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• pi (mathematics)

  geometry, math, maths, mathematics, circle, diameter, radius, 22/7, 3.14, Pi, pie

  
  Pi is a special number in mathematics that is approximately 3.14 or 22/7.
  
  
• MAIN LIBRARY SCREEN

  creative topics

  
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• Complete English Book 3 (core Primary textbook)

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core English textbook set)
  
  
• Complete English Book 4 (core Primary textbook)

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core English textbook set)
  
  
• Complete English Book 5 (core Primary textbook)

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core English textbook set)
  
  
• Complete English Book 6 (core Primary textbook)

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core English textbook set)
  
  
• Spelling Book 1

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core spelling set)
  
  
• Spelling Book 2

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core spelling set)
  
  
• Spelling Book 3

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core spelling set)
  
  
• Spelling Book 4

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core spelling set)
  
  
• Spelling Book 5

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core spelling set)
  
  
• Spelling Book 6

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core spelling set)
  
  
• Ansel Adams

  photographers, photography, artists, yosemite national park, california

  
  Photographer famous for images of Yosemite National Park in California.
  
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• John Adams

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians, founding fathers

  
  2nd President of the United States.
  
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• John Quincy Adams

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  6th President of the United States.
  
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• Samuel Adams

  american revolutionary war, boston tea party

  
  Key figure in the American Revolution against Great Britain.
  
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• Louisa May Alcott

  writers, authors, artists,

  
  Author of Little Women.
  
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• Buzz Aldrin

  scientists, science, astronauts, nasa, apollo 11

  
  Astronaut on the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the Moon.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Alfred the Great

  kings, saxons, anglo saxons, anglo-saxons, monarchs, rulers,

  
  English Saxon king.
  
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• Muhammad Ali

  black, colored, boxer, boxing, fighter, sports, muhammed, casius clay, mohamed, mohammed

  
  Famous African-American boxer.
  
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• Ethan Allen

  soldier, american revolutionary war, vermont, new hampshire grants,

  
  Soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the founders of Vermont.
  
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• Roy Chapman Andrews

  American museum of natural history, curator, fossils collectors, fossil hunters,

  
  Explorer and museum director.
  
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• Susan B. Anthony

  abolitionist, women's rights activist,

  
  Activist for the rights of women and African-Americans in the 1800s.
  
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• Maya Angelou

  writers, poets, artists

  
  Poet and writer.
  
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• Mary Anning

  conservationists, environmentalists, fossils, fossil collectors, fossil hunters,

  
  English fossil collector who made important contributions to understanding evolution through fossils.
  
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• Louis Armstrong

  jazz musicians, singers, trumpet player

  
  Influential jazz musician from the first half of the twentieth century.
  
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• Neil Armstrong

  apollo 11, space walk, astronauts, moon, nasa

  
  Astronaut on Apollo 11, and the first person to walk on the surface of the Moon.
  
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• Benedict Arnold

  american revolutionary war, traitor, soldier, army, military

  
  Famous American traitor during the American Revolutionary War.
  
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• Chester Arthur

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  21st President of the United States.
  
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• Fred Astaire

  singers, actors, movies, films, hollywood, performers, dancers

  
  Dancer, actor and singer who influenced and popularised the genre of musical films.
  
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• John James Audubon

  scientists, science, artists,

  
  Artist who drew birds, and published them in a book called The Birds of America.
  
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• Stephen Austin

  frontiersman, frontiersmen, texas republic, texan republic, lone star republic, founders

  
  Known as the 'Father of Texas', where Austin is named after him.
  
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• Charles Babbage

  victorians, inventors, mathematicians, computing pioneerings, computers, technology, ada lovelace, difference engines, analytical engines, calculators,

  
  Victorian mathematician and inventor who developed early forms of computer.
  
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• Tallulah Bankhead

  actresses, actors, theater, theatre, hollywood, movies, cinema, films

  
  20th-century actress who appeared on stage and in films.
  
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• Benjamin Banneker

  explorer, surveyor, activists

  
  Writer who also took part in surveying expeditions in the 1800s.
  
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• John Bardeen

  scientists, science, nobel prizes,

  
  American physicist responsible for the development of the transistor.
  
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• Alexander Graham Bell

  scientists, science, inventors, scotland,

  
  Scottish scientist best known for inventing the telephone.
  
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• Martha Berry

  educators, schools, teachers, georgian,

  
  Educator who set up schools in Georgia at the turn of the twentieth century.
  
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• Charles H. Best

  scientists, science, discovery, discoveries, medicine,

  
  Scientist who helped discover insulin.
  
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• Mary Bethune

  mary mcleod bethune, educators, civil rights activists

  
  African-American political activist and educator.
  
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• Joe Biden

  politicians, vice presidents,

  
  Vice President to President Barack Obama.
  
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• Billy the Kid

  wild west, outlaw, gunman, gunfighters,

  
  Young outlaw from the Wild West.
  
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• Black Hawk

  native american chiefs, sauk native americans, black hawk war

  
  Sauk Native American chief at the turn of the nineteenth century.
  
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• Florence Blanchfield

  army nurse, military

  
  Army nurse during the World Wars who campaigned for better conditions and pay for army nurses.
  
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• Amelia Bloomer

  women's rights activists,

  
  Women's rights activist who gave her name to the items of women's clothing known as bloomers.
  
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• William Boeing

  inventors, businessman, businessmen, innovators

  
  Founder of Boeing company which manufactures commercial aircraft.
  
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• Humphrey Bogart

  actors, hollywood, films, movies,

  
  American actor who appeared in Hollywood films like Casablanca.
  
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• Anne Boleyn

  tudor queen, monarchs, rulers

  
  English Tudor queen and second wife of Henry VIII.
  
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• Daniel Boone

  pioneers, frontiersman, frontiersmen,

  
  Pioneer who blazed a trail through the Appalachian Mountains, opening up a new western frontier.
  
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• Boudicca

  Celts, Romans, Boadecia, rulers, leaders, rebellions,

  
  Celtic Romano-British queen of the Iceni tribe.
  
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• Jim Bowie

  frontiersman, frontiersmen, fighters, texas revolution,

  
  A famous frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo in Texas.
  
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• Gutzon Borglum

  artists, sculptors, monuments,

  
  Sculptor famous for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in America.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Caleb Bradham

  inventors, innovators, businessman, businessmen, entrepreneurs,

  
  Pharmacist who invented the first Pepsi-Cola drink.
  
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• James Buchanan

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  15th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Pearl Buck

  pearl s. buck, pearl s buck, writers, artists, nobel prizes, authors

  
  Prize-winning writer.
  
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• Martin Van Buren

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  8th President of the United States.
  
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• Robert Burns

  writers, romantic poets, poems, scotland, uk, scottish, rabbie burns

  
  18th-century Romantic poet often thought of as the national poet of Scotland and famous for the song 'Auld Lang Syne'.
  
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• Ambrose Burnside

  civil war generals, commanders, military, army, soliders

  
  Union general during the American Civil War.
  
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• George Bush

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  41st President of the United States.
  
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• George W. Bush

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  43rd President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Al Capone

  gangster, prohibition

  
  A notorious gangster in Chicago during the Prohibition era.
  
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• Truman Capote

  writers, artists, authors,

  
  Writer famous for novels like Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood.
  
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• Andrew Carnegie

  businessmen, businessman, entrepreneurs, gilded age, philanthropists, industrialists

  
  Industrialist who made a fortune, and then used his wealth to fund libraries, universities, and many other causes.
  
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• Jimmy Carter

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  39th President of the United States.
  
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• Kit Carson

  frontiersman, frontiersmen, trapper, backwoods, guide

  
  Famous backwoodsman.
  
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• George Washington Carver

  American scientist,

  
  American scientist who studied plants and agricultural methods.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Johnny Cash

  singers, musicians,

  
  Musician and songwriter famous for playing free concerts in prisons.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Butch Cassidy

  outlaws, robbers, wild west

  
  Formed a gang with the Sundance Kid and others to rob trains and banks.
  
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• Edith Cavell

  world war one, world war i, world war 1, first world war, 1st world war, nurses, nursing,

  
  British nurse who treated wounded Allied and German troops alike during World War I, and who was executed by the Germans for helping Allied soldiers escape occupied Belgium.
  
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• William Caxton

  printers, writers, printing presses, printing-presses, technology, translators,

  
  English merchant who set up the first printing press in England in the 1400s.
  
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• Samuel de Champlain

  explorers

  
  Founder of 'New France', meaning French Canada to Louisiana.
  
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• Charles I

  England, English king, monarchs, rulers

  
  King of England who lost the Civil War and was beheaded by order of Parliament.
  
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• Ray Charles

  african-american, pianists, musicians, singers

  
  Famous musician.
  
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• Jesse Chisholm

  cattle trails, cattle drive, cowboys

  
  Blazed the Chisholm Trail, which took cattle from Texas to the railway at Kansas.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Grover Cleveland

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  22nd and 24th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Bill Clinton

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  42nd President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Hillary Clinton

  politicians

  
  First Lady to President Bill Clinton, New York Senator, and Secretary of State.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• James E. Clyburn

  jim clyburn, james clyburn, civil rights activists, politicians

  
  Civil rights activist and politician.
  
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• Buffalo Bill Cody

  pony express, wild west shows, frontier, cowboys

  
  A famous figure of the American West through his buffalo hunting and Wild West shows.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Nat King Cole

  American musician, singer,

  
  American jazz musician and singer.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Mary C. Collins

  missionary, missionaries, native americans, educators

  
  Missionary who worked to improve relations between settlers and Native Americans in the Dakota Territory.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Christopher Columbus

  explorers, new world, discovery, discoveries, colony, colonies,

  
  Italian navigator and first European to reach the 'New World' of America in 1473.
  
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• Calvin Coolidge

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  30th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Samuel Colt

  innovators, inventors

  
  Pioneer of mass production techniques to make large numbers of revolvers needed for the American war with Mexico in the 1800s.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Captain James Cook

  explorers, sailors, leaders, captains, navigators, maps

  
  English sailor who explored and mapped previously unkown areas of the world in the 1700s.
  
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• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

  conquistadors, Spain, Spanish, explorer, colony, colonies, colonists

  
  Spanish colonial explorer who made journeys through what is now the southern United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Hernan Cortes

  explorers, Aztecs, new world

  
  Spanish conquistador.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Crazy Horse

  native americans, native american chiefs,

  
  Sioux Native American chief who prevented reinforcements reaching Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Davy Crockett

  frontiersman, frontiersmen, pioneer, politician, hunters

  
  Politician in Tennessee who was famous for being a frontiersman and for his death at the Battle of the Alamo.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Bing Crosby

  musicians, singers,

  
  Famous singer and radio performer in the first half of the twentieth century.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• George Armstrong Custer

  george custer, general custer, custer's last stand, battle of the little bighorn,

  
  General famous for Custer's Last Stand against Native American warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Grace Darling

  Victorian, lifeboat, rescue, hero, heroine

  
  Victorian daughter of a lighthouse keeper who rescued people from a stricken ship.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Charles Darwin

  scientist, evolution, English, science, voyage

  
  English scientist who developed the idea of evolution.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Jefferson Davis

  civil war, confederate generals, commanders, soldiers, military, army

  
  Confederate President during the American Civil War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Emily Davison

  suffragettes, suffragists, women's rights activists, womens rights activists, women's rights' activists, womens rights' activists, protesters,

  
  Suffragette who died after being hit by the King's horse at the Epsom Derby in 1913.
  
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• James Dean

  actors, hollywood, films, movies,

  
  Young actor who famously died in a car accident aged 24.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Deere

  agriculture, farming, innovators, inventors, businessman, businessmen, entrepreneurs

  
  Pioneered agricultural equipment like the Deere plough that worked well on prairie landscapes.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Dickinson

  founding fathers, politicians, american revolutionary war

  
  Statesman who argued for American independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Walt Disney

  artists, movies, films, cartoons, animators,

  
  Cartoon animator famous for the character Mickey Mouse, and for founding Disney World in Florida.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Dorothea Dix

  nurse, activists

  
  Civil War nurse, and activist for those who were mentally ill or in poverty.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Frederick Douglass

  civil rights activist, slavery, abolitionist, writers, orators, public speakers, public-speakers

  
  Used his public-speaking skills to speak out about abolition and civil rights.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sir Francis Drake

  Tudor, explorers, privateer,

  
  English explorer who sailed around the world.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• W. E. B. Du Bois

  civil rights activists, writers,

  
  Co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Bob Dylan

  musicians, singers, artists

  
  Folk singer and musician.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Wyatt Earp

  sheriff, wild west, frontier, gunfighters, gunfights, ok corall, o.k. corral, law-enforcer, klondike gold rush

  
  Wild West law enforcer famous for being in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Amelia Earhart

  aviators, aviation, pioneers

  
  First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• George Eastman

  photography,innovators, inventors, businessmen, businessman, entrepreneurs,

  
  Founded the Eastman Kodak Company which pioneered affordable handheld cameras for the masses.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Thomas Edison

  scientist, inventor, American, businessmen, businessman, innovators, entrepreneurs

  
  American scientist and inventor who contributed many of the inventions connected to electricity, light and sound.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Edward the Confessor

  English saxon king, monarchs, rulers

  
  King of Saxon England, whose death led to the Battle of Hastings 1066.
  
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• Dwight D. Eisenhower

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  34th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Ralph Ellison

  writers, authors

  
  Author of The Invisible Man.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Elizabeth I

  queens, England, monarchs, tudors, tudor age of discovery, queen elizabeth i, queen elizabeth the first, queen elizabeth the 1st

  
  Famous unmarried English Tudor queen whose navy defeated the Spanish Armada.
  
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• Elizabeth II

  queen, England, monarchs, rulers

  
  Queen of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth countries including Australia, Canada and New Zealand, as well as head of the whole Commonwealth.
  
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• Leif Ericsson

  Viking, explorer

  
  Viking explorer who may have visited America in what is modern Newfoundland.
  
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• Millard Fillmore

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  13th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• F. Scott Fitzgerald

  writers, jazz age, roaring twenties, authors

  
  Writer of novels and short stories during the Jazz Age in the 1920s.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Pretty Boy Floyd

  gangster

  
  Gangster.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Gerald Ford

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  38th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Henry Ford

  innovators, businessman, businessmen, entrepreneurs, inventors, gilded age

  
  Founded Ford Motor Company, and produced the first widely affordable motor car.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Aretha Franklin

  musicians, singers

  
  Influential soul singer.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Benjamin Franklin

  American, English, scientist, politician, founding fathers

  
  English-born scientist who became famous as one of the founders of the United States of America.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John C. Fremont

  frontier, explorer

  
  Famous explorer and mapmaker.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Robert Frost

  writers, poets, artists

  
  Twentieth-century poet.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Elizabeth Fry

  nurse, social reformer, victorian,

  
  A worker for social change in the 19th century.
  
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• Galileo Galilei

  scientists, renaissance, discovery, discoveries, science, inventors, inventions

  
  16th-century Italian scientist who used newly-invented telescopes to observe the Solar System. He is also known for being tried for heresy by the Church for supporting the idea that the Earth orbits the Sun.
  
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• James Garfield

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  20th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Judy Garland

  actresses, actors, hollywood, movies, films, cinema, artists

  
  A child acting star and singer who is famous for her role in the film 'The Wizard of Oz'.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Pat Garrett

  wild west, american law enforcer, sheriff

  
  A law-enforcer in the American Wild West.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• William Lloyd Garrison

  american civil war, slavery, abolition, abolitionist, newspaper editor,

  
  Prominent abolitionist in the mid 1800s.
  
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• Bill Gates

  innovators, businessmen, businessman, entrepreneurs, philanthropists,

  
  Co-founder of computer company Microsoft, who shaped modern computers as we know them.
  
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• Geronimo

  Indian, native american chief, Apache, Arizona, native americans

  
  Famous Native American leader.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• George Gershwin

  musicians, composers, pianists

  
  Early twentieth-century pianist and composer.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• J. Paul Getty

  american businessman, businessmen, philanthropists

  
  A businessman who worked in the oil industry, and then funded the arts.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Owain Glyndwr

  Welsh prince, rebellions, leaders

  
  Medieval Welsh Prince whose lands were around Snowdon mountain.
  
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• Barry Goldwater

  politicians

  
  Politician important for the growth of Arizona state.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Charles Goodyear

  scientists, science, inventors,

  
  Pioneered rubber-making technology in the 1800s.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Brown Gordon

  civil war, confederates, soldiers, generals

  
  Civil War confederate general.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Ulysses S. Grant

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  18th President of the United States.
  
