bloons Tower Defense 4 p39
-Lego Indiana Jones 2 p41
-Poptropica p42
Free Resources p43
-Human Rights Curriculum p43
Money Saving Ideas p44
The Toddler Balancing Act p49
Science in Everyday Living p53
-Everyday Science p53
-Science in the SilverWolf House p55
-Science Experiments p58
-Colour Flowers p58
-Experimenting with Fats and Oils p59
-The Lava Lamp p59
-Icy Experiments p64
-Facts on Carbon Dioxide p69
-Science Links p70
Links - to Activities and Resources p70
An Educational Journey p71
Projects for Learning p75
Memorable Learning through Cultural Exchange p75
-Learning In Action p76
Four 4s Plus p78
-The Challenge p78
Book Reviews p79
-Potato Radio, Dizzy Dice p79
-Beast Quest p81
-Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? p82
-How Nearly Everything Was Invented p83
Ask a Fellow Learner p84
-Question p84
Ask a Fellow Learner - Your Responses p85
-Responses to your Questions p85
-Jeni in South Dakota, USA p85
-Responses p86
-Alisha in Florida, USA. p88
-Responses p88
-Requests p91
-Responses p91
Competitions & Give Aways p93
-Australia - An Interdisciplinary Unit p93
-Wacky but True! p94
Emails worth Receiving p95
-Maths by Email p95
-Science by Email p95
-Clickschooling p95
Future Editions of Glimpse p96
-We need you! p96
-Articles that can be included in any edition of Glimpse p96
-Introduce your Family p96
-A Day or a week, in the life of (your family) p96
-Book Reviews p96
-Free Resources p96
-Tassie the Travelling Devil p97
-The Cooking Corner p97
-Projects for Learning p97
-Photographers Lounge p97
-Learning in Action p98
-Ask a fellow Learner p98
-Competitions and Give Aways p98
Themes for our October Issue p 98
-Customs, Traditions and Festivals p98
-Back to the basics: Strengthening Fundamentals p98
-The spotlights on…. p99
Themes for the November 2010 to January 2011 issues are: p99
Subscribe to Glimpse p100
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Thank you p100