Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Science and Medicine

Make a case study of the following people:
  • John Dalton
  • Mary Anning
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Charles Darwin
  • Wilhelm K. Roentgen
  • Ivan Pavlov
  • Marie and Pierre Curie
  • Max Planck
  • Albert Einstien
  • Nettie Stevens
For each of these you must provide in an Open Office Document:
  • Their picture
  • When they lived
  • Their major discovery
  • The impact of this discovery
  • One interesting fact about this person

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Tibet

1) Why is Tibet as special place?
2) Who is the Dalai Lama?
3) Why is there a conflict with China?
4) Is there religious freedom in China? Why?
5) What can Tibetans do?

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Saltaire

1) What was Saltaire?
2) Who built it? Why?
3) Who lived there?
4) When was it built?
5) What is it like today?
6) Draw a plan of the streets of Saltaire

Monday, February 9, 2009

Back-to-back houses

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1) Describe a typical back-to-back house.
2) Why were back-to-backs built like this?
3) What is a slum?
4) What problems were associated with back-to-backs?
5) In what areas of the UK were back-to-backs built? Why?
6) Where have back-to-backs remained today? Are back-to-backs different today?
7) Draw a plan/diagram of a typical back-to-back.