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• Horace Greeley

  publishers, printers, newspapers, printing press, editors

  
  Politician and editor who set up the popular Tribune newspaper.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sarah Josepha Hale

  writers, editors, authors,

  
  Editor and novelist who is also famous for writing the nursey rhyme 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Alexander Hamilton

  american revolutionary war, american independence, founding fathers

  
  A Founding Father of the United States who served as the newly-formed government's first Secretary of the Treasury.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Hancock

  american revolutionary war, american independence, founding fathers, boston tea party

  
  A Founding Father of the United States who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Warren G. Harding

  warren harding, warren g harding, American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  29th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Benjamin Harrison

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  23rd President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• William Henry Harrison

  william h harrison, william h. harrison, american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  9th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Devil Anse Hatfield

  wild west, gunfighters,

  
  Head of the Hatfield family during its notorious feud with the McCoy family in the late 1800s.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Rutherford B. Hayes

  rutherford hayes, american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  19th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Ernest Hemingway

  writers, authors, artists, nobel prizes

  
  Writer who served in both World Wars.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Jimi Hendrix

  musicians, singers, guitarists,

  
  Famous rock guitarist.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Louis Hennepin

  european explorers, french, belgian, mississippi river, missionary

  
  17th-century European explorer who explored North America and wrote about features like Niagara Falls.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Patrick Henry

  colonial times, 13 colonies, revolutionary war, war of independence

  
  One of the main figures in the American Revolutionary War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Henry VIII

  king henry viii, king henry the 8th, king henry the eighth, monarchs, rulers, kings, tudors, anne boleyn, reformation,

  
  Tudor king famous for the dissolution of the monasteries, and for marrying six wives.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Matthew Henson

  explorers, navigators

  
  First African-American to explore the Arctic.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Wild Bill Hickok

  wild west, gunfighters

  
  Wild West gunfighter who appeared in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West shows.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Ben Holladay

  stagecoach, transportation, railroads, railways

  
  The 'Stagecoach King' responsible for a stagecoach during the California Gold Rush, and numerous railway projects.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Doc Holliday

  wild west, cowboys, sheriffs, gunfights, gunfighters, ok corral, tombstone, o.k. corral

  
  Famous personality of the Wild West.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Buddy Holly

  musicians, singers,

  
  Musician and performer during the 1950s rock and roll era.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Herbert Hoover

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  31st President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Francis Hopkinson

  writers, composers, war of independence, american revolutionary war

  
  Signed the U.S Declaration of Independence, and drew up designs for the American flag.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sam Houston

  texas, texan republic, governors

  
  President of Texas, and later its state governor. Gave his name to the city of Houston, Texas.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Oliver Otis Howard

  civil war generals, soldiers, military, army,

  
  Union general during the American Civil War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Henry Hudson

  explorer

  
  Tudor times explorer on behalf of the Dutch. The Hudson River is named after him.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Irving

  writers, authors,

  
  Writer of novels and screenplays.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Washington Irving

  writers, authors,

  
  Nineteenth-century writer of short stories, histories, and biographies.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Charles Ives

  musicians, composers

  
  Early modernist composer.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Andrew Jackson

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  7th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Jesse Jackson

  civil rights activists, orators, public speakers

  
  Civil rights activist.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Stonewall Jackson

  civil war, confederate generals, soldiers, military, army, commanders

  
  Confederate general during the American Civil War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Thomas Jefferson

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  3rd President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Jonathan Jennings

  politicians

  
  Important figure from the early history of Indiana state.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• King John I

  kings, England, monarchs, rulers

  
  Medieval King of England who was a bad ruler and whose barons forced him to seal the Magna Carta.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Andrew Johnson

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  17th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Lyndon B. Johnson

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  36th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Joseph E. Johnston

  civil war, confederate generals, commanders, soldiers, army, military,

  
  Confederate general during the American Civil War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Bobby Jones

  sports, sportsmen, sportsman, champions, golfing, golfers, georgian, robert tyre jones jr,

  
  Grand Slam golf champion during the 1920s and 1930s.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Chief Joseph

  native americans, native american chief,

  
  Native American chief who resisted occupation of his people's ancestral lands in the north west of America.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Queen Ka'ahumanu

  queens, rulers,

  
  Hawaiian queen at the turn of the nineteenth century.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Stephen W. Kearny

  military, army, commanders,

  
  Army officer who helped capture New Mexico and California.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Francis Scott Key

  lawyer, composer, musician

  
  Known for writing the lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner, which became the U.S national anthem.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John F. Kennedy

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  35th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  american civil rights activist, orators, public speakers, public-speakers

  
  American Civil Rights activist who was assassinated.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Ernest Lawrence

  scientists, science, physicists, nobel prize

  
  Nuclear physicist who worked on particle accelerators and uranium.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Bruce Lee

  actors, films, movies, hollywood,

  
  Martial arts film actor.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Robert E. Lee

  civil war, commanders, generals, confederates

  
  Commander of the Confederate forces in the American Civil War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Ponce de Leon

  florida, colonization, colonies, colony, colonists

  
  Spanish explorer and conquistador.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Lewis and Clark

  American explorers

  
  American explorers who went from coast to coast.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Abraham Lincoln

  usa, american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  16th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Charles Lindbergh

  aviators, pioneers,

  
  Known as the Lone Eagle after making the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• David Livingstone

  Scottish, explorer, missionary, Africa,

  
  Scottish-born explorer and missionary who is connected to the Victoria Falls and being discovered by American journalist, Stanley.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  american writers, poets,

  
  Writer and romantic poet during the 1800s.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• James Longstreet

  civil war, confederates, confederate generals, commanders, military, soldiers, army

  
  Confederate general during the American Civil War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• H. P. Lovecraft

  writers, artists

  
  Writer of horror stories.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Elijah Lovejoy

  abolitionists, printers, publishers, printing press, editors

  
  Abolitionist who printed anti-slavery works even after his printing press had been destroyed.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Ada Lovelace

  victorians, mathematicians, computer programmers, computer programers, computing pioneers,computer coding, charles babbage

  
  Victorian mathematician who worked on an early computer program.
  
  [Teacher link]
• James Madison

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  4th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Ferdinand Magellan

  explorer,

  
  Explorer and navigator who was the first to go around the world.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• James Marshall

  california gold rush, californian gold rush,

  
  Sparked the Gold Rush by discovering gold at Coloma, California, while building a mill.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Chief Massasoit

  indian, Native American, Virginia

  
  An important chief of the Native Americans in Virginia at the time of the English colonisation.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Joseph McCarthy

  senator, cold war, politicians

  
  Anti-communism American politician.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• William McKinley

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  25th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Glen Miller

  musicians, composers, performers,

  
  Big band musician during World War II.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Peter Minuit

  colonies, New Netherland, New Amsterdam, dutch

  
  One of the leaders of the Dutch colony of New Netherland.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Margaret Mitchell

  writers, authors,

  
  Author of Gone With the Wind.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• James Monroe

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  5th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Marilyn Monroe

  actors, actresses, hollywood, movies, films,

  
  Iconic film star from the 1950s.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• J. P. Morgan

  industrialist, gilded age, businessman, businessmen, entrepreneurs, bankers, financiers

  
  Influential businessman and banker during America's Gilded Age.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Muir

  conservationists, environmentalists,

  
  Scottish-born conservationist and founder of U.S. National Parks.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Admiral Lord Nelson

  English, navy, Trafalgar

  
  English admiral who is famous for winning the Battle of Trafalgar.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Florence Nightingale

  nurses, nursing, crimean war, victorians, lady with the lamp, lady of the lamp, reformers,

  
  English nurse during the Crimean War. She worked to improve hospital conditions and the quality of nursing care.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Richard Nixon

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  37th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Barack Obama

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  44th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Peter Skene Ogden

  trappers, frontiersman, frontiersmen, guides

  
  Trapper and explorer for the Hudson's Bay Company.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• James Oglethorpe

  Georgia, colonists, colonies, colony,

  
  Important leader of the Georgia colony.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Jesse Owens

  athletes, athletics, sports, sportsman, olympics, olympic games, world records, olympic champions

  
  American athlete who competed at the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• William Paca

  american independence, politicians

  
  Important figure in the early history of Maryland.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Thomas Paine

  writers, american independence, american revolutionary war, founding fathers

  
  Writer and thinker during the time of the American Revolutionary War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sarah Palin

  american politicians, governor of alaska,

  
  Politician who became the first female Governor of Alaska in 2006, and ran for Vice President in 2008.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Emmeline Pankhurst

  suffragettes, suffragists, women's rights activists, womens rights activists, women's rights' activists, protesters,

  
  Suffragette who founded the Women's Social and Political Union in 1903.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Rosa Parks

  american civil rights

  
  Woman who defied racial segregation on public transport, sparking Civil Rights movements in America.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Dolly Parton

  musicians, singers, country music,

  
  Famous country singer from the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.
  
  [Teacher link]
• William Penn

  colonies, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, colony, colonies, quakers

  
  The founder of the colony of Pennsylvania.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Franklin Pierce

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  14th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Zebulon Pike

  explorers, pioneers

  
  Explorer in the Rocky Mountains, where Pikes Peak is named after him.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Pocahontas

  colonies, New World, virginia, Native American, Indian

  
  Daughter of a famous Native American chief who saved the life of an English settler.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sidney Poitier

  actors, movies, films, hollywood,

  
  Actor and director.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Marco Polo

  Italian, explorer, China

  
  Medieval Italian explorer who is famous for living at the Chinese court.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• James Polk

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  11th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Wesley Powell

  scientists, science, explorers, pioneers,

  
  Army major and explorer. Geologist. Made the first expedition through the Grand Canyon.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Elvis Presley

  musicians, performers, singers

  
  Singer known as the King of Rock and Roll.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Joseph Priestley

  scientists, science,

  
  Scientist known for his experiments on gases.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sir Walter Raleigh

  tudor, elizabethan, adventurer, virgina, explorers

  
  Wealthy Tudor adventurer who helped to sponsor the first settlements in Virginia.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Ronald Reagan

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  40th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Red Cloud

  native americans, native american chiefs,

  
  Native American chief who signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Mary-Lou Retton

  athletes, sports, gymnast, gymnastics, olympics, olympic games, olympic champions

  
  American gymnast who won gold at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Paul Revere

  lexington, boston, concord, american independence, american revolutionary war,

  
  One of the colonists who led the uprising at the start of the Revolutionary War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Alice Mary Robertson

  educators, politicians

  
  Politician and educator who worked with Native American children.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John D. Rockefeller Jr.

  industrialists, businessmen, businessman, philanthropists

  
  One of a famous industrialist family who made money from oil, who then used his wealth philanthropically.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  32nd President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Theodore Roosevelt

  american presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  26th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle

  france, french, coloist, Mississippi, canada

  
  An important early French explorer of North America including most of the Mississippi River.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Mary Seacole

  nurse, victorian, crimean war,

  
  A nurse who helped wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Harry Gordon Selfridge

  businessman, businessmen, entrepreneurs, retailers,

  
  American retailer who founded Selfridges department store in London.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Junipero Serra

  spanish, franciscan, missionary, baja, california,

  
  An early Franciscan missionary who began the line of Missions that would stretch up along the California coast.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sir Ernest Shackleton

  explorer,antarctica

  
  English explorer who reached the South Pole.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Alan Shepard

  astronauts, space race, cold war, nasa

  
  The first American in space, and an astronaut who went to the Moon.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Philip Sheridan

  civil war, union generals, commanders, soldiers, military, army

  
  Union general during the American Civil War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• William T. Sherman

  civil war, union generals, commanders, soldiers, military, army, march to the sea

  
  Union general during the American Civil War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Henry Hastings Sibley

  american governor of minnesota, politicians,

  
  First Governor of Minnesota in the late 1800s.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sitting Bull

  native americans, native american chiefs, custer's last stand, battle of the little bighorn

  
  Native American chief who defeated General Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Jedediah Smith

  explorers, pioneers, frontiersmen, frontiersman

  
  Explorer who crossed the Mojave Desert in the south west of the USA.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Smith

  colonist, Virginia, Tudor, captain

  
  One of the first English settlers in Virginia. He was saved from death by Pocahontas.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Joseph Smith

  mormons, religious leaders,

  
  Established the Mormon religion by publishing the Book of Mormon.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Josiah Snelling

  american soldiers, commanders

  
  Commander of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, during the 1820s.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Socrates

  greek philosopher, ancient greeks,

  
  Ancient Greek writer and thinker.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Hernando de Soto

  spanish explorer, north america, new world

  
  Spanish explorer who explored the south eastern part of North America in the 16th century.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Harriet Beecher Stowe

  slavery, civil war, abolitionist, writers, authors

  
  Activist for abolition of slavery in the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• George Stephenson

  engineers, railways, inventors, technology, industrial revolution, rocket, locomotives, steam engines, father of the railways

  
  Railway engineer who developed the Rocket locomotive, and several important early railways.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Lewis Strauss

  scientists, science, cold war

  
  Advisor to the U.S government on nuclear weapons and energy during the Cold War.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Peter Stuyvesant

  dutch governor, colony, colonies, new york, new amsterdam

  
  Governor of the Dutch colony of New Netherland based at New Amsterdam.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• William Taft

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents politicians

  
  27th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Major Taylor

  cyclists, sports, athletes, sportsman, sportsmen, world records

  
  African-American champion cyclist.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Zachary Taylor

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents politicians

  
  12th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Shirley Temple

  actors, actresses, hollywood, movies, films

  
  A famous child star in Hollywood.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Texas Jack

  texas, wild west show, cattle drive, cowboys

  
  Personality from the early years of Texas.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• David Thompson

  explorers,

  
  Explorer and mapmaker.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Richard Trevithick

  inventors, railway,

  
  English inventor who made the first workable railway and steam locomotive.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Harry S. Truman

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents politicians

  
  33rd President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sojourner Truth

  slavery, abolitionist, women's rights, equal rights, activist, orators, public-speaking, public-speaker,

  
  Public speaker on issues of equal rights and abolition, after escaping from slavery herself.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Harriet Tubman

  abolitionists, slavery, civil rights

  
  After escaping slavery, Tubman helped other slaves escape, and supported the abolitionist movement.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Alan Turing

  scientists, computing pioneers, computer pioneers, digital computers, technology, world war 2, world war ii, second world war, bletchley park, spies, code breakers, codebreakers, code-breakers, bombe,

  
  Computing pioneer who worked to break coded German messages during World War II.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Desmond Tutu

  South African Archbishop, civil rights, apartheid.

  
  Archbishop during Apartheid in South Africa.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Mark Twain

  American writers, gilded age, artists, authors

  
  Author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Tyler

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  10th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

  Spain, spanish, explorers, conquistadors

  
  Spanish conquistador who explored Florida and other places.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• The Vanderbilts

  the vanderbilt family, cornelius vanderbilt ii, william henry vanderbilt, william kassam vanderbilt, gilded age, railroads, steamships, shipping, industrialists, millionaires,

  
  One of the most prominent wealthy families during America's Gilded Age.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Queen Victoria

  queens, monarchs, rulers, victorians, albert,

  
  Britain's second-longest ruling monarch, who ruled over the British Empire in the Victorian age.
  
  [Teacher link]
• Chief Victorio

  native americans, native american chiefs, apache,

  
  Apache Native American chief in the south west of the U.S.A.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Gaspar Perez de Villagra

  spanish, colonist, los angeles

  
  Spanish colonist of Mexico.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Madam C. J. Walker

  businesswoman, businesswomen, entrepreneurs,

  
  First American woman to make over a million dollars.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sam Walton

  entrepreneurs, businessman, businessmen, wal-mart, retailers,

  
  Founder of Wal-Mart.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Lord De La Warr

  delaware, colony, colonies, colonists,

  
  English colonist who gave his name to Delaware state.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Chief Washakie

  native americans, native american chiefs,

  
  Native American chief who helped settlers and travelers in his people's lands.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Booker T. Washington

  civil rights activists, education, orators, public speakers

  
  Leader for black people at the turn of the twentieth century.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• George Washington

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians, american independence, american revolutionary war, commanders, leaders, founding fathers

  
  1st President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John Wayne

  actors, hollywood, films, movies

  
  Actor known for playing roles in western movies.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• James Baird Weaver

  politician

  
  Nineteenth-century politician.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Noah Webster

  educators, education, dictionary, dictionaries, languages,

  
  Produced an influential spelling book in the 1800s that helped the standardisation of American English spelling.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Orson Welles

  writer, films, actor, director, Citizen Kane, Third Man, hollywood, movies

  
  Actor, director.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Benning Wentworth

  governors, politicians, new hampshire grants

  
  Gave out land grants to encourage settlement of what is now Vermont.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• John White

  roanoke, new world, colony, colonies, colonists, artists

  
  One of the founders of Virginia.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Marcus Whitman

  pioneers, trails, wagons, wagon trails,

  
  An early pioneer on the Oregon Trail.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Walt Whitman

  poets, writers

  
  Poet from the Civil War era.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Eli Whitney

  industrial revolution, inventors,

  
  Inventor of the cotton gin machine.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Gene Wilder

  writer, films, Willy Wonka, hollywood, comic actor, directo, moviesr

  
  Actor and director.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Laura Ingalls Wilder

  writers, victorian, authors

  
  Author of Little House on the Prairie.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Roger Williams

  rhode island, colonists, colony, colonies,

  
  Founded colonies in Rhode Island.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Tennessee Williams

  writers, playwrights, theater, theatre

  
  Twentieth-century playwright.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Sarah Winnemucca

  activists, native americans,

  
  Activist for her people, the Paiute Native Americans.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Stevie Wonder

  musicians, singers, performers

  
  Motown singer and musician.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Woodrow Wilson

  American presidents, us presidents, u.s. presidents, politicians

  
  28th President of the United States.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Wright brothers

  inventors, aviation pioneers,

  
  Inventors of powered flying machines.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Frank Lloyd Wright

  architect

  
  Architect.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Nathaniel Wyeth

  traders, innovators

  
  Developed tools and processes to improve the ice-harvesting industry.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Brigham Young

  salt lake city, pioneers, mormons, religious leaders

  
  Mormon, founder of Utah.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Zitkala Sa

  activists, native americans,

  
  Recorder of traditional Native American stories, and activist on issues of citizenship.
  
  [Introduction video] [Teacher link]
• Rio de Janeiro

  South Americas, Amazons, Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, San Paulo, Brasilia, rainforests, tropics, olympics, olympic games host city, olympic host city, olympic games host cities, olympics host cities, rio 2016 olympics, rio 2016 olympic games, 2016 rio games, rio 2016 games, 2016 olympic games, brazil, olympic games 2016, 2016 olympic games, olympics 2016, 2016 olympics, 2016 summer olympics, summer olympics 2016, 2016 rio olympics, rio olympics 2016, olympic stadiums, olympic stadia, olympic opening ceremony, olympic opening ceremonies, olympic torches, olympic processions, olympic torch relays, carnivals, parades, samba, copacabana beaches, christ the redeemer statues, favelas, slums, sugarloaf mountain,

  
  Rio de Janeiro is a city on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Brazil.
  
  
• Rio de Janeiro

  olympics, olympic games host city, olympic host city, olympic games host cities, olympics host cities, rio 2016 olympics, rio 2016 olympic games, 2016 rio games, rio 2016 games, 2016 olympic games, brazil, olympic games 2016, 2016 olympic games, olympics 2016, 2016 olympics, 2016 summer olympics, summer olympics 2016, 2016 rio olympics, rio olympics 2016, olympic stadiums, olympic stadia, olympic opening ceremony, olympic opening ceremonies, olympic torches, olympic processions, olympic torch relays, carnivals, parades, samba, copacabana beaches, christ the redeemer statues, favelas, slums, sugarloaf mountain,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Brazil

  South Americas, Amazons, Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, San Paulo, Brasilia, rainforests, tropics, olympics, olympic games host city, olympic host city, olympic games host cities, olympics host cities, rio 2016 olympics, rio 2016 olympic games, 2016 rio games, rio 2016 games, 2016 olympic games, brazil, olympic games 2016, 2016 olympic games, olympics 2016, 2016 olympics, 2016 summer olympics, summer olympics 2016, 2016 rio olympics, rio olympics 2016, olympic stadiums, olympic stadia, olympic opening ceremony, olympic opening ceremonies, olympic torches, olympic processions, olympic torch relays, carnivals, parades, samba, copacabana beaches, christ the redeemer statues, favelas, slums, sugarloaf mountain,

  
  The largest country in South America, occupying most of the east of the continent.
  
