This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: produce and product. Improve your English with Collins. This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: scarce and scarcely. Improve your English with Collins.

The first sheet of this sundial experiment contains a list of things that you will need to make the sundial, a list of instructions on how to create the sundial, and a short activity for students in which they must explain what sundials are and why they can be used to tell the time using a set of keywords that are provided to help them. Use this experiment to get your students thinking about time, shadows and how the Earth's movement can cause changes. This resource is aligned with the Australian curriculum, ACSSU048. Which actress played struggling screenwriter Norma Desmond in the 1950 American film Sunset Boulevard? During medieval times, sundials were important in the Islamic world for time-keeping for prayers. Algebra and trigonometry helped people to improve the accuracy of the sundials. At the same time, in Europe, timekeeping fell by the wayside. Four-letter word minimum. No proper names or plurals. Words are all from Collins Concise Dictionary.

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This resource contains a PDF document containing nine sheets that can be printed into A4 paper. This make a sundial KS2 activity is divided into three sheets, which include the activity sheet, a sheet containing the sundial template, and the answer sheet. There are three versions of this activity that have been scaled for three difficulty levels. Another great resource for this topic is this Make Your Own Ice Hand Activity. How is this Make a Sundial KS2 resource useful for children?

The letter H can be useful to create some two-letter words but there are some longer, high scoring words too. Here are some examples. In the centre of the semicircle, with the thin point of the triangle at the edge of the card, glue the sundial to the base. There are many diverse influences on the way that English is used across the world today. We look at some of the ways in which the language is changing. Read our series of blogs to find out more. This activity gets children to make their own sundial and write a scientific explanation about how sundials work. This covers the science National Curriculum objective Year 5 Earth and Space: use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky.

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I’m sure a lot of people would agree that we live in strange times. But do they have to be so strange that Area 51 is making headlines? And what’s this about fish the look like aliens. September’s Words in the News explain all. The first version of this activity is the easiest, and most of the explanation is already filled out and students can simply fill in the missing gaps using the keywords provided. The second version of this activity is a bit more difficult as there are no keywords provided and students must fill in the gaps using their own knowledge. Which song by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler originally recorded in 1932 is known for its appearance in the 1985 version of the musical Me and My Girl? Roman sundials were not completely accurate because they were designed for a lower latitude than Rome, but the inaccuracy was very small so it was not noticed for many years!