Skeleton flag

Supplies:

-- Black felt rectangle

-- Thin dowel

-- Scissors

-- Glue that dries clear

-- White cardstock

-- Permanent marker - black

-- White Q-Tips

-- Clothespins

Paper plate ghosts

You just need to glue the streamers (from toilet paper) and some arms onto the back of a paper plate, glue another plate over the back of the first paper plate to cover up all the mess, and add a face.  You can also do a face on both the front and back of your ghost depending on where you are going to be hanging it. 

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Pasta Skeletons

You can bone up on anatomy and create a fun Halloween decoration at the same time when you make a skeleton out of noodles. With an illustration of a skeleton as a guide, you just need lots of dried pasta, white glue, and construction paper to assemble the pictures. 

Pom-Pom Bat Craft

What you'll need:

Large purple pom-pom

2 googly eyes

Printable bat template

Black felt

Glue

Scissors

Paper Plate Pumpkin Craft

This paper plate pumpkin craft is a great way to give you the opportunity to make a bunch of different Jack-o-lantern faces without going through the hassle of carving all of those pumpkins! 

Footprint Ghost Craft

What you'll need:

Construction paper

Crayons

Glue stick

Scissors

Googly eyes

Rice Skeleton Decorations for Haloween

What you'll need:

1 sheet black cardstock paper

Black marker

Small scrap of white cardstock

Glue

Large hole punch

Small hole punch

Ribbon (6 inches)

Small handful of rice

Q-tip

Paper plate or cup

Maths IGCSE notes

1. Decimals and standard form

2. Accuracy and Error

3. Powers and roots

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4. Ratio & proportion

5. Fractions, ratios

6. Percentages

7. Rational and irrational numbers

8. Algebra: simplifying and factorising

9. Equations: linear, quadratic, simultaneous
and much more!

Malala Yousafzai: Portrait of the girl blogger

(BBC) - Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai first came to public attention in 2009 when she wrote a BBC diary about life under the Taliban. Now recovering from surgery after being shot by the militants, the campaigner for girls' rights is in the spotlight again.

Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan, shot by Taliban, able to stand

LONDON 20/10 - Doctors at a British hospital say Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban because she stood up for education for girls, is improving but fighting an infection. Malala has been able to stand for the first time since the attack and is communicating by writing. 

Write a "How-to Article"

A how-to article explains how something is done. It often presents the information in steps.  To write your own how-to article, choose a favorite activity or a task that you can teach someone about (for example, how to address an envelope, play a board game or prepare a favorite dish). Print out and complete the How-to Article Organizer to help you remember each step needed to complete the activity. Then get started!

Compare-and-Contrast Essay

A compare-and-contrast essay explains the differences and similarities between two people, places or things. Click here to read our Compare-and-Contrast Sample Paper. Do you want to write your own compare-and-contrast essay? Choose two things to compare and contrast, then think about how they are alike and how they are different. Print out and complete this Compare-and-Contrast Essay Organizer to help you plan what you will write. Then get started!

How to write a biography

A biography tells the true story of another person’s life. Do you want to write your own biography? You could write about an author, a movie star, a war hero, an athlete or even a family member. Once you’ve chosen someone to write about, find out as much as you can about that person. Read about the person, or interview the person if he or she is someone you know. 

18-year-old is a style influence with her sites

To the 25,000 people per month who read her fashion blog, Sierra Vistans is the model, designer and author of longliveclassy.com.

Tip # 1 - How to Make Your Smile Magically Different

Researchers have catalogued dozens of different types of smiles. They range from the tight rubber band of a trapped liar to the soft squishy smile of a tickled infant. Some smiles are warm while others are cold. There are real smiles and fake smiles. (You've seen plenty of those plastered on the faces of friends who say they're "delighted you decided to drop by," and presidential candidates visiting your city who say they're "thrilled to be in, uh . . . uh. . . .")

A Fight Over Volcanic Islands

In the East China Sea lie eight specks of land -- rocky, volcanic outcrops that make up only three square miles of land. It's only habitants are some hardy goats. A recent fight over ownership of these disputed islands is sending two very powerful nations, China and Japan, on a collision course.

Pierre Auguste Renoir - Virtual gallery (video clip)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919) was a French painter, one of the leading exponents of Impressionism. A prolific artist, Renoir has performed all over a thousand paintings. His style, warm and sensual, it has allowed his work to be among the best known and most frequently reproduced in art history.

Boiling.. But No Bubbles?

Have you observed what happens to water when it boils? If you look closely, initially as the water begins to heat up, bubbles will begin to form at the bottom and sides of the vessel. They slowly rise to the surface of the water and pop. When the water is completely on a boil, bubbles vigorously jostle on the surface of the water. Bubbles are essentially a part of the process of boiling - until recently.

10i1 + 10i2 Mid-Autumn Fiesta

Students of 10i1 and their friends from 10i2 enjoy Moon Festival at Khoi Nguyen's house. Many thanks to Ms Huong and family for a wonderful evening.