  
• Brazil

  south America, amazons, rainforests, rio de janeiro, favelas, sao paulo, brasilia, manaus

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• America

  u s, us, u s a, state, my state, US states, U.S. states, u.s.a., USA, United States, North Americas, South Americas, New Worlds, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,

  
  Used by many people to mean the United States of America. The United States contains 50 states and a federal district (Washington, D.C.). Most are connected together (they are contiguous) and lie in North America between Canada and Mexico, but Alaska is NW of Canada, and Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean. Its population is 320 million, making it the third-largest country by population. It is the world's fourth-largest country by total area.
  
  
• Coast Topic

  coasts, bays, headlands, sands, pebbles, mud estuary, estuaries, deltas, distributary, distributaries, longshore drifts, erosions, cliffs, landslides, waves, swash, backwash, hazards, dangers, dunes, ripples, seaside, holidays, surfs, swims, rockpools, lighthouses, lifeboats, erosions, groynes, piers, coasts, bays, headlands, sands, pebbles, mud estuary, estuaries, deltas, distributary, distributaries, longshore drifts, erosions, cliffs, landslides, waves, swash, backwash, hazards, dangers, dunes, ripples, seaside, holidays, surfs, swims, rockpools, lighthouses, lifeboats, erosions, groynes, piers, shingles, conservation, ports, harbours, harbors, surfing, bathing, swimming, sunbathing, piers

  with links to videos
  The seaside.
  
  
• Coast and seaside i-Topic

  coasts, bays, headlands, sands, pebbles, mud estuary, estuaries, deltas, distributary, distributaries, longshore drifts, erosions, cliffs, landslides, waves, swash, backwash, hazards, dangers, dunes, ripples, seaside, holidays, surfs, swims, rockpools, lighthouses, lifeboats, erosions, groynes, piers, coasts, bays, headlands, sands, pebbles, mud estuary, estuaries, deltas, distributary, distributaries, longshore drifts, erosions, cliffs, landslides, waves, swash, backwash, hazards, dangers, dunes, ripples, seaside, holidays, surfs, swims, rockpools, lighthouses, lifeboats, erosions, groynes, piers, shingles, conservation, ports, harbors, harbors, surfing, bathing, swimming, sunbathing, piers

  
  The i-Topic version of the subject.
  
  
• The Coast book

  coasts, bays, headlands, sands, pebbles, mud estuary, estuaries, deltas, distributary, distributaries, longshore drifts, erosions, cliffs, landslides, waves, swash, backwash, hazards, dangers, dunes, ripples, seaside, holidays, surfs, swims, rockpools, lighthouses, lifeboats, erosions, groynes, piers, coasts, bays, headlands, sands, pebbles, mud estuary, estuaries, deltas, distributary, distributaries, longshore drifts, erosions, cliffs, landslides, waves, swash, backwash, hazards, dangers, dunes, ripples, seaside, holidays, surfs, swims, rockpools, lighthouses, lifeboats, erosions, groynes, pier

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography set)
  
  
• Environment Topic with links to videos

  Earths, plants, animals, habitats, conservation, stewardships, atmospheres, soils, waters, ocean protections, food chains, food webs, resources, pollution, minneapolis, st anthony falls, st paul, cataracts, sawmills, water power, mississippi rivers, crossing points,

  
  The world around us.
  
  
• Caring for our environment i-Topic

  Earths, plants, animals, habitats, conservation, stewardships, atmospheres, soils, waters, ocean protections, food chains, food webs, resources, pollution

  
  The i-Topic version of the subject.
  
  
• Caring for our environment

  plants, animals, landscapes, countryside,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography)
  
  
• Mountain Topic with links to videos

  mountains, lakes, peals, matterhorn, ridges, arete, cirques, lakes, tarns, corries, cirques, lochs, ranges, chains, himalayas, andes, rocky mountains, rockies, appalachians, alps, farming, habitats, weathers, snows, ices, crevasses, seracs, u-shaped valleys, moraines, truncated spurs, meltwaters, floods, everest, volcanoes, summits, transhumances, railways, roads, passes, glances, snowdon, lake districts, sierra nevada, yosemite, pikes peaks, front ranges, fuji, eruptions, craters, cones, ashes, lavas, hazards, disasters, skis, sports, tourists,

  
  A very tall piece of land that rises above its surroundings.
  
  
• Mountain and volcano i-Topic

  mountains, lakes, peals, matterhorn, ridges, arete, cirques, lakes, tarns, corries, cirques, lochs, ranges, chains, himalayas, andes, rocky mountains, rockies, appalachians, alps, farming, habitats, weathers, snows, ices, crevasses, seracs, u-shaped valleys, moraines, truncated spurs, meltwaters, floods, everest, volcanoes, summits, transhumances, railways, roads, passes, glances, snowdon, lake districts, sierra nevada, yosemite, pikes peaks, front ranges, fuji, eruptions, craters, cones, ashes, lavas, hazards, disasters, skis, sports, tourists,

  
  The i-Topic version of the subject.
  
  
• The Mountain Book

  lakes, peaks, matterhorn, ridges, arete, cirques, lakes, tarns, corries, cirques, lochs, ranges, chains, himalayas, andes, rocky mountains, rockies, appalachians, alps, farming, habitats, weathers, snows, ices, crevasses, seracs, u-shaped valleys, moraines, truncated spurs, meltwaters, floods, everest, volcanoes, summits, transhumances, railways, railroads, roads, passes, glencoe, snowdon, lake districts, sierra nevada, yosemite, pikes peaks, front ranges, fuji, eruptions, craters, cones, ashes, lavas, hazards, disasters, skiing, sports, tourists, tourism

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography set)
  
  
• Exploring Mountains

  lakes, peaks, matterhorn, ridges, arete, cirques, lakes, tarns, corries, cirques, lochs, ranges, chains, himalayas, andes, rocky mountains, rockies, appalachians, alps, farming, habitats, weathers, snows, ices, crevasses, seracs, u-shaped valleys, moraines, truncated spurs, meltwaters, floods, everest, volcanoes, summits, transhumances, railways, railroads, roads, passes, glances, snowdon, lake districts, sierra nevada, yosemite, pikes peaks, front ranges, fuji, eruptions, craters, cones, ashes, lavas, hazards, disasters, skiing, sports, tourists, tourism

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography set)
  
  
• Rainforest Topic

  rainforests, buttresses, trees, Amazons, Congo, Queensland, rainforests, tropical trees, buttresses, amazon, congo, oil palms, emergent, canopy, understorey, lianes, fig, bromeliad, orchid, pitcher plants, sloths, red-eyed tree frogs, jaguar, pumas, tigers, vultures, monkeys, parrots, atlas moths, butterflies, butterfly, , boa, pythons, termites, spiders, tarantulas, stick insects, reptiles, crocodiles, alligators, geckos, chameleons, toucans, egrets, millipedes, centipedes, elephants, gorillas, lemurs, orangutans, bats, bugs, insects, destruction, Brazil,

  
  Any forest that gets rainfall every month. However, most people really mean Tropical Rainforests, the forests that grow close to the Equator.
  
  
• Rainforest i-Topic

  rainforests, buttresses, trees, Amazons, Congo, Queensland, rainforests, tropical trees, buttresses, amazon, congo, oil palms, emergent, canopy, understorey, lianes, fig, bromeliad, orchid, pitcher plants, sloths, red-eyed tree frogs, jaguar, pumas, tigers, vultures, monkeys, parrots, atlas moths, butterflies, butterfly, , boa, pythons, termites, spiders, tarantulas, stick insects, reptiles, crocodiles, alligators, geckos, chameleons, toucans, egrets, millipedes, centipedes, elephants, gorillas, lemurs, orangutans, bats, bugs, insects, destruction, Brazil,

  
  The i-Topic version of the subject.
  
  
• Exploring the endangered rainforest

  rainforests, tropical, evergreens, emergent, canopy, canopies, buttresses, bugs, amazon

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography)
  
  
• Rainforest Bugs

  rainforests, bugs, tropical, insects, beetle

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Rainforest Life (64-page)

  rainforests, tropical trees, buttresses, amazon, congo, oil palms, emergent, canopy, understorey, lianes, fig, bromeliad, orchid, pitcher plants, sloths, red-eyed tree frogs, jaguar, pumas, tigers, vultures, monkeys, parrots, atlas moths, butterflies, butterfly, , boa, pythons, termites, spiders, tarantulas, stick insects, reptiles, crocodiles, alligators, geckos, chameleons, toucans, egrets, millipedes, centipedes, elephants, gorillas, lemurs, orangutans, bats,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography)
  
  
• Rainforest Life (90-page)

  rainforests, tropical trees, buttresses

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] (part of our core geography)
  
  
• Rainforest People

  rainforests, tropical, amazon,pigmy, pigmies, tribes, developing world

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• River Topic

  rivers, branches, tribuaries, creeks, brooks, burns, streams, headwaters, springs, drainage basins, watersheds, divides, tributary, tributaries, branches, aquifers, floods, droughts, banks, beds, boulders, floods, landslides, river cliffs, sandbanks, potholes, habitats, wildlife, deltas, meanders, oxbows, lakes, alluvial fans, whitewater, waterfalls, rapids, estuary, estuaries, streams, brooks, creeks, swamps, gorges, canyons, Mississippi, Niles, Colorado, Yangtze, Rhine, Thames, Amazons, levees, embankments, dykes, dikes, floodplains, reservoirs, water supply, supplies, sports, vacations, pollution, aqueducts, canals, irrigations, navigation, sands, silts, mud, dissolves, dissolved, suspended, Iguazu, Niagara, Yosemite, Great Lakes, glaciers, New Orleans, devil's throat, south america, brazil, argentina, lake superior, lake michigan, lake huron, lake erie, lake ontario, mobile river delta, alabama, mississippi delta, gulf of mexico, grand canyons, green river canyons, colorado river, colorado plateau, missouri river, st louis, urubamba, peru, amazon basin, rio negro, rio solimoes, lower yellowstone falls, yellowstone river, arkansas river, rocky mountains, ohio river, lake itasca, hannibal dam, white nile, blue nile, tisisat falls, lake tana, lake nasser, cologne, rhine gorge, chang, three gorges dam, aswan high dam, zambesi, minneapolis, st anthony falls, st paul, cataracts, sawmills, water power, mississippi rivers, crossing points,

  with links to videos
  A large amount of water flowing in a natural channel. Rivers start at a source, often have many tributaries, and finish at a lake or a sea.
  
  
• River i-Topic

  rivers, branches, tributaries, creeks, brooks, burns, streams, headwaters, springs, drainage basins, watersheds, divides, tributary, tributaries, branches, aquifers, floods, droughts, banks, beds, boulders, floods, landslides, river cliffs, sandbanks, potholes, habitats, wildlife, deltas, meanders, oxbows, lakes, alluvial fans, whitewater, waterfalls, rapids, estuary, estuaries, streams, brooks, creeks, swamps, gorges, canyons, Mississippi, Niles, Colorado, Yangtze, Rhine, Thames, Amazons, levees, embankments, dykes, dikes, floodplains, reservoirs, water supply, supplies, sports, vacations, pollution, aqueducts, canals, irrigations, navigation, sands, silts, mud, dissolves, dissolved, suspended, Iguazu, Niagara, Yosemite, Great Lakes, glaciers, New Orleans, devil's throat, south america, brazil, argentina, lake superior, lake michigan, lake huron, lake erie, lake ontario, mobile river delta, alabama, mississippi delta, gulf of mexico, grand canyons, green river canyons, colorado river, colorado plateau, missouri river, st louis, urubamba, peru, amazon basin, rio negro, rio solimoes, lower yellowstone falls, yellowstone river, arkansas river, rocky mountains, ohio river, lake itasca, hannibal dam, white nile, blue nile, tisisat falls, lake tana, lake nasser, cologne, rhine gorge, chang, three gorges dam, aswan high dam, zambesi,

  
  The i-Topic version of the subject.
  
  
• The River book

  water cycles, rivers, branches, tribuaries, creeks, brooks, burns, streams, headwaters, springs, drainage basins, watersheds, divides, tributary, tributaries, branches, aquifers, floods, droughts, banks, beds, boulders, floods, landslides, river cliffs, sandbanks, potholes, habitats, wildlife, deltas, meanders, oxbows, lakes, alluvial fans, whitewater, waterfalls, rapids, estuary, estuaries, streams, brooks, creeks, swamps, gorges, canyons, Mississippi, Nile, Colorado, Yangtze, Rhine, Thames, Amazon, levees, embankments, dykes, dikes, floodplains, reservoirs, water supply, supplies, sports, vacations, pollution, aqueducts, canals, irrigations, navigation, sands, silts, mud, dissolves, dissolved, suspended, Iguazu, Niagara, Yosemite, Great Lakes, glaciers, New Orleans, devil's throat, south america, brazil, argentina, lake superior, lake michigan, lake huron, lake erie, lake ontario, mobile river delta, alabama, mississippi delta, gulf of mexico, grand canyons, green river canyons, colorado river, colorado plateau, missouri river, st louis, urubamba, peru, amazon basin, rio negro, rio solimoes, lower yellowstone falls, yellowstone river, arkansas river, rocky mountains, ohio river, lake itasca, hannibal dam, white nile, blue nile, tisisat falls, lake tana, lake nasser, cologne, rhine gorge, chang, three gorges dam, aswan high dam, zambesi,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography set)
  
  
• Settlement - Places (Where we live) topic with links to videos

  settlements, places, towns, cities, city, villages, ports, crossings, fords, bridges, mines, urban, suburbs, new towns, planning,metropolises, crossings, bridging points, ports, seaside, mines, transports, roads, railways, airports, resorts, rivers, seaside, slums, commuters, amesbury, alpine villages, fanas switzerland, alpine medieval walled towns, tourist centres, tourist honeypots, tourist attractions, tourist destinations, glurns italy, burgeis, andermatt, alpine ski resorts, pistes, france, ashbourne, derbyshire, historic towns, small towns, barnard castle, durham, basingstoke, hampshire, bernkastel, germany, tourism, tourists, beverly hill, los angeles, LA, california, birmingham, blackpool promenade, bognor regis, west sussex, seaside towns, coastal towns, seaside cities, coastal cities, bradford on avon, somerset, brighton seafront brighton sea front, brighton regency squares, georgian brighton, calder valley, carlisle, castleton, north yorkshire, cheddar gorge, chester, markets, chesterfield, chichester, chipping norton, wiltshire, southwest, south west, colston bassett, nottinghamshire, conwy, wales, cross canonby, cumbria, north west, north east, south coast, didcot, oxfordshire, dorchester on thames, dumfries, eyam plague village, eastbourne, egglestone abbey, evesham, worcester, gisland flood plain, goathland, hadrians wall, hadrian's wall castle, milecastle, housteads roman fort, harrogate, hastings, haydon bridge, northumberland, northumbria, heidelberg, henley on thames, henley-on-thames, henley regatta, hexam, honfleur, ports, harbours, huddersfield, hungerford, ironbridge, shropshire, midlands, west midlands, knaresborough castle, lake district, lakes, lakeland, las vegas, leicestershire, leominster, liverpool, london, westminster bridge, houses of parliament, whitehall, southwark, tower bridge, tower of london, docklands, canary wharf, the city of london, shoreditch, st pauls cathedral, st paul's cathedral, east end, great west road, hammersmith flyovers, hyde park corner, southgate suburbs, loughborough, market towns, m4, m6 a7, m25 london orbital motorways, m62, m69 m1, maidenhead, berkshire, malmsbury, marlborough, marlow on thames, maryport, melrose, hollywood, mersey tunnel, middlesbrough, milton keynes, new towns, planned towns, newcastle, new forest, newhaven, north yorkshire dales, rural villages, north st philip, penrith, a66, portsmouth, shrewsbury, reading, victorian streets, victorian housing, victorian terraces, richmond, salisbury, santa monica, small town usa, snowbirds, southampton, springdale utah, stow on the wold, gloucestershire, slough, stoke row, stonehenge a303, swindon, canyon de chelly, arizona, us interstate system, arid southwest, venice beach, wallingford, saxon burgh, warwick tudor hospital, warwickshire, whitby, whitchurch, winchester, windsor, woodstock, worcester, york shambles, golden gate bridge san francisco california, san francisco bay,

  
  A place where people live together.
  
  
• Settlement i-Topic

  settlements, places, towns, cities, city, villages, ports, crossings, fords, bridges, mines, urban, suburbs, new towns, planning,metropolises, crossings, bridging points, ports, seaside, mines, transports, roads, railways, airports, resorts, rivers, seaside, slums, commuters,

  
  The i-Topic version of the subject.
  
  
• Where we live (places/ settlement)

  settlements, places, city, cities, towns, villages, metropolises, crossings, bridging points, ports, seaside, mines, transports, roads, railways, airports, resorts, rivers, seaside, slums, commuters,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography set)
  
  
• Water Topic with links to videos

  waters, rivers, ices, vapours, floods, sewages, pollution, vapors, water cycles, droughts, water shortages,

  
  A liquid that is essential to life. It can also occur as ice and water vapour in the air.
  
  
• Water i-Topic

  water cycles, pollution, drains, supply, supplies, reservoirs, diseases, treatments, sewers, aqueducts, irrigation, HEP, water power, navigation, floods, droughts, water shortages,

  
  The i-Topic version of the subject.
  
