Friday, 28 November 2008

The Industrial Revolution

Between 1750 and 1900 Brain underwent a huge change. This has become known as the Industrial Revolution. The changes brought about during this period impacted all parts of day-to-day life and has been seen as one of the most important periods in British history. In Learning Challenge we have been researching what exactly these changes were and what caused them. Please comment on what you believe to be the most significant part of this period or just leave links to useful sites for other students to visit.

Tuesday, 18 November 2008

Ecover - worth paying for?


Ecover cleaning products use plant-based ingredients instead of phosphates. This reduces their impact on the environment because they do not speed up the growth of plants in lakes and rivers. You can also refill your bottles so that less packaging is wasted! However these products cost almost twice as much as normal cleaning products. Is it worth paying more to protect our environment?

Friday, 14 November 2008

Morley Through Time


Year 7 Leaning Challenge are researching how the Leeds town of Morley has changed over the past 250 years. Here is your space to share your memories of Morley and the changes it has seen. Is there an interesting building you are keen to find out more about? Any statues or memorials that have sparked your interest. Please let us know anything you know about Morley or any key questions that you think would be interesting for us to research.
Sites of interest;
If you find any more useful site drop me a message and I will put them up.

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Could we be more self-sufficient?











The population of St. Kilda was a self-sufficient community. Nothing was wasted. When sea birds were caught for their meat, for example, their beaks were used for nails, the oil in their feathers was burned to provide light, and their feathers were sold to the mainland to make pillows.
Today most people waste things and do not make the most of the resources they have. However, some people use their gardens to grow fruit and vegetables. Others might recycle their household rubbish. What do you do? Do you think we could do more to use the resources we have? Can you suggest ways that we could do this?

Tuesday, 4 November 2008

Repeating Past Mistakes?



We have found out that the demolition of terraced houses and their communities in the 1960s was a big mistake, leaving isolated and vulnerable people living in poor quality high rise flats. In recent years, however, we have seen a huge number of new tower blocks being built in Leeds to house young professionals living in the city. Are we repeating the mistakes of the past? Can high rise living work today when it failed in the past? Try to comment on the views of others.

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