  
• The Water book

  water cycles, pollution, drains, supply, supplies, reservoirs, diseases, treatments, sewers, aqueducts, irrigation, HEP, water power, navigation, floods, droughts, water shortages,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography set)
  
  
• Water

  water cycles, pollution, drains, supply, supplies, reservoirs, diseases, treatments, sewers, aqueducts, irrigation, HEP, water powers, navigation, floods

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Water (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  abrasion, alluvial fans, alluvium, aqueducts, aquicludes, quifers, artesian water, attrition, badlands, barrage, river basins, billabongs, bogs, boiling points, bores, boulders, brackish water, braided rivers, branches, bridging points, buoyancy, canals, canyons, cataracts, chemical weathering, clays, muds, clean water, river cliffs, condensation, confluences, continental divides, crater lakes, crevasses, dams, dehydration, deltas, desalinisation, desalinization, dikes, waterborne diseases, dissolve, dissolving, docks, drainage basins, drinking water, droughts, el nino, erosion, estuary, estuaries, evaporation, fall lines, finger lakes, ribbon lakes, fjords, flash floods, floods, flooding, flood plains, fords, freezing points, geysers, glaciers, groins, groundwater, water hardness, hard water, head of a river, headwaters, heat capacity, heat capacities, hot springs, humidity, hydroelectric power, hot springs, ice, ice ages, ice crystals, irrigation, levees, locks, meanders, melting points, moisture, oasis, oases, oceans, ocean currents, ocean life, oxbow lakes, oxbows, permeable rocks, playa lakes, polluted water, water pollution, porous rocks, potholes, precipitation, rain, raindrops, rainfall, rain shadows, rapids, reservoirs, rivers, river channels, runoff, sands, seawater, sediments, silts, water softness, soft water, solvents, steam, sublimation, surface tension, suspension, swamps, tides, transpire, transpiration, tributary, tributaries, water vapor, water vapour, water consumption, the water cycle, waterfalls, water life, water power, water resources, watershed, water supply, water supplies, water suppliers, water table, wells, wetlands, waterlogging, waterlogged, weirs, waterwheels, valley glaciers, plunge pools, dams, swallow holes,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Water (**Materials Science SET)

  ices, steams, water cycles, pollution, drains, supply, supplies, reservoirs, diseases, treatments, sewers, aqueducts, irrigations, HEP, water powers, navigation, flood

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Topic with links to videos

  atmospheres, clouds, storms, moistures, vapors, vapours, rains, snows, hails, blizzards, sleets, rimes, dews, mists, fogs, anticyclones, depressions, highs, lows, thunders, lightning, hurricanes, tornados, typhoon, weather beach, beach weather, coastal weather, changing weather, changeable weather, weather day by day weather,frost, ice, golden gate bridge san francisco california, sea fog, fogs, coastal fogs,

  
  The day to day pattern of temperatures, winds, temperature and rain or snowfall.
  
  
• Weather i-Topic

  atmospheres, clouds, storms, moistures, vapors, vapors, rains, snows, hails, blizzards, sleets, rimes, dews, mists, fogs, anticyclones, depressions, highs, lows, thunders, lightning, hurricanes, tornados, typhoon

  
  The i-Topic version of the subject.
  
  
• Weather around the world

  hot, cold, dry, wet, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed
  
  
• Weather (** Science around us science and technology SET)

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  acid rain, adret, advection fog, air masses, air pressure, air streams, albedo, aleutian lows, altitudes, altocumulus clouds, altostratus clouds, anemometers, anticyclones, anticyclonic glooms, arctic air, arctic climates, arctic fronts, arctic sea smoke, arid climates, aspect, atmospheres, atmospheric pressure, aurora, northern lights, southern lights, azores-bermuda high, barometers, barometric pressure, beaufort scale, black ice, blizzards, blustery, boras, breezes, busters, calms, ceilings, chinooks, circulations, cirrocumulus clouds, cirrostratus clouds, cirrus clouds, city weather, climate change, climatic change, cloudbursts, cold, cold climates, cold fronts, condensation, conduction, continental climates, convection, convectional rains, cool temperate climates, cool temperate dry climates, cumulonimbus clouds, cumulus clouds, currents, cyclones, depressions, desert climates, dews, dew points, dew-point temperatures, diurnal, dog days, doldrums, downdrafts, drizzle, doughts, dust bowl, dust devils, dust storms, el nino, equatorial climates, equatorial lows, equinox, evaporation, evapotranspiration, eye of the storm, eye walls, fill, filling, foehns, fogs, freezing points, freezing rains, friagem, frosts, glazes, gales, greenhouse effect, gulf stream, gusts of wind, wind gusts, haboobs, hailstones, hailing, harmattans, haze, hazy, heat, heat islands, heatwaves, heat waves, highs, high pressure, hoar frosts, horse latitudes, hot climates, hot desert climates, hot dry climates, humidity, humidities, hurricanes, hurricane-force winds, ice climates, ice crystals, icelandic lows, indian summers, inversions, isobars, isohyet, isotherms, jet stream, khamsins, land breezes, layer clouds, leeward, lightning strikes, local weather, low pressures, lows, maritime climates, mediterranean climates, meteorology, mid latitudes, millibars, mirages, mists, mistrals, moisture, monsoon, mountain winds, valley winds, mountain climates, nimbostratus clouds, nimbus clouds, north atlantic drift, northeasters, noreasters, northers, occluded fronts, occlusion, overcast sky, overcast skies, overhead sun, ozone layer, pacific highs, pamperos, smogs, polar air, orthographic effect, relief effect, relief rain, polar climates, polar fronts, polar jet stream, polewards, pollution, precipitation, pressure systems, prevailing westerly winds, radiation fog, radiosonde, rain, raindrops, rainfall, rainbows, rain gauges, rain shadows, relative humidity, ridges, rime, sahels, santa anas, saturated air, sea breezes, seasons, semiarid climates, settled weather, siberian highs, simooms, siroccos, sleets, sleeting, snowing, snows, snowfall, snowbirds, snowflakes, squalls steam fog, storms, storm-force winds, stratocumulus clouds, stratosphere, stratus clouds, subtropical climates, subtropical highs, subtropics, sunshine, supercells, synoptic charts, temperate climates, temperatures, thermals, thermometers, thundering, thunderstorms, tornado watch, tornadoes, trade winds, transpiration, transpiring, tropical climates, tropical continental climates, tropical cyclones, tropical marine climates, tropical monsoon climates, monsoons, tropics, tropopause, twisters, typhoons, veering, veers, virga, visibility, warm fronts, warm temperate climates, the water cycle, waterspouts, weather charts, weather fronts, weather hazards, westerlies, westerly winds, wet bulb temperatures, whirlwinds, white out, whiteouts, wind chill, windsocks, wind vanes, windward,

  
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• Weather Watch: January

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Miami, Florida, Niarobi, Adelaide,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: February

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Winnipeg, Canada, Moscow, Russia, Alice Springs, Beiging, China,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: March

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Los Angeles, California, Kingston, Jamaica, Dublin, Ireland, Singapore, Tahiti, Khartoum, Sudan,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: April

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Mexico City, Iceland, Fiji, Hong Kong, China

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: May

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Denver, Colorado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Christchurch, Lagos, Nigeria

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: June

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Chicago, Illinois, Bogota, Colombia, Berlin, Germany, Brisbane, Queensland, Tokyo, Japan

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: July

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Seattle, Washington, Lima, Peru, Perth, West Australia, Bombay, Mumbai, India, Cairo, Egypt

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: August

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, New York, Manaus, Brazil, Madrid, Spain, Auckland, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: September

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Montreal, Quebec, Buenos Aires, Brazil, Paris, France, Calcutta, India, Kolkata, Timbuktu, Niger

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: October

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Atlanta, Georgia, Caracus, Rome, Italy, Darwin, Manila, Philippines, Johannesburg,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: November

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Dallas, Texas, Athens, Sydney

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weather Watch: December

  hot, colds, dry, wets, rains, snows, hails, dews, mists, fogs, thunders, lightning, deserts, tropical, polar, mountains, city's, coasts, global warming, pressures, highs, lows, stratus clouds, cirrus, cumulus. cumulous, depressions, anticyclones, smog, North America, USA, U.S.A., Canada, U.K., UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Phoenix, Arizona, London, Honolulu, Hawaii, jerusalem

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Stone Age

  stones, bronze ages, caves, caveman, cavemen, flints tools, hunters, gatherers, homo erectus, homo sapiens, neanderthals, civilisations, civilizations, farming, woolly mammoths, fire, stonehenge, stone circles, longbarrows, icknield, burial chambers, avebury, menhirs

  
  The time before people began to use metals.
  
  
• Celts

  Iron Ages, Romans, stone circles, hillforts, torc, celtic, boudicca, boadicea, caractacus, bronze age, brochs

  
  A word that describes native people of Britain during Iron Age and Roman times.
  
  
• The Stone Age

  caves, caveman, cavemen, fores, hunter gatherers, mammoths, woolly, skins, nomads, stonehenge, waylands smithy, aveburys, orkney, skara brae, flints, tools, knapping, axes

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history set)
  
  
• Exploring life in the Stone Age

  caves, caveman, cavemen, fores, hunter gatherers, mammoths, woolly, skins, nomads, stonehenge, waylands smithy, aveburys, orkney, skara brae, flints, tools, knapping, axes

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history set)
  
  
• Celtic times

  romans, iron ages, hillforts, brochs, torcs, woad, bronze age, celts

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring life in Celtic times

  romans, iron ages, brochs, torcs, woad, bronze age, celts

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Celtic times in Europe

  celts, stones, bronze ages, caves, caveman, cavemen, flints tools, hunters, gatherers, homo erectus, homo sapiens, neanderthals, civilisations, civilizations, farming, woolly mammoths, fire, stonehenge, stone circles, longbarrows, icknield, burial chambers, avebury, menhirs, skara brae, cave paintings, dolmen, mammoth, flint, tools, migration, nomads, cave paintings, dolmen, long barrow, burial, henge, spears, axes, antler tools, knapping, barter, cave painting, tomb, bone, burial, worship, priests, spirits, chieftain, trilithons, ceremony, sacred, solstice, Scotland, England, village, boat, dugout, canoe, copper, Wales, roundhouse, torc, sword, votive, bog, farming, sickle, pottage, wolf attack, woad, caractacus, boudicca, rebellion, broch, teachers, teacher's, teachers', teachers resources, teacher's resources, teachers' resources, teachers support, teachers' support, reading comprehensions, reading comprehension worksheets,

  
  Teacher's support resources area: comprehension workbooks, lesson plans and worksheets
  
  
• Stone Age Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  stones, bronze ages, caves, caveman, cavemen, flints tools, hunters, gatherers, homo erectus, homo sapiens, neanderthals, civilisations, civilizations, farming, woolly mammoths, fire, stonehenge, stone circles, longbarrows, icknield, burial chambers, avebury, menhirs, skara brae, cave paintings, dolmen, hotseating, English

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Celtic Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  celts, Iron Ages, Romans, stone circles, hillforts, torcs, celtic, boudicca, boadicea, caractacus, bronze age, brochs, tools, roundhouses, boats, hotseating, English

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Stone Age and Celtic videos

  celts, Iron Ages, Romans, stone circles, hillforts, torc, celtic, boudicca, boadicea, caractacus, bronze age, brochs, tools, roundhouses, boats, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Stone Age and Celtic times.
  
  
• Stone Age and Celtic pictures

  Iron Ages, Romans, stone circles, hillforts, torc, celtic, boudicca, boadicea, caractacus, bronze age, brochs, tools, roundhouses, boats, picture gallery, picture galleries

  
  Picture gallery for Stone Age and Celtic times.
  
  
• Stone Age temples and burials

  barrows, stonehenge, avebury, menhirs, trilithons

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Stonehenge

  england, sarsens, trilithons, avebury, castlerigg, orkney, mid-summer's days, solstice

  
  A religious site built during the Stone and Bronze Ages.
  
  
• Ancient Egypt

  egyptians, Africans, Niles, pharaohs, Thebes, Amun, Tutankhamun, Ramesses, Hatshepsut, Abu Simbel, valley of the kings, pyramids, temples, sphinxes, obelisk

  
  The civilisation that developed around the River Nile about four thousands years ago.
  
  
• The Ancient Egyptians

  pharaohs, Hatshepsut, Ramesses, pyramids, temples, Tutankaten, Tutankhamun, hieroglyphs, nile, thebes, armana, sphinxes, Ramesses, ra, Re, amun, cleopatra, memphis, abu simbel, karnak, nemes, gods, temples, giza, papyrus

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring Ancient Egypt

  ancient egyptians, pharaohs, Hatshepsut, Ramesses, pyramids, temples Tutankaten, Tutankhamun, hieroglyphs, niles, thebes, armana, sphinxes, Ramesses, ra, re, amun, cleopatra, memphis, payrus, giza

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Egyptian times

  pharaoh, sphinx, pyramid, obelisk, temple, memphis, thebes, luxor, karnak, Tutankhamun, Ramesses, Hatshepsut, Nile, teachers, teacher's, teachers', teachers resources, teacher's resources, teachers' resources, teachers support, teachers' support, reading comprehensions, reading comprehension worksheets,

  
  Teacher's support resources area: comprehension workbooks, lesson plans and worksheets
  
  
• Egyptian videos

  celts, pharaoh, sphinx, pyramid, obelisk, temple, memphis, thebes, luxor, karnak, Tutankhamun, Ramesses, Hatshepsut, Nile, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Egyptian times.
  
  
• Ancient Egyptians pictures

  pharaoh, sphinx, pyramid, obelisk, temple, memphis, thebes, luxor, karnak, Tutankhamun, Ramesses, Hatshepsut, Nile, picture gallery, picture galleries

  
  Picture gallery for Egyptian times.
  
  
• Ancient Greece

  ancient greece, Greeks, Athens, Sparta, Olympics, Olympia, Zeus, Athena, Apollon, theatres, chitons, tunics, Persians, Delphi, oracles, games, temples

  
  The civilisation that developed around the city states of Greece about two thousand eight hundred years ago.
  
  
• The Ancient Greeks

  delphi, sparta, persians, olympia, olympic games, acropolis, parthenon, athens, sparta, agamemnon, salamis, marathons, clamys, chiton, democracy, democracies, parthenon, caryatides, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollon, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hestia, Dionysus, temples

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring Ancient Greece

  ancient greeks, delphi, sparta, persians, olympia, olympic games, acropolis, parthenon, athens, sparta, agamemnon, salamis, marathons, clamys, chiton, democracy, democracies, parthenon, caryatides, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollon, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hestia, Dionysus

  
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• Ancient Greek times

  Athens, Sparta, Marathon, Alexander the great, salamis, Olympic Games, teachers, teacher's, teachers', teachers resources, teacher's resources, teachers' resources, teachers support, teachers' support, reading comprehensions, reading comprehension worksheets,

  
  Teacher's support resources area: comprehension workbooks, lesson plans and worksheets
  
  
• Ancient Greek videos

  Athens, Sparta, Marathon, Alexander the great, salamis, Olympic Games, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Ancient Greek times.
  
  
• Ancient Greek pictures

  Athens, Sparta, Marathon, Alexander the great, salamis, Olympic Games, picture gallery, picture galleries

  
  Picture gallery for Ancient Greek times.
  
  
• Romans

  julius Caesar, hadrians, aggripas, nero, forums, basilicas, tabularium, legionary, centurions, mosaics, hypocausts, villas, domus, londinium chesters, empires, barbarians, triumphal arches, colosseum, amphitheatres, theatres, circus maximus, romulus, remus, vatican, pantheons, tiber, trevi, augustus, octavius, tiberius,caligula, claudius, nero, vespaian, titus, hadrians, Trajan, Antoninus pius, marcus aurelius, septimus, diocletian, constantine

  
  The people who formed an empire two thousand years ago with its base in Rome.
  
  
• Ancient Rome

  romans, roman empire, julius caesars, hadrians, aggripas, nero, forums, basilicas, tabularium, legionary, centurions, mosaics, hypocausts, villas, domus, londinium chesters, empires, barbarians, triumphal arches, colosseum, amphitheatres, theatres, circus maximus, romulus, remus, vatican, pantheons, tiber, trevi, augustus, octavian, tiberius,calligula, claudius, nero, vespaian, titus, hadrians, trajan, antoninus pius, marcus aurelius, septimus, diocletian, Constantine, gladiators, empires, legions, emperors, Caesars, Julius, Hadrians, Rome, Britannia, Gauls, barbarians, tostados, hypocausts, villas, forums, temples, Colosseum, forts, Castris, chesters, road

  
  The civilisation that developed around the city state of Rome about two thousand years ago.
  
  
• Romans in Britain

  rome, caractacus, boudicca, boadiceas, legionaries, caesars, hadrians, villas, forts, londinium, tostados, centurions, housesteads, barbarians, roads, chesters, caesters,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed
  
  
• Ancient Rome

  romans, roman empire, romulus, remus, caesar, emperor, colosseum, gladiator, forum, pantheon, emperors, hadrian, caesar, nero, temples, aqueducts, basilica, tius, circus maximus, tabularium, romulus, remus,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Roman times

  romans, roman empire, julius caesars, hadrians, aggripas, nero, forums, basilicas, tabularium, legionary, centurions, mosaics, hypocausts, villas, domus, londinium chesters, empires, barbarians, triumphal arches, colosseum, amphitheatres, theatres, circus maximus, romulus, remus, vatican, pantheons, tiber, trevi, augustus, octavian, tiberius,calligula, claudius, nero, vespaian, titus, hadrians, trajan, antoninus pius, marcus aurelius, septimus, diocletian, Constantine, gladiators, empires, legions, emperors, Caesars, Julius, Hadrians, Rome, Britannia, Gauls, barbarians, tostados, hypocausts, villas, forums, temples, Colosseum, forts, Castris, chesters, road, teachers, teacher's, teachers', teachers resources, teacher's resources, teachers' resources, teachers support, teachers' support, reading comprehensions, reading comprehension worksheets,

  
  Teacher's support resources area: comprehension workbooks, lesson plans and worksheets
  
  
• Roman Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  romans, roman empire, julius caesars, hadrians, aggripas, nero, forums, basilicas, tabularium, legionary, centurions, mosaics, hypocausts, villas, domus, londinium chesters, empires, barbarians, triumphal arches, colosseum, amphitheatres, theatres, circus maximus, romulus, remus, vatican, pantheons, tiber, trevi, augustus, octavian, tiberius,calligula, claudius, nero, vespaian, titus, hadrians, trajan, antoninus pius, marcus aurelius, septimus, diocletian, Constantine, gladiators, empires, legions, emperors, Caesars, Julius, Hadrians, Rome, Britannia, Gauls, barbarians, tostados, hypocausts, villas, forums, temples, Colosseum, forts, Castris, chesters, road, hotseating, English

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Roman videos

  romans, roman empire, julius caesars, hadrians, aggripas, nero, forums, basilicas, tabularium, legionary, centurions, mosaics, hypocausts, villas, domus, londinium chesters, empires, barbarians, triumphal arches, colosseum, amphitheatres, theatres, circus maximus, romulus, remus, vatican, pantheons, tiber, trevi, augustus, octavian, tiberius,calligula, claudius, nero, vespaian, titus, hadrians, trajan, antoninus pius, marcus aurelius, septimus, diocletian, Constantine, gladiators, empires, legions, emperors, Caesars, Julius, Hadrians, Rome, Britannia, Gauls, barbarians, tostados, hypocausts, villas, forums, temples, Colosseum, forts, Castris, chesters, road, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Roman times.
  
  
• Roman pictures

  Iromans, roman empire, julius caesars, hadrians, aggripas, nero, forums, basilicas, tabularium, legionary, centurions, mosaics, hypocausts, villas, domus, londinium chesters, empires, barbarians, triumphal arches, colosseum, amphitheatres, theatres, circus maximus, romulus, remus, vatican, pantheons, tiber, trevi, augustus, octavian, tiberius,calligula, claudius, nero, vespaian, titus, hadrians, trajan, antoninus pius, marcus aurelius, septimus, diocletian, Constantine, gladiators, empires, legions, emperors, Caesars, Julius, Hadrians, Rome, Britannia, Gauls, barbarians, tostados, hypocausts, villas, forums, temples, Colosseum, forts, Castris, chesters, road, picture gallery, picture galleries

  
  Picture gallery for Roman times.
  
  
• Aztecs

  Mayas, Olmecs, Mexico, Teochtitlans, chinampas, calendars, South Americas, conquistadors, Spanish

  
  A civilisation that was powerful at about the same time as the European Middle Ages. They dominated the area surrounding what is now modern Mexico.
  
  
• Maya

  mexico, mayans, chocolates, civilisations, civilizations, ancients,

  
  An ancient Stone Age civilisation that used to live in the area around Mexico.
  
  
• Exploring the Aztec empire

  South America, Cortes, chinampas, teotichlican, mexico, pyramid, temple, moctezuma, gold, siver, treasure

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring the Maya empire

  mayans, mexico, Guatemalan, belize, olmecs, aztecs, chocolates, empires, pyramids, rainforests, civilisations, civilizations, ancient, cortes

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed
  
  
• Aztec and Maya times

  South America, Cortes, chinampas, teotichlican, mexico, pyramid, temple, moctezuma, gold, siver, treasure, teachers, teacher's, teachers', teachers resources, teacher's resources, teachers' resources, teachers support, teachers' support, reading comprehensions, reading comprehension worksheets,

  
  Teacher's support resources area: comprehension workbooks, lesson plans and worksheets
  
  
• Aztec and Maya videos

  South America, Cortes, chinampas, teotichlican, mexico, pyramid, temple, moctezuma, gold, siver, treasure, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Aztec and Maya times.
  
  
• Aztec and Maya pictures

  South America, Cortes, chinampas, teotichlican, mexico, pyramid, temple, moctezuma, gold, siver, treasure, picture gallery, picture galleries

  
  Picture gallery for Aztec and Maya times.
  
  
• Saxons

  Anglo-Saxons, jutes, saxons, angles, offa, mercia, northumbria, raids, alfred, burhs, ships burials, sutton hoo, kings, villages

  
  Peoples, who originated in Saxony, North Germany, and who controlled southern England in the time after the Romans.
  
  
• Anglo-Saxon raiders and settlers

  Anglo-Saxons, jutes, saxons, angles, offa, mercia, northumbria, raids, alfred, burhs, ships burials, sutton hoo, kings, villages

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring Anglo-Saxon times

  Anglo-Saxons, saxons, angles, offa, mercia, northumbria, raids, alfred, burhs, ships burials, sutton hoo, kings, villages

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Anglo Saxon times

  beowulf, Anglo-Saxons, jutes, saxons, angles, offa, mercia, northumbria, raids, alfred, burhs, ships burials, sutton hoo, kings, villages, teachers, teacher's, teachers', teachers resources, teacher's resources, teachers' resources, teachers support, teachers' support, reading comprehensions, reading comprehension worksheets,

  
  Teacher's support resources area: comprehension workbooks, lesson plans and worksheets
  
  
• Anglo Saxon Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  Anglo-Saxons, jutes, saxons, angles, offa, mercia, northumbria, raids, alfred, burhs, ships burials, sutton hoo, kings, villages, hotseating, English

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Anglo Saxon videos

  Anglo-Saxons, jutes, saxons, angles, offa, mercia, northumbria, raids, alfred, burhs, ships burials, sutton hoo, kings, villages, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Anglo Saxon times.
  
  
• Anglo Saxon pictures

  Anglo-Saxons, jutes, saxons, angles, offa, mercia, northumbria, raids, alfred, burhs, ships burials, sutton hoo, kings, villages, picture gallery, picture galleries

  
  Picture gallery for Stone Age and Celtic times.
  
  
• Vikings

  Lindesfarne

  
  Peoples of the Dark Ages, who lived in Scandinavia, and who were famous for exploration and raiding in longships between about the eighth and fourteenth centuries. Most Vikings came from Denmark, rather than Norway.
  
  
• Viking raiders and settlers

  thor, porridge, ship burial, saga, valhalla, lindisfarne, vikings, lindesfarnes, jorviks, york, danelaw, runes, placenames, longships

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring Viking times

  thor, porridge, ship burial, saga, valhalla, lindisfarne, vikings, lindesfarnes, jorviks, york, danelaw, runes, placenames, longships

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Viking times in Europe and North America

  thor, porridge, ship burial, saga, valhalla, lindisfarne, vikings, lindesfarnes, jorviks, york, danelaw, runes, placenames, longships, teachers, teacher's, teachers', teachers resources, teacher's resources, teachers' resources, teachers support, teachers' support, reading comprehensions, reading comprehension worksheets,

  
  Teacher's support resources area: comprehension workbooks, lesson plans and worksheets
  
  
• Viking Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  thor, porridge, ship burial, saga, valhalla, lindisfarne, vikings, lindesfarnes, jorviks, york, danelaw, runes, placenames, longships, hotseating, English

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Viking videos

  thor, porridge, ship burial, saga, valhalla, lindisfarne, vikings, lindesfarnes, jorviks, york, danelaw, runes, placenames, longships, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Viking times.
  
  
• Viking pictures

  thor, porridge, ship burial, saga, valhalla, lindisfarne, vikings, lindesfarnes, jorviks, york, danelaw, runes, placenames, longships, picture gallery, picture galleries

  
  Picture gallery for Viking times.
  
  
• Tudors

  tudors, explorers, yeomen, Henry VII, Henry III, Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I, kings, queens, armadas, drakes, colony, colonies, raleigh, rebuilding, dissolution of the monasteries, monastery, Hampton Courts, Windsor, palaces, mary queen of scots, james I

  
  The time between Henry VII and Elizabeth I.
  
  
• Colonial times in North America

  colony, colonies, france, spain, netherlands, england, britain, canada, 13 colonies, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Rich and poor in Tudor Times

  tudors, anne Boleyn, catherine of aragon, jane seymour, anne of cleves, catherine parr, catharine howard, mary I, henry VII, henry VIII, elizabeth I, great rebuilding, dissolution of the monasteries, armadas, privateers, drakes, raleigh, colony, colonies, kings, queen

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring Tudor times

  tudors, anne Boleyn, catherine of aragon, jane seymour, anne of cleves, catherine parr, catharine howard, mary I, henry VII, henry VIII, elizabeth I, great rebuilding, dissolution of the monasteries, armadas, privateers, drakes, raleigh, colony, colonies, kings, queen

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history )
  
  
• Tudor Age of Discovery

  tudors, explorers, explorations, Columbus, Cabot, Drakes, New Worlds, Cortes, queen elizabeth I, colonies

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring the Tudor Age of Discovery

  tudors, explorers, explorations, Columbus, Cabot, Drakes, New Worlds, Cortes, queen elizabeth I, colonies

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• The Spanish Hunt for Treasure English comprehension workbook (PDF)

  Bolivia, Spain, silver, Andes, poverty, child labour, mining, mine, tudor age of discovery, new world, spanish treasure,

  
  
  
• Victorians

  industry, victorian mansions, victorian architecture, victorian buildings, victorian houses, victorian villas, victorian terraced houses, victorians terraced housing,

  
  People who lived during the time of the reign of Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century.
  
  
• How life changed in Victorian times

  victorians, factory, factories, mines, schools, poor, workhouses, railways, villas, terraced houses, toilets, diseases, dr john snow, cholera, clean waters, gases, electricity, trains, railways, suburbs, commuters. class, toys

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring Victorian Britain

  victorians, factory, factories, mines, schools, poor, workhouses, railways, villas, terraced houses, toilets, diseases, dr john snow, cholera, clean waters, gases, electricity, trains, railways, suburbs, commuters, class, toys

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• How the railway changed our lives

  railways, railroads, transports, trains, locomotives, stockton, darlington, liverpool, manchester, new york, chicago, continent, railways, victorians, goods, passenger, suburbs, commuters

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history series)
  
  
• Doctor Barnardo and Lord Shaftesbury worksheet (PDF)

  victorian worksheets, victorian activities, victorian lesson plans, victorians,

  
  
  
• Victorian times and Railway Age

  english comprehensions, health and disease, seaside holidays, victorians, class, victorian inventions and inventors, victorian shopping, victorian shops, canal age, industrial revolution, steam locomotives, class and railways, railways and cities, alice in wonderland, sweeney todd, penny dreadfuls, charles darwin, victorian scientists, oliver twist, charles dickens, mrs beeton, music hall song by the seaside, thomas edison and the phonograph, the railway children, john muir victorian conservationists, shopping victorian style, the world's first steam train, stephenson's rocket, george stephenson, the first passenger railway, tay bridge disaster, seaside holiday, great western railway, building the underground, cow on the line, brunel, organising a victorian day, make a victorian town, coal, iron, steam, spinning and weaving, plotting population changes, gravestone studies, working in a mill, day in the life of a victorian, workhouses, owen's monitor, salvation army, doctor barnardo, dr barnardo, dr. barnado, cholera map, making water cleaner, lord fauntleroy collar, victorian costume, toys, steam trains, seaside resoorts, punch and judy, victorian etiquette, a victorian pinic, victorian food, maids, looking at a census, victorian buildings, victorian architecture reading comprehensions, reading comprehension worksheets,

  
  Teacher's support resources area: comprehension workbooks, lesson plans and worksheets
  
  
• Victorians Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  victorian city life, victorian town life, victorian classes, victorian schools, victorian children, victorian toys, victorian mines, victorian factories, victorian society, rich and poor in victorian times,

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Victorians videos

  victorian sailor's chest,flat irons, butter paddles, clothes pegs, victorian soap, guzunders, butler keys, candle scissors and snuffers, victorian schools, victorian classrooms, pen and ink, victorian writing slates, victorian school bells, victorian toys, victorian cities, victorian shops, victorian childre, mines, factories, merchants, victorian toy shops, middle class homes, lower class homes, railways, seaside towns, victorian holidays, victorian housing, victorian terraces, liverpool, victorian mansions, victorian architecture, victorian buildings, victorian houses, victorian villas, victorian terraced houses, victorians terraced housing,

  
  Video listing for Victorian times.
  
  
• Victorians pictures

  victorian cities, victorian towns, queen victoria, florence nightingale, blackpool, factories, mines, victorian artefacts, railways, victorian technology, victorian inventions, rich and poor in victorian times, victorian villas, victorian mill towns, victorian timeline,

  
  Picture gallery for Victorian times.
  
  
• World War I

  britain, UK, WW1, WWI, First world wars, somme, trenches, western fronts, doughboys, tommy, tommies, pals, trenches, arsenals, Germanys, britain, poison gasses,

  
  The first of the great 20th century wars. It lasted between 1914 and 1918.
  
  
• First World War: we will remember them

  britain, Uk, wars, first, world, armistice, trenches, western fronts, shells, bombs, tanks, guns, army, armies, troops, poison gases, 1914s, 1918s, dough boys, tommies, tommys, pals, germany, france, britain, america, empire WW1, WWI, world war one

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• World War II

  britain, UK, WW2, WWII, second world wars, germanys, japans, united states, US, blitz, london, holocausts, blitzkriegs, hitler, russia, italy, pearl harbors, harbours, pacific, atlantic, u-boats, submarines, convoys, destroyers, battleships, aircraft carrier

  
  The second of the great 20th century wars. It lasted between 1939 and 1945.
  
  
• Children in the Second World War

  britain, UK, world wars, second, WW2, WWII, evacuations, air raid shelters, rationing, hilter youth, holocaust, blitz, bombs

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring the Second World War

  britain, UK, wars, first, second, world, blitz, hitler, evacuations, rations, air raids, shelters, bomb

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history set)
  
  
• Changing Britain vol.1: 1948-1969

  england, scotland, wales, northern ireland, elizabeth II,1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, UK, Elizabeth

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring Britain vol.1: 1948-1969s

  1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, UK, Elizabeth II, england, scotland, wales, northern ireland,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Exploring Britain vol.2: 1970 to modern times

  1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 20010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, UK, elizabeth II, england, scotland, wales, northern ireland,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• Changing Britain vol.2: 1970 to modern times

  england, scotland, wales, northern ireland,, elizabeth II, UK, Elizabeth II, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 20010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core history)
  
  
• The Plant book

  plants, trees, herbs, roots, trunks, flowers, scents, pollen, sepals, petals, leaf, leaves, deciduous, evergreens, sprouts, seeds, nuts, stamens, catkins, annuals, perennials, chlorophyll

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science)
  
  
• Plants (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  acid rain, acorns, adaptations, aerating roots, aerial roots, air plants, algae, algal blooms, alpine, anaerobic, anchor roots, angiosperms, annual plants, annuals, anthers, aquatic plants, arboreal, association, bark, berry, berries, biennial plants, biennials, blade, botany, bracts, branches, broad-leaved trees, buds, bulbs, burrs, bushes, buttress roots, cactus, cacti, carbohydrates, calyx, cambium, canopy, carnivorous plants, carpels, cash crops, cells, cellulose, cereals, cereal crops, chlorophyll, citrus fruits, classifications, climbing plants, clones, colonise, colonisation, colonize, colonization, community, communities, composite flowers, pine cones, conifers, coniferous trees, coniferous forests, cork, corms, corolla, cover cups, crop rotation, cross-pollination, cultivated plants, cuticles, cuttings, decaying, deciduous trees, deciduous forests, decompose, decomposition, defiances, defences, defenses, dormant, drupes, ephemeral, epidermis, epiphyte, evergreens, evergreen trees, evergreen plants, evolution, exotic plants, ferns, fertilization, fertilisation, fibres, fibers, fibrous roots, field crops, filaments, florets, flowering plants, foliage plants, fungi, fungus, germinate, germination, germinating, grafting, grafted, grains, guard cells, genus, habitats, hardwoods, herbs, herbaceous plants, hormones, houseplants, humus, inflorescence, insectivorous plants, kingdoms, lateral buds, lateral roots, leaf, leaves, lichens, life cycles, minerals, mosses, nectar, needles, nodes, nucleus, nuclei, nuts, nutrients, oils, osmosis, ovary, ovaries, ovules, parasitic plants, perennial plants, perennials, petals, phloem, photosynthesis, pigments, pistils, pollens, pollination, pollinating, pores, propagate, rainforests, rain forests, reproduction, resins, respiration, rhizomes, root crops, rubber, runners, sap, seasonal rings, growth rings, tree rings, seeds, seed plants, seedlings, self-pollination, sepals, shoots, shrubs, softwoods, species, spines, spores, stalks, stamen, starches, stems, stigma, stipules, stolon, stomata, succulents, succulent plants, sugars, taproots, tendrils, thorns, transpiration, transpiring, turgor, turgid, twigs, vascular plants, vascular system, trunks, tubers, vegetables, vines, veins, weeds, wilts, wilting, wilted, woods, woodlands, woody plants, xylem,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Plant Topic with links to videos

  trees, herbs, roots, trunks, flowers, scents, pollens, sepals, petals, leafs, leaves, deciduous, evergreens, sprouts, seeds, nuts, stamens, catkins, annuals, perennials, chlorophyll, fibres, fibers

  
  Living things that make their tissues using chlorophyll, and which get their energy directly from sunshine.
  
  
• Body (human)

  peoples, mans, woman, women, child growing, skeletons, skins, muscles, organs, arms, legs, heads, trunks, medicines, illnesses, baby, babies, birth

  
  The whole of the humans, including arms, legs, head and trunk.
  
  
• The Body book

  bodies, hairs, nails, skins, sweats, lungs, bloods, hearts, skeletons, bones, livers, kidneys, stomachs, intestines, guts, digestions, teeth, tooth, saliva, illnesses, diseases, vaccinations, immunisations, diaphragms, breathings, feet, foot, arms, hands, legs, spine

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed as part of our core science
  
  
• Reproduction and heredity (** Science around us science and technology SET)

  variety, variation, evolution, species, generations, genes, cells, reproducing, reproduction, sex, fertilisation, fertilization, fetuses, viruses, breeding, hybrids, natural selection, fossils, camouflage, mimicry,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Christian videos

  church, jerusalem, nave, graveyard, war memorial, bell, nave, font, pulpit, choir, communion rail, altar, church plate, gargoyles, baptism candle, tomb, christening robe, crosses, palm sunday cross, icon, rosary, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Christian artefact videos.
  
  
• Hindu videos

  face masks, rama puppets, sari, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Hindu artefact videos.
  
  
• Muslim/Islam videos

  eid, jerusalem, prayer cap, taqiyah, head scarf, prayer mat, qur'an stand, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Muslim videos including artefacts.
  
  
• Jewish videos

  synagogue, jeru, video gallery, video galleries

  
  Video listing for Jewish artefact videos.
  
  
• Light TOPIC with links to videos

  beams, shadows, silhouette

  
  Rays that we can see.
  
  
• Science and design (** Science around us science and technology SET)

  height, weight, measurements, comfort, forces, toppling, balance, levers, safety, less able, kitchens, gardens,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Earth in space (** Science around us science and technology SET)

  atmospheres, rocks, weather, volcanoes, mountains, crusts, mantles, cores, water cycles, carbon cycles, animals, plants, fossils, planets, plates, solar systems, oceans, moons, tides, eclipses, planets, asteroids, meteoroids, meteorites, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, pluto, sun, galaxy,galaxies, stars, soils, evolution, time lines

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Starting and stopping (** Science around us science and technology SET)

  energy, starting, stopping, pushes, pulls, falling, weights, moving, drag, speed, velocity, acceleration, Newton, cars, racing, tires, tyres, brakes, safety, friction,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• How the Earth works (** Science around us science and technology SET)

  phases, crescent, gibbous, waxing, waning, comets, galaxy, galaxies, atmospheres, rocks, weather, volcanoes, mountains, crusts, mantles, cores, water cycles, carbon cycles, animals, plants, fossils, planets, plates, solar systems, oceans, moons, tides, eclipses, planets, asteroids, meteoroids, meteorites, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, pluto, sun, stars

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• The Local Studies area has at least one local video, picture or book on this.

  cumbria, yorkshire, newcastle, northumberland, calder, lake district, lakes, lakeland, northumbria, northumberland, carlisle, tees, tyneside, durham, reading, somerset, marches, shropshire, shrewsbury, Wales, Liverpool, Lancashire, Burnley, Chester, ludlow, somerset, cheddar gorge, stroud, frome, trowbridge, Cornwall, wiltshire, stonehenge, amesbury, salisbury, winchester, new forest, bournemouth, southampton, portsmouth, hastings, brighton, portchester, winchester, oxford, birmingham, leicester, loughborough, ashworth, derbyshire, dumfries, ruthwell, maryport, solway, dales, york, whitby, worcester, hereford, gloucester, leominster, swindon, basingstoke, reading, M62, M1, M6, hexham, conway, conwy, ironbridge, evesham, harrogate, knaresborough, barnard castle, warkworth, Calder, Huddersfield, Milton Keynes, warwick, eyam, chesterfield, cheddar gorge, bradford on avon, wells, marlborough, lulworth, bedruthan, chesil, bournemouth, lulworth, poole, eastbourne, avebury, M25, marlow, henley, slough, maidenhead, windsor, wallingford, bognor, chichester, newhaven, london, river thames, wye, severn, plymouth, scotland, england, midlands, norton st philip, hadrian's wall, hadrians wall, milecastle, castlerigg, south east, south west, east anglia, north west, west country, north east

  
  Local studies has information on many places near to you.
  
  
• The museum has at least one video on this, too

  fossils, minerals, rocks, foods, victorians, tudors, hobbies, coronation, toys, computers, egyptians, greeks, romans, aztecs, saxons, vikings, tudors, stone Age, celts, celtic, bronze age, iron age, flowers, history, science, botany, biology, geography, religion, faith, plants, the past, artefacts, artifacts, artefacts stonehenge,

  
  The museum has objects of all kinds for you to explore. They are all in video format.
  
  
• Fairy tales

  english stories, story, classic fairy stories, fairy story, classic tales, cinderella, the emperor's new clothes, the emperors new clothes, four friends, the frog prince, hansel and gretel, jack and the beanstalk, little red riding hood, sleeping beauty, a spotty start to christmas, traditional tales, traditional fairy tales, traditional stories, traditional fairy stories, classic fairy tales, classic stories, fiction, english literacy,

  
  A collection of classic fairy tales as audio versions for playing to class, or PDFs for printing and reading.
  
  
• Handwriting videos

  handwriting videos, handwriting practice, handwriting techniques, spelling videos, letters of the alphabets, handwriting skills, english literacy,

  
  Videos for handwriting practice.
  
  
• Spelling and vocabulary

  spellings, spelling rules, letters of the alphabets, spelling skills, spelling banks, spelling lists, spelling teacher's resources, spelling teachers resources, english literacy, writing words,

  
  Vocabulary and spelling patterns.
  
  
• Animal alphabet

  letters of the alphabet book, alphabetic order, learning to read letters, learning to write letters, ABCs book, ABC book, reading letters, writing letters, alphabet letters, spelling letters,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Abbeys and cathedrals

  Churches, monasteries, monastery, cathedrals, medieval, Tudors, Christianity, abbots, nuns, cloisters, dissolution, henry VIII, Westminster, York minster, St Paul, St Anthony, Gloucester, St Francis, St Columba, benedictines, augustines, lindisfarne, oratory, iona, canterbury, Lincoln, Bath, Wells, Norwich, Durham, Salisbury, Exeter, gargoyle, stained glass, fresco, Dorchester, Reading

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Acropolis

  athens, greeks, greece, parthenon, temple

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Elements (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  Calcium, Ca, Californium, Cf, Carbon, Cs, Cerium, Ce, Cesium, Cs, Chlorine, Cl, Chromium, Cr, Cobalt, Cos, Copper, Cu, Curium Cm, Darmstadtium, Ds, Dubnium, Db, Dysprosium, Dy, Einsteinium, Es, Erbium, Er, Europium, Eu, Fermium, Fm, Fluorine, F, Francium, Fr, Gadolinium, Gd, Gallium, Ga, Germanium, Ge, Gold Au, Hafnium, Hf, Hassium, Hs, Helium, He, Holmium, Ho, Hydrogen, H, Indiums, In, Iodine, I, Iridium, Ir, Iron, Fe, Krypton, Kr, Lanthanum, La, Lawrencium, Lr, Lead, Pb, Lithium, Li, Lutetium, Lu, Magnesium, Mg, Manganese, Mn, Meitnerium, Mt, Mendelevium, Md, Mercury, Hg, Molybdenum, Mo, Neodymium, Nd, Neon, Ne, Neptunium, Np, Nickel, Ni, Niobium, Nb, Nitrogen, N, Nobelium, No, Osmium, Os, Oxygen, O, Palladium, Pd, Phosphorus, P, Platinum, Pt, Plutonium, Ps, Polonium, Po, Potassium, K, Praseodymium, Pr, Promethium, Pm, Protactinium, Pa, Radium, Ra, Radon, Rn, Rhenium, Re, Rhodium, Rh, Rubidium, Rb, Ruthenium, Ru, Rutherfordium, Rf, Samarium, Sm, Scandium, Sc, Seaborgium, Sg, Selenium, Se, Silicon, Si, Silver, Ag, Sodium, Na, Strontium, Sr, Sulfur, Sulphur, S, Tantalum, Ta, Technetium, Tc, Tellurium, Te, Terbium, Tb, Thallium, Tl, Thorium, Ts, Thulium, Tm, Tin, Titanium, Ti, Tungsten, W, Ununbium, Uub, Ununhexium, Uuh, Ununoctium, Uuo, Ununpentium, Uup, Ununquadium, Uuq, Ununseptium, Uus, Ununtrium, Uut, Ununium, Uuu, Uranium, U, Vanadium, V, Xenon, Xe, Ytterbium, Yb, Yttrium, Y, Zinc, Zn, Zirconium, Zr

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Elements (** All of the Elements in details, 18 book SET )

  Calcium, Ca, Californium, Cf, Carbon, Cs, Cerium, Ce, Cesium, Cs, Chlorine, Cl, Chromium, Cr, Cobalt, Cos, Copper, Cu, Curium Cm, Darmstadtium, Ds, Dubnium, Db, Dysprosium, Dy, Einsteinium, Es, Erbium, Er, Europium, Eu, Fermium, Fm, Fluorine, F, Francium, Fr, Gadolinium, Gd, Gallium, Ga, Germanium, Ge, Gold Au, Hafnium, Hf, Hassium, Hs, Helium, He, Holmium, Ho, Hydrogen, H, Indiums, In, Iodine, I, Iridium, Ir, Iron, Fe, Krypton, Kr, Lanthanum, La, Lawrencium, Lr, Lead, Pb, Lithium, Li, Lutetium, Lu, Magnesium, Mg, Manganese, Mn, Meitnerium, Mt, Mendelevium, Md, Mercury, Hg, Molybdenum, Mo, Neodymium, Nd, Neon, Ne, Neptunium, Np, Nickel, Ni, Niobium, Nb, Nitrogen, N, Nobelium, No, Osmium, Os, Oxygen, O, Palladium, Pd, Phosphorus, P, Platinum, Pt, Plutonium, Ps, Polonium, Po, Potassium, K, Praseodymium, Pr, Promethium, Pm, Protactinium, Pa, Radium, Ra, Radon, Rn, Rhenium, Re, Rhodium, Rh, Rubidium, Rb, Ruthenium, Ru, Rutherfordium, Rf, Samarium, Sm, Scandium, Sc, Seaborgium, Sg, Selenium, Se, Silicon, Si, Silver, Ag, Sodium, Na, Strontium, Sr, Sulfur, Sulphur, S, Tantalum, Ta, Technetium, Tc, Tellurium, Te, Terbium, Tb, Thallium, Tl, Thorium, Ts, Thulium, Tm, Tin, Titanium, Ti, Tungsten, W, Ununbium, Uub, Ununhexium, Uuh, Ununoctium, Uuo, Ununpentium, Uup, Ununquadium, Uuq, Ununseptium, Uus, Ununtrium, Uut, Ununium, Uuu, Uranium, U, Vanadium, V, Xenon, Xe, Ytterbium, Yb, Yttrium, Y, Zinc, Zn, Zirconium, Zr

  
  [see this whole set linked from the elements topic]
  
  
• A brief history of America

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, connecticut, eagle, white house, colony, colonies, history, historic, president, abraham, lincoln, christopher columbus, civil war, revolutionary war, immigration, frontier, davy crockett, native americans, indians, gold rush, wild west, liberty bell, europeans, gilded age, flag, stars, stripes, sea to shining sea, civil war, independence

  
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• Actinium to fluorine

  elements, Calcium, Ca, Californium, Cf, Carbon, Cs, Cerium, Ce, Cesium, Cs, Chlorine, Cl, Chromium, Cr, Cobalt, Cos, Copper, Cu, Curium Cm, Darmstadtium, Ds, Dubnium, Db, Dysprosium, Dy, Einsteinium, Es, Erbium, Er, Europium, Eu, Fermium, Fm, Fluorine, F,

  
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• Adapting and surviving

  animals, plants, darwin, evolution, sciences, habitats, variation, food chain,

  
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• Adding

  maths, mathematics

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core mathematics set)
  
  
• Adding: Colin's cookie party

  maths

  
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• Adding: Terry's soft toys

  maths

  
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• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The (Fiction classics)

  novels, mark twain

  
  
  
• Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (Fiction classics)

  novels, Conan Doyle

  
  
  
• Aesop's Fables

  greeks, moral

  
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• Afghanistan

  asia, developing world, himalayas, karbul, war

  
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• A family in Africa

  developing world, farming, families, uganda

  
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• African village

  family, families, developing world, farming

  
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• 25 tweets that spell Alabama

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, alabama, birmingham, south, mobile, coastal road, montgomery, confederacy, confederate, tweeting, summarizing, tweet, twenty five

  
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• Alabama my home

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, alabama, birmingham, south, mobile, coastal road, montgomery, confederacy, confederate, my home,

  
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• How Alabama became the 22th state

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, alabama, birmingham, south, mobile, coastal road, montgomery, confederacy, confederate,

  
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• Snapshot of Alabama

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, alabama, birmingham, south, mobile, coastal road, montgomery, confederacy, confederate, snapshot of alabama yesterday and today, alabama snapshot book, alabama books,

  
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• 25 tweets that spell Alaska

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, alaska, twenty five, tweet, summarize, summarizing, my state, anchorage, juneau

  
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• Alaska my home

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, alaska, my home, kindergarten, my state, anchorage, juneau

  
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• Snapshot of Alaska

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, alaska, snapshot, today, yesterday, my state, anchorage, juneau, alaska snapshot book, alaska books,

  
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• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Fiction classics)

  novels, Lewis Caroll

  
  
  
• Alice Through the Looking-Glass (Fiction classics)

  novels, Lewis Caroll

  
  
  
• All kinds of hair

  hairs, shampoos, dyes, colours, colors, sciences, body, bodies, ourselves

  
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• Alligator

  carnivores, hunters, habitats, alligators, croccodiles, tropics

  
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• Aluminium

  elements, metal, aluminum, conductors, cables, electricity, pots, pans, cooking, foil,

  
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• Amazon

  Brazil, rainforests, rivers, South America, conservation, environmetns, deforestation

  
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• American Revolutionary War 1775-1785

  Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jerseys, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Providence, Continental Congress, Washington

  
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• Andes

  mountains, volcanoes, Incas, titicaca, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador,

  
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• Animals in my garden

  wild, animals, gardens, minibeasts

  
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• Animals in the dark

  eyes, nocturnal, bats, owls, hedgehogs, wil, moths, bugs, insects

  
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• Ant

  ants, termites insects, habitats, nests

  
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• Appalachian mountains

  USA, U.S.A., United States, North America, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, fall, autumn, Shenandoah National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Skyline Drive, Mount Mitchell, Appalachian Trail, Hillbillies, Country Music, Bluegrass music, Gatlinburg, pioneers, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, coal mining, lumber, tourists, New River, Old west, frontier, Native Americans, Continental divide

  
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• Apple

  apples, foods, fruits, plants, blossom, vitamins

  
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• Snapshot of Arizona

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, arizona snapshot book, arizona books,

  
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• Snapshot of Arkansas

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, arkansas snapshot book, arkansas books,

  
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• Armada

  Soain, Tudors, navy, navies, cannon, invasions, Elizabeth I, Francis Drake

  
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• Australia

  continents, sydney, kangaroos, wombats, koalas, colony, colonies, great barrier reef, new south wales, queensland, western australia, southern australia, adilade, victoria, aboriginees, melbourne, perth, darwin, brisbane, murray, darling, southern alps, great dividing range

  
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• Australian history

  botany bay, colony, colonies, transportations, sydney, outback, aborigines, kelly, cook, sydney, gold rush, sheep, farming,

  
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• Australian wildlife and landscape

  kangaroos, wombats, koalas, great barrier reefs, rainforests, deserts, gum trees, eucalyptus

  
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• Autumn

  seasons, falls, seeds, deciduous, frost, thanksgiving, harvest

  
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• Baby Animals

  cubs, kittens, puppy, puppies, chick, kangaroo,

  
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• Baby Jesus

  nativity, christmas, child, manger, wise menbethlehem, judea

  
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• Babylon to Baghdad

  sumerians, first civilisations, euphrates, tigris, ur, mesopotamia, fertile crescent, iraq, arab, science, ziggurats, cuneiform writing

  
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• Bali

  foods, indonesia, hindu, asia, island, tropical, tourists

  
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• Banana

  fruits, plantains, tropical

  
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• Battle of Hastings 1066

  normans, saxons, Harold Godwinson, William Conquerors, Bayeux tapestry, tapestries,

  
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• Bear

  bears, animals, carnivores, hibernates, forests, habitats

  
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• Bee

  bees, insects, honey, pollen nectar, flowers, honeycombs, beeswax,

  
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• Birds' Nests

  chicks, eggs, sticks, grasses

  
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• Black African Art

  petroglyph

  
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• Blizzard story

  weathers, hazards, disasters, snows, storms, cold

  
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• Blue

  colours, colors

  
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• Body organs

  brain, heart, lungs, mouth, nose, stomach, kidneys, intestines, bowels, colon, liver, body, human

  
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• Bolivia

  Andes, titicaca, South America, volcanoes, mountains, Sucre, silver, colony, colonies, spain, treasures, real, potosi mine

  
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• Bread

  breads, flours, yeasts, foods, carbohydrates, cereals, mills, bakers, rolls, eating

  
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• Bridges

  viaducts, arch, structures, sciences, metals, crossing point, bridges, suspensions, tressels, arches, clappers, strong shapes, crossings, rivers, viaducts, aqueducts, railways, motorways, road, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, covered bridge, Forth bridge, pont du gard, Avignon, Ironbridge, Telford, Sydney, Australia, Clifton gorge bridge, bristol, Tower Bridge, London, New York, Brooklyn Bridge, Hudson River, East River, Manhattan, Newcastle, Tyne,

  
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• Britain from above: London

  UK, england, city, cities, capitals, thames

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Britain in 1900: Cornwall

  victorians, local studies, truro

  
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• Britain in 1900: Devon

  victorians, local studies, plymouth

  
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• Britain in 1900: Lakes

  cumbria, local studies, fells, victorian

  
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• Britain in 1900: Lancashire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Liverpool

  lancashire, stockport, blackpool, liverpool, new brighton, cumbria, local studies, fells, victorian

  
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• Britain in 1900: London

  local studies, victorian

  
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• Britain in 1900: Midlands

  victorians, worcester, oxfords,

  
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• Britain in 1900: Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire

  victorians, coasts, Newcastle, tyne, tees

  
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• Britain in 1900: Scotland

  victorian Edinburgh, Glasgow

  
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• Britain in 1900: Somerset, Gloucester

  victorians, weston super mare

  
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• Britain in 1900: The Marches - Shropshire, Hereford, Chester

  shrewsbury, victorians

  
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• Britain in 1900: Wales

  victorians, llandudno, snowdon, cardiff,

  
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• British food history

  farms, pottage, tudors, stone age, victorians, saxons, rationing, wars, enclosures, revolution

  
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• Brown

  colours, colors

  
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• Buddhist art and writing

  buddhas, buddhism, faith, religion

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion)
  
  
• Buddhist faith and practice

  religions, buddhas, bodhi, faith

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion)
  
  
• Buddhist holy days

  buddhas, buddhism, religions, celebrations, festivals

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion)
  
  
• Buddhist temple

  religion, faith, temples, monks, monasteries

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion)
  
  
• Burgers, sandwich and sub

  snacks, buns, pattees, foods, meats, fast foods, mcdonalds, restaurants, cafes

  
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• Bus, coach and tram

  buses, coaches, trams, transports, trucks, cars, lorries

  
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• Calcium and magnesium

  metals, limestone, elements

  
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• Snapshot of California

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, california snapshot book, california books,

  
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• Camel

  animals, deserts, humps

  
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• Camouflaged fish

  animals, reefs

  
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• Canals

  waterways, rivers, aqueducts, industrial revolutions, barges, locks

  
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• Carbon

  life, elements, oil, coal, plant

  
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• Carnival

  pancake day, shrove tuesday, ash wednesday, lent, feast, fast, mardi gras, carnaval,new orleans, rio de janeiro, brazil, USA, festival, celebration,

  
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• Castle home

  castles, keeps, moats, baileys, mottes, sieges, tower of london, caernarfon, portcullis, drawbridges, crennelation, garderobes,

  
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• Castle, Exploring

  castles, keeps, moats, baileys, mottes, sieges, tower of london, caernarfon, portcullis, drawbridges, crennelation, garderobes,

  
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• Cave

  caves, caveman, cavemen, limestones, stone age, paintings, potholes, swallowholes, cheddar, springs, stalactites, stalagmites

  
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• Celebrations: Holi

  festivals, hindus, colours, colors

  
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• Ceramics (**Materials Science SET)

  pottery, potteries, glazes, kilns, earthenware, samian, porcelains, adobe, stoneware,

  
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• Chameleon

  animal rainforests, lizard, camouflage

  
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• Changing Autumn

  seasons, leaf, leaves, fall

  
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• Changing circuits

  wires, bulbs, electrics, battery, batteries, mains, switches, currents, voltages, motors

  
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• Changing from solids to liquids to gases

  evaporation, condensations, melting, sublimation, freezing, steam, melting

  
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• Changing materials

  burning, dissolving, mixtures, melting, laminates, rusts, tarnish,

  
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• Changing sounds

  hearings, noises, music, echoes, reflections, absorbing, mufflers, silence

  
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• Changing Winter

  seasons, snows, frosts

  
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• Cheese

  cheeses, milk, butters, dairy, dairies, cheddars, leicester, stilton, Roquefort, edam, gouda, jarlsberg, emmental, gorgonzola, parmesans, feta,

  
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• Cherry Court Kids: Basma's School Garden

  pshe

  
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• Cherry Court Kids: Emma's Peg

  pshe

  
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• Cherry Court Kids: Gabriella's Playtime

  pshe

  
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• Cherry Court Kids: Jamie's Lunchbox

  pshe

  
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• Cherry Court Kids: Rageh's Assembly

  pshe

  
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• Cherry Court Kids: Sam's Pantomime

  pshe

  
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• Chicago

  illinois, city, cities, USA, michigan, great lakes, railroad, New york, Erie Canal, Irish, immigrants, route 66, merchandise mart,

  
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• Children at work

  victorian, factories, mines, workhouses, domestic service, maids, child labour,

  
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• Chlorine

  elements, gases, poison

  
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• Chocolate

  cacaos, mayan, mexico, sweets, drinks

  
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• Christian art and writing

  Jesus, Bible, religion, faith, icon

  
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• Christian church

  churches, Jesus, god, crosses, naves, sanctuaries, sanctuary, fonts, transepts, apses, rood screens, choirs, cathedrals, minsters, abbeys, monasteries, priests, monks, nuns

  
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• Christian faith and practice

  Jesus, religion, service, communion, baptism, congregation,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion)
  
  
• Christian holy days

  Jesus, easter, Christmas, Pentecost, Advent, lent, festivals, celebrations

  
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• A Christmas Carol (Fiction classics)

  Charles Dickens

  
  
  
• Christmas tree

  andersen

  
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• Circus

  circuses, animals, elephants, clowns, big tops, lions, tigers, jugglers, acrobats

  
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• Classic fairy tales

  cinderella, four friends, sleeping beauty, beauties, frog princes, hansel and Gretel, Jack and the beanstalks, emperors clothes, little red riding hood

  
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• Cliffhangers

  rockclimbing, sport, El Capitan

  
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• Exploring climate chaos

  climates, weather, environments, greenhouse effects, CO2, global warming

  
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• Cloud atlas

  cirrus, cumulus, stratus, hurricanes, tornados, fronts, depressions, anticyclones, lows, highs, alto, cirro, nimbus, nimbo

  
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• Coal

  heats, fuels, carbons, smoke, power, pollution

  
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• Coffee

  coffees, foods, fair trades, developing worlds, fruits, roasts, drinks, caffeine, Brazil, Kenya, Ethiopia

  
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• Coins in our history

  money, shillings, groats, penny, pennies, crowns, guineas

  
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• Cold lands life (world biomes series)

  cactuses, oasis, oases, sandy deser, rocky desert, tundra, polar, alpine, alps, volcanoes, Rocky, Rockies, polar bears, birch, caribou, reindeer, arctic hare, tundra swan, blueberry, lichen, dragonfly, arctic fox, musk ox, snowy owls, walruses, penguins, seals, albatrosses, petrel, skua, gentian, edelweiss, rhododendrons, pines, forget-me-not, snowbell, ibex, marmot, golden eagle, brown bears, lobelias, groundsels, sunbird, moss, chipmunks, conifers, silversword, nutcracker, beavers, mule deer, bald eagles, bristlecone pines, aspens, moose, gray wolf, wovles, ptarmigans, cacti, cactuses, cougars, flamingoes, lupins, condors, vicumas, llama, alpacas, chincillas,

  
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• World biomes: Cold lands life Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  cactuses, oasis, oases, sandy deser, rocky desert, tundra, polar, alpine, alps, volcanoes, Rocky, Rockies, polar bears, birch, caribou, reindeer, arctic hare, tundra swan, blueberry, lichen, dragonfly, arctic fox, musk ox, snowy owls, walruses, penguins, seals, albatrosses, petrel, skua, gentian, edelweiss, rhododendrons, pines, forget-me-not, snowbell, ibex, marmot, golden eagle, brown bears, lobelias, groundsels, sunbird, moss, chipmunks, conifers, silversword, nutcracker, beavers, mule deer, bald eagles, bristlecone pines, aspens, moose, gray wolf, wovles, ptarmigans, cacti, cactuses, cougars, flamingoes, lupins, condors, vicumas, llama, alpacas, chincillas,

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Colorado River

  USA, hoover dams, irrigations, grand canyons, rocky mountains, Mexico, California, Mew Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, HEP, irrigation, aqueducts, river colorado,

  
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• Snapshot of Colorado

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, colorado, denver, boulder, colorado snapshot book, colorado books,

  
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• Colosseum

  romans, gladiators, rome, amphitheatre

  
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• Colour

  colours, colors, spectrum, rainbow

  
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• Computers and the internet (Visual Science encyclopedia)

  chips, monitors, keyboards, mouse, tablets, PCs

  
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• Conifer

  trees, evergreen, cones, boreal, taiga, coniferous, needles, pollen, firs, larches, pines, cypresses, bald, spruces, yews, junipers, redwoods, sequoia, giant, leylandii, squirrels, fires, cedars

  
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• Snapshot of Connecticut

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, connecticut snapshot book, connecticut books,

  
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• Container

  containers, boxes, crates, transports, goods, ships, trucks, train

  
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• Cookies

  biscuits, snacks, food

  
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• Copper, silver and gold

  elements, metals

  
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• Coral reef

  algae, Great Barrier Reefs, atolls, fringing reefs, lagoons, sharks, fishes, tropical oceans, skeleton, polyp, Red Sea, Florida, atols, Caribbean, Belize, Mexico, algae, crabs, anemones, turtles, starfish, tourists, tourism, australia, pacific, red sea, sharks, fishes, endangered, conservation, habitats, ecosystem, reefs, corals

  
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• Cotton

  cottons, plants, fabrics, fibres, fibers, bolls, slave trades, weaving, spinning, factory, factories, industrial revolution. Lancashire, Liverpool, America

  
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• Counting eggs

  adding

  
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• Cowboys

  americas, victorians, gold rush, cowboys, sherrifs, wyatt earpe, tombstone, boot hill, ghost towns, cattle

  
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• Creepy crawlies

  minibeasts, bogs, soils, worms, ladybirds, ladybugs, beetles, millipedes, centipedes, spiders

  
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• Crocodiles and alligators

  predators, hunters, reptiles

  
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• Cross

  Jesus, christian, churches, memorials, crucifixions, easter, celtic, hristians, Jesus, market crosses, churches, memorials, crucifixions, easter, good friday, latin cross, High cross, celtic cross,

  
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• Dalmatian

  dogs, pets, 101, puppy, puppies

  
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• Dams and reservoirs

  reservoirs, lakes, droughts, floods, river, dams, lakes, reservoirs, embankments, waters, HEP, hydro-electric powers, irrigations, flood control, Aswan, Three Gorges, China, Egypt, Hoover Dam, Arizona, Nevada, Lake Mead, Colorado River, Niagara Falls, New York, Kielder Water, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority, Glen Canyon Dam, Vrynwy, ladybower, derbyshire, Teton Dam Idaho,

  
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• Days

  sundays, mondays, tuesdays, wednesdays, thursdays, fridays, saturdays

  
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• Death Valley

  USA, California, salt lakes, sand dunes, basins, deserts, heat, hot, valleys

  
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• Decimals

  mathematics

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core maths)
  
  
• Snapshot of Delaware

  usa, us, united states of america, delaware, eagle, 50, delaware snapshot book, delaware books,

  
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• Desert life (world biomes series)

  cactuses, oasis, oases, sandy deser, rocky desert, Sahara desert, Death Valley, Gila woodpecker, cactus wren, iguana lizard, cactus finch, humming bird, bee, desert ground squirrel, turkey vulture, rattlesnake, hyrax, kangaroo rats, scorpions, desert owls, desert gourds, olive babboons, African wild dogs, saltbush, flamingos, spoonbills, ants, hyenas, locusts, waterholes, desert hedgehog, camel spiders, gerbils, Bactrian camels, desert peas, rain frogs, sandgrouse, sidewainders, tumbleweeds, desert foxes, ding beetles, dromedary camels, jerboas, acacias, gazelles, addax, oryx, bustard, gila monster, yucca, beavertail cacus, prickly pear cactus, cottonwood, creaosote bush, coyotes, tarantulas, shovelnose snakes, desert bighorn sheep, roadrunner,

  
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• World biomes: Desert life Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  cactuses, oasis, oases, sandy deser, rocky desert, Sahara desert, Death Valley, Gila woodpecker, cactus wren, iguana lizard, cactus finch, humming bird, bee, desert ground squirrel, turkey vulture, rattlesnake, hyrax, kangaroo rats, scorpions, desert owls, desert gourds, olive babboons, African wild dogs, saltbush, flamingos, spoonbills, ants, hyenas, locusts, waterholes, desert hedgehog, camel spiders, gerbils, Bactrian camels, desert peas, rain frogs, sandgrouse, sidewainders, tumbleweeds, desert foxes, ding beetles, dromedary camels, jerboas, acacias, gazelles, addax, oryx, bustard, gila monster, yucca, beavertail cacus, prickly pear cactus, cottonwood, creaosote bush, coyotes, tarantulas, shovelnose snakes, desert bighorn sheep, roadrunner,

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Dew, frost, mist, fog

  weather, moisture, cool, airs, hazards, ices, droplets, frosts, mists, fogs, hoar

  
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• Dinosaur life

  dinosaurs, Allosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Brontosaurus, Brontosaurus, continentals, coprolites, Cretaceous, Diceratops, Dinosaur National Monuments, Diplodocus, eggs, evolutions, extinct, fossils, geological times, hadrosaur 26,ichthyosaurs, Iguanodon, Jurassic, Pangea, plesiosaurs, pliosaurs, pterosaurs, reptiles, sauropods, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Tarbosaurus, theropods, Triassic, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex T. rex, T-rex, Velociraptor,  lizards, fossils, t.rexs, t-rex, brontosaurus, diplodocus, geology, rock, dinosaurs, therapods, sauropods, hadrosaurs,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science)
  
  
• Exploring Dinosaur times

  dinosaurs, Allosaurus, Allosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Brontosaurus, Brontosaurus, continentals, coprolites, Cretaceous, Diceratops, Dinosaur National Monuments, Diplodocus, eggs, evolutions, extinct, fossils, geological times, hadrosaurs ,ichthyosaurs, Iguanodon, Jurassic, Pangea, plesiosaurs, pliosaurs, pterosaurs, reptiles, sauropods, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Tarbosaurus, theropods, Triassic, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, T.rex, T-rex, Velociraptor 

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science)
  
  
• Dinosaur world

  dinosaurs, Allosaurus, Allosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Brontosaurus, Brontosaurus, continentals, coprolites, Cretaceous, Diceratops, Dinosaur National Monuments, Diplodocus, eggs, evolutions, extinct, fossils, geological times, hadrosaur, ichthyosaurs, Iguanodon, Jurassic, Pangea, plesiosaurs, pliosaurs, pterosaurs, reptiles, sauropods, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Tarbosaurus, theropods, Triassic, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex T. rex, T-rex, Velociraptor,  lizards, fossils, t.rexs, t-rex, brontosaurus, diplodocus, geology, rock, dinosaurs, therapods, sauropods, hadrosaurs,

  
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• Dissolving

  mixtures, solutions, liquids, chemicals, materials

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed
  
  
• Dividing

  fractions, multiplying, mathematics

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core mathematics)
  
  
• Don't throw it away (Science around us science and technology SET)

  conservation, dont throw it away, litter, trash, garbage, wastes, sewages, composts, recycle, recycling, environment

  
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• Don't waste energy (Science around us science and technology SET)

  conservation, LEDs, wind power, solar power, wave power, biofuels, insulation, dont waste energy, energy, homes, greenhouse effect, acid rain, carbon dioxide, climate change, conserve, convection, conduction, radiation, developing world, energy crisis, environment, fossil fuels, insualtions, natural gas, oil, coal, photoelectric cells, solar cells, solar panels, power, rechargeable batteries, recycle, renewable energy, sulphur dioxide, sulfur dioxide, wood

  
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• Doubling and halving: Autumn leaves

  mathematics

  
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• Doubling and halving: Mr Snowman

  mathematics

  
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• Doubling and halving: My toys

  mathematics

  
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• Doubling and halving: Puppets

  mathematics

  
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• Drum

  drums, percussions, musical instruments, bangs, sounds, bass, snares, timpany, band, orchestra

  
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• Dyes (**Materials Science SET)

  stains, colours, colors, materials, clothes, fabrics, paints

  
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• Eagle

  birds, hunters, carnivores, americans, bald, eires

  
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• Earth and beyond

  space, planets, suns, universes, rockets, satellites, astronauts, cosmonauts, stars, moons, solar system, galaxies, comets, asteroids, metorites

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science)
  
  
• Earth and moon

  space, planets, suns, universes, rockets, satellites, astronauts, cosmonauts, stars, moons, solar system, galaxies, comets, asteroids, metorites , planets, solar systems, satellites, eclipses, moons, phases, apollo

  
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• Earth and space (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  spacecrafts, apollo, missions, space races, moons, planets, suns, solar systems, albedo, asteroids, atmospheres, astronauts, big bangs, universes, galaxies, galaxy, cosmos, constellations, comets, space, planets, suns, universes, rockets, satellites, astronauts, cosmonauts, stars, moons, solar system, galaxies, comets, asteroids, metorites, accretion, adrasta, albedo, alpha centauri, alpha crucis, altair, andromeda, andromeda galaxy, angstrom, antipodal point, apollo group, apse, apsis, ariel, aristotle, asteroid numbers, asteroids, astronauts, astronomical unit, astronomy, atmospheres, auroras, axis, axes, barnard's star, beta centauri, betelgeuse, big bang theory, binary stars, black body, black bodies, black dwarf, black dwarves, black holes, blue giants, brown dwarf, brown dwarves, callisto, capella, cassini, cassiopeia, castor, ceres, chondrite, chromosphere, galaxy clusters, comas, comets, conjunctions, constellations, nicolas copernicus, coronas, cosmic rays, cosmos, crab nebulae, craters, deep space network DSN, deimos, deneb, diamond rings, dione, disks, dog star, sirius, dust, dwarf stars, Earth, elliptical orbits, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, albert einstein, encke's comet, eta carinae, europa, expanding universe, flares, full moon, fusion, galaxy, galaxies, galilean moons, galileo galilei, galileo probe, ganymede, gas giants, gemini missions, geostationary orbit, giant star, gibbous moon, great dark spot, guide star, hale-bopp comet, hale bopp comet, edmond halley, halley's comet, stephen hawking, helene, heliosphere, helium star, caroline herschel, william herschel, edwin hubble, hubble space telescopes, hyperion, iapetus, io, impact craters, international space station iss, janus, john space center, jupiter, kelvins, kennedy space center, NASA, johannes kepler, kuiper belt, light years, lightyears, light-years, lunar module, magnetosphere, magnitude, mariner, mars, mass, mercury, meteors, meteroids, meteorites, milky way, mir, miranda, phases of the moon, moon's phases, neptune, novas, parsec, phobos, photosphere, planets, plasma, pluto, pole stare, polaris, quasars, red dwarf, red dwarves, red giants, rigel, rocky planets, satellites, saturn v rockets, shooting stars, solar systems, solar winds, soyuz, space shuttle, speed of light, stellar, the sun, suns, sunspots, supernovas, titan, triton, universe, uranus, vega, venus, voyager probes, white dwarf, white dwarves,

  
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• Earthquakes and volcanoes (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  aa lava, a'a lava, acid lava, acid rocks, active faults, active volcanoes, aftershocks, agglomerates, alkaline rocks, amplification, amplitudes, amygdule, andesites, ashes, ash flows, asthenosphere, augite, basalts, basic rocks, basic lava, batholiths, benioff zone, biotites, blind faults, body waves, bombs, calderas, boss, central vent volcanoes, cinder cones, colliding boundary, colliding boundaries, composite volcanoes, cones, core, earth's core, craters, crater lakes, creep, crust, earth's crust, crystals, destructive plate boundary, destructive plate boundaries, dikes, diorite, dormant volcanoes, ejecta, epicentres, epicenters, erosion, volcanic eruptions, eruption clouds, explosive eruptions, extinct volcanoes, extrusive rocks, fault scarps, feldspars, reffomagnesian minerals, first motion, fissures, fissure eruptions, focus, foreshocks, fractures, fracture zones, fumaroles, gabbro, gases, geysers, volcanic glass, glowing avalanches, granites, ground failures, hawaiian-type eruptions, hornblendes, hot spots, hydrothermal, hypocentre, hypocenter, icelandic-type eruptions, igneous rocks, incadescent, incadescence, intensity, intrusive rocks, intrusions, isoseismal, laccoliths, lahar, lapilli, lava flows, lava fountains, lava lakes, lava tubes, liquefaction, lithosphere, locked faults, love waves, L waves, magma chambers, magnitudes, main shock, mantle, mica, midocean ridge, minerals, modified Mercalli scale, mud pools, muscovite, normal faults, obsidians, oceanic spreading ridge, ocean trenches, olivine, pacific ring of fire, pahoehoe lava, parasitic cones, pegmatite, pelean-type eruptions, pele's hair, pele's tears, phenocryst, phreatic eruptions, pillow lava, pipes, earth's plates, plate tectonics, plinian-type eruptions, volcanic plugs, plutonic rokcs, pumice, p waves, primary waves, primary seismic waves, pyroclastic flows, pyroclastic materials, quartz, rayleigh waves, reflections, refractions, reversed faults, rhyolite, richter scale, rift valleys, rifting, rocks, ruptures, san andreas fault, scoria, seamounts, seiche, seismic deformations, seismic gaps, seismic waves, seismic zones, seismograms, seismographs, seismology, shadow zones, shallow earthquakes, shield volcanies, shock waves, shockwaves, silicates, sills, spatter, spreading boundary, stratovolcanoes, stombolian-type eruptions, strong motion, subduction zones, supervolcanoes, surface waves, s waves, shear waves, secondary seismic waves, tectonic plates, tephra, thrust faults, lava tongues, tsunamis, tuff, vents, vesicles, viscous, viscosity, volcanic activity, volcanic activities, vulcanian-type eruptions, kilauea,

  
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• Earthquakes and volcanoes

  earthquakes, volcanoes, cones, vents, craters, lavas, mountains, faults, san andreas, pacific ring of fire, tsunamis, ashes, volcanic bombs, obsidian, disasters, pompeii, krakatoa, mt st helens, hawaii

  
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• Ecuador

  South America, Andes, tropical rainforests

  
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• Electricity and magnetism

  currents, voltages, powers, generators, pylons, transmissions, cables, motors, solenoids, switches, circuits, parallel, series, Faraday, currents, voltages, powers, generators, pylons, transmissions, cables, motors, solenoids, loudspeakers, power

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Electricity and magnetism (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  accumulators, adapters, aerials, antennae, alkaline battery, alkaline batteries, alternating currents, AC, AM, amplitude modulated, ammeters, amps, amperes, amplify, appliances, arc lights, armoured cables, amored cables, attractive forces, blackouts, brownouts, buzzers, cables, capacitors, cathode-ray tubes, cathode ray tubes, cathode rays, charge, cells, silicon chips, circuits, circuit boards, circuit breakers, circuit diagrams, circuit testers, coaxial cables, coils, compasses, components, conductors, contacts, coulombs, current, current electricity, direct current, DC, dielectric, dimmer switches, diodes, dry cells, dynamos, thomas alva edison, thomas edison, electrical energy, electricity, electricity grids, power grids, utility grids, electric power, electric shock, electrolysis, electrolytes, electromagnets, electromagnetic fields, electrons, electroplating, energy, farads, michael faraday, filaments, flashlights, torches, flex, fluorescent lights, fluorescence, FM, frequency modulation, forces, fossil fuels, benjamin franklin, fuses, luigi galvani, generators, geothermal power, halogen lamps, electric heating, live wires, power supply, hydroelectric power, immersion heaters, incandescent, incandescence, induction, insulators, integrated circuits, irons, junction of wires, kilowatts, leyden jar, light bulbs, LEDs, light emitting diodes, lightning, loads, magnets, permanent magnets, bar magnets, horseshoe magnets, magnetic fields, magnetic poles, magnetism, meters, electric motors, mulitmeters, negative terminals, neon lighting, neutral wires, north pole, ohms, georg simon ohm, ohmmeters, ohms law, ohm's law, orsteds, hans christian orsted, overloads, parallel circuits, photoelectric cells, solar cells, plugs, poles, positive terminals, potentiometers, power plants, primary battery, primary batteries, primary cells, electricity pylons, radios, rechargeable battery, rechargeable batteries, rechargeable cells, rectifier, repulsive forces, resistance, resistors, rheostat, secondary battery, secondary batteries, secondary cells, semiconductors, series circuits, william shockley, william b shockley, william b. shockley, short circuit, sockets, solar power, solenoids, sparks, south pole, static electricity, stoves, substations, telegraphs, televisions, nikola tesla, thermistors, toasters, transformers, transistors, transmission lines, utility poles, vacuum tubes, van de graaff generators, variable resistors, volts, alessandro volta, voltages, voltmeters, wall sockets, watts, james watt, wind power, wires,

  
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• Elephant

  animals, trunks, savannas, safaris, Africans, Indian, browse

  
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• Energy (Science around us science and technology SET)

  winds, waters, solar, conservation, renewable, conservation, envirnments, global warming, CO2, greenhouse effect, oils, coals, gases, diesels, nuclears,

  
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• The energy alternative

  winds, waters, solar, nuclear, conservation, renewable, conservation, envirnment, global warming, CO2, greenhouse effect, hazard, disaster

  
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• The U.S. Civil War 1861-1865

  yankees, federal, slavery, confederates, confederacy, grant, lee, gettysburg, antitum, yorktown, atlanta,

  
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• The English Civil War 1642-1651

  roundheads, cavaliers, Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Commonwealth

  
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• Europe atlas

  continents, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, Russia, Netherlands, united kingdom, england, wales, scotland, maps

  
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• Everest and the Himalayas

  mountains, ranges, peaks, glaciers, ices, snows, Nepalese, Bhutan, China, Indians, Pakistanis, Tibet

  
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• Evolution

  evolutions, variations, Darwin, cells, mutations, neanderthal, homo, fossils, galapagos,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science)
  
  
• Fair trade

  fairtrade, developing worlds, cottons, bananas, coffees, tea, cottons, clothes, chocolates

  
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• Fairgrounds since ancient times

  romans, tudors, medieval, victorians, funfairs, big dipper, roller coaster, carousel

  
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• Farm animals (Early years)

  farms, farming, barnyard animals, farmyard animals, ducks, ducklings, geese, goose, cows, pigs, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, cattle, calf, calves, baby animals, lambs, wool, milk, dairy, dairies, piglets, chickens, hens, chicks, roosters, eggs, kids,

  
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• Fibres

  yarns, threads, weaves, woven, spins, cloths, carbons, strings, cords, felts, nylons, polyesters, acrylics, fibers

  
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• Fibres (**Materials Science SET)

  fibers, spins, yarns, weaves, dyes, clothes, fabrics, yarns, threads, weaves, woven, spins, cloths, carbons, strings, cords, felts, nylons, polyesters, acrylics, fibers

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] [see whole materials science set]
  
  
• Fight for Scotland, The

  England, medieval, castles, Bruce, Wallace, Edward I,

  
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• Fire

  fires, heat, explosions, hazards, disasters, wildfires, forests, savannas, cooking, gases, incandescent, soot, bonfires, coals, oil well, woods, California, Colorado

  
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• Fireworks

  explosions, displays, funs, lights, colours, colors, celebrations, holidays, festivals, changing materials

  
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• First civilisations

  Sumerians, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, baghdad, ur, tigris, euphrates, fertile crescent, arabs, muslims, hittites

  
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• Flight

  insects, birds, aircraft, aeroplanes, upthrust, wings, pilots, wright brothers, bleriot,

  
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• Florence Nightingale

  nurses, crimea, wars, infections, antiseptics, wars, hospitals, elizabeth fry, mary seacole

  
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• Florida

  talahassee, miami, everglades national park, key west, tampa, disneyworld, saint st Petersurg, Jacksonville, St Saint Augustine, hurricane, tourism, alligator, national park, panther, bald cypress, swamp, manatee, coral reef, dolphins, ponce de leon, indian removal act, slaves, civil war confederate, cotton, oranges, sunshine state, art deco, orlando, mimo, cape canaveral, Kennedy Space Center,

  
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• Food

  foods, feeding, energy, bread, staples, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, nourishments, body, metabolism, eating, tooth, teeth, mouth, digestion, guts, obese, diets, balanced diets

  
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• Food and health

  energy, breads, staples, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, nourishments, body, metabolisms, eating, teeth, mouths, digestions, guts, obese, diets, balanced diet

  
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• Food, teeth and eating / Food and a healthy diet

  energy, breads, staples, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, nourishments, body, metabolisms, eating, teeth, mouths, digestions, guts, obese, diets, balanced diet

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science)
  
  
• Forces (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  acceleration, actions, aerofoils, air brakes, air resistance, altimeters, anemometers, archimedes' principles, atmospheric pressure, atomizers, balancing points, barometers, barometric pressure, bathometric pressures, bernoulli's principles, block and tackle, boyle's laws, brittle, buoyancy, buoyant, capstans, center of gravity, centre of gravity, centrifugal forces, centripetal forces, complex machines, compression, coriolis force, deceleration, density, densities, drag, effort, elastics, elasticity, electromotive force, escape velocity, escape velocities, explosions, fins, floating, flywheels, force meters, forcemeters, free fall, freefall, frictions, fulcrums, gears, gear wheels, gravitational balance, gravity, gravitation, gyroscope, hoists, hooke's law, hydraulic jacks, hydraulic pressures, hydrofoils, inclined planes, inertia, levers, newton's laws of motion, loads, lubricants, lubrication, machines, mass, mechanics, mechanical efficiency, mechanical advantage, momentum, movements, motions, newtons, orbits, pascals, pascal's law, pistons, pitot tubes, pivot points, pressure gauges, propellers, propulsion, pulleys, pumps, ramps, reactions, recoils, resisting forces, screws, shear stress, shock waves, shockwaves, simple machines, skids, slips, specific gravity, speeds, spins, spring balances, strains, strengths, stresses, surface tension, syphons, tensile strength, terminal velocity, thrust, tools, torque, torsion balance, upthrust, viscosity, viscosities, wedges, weights, wheels, axles, work, young's modulus,

  
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• Forces and movement

  frictions, pushes, pulls, gravity, rolling, speeds, velocity, accelerations, cars, automobiles, slips, skids, levers, lubricants, greases, oils, newtons

  
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• Forces in action

  pushes, pulls, twists, frictions, stretches, brakes, floating, buoyancy, archimedes principles, center of gravity, centre of gravity, fulrums, centrifuges, centrifugal, centripetal, orbits, satellites, compressions, coriolis, drags, streamlines, elastics, compressions, hydraulic pressures, levers, lubricants, greases, oils, pistons, Newtons, propellers, pumps, screws, shock waves, explosions, strains, stresses, siphons, torques, viscosity, wedges, work

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science)
  
  
• Forest life (world biomes series)

  fire, monkeys, jaguar, leaf cutter ants, hummingbirds, frogs, bromeliads, strangler figs, parrots, macaws, rafflesia, cicada, bald cypresses, alligators, anhingas, egrets, terrapins, flamingos, catfish, mangrove, maquis, chaparral, bush, fire, eucalyptus, koala bears, possums, kangaroos, beetles, wisteria, praying mantis, baobab, olives, cork oaks, deer, ladybird, ladybug, lady beetle, wagtails, oaks, acorns, hedgehogs, foxes, beeches, grey squirrels, gray squirrels, woodlouse, woodlice, caterpillars, brown bears, grizzly bears, black bears, mooses, red squirrels, wood ants, capercaillie grouse, owls, spruces, crossbills, woodpeckers, sequoias, redwoods, larches, mule deer, mountain lions, bristlecone pines, marmots, bighorn sheep, douglas firs, quaking aspens, trout,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• World biomes: Forest life Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  fire, monkeys, jaguar, leaf cutter ants, hummingbirds, frogs, bromeliads, strangler figs, parrots, macaws, rafflesia, cicada, bald cypresses, alligators, anhingas, egrets, terrapins, flamingos, catfish, mangrove, maquis, chaparral, bush, fire, eucalyptus, koala bears, possums, kangaroos, beetles, wisteria, praying mantis, baobab, olives, cork oaks, deer, ladybird, ladybug, lady beetle, wagtails, oaks, acorns, hedgehogs, foxes, beeches, grey squirrels, gray squirrels, woodlouse, woodlice, caterpillars, brown bears, grizzly bears, black bears, mooses, red squirrels, wood ants, capercaillie grouse, owls, spruces, crossbills, woodpeckers, sequoias, redwoods, larches, mule deer, mountain lions, bristlecone pines, marmots, bighorn sheep, douglas firs, quaking aspens, trout,

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Exploring the world of Fossils

  geology, evolution, dinosaurs, ammonites, belemnites, jurassic, cretaceous, carboniferous

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed
  
  
• Fossils

  geology, evolution, dinosaurs, jurassic, cretaceous, Carboniferous, ammonites, belemnites, fossilisation,

  
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• Fox

  animals, hunters, dogs, wolf, wolves, carnivores, predators, foxes, canine animals, canines, mammals,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Fractions

  mathematics

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core mathematics)
  
  
• France

  Europe, paris, marseilles, seine, rhone, loire, mosel, moselle, eiffel, bastille

  
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• Francium to polonium

  elements, Gadolinium, Gd, Gallium, Ga, Germanium, Ge, Gold Au, Hafnium, Hf, Hassium, Hs, Helium, He, Holmium, Ho, Hydrogen, H, Indiums, In, Iodine, I, Iridium, Ir, Iron, Fe, Krypton, Kr, Lanthanum, La, Lawrencium, Lr, Lead, Pb, Lithium, Li, Lutetium, Lu, Magnesium, Mg, Manganese, Mn, Meitnerium, Mt, Mendelevium, Md, Mercury, Hg, Molybdenum, Mo, Neodymium, Nd, Neon, Ne, Neptunium, Np, Nickel, Ni, Niobium, Nb, Nitrogen, N, Nobelium, No, Osmium, Os, Oxygen, O, Palladium, Pd, Phosphorus, P, Platinum, Pt, Plutonium, Ps, Polonium, Po,

  
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• Friction

  heats, energy, movements, forces, brakes, skids, slip

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science)
  
  
• Frog

  frogs, amphibians, lizards, toads, ponds, tadpoles, spawn

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• From caterpillar to butterfly and moth

  catterpillars, butterflies, insects, chrysalis, pupate, larvae, life cycles

  
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• From Magna Carta to Constitution

  democracy, kings, barons, civil wars, medieval, england, supreme courts, united states, john, barons, runnymede

  
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• American frontier life in 1820

  pennsylvania, virginia, ohio, illinois, kentucky, indiana, history, philadelphia, pittsburgh, frankfort, wheeling

  
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• Fruit

  foods, vitamins, seeds, plants, fibres, fibers, ripening, bananas, cherries, cherry, grapes, apples, oranges, lemons, peaches, plums, strawberries, juice, jelly, jam, marmalade

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Fun in the sea

  waves, crests, beaches, sands, swimming, surfing, swash

  
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• Funfair (all the fun of the force)

  push, pull, forces, big dipper roller coasters, carousels, roundabouts, amusements, arcades

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Funny Christmas food

  sandwiches, art

  
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• Funny sandwiches

  arts, food

  
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• Gas giants

  planets, solar systems, uranus, saturn, jupiter

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Gases around us

  gases, airs, oxygen, scents, smells, carbon dioxides, nitrogen, pollution

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science)
  
  
• Gems and minerals

  elements, jewellery, jewelry, hardness, diamonds, ruby, rubies, emeralds, aquamarines, quartz, silicon,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Germany

  Europe, country, rhine, elbe, Berlins, Frankfurt, Colognes, ruhr,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Georgia

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, georgia, atlanta, south, martin luther king, augusta, stone mountain, rome

  
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• How Georgia became the 4th state

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, georgia, atlanta, south, martin luther king, augusta, stone mountain, rome

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Geyser

  fountains, hot springs, volcanoes, Yellowstone National Parks, Iceland, old faithful, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, suphur, volcanoes, sulfur,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Giant panda

  animals, bears, bamboo

  
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• Giraffe

  animals, safaris, savannas, herbivore

  
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• Glacier

  ices, mountains, cirques, corries, moraines, crevasses, seracs, finger lake

  
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• Glass

  silica, brittles, transparent, windows, vases, stained, mirror, bottles, sheet glass, armored glass, recycle, Egyptians, Romans, crystal palace, great exhibition, victorians, obsidian,

  
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• Glass (Early years)

  transparent, window

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Glass (**Materials Science SET)

  brittles, transparent, windows, bottles, jars, Romans, translucent

  
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• Glue

  adhesives, gums,papyrus, gelatin, cements, sealants, sellotape, scotch tapes, masking tapes, wallpaper pastes,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Golden Temple

  sikhs, amritsar, religions, faith

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Gold Rush

  U.S.A. history, USA, Victorians, Australians, South Africans, Klondike, San Francisco, California, prospector

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Grace Darling and the shipwreck

  victorians, lifeboats, hazards, disaster

  
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• Grains

  cereals, wheat, rice, barleys, millets, sorghums, oats, flours, corn, cereals, foods, wheat, barleys, rice, oats, maize, flour, dough, flat bread, unlevened bread, tortillas, nachos, breakfast, popcorn, pizza, loaf, loaves, baguettes, sandwiches, croissants, batter, doughnuts, toast, crackers, pretzels, cookies, biscuits, cakes, carbohydrates, pastry, pastries, pastas, noodles, rice

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Grand Canyon

  valley, gorge, arroyo, Colorado, National Park, Nevada, Arizona

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Grassland life (world biomes series)

  Prairie, Meadow, Savanna, Steppe, Marsh, Bog, bisons, crickets, prairie dogs, centipedes, jackrabbits, cranes, gophers, bluestem grasses, snakes, coyotes, kestreals, rabbits, moles, buttercups, earthworms, owls, cuckoos, skylarks, ladybirds, ladybugs, spiders, zebras, wildebeest, ostricjes, storks, lions, elephants, giraffes, rhinocerouses, giraffes, acacias, saiga antelopes, eagles, poppy, poppies, grasses, camesl, grasshoppers, yaks, hyenas, vipers, bullriushes, reeds, water lily, lilies, bullfrog, dragonfly, dragonflies, herons, marogolds, slamanders, sundews, carnberry, cranberries, sphagnum, pitcher plants, venus fly traps, cottongrass, curlew, orchids, minks, butterfly, butterflies, damselfly, damselflies,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• World biomes: Grassland life Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  Prairie, Meadow, Savanna, Steppe, Marsh, Bog, bisons, crickets, prairie dogs, centipedes, jackrabbits, cranes, gophers, bluestem grasses, snakes, coyotes, kestreals, rabbits, moles, buttercups, earthworms, owls, cuckoos, skylarks, ladybirds, ladybugs, spiders, zebras, wildebeest, ostricjes, storks, lions, elephants, giraffes, rhinocerouses, giraffes, acacias, saiga antelopes, eagles, poppy, poppies, grasses, camesl, grasshoppers, yaks, hyenas, vipers, bullriushes, reeds, water lily, lilies, bullfrog, dragonfly, dragonflies, herons, marogolds, slamanders, sundews, carnberry, cranberries, sphagnum, pitcher plants, venus fly traps, cottongrass, curlew, orchids, minks, butterfly, butterflies, damselfly, damselflies,

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Gravity

  forces, Newtons, universes, solar system

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Great Asian Tsunami

  earthquakes, disasters, hazards, Indonesians, Indians, Thailand, wave

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Great British seaside: North east England

  coasts, Newcastle, Whitby, Teesside, Scarborough

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Great British seaside: North east Scotland

  coasts, Dundee, Aberdeen, orkney, shetland

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Great British seaside: North west England, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man

  Cumbria, Carlisle, whitehaven, maryport, blackpool, morecambe, liverpool, stockport, Lancashire

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Great British seaside: North west Scotland

  hebrides, lochs, Fort Williams, Glasgow, Arran, Oban

  
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• Great British seaside: South east England

  Southampton, solent, pitheads, portsmouth, eastbourne, brighton, hastings, margate, ramsgate, folkstone, dover

  
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• Great British seaside: South west England

  lands ends, torquay, plymouths, newquay, barnstaple, weston super mares, cleveland, clovelly, paignton, sidmouth, weymouth

  
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• Great British seaside: Wales

  llandudno, coasts, aberystwyth, Conway, conwy, bangor, harlech, cardiff, mumbles, pembroke, swansea, newport

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• The Great Fire of London 1666

  disasters, pudding lanes, hazard

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• The Great Plague 1655-6

  infections, Eyam, london, rats, fleas, bacterium, bacteria, bacteria, deaths, contagious

  
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• Greek food

  olive mediterranean, yoghurt

  
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• Green

  colours, colors, color

  
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• Greenhouse

  growing s, plants,

  
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• Grouping and changing materials

  shapes, sizes, plastics, metals, fibers, fibres, cloths,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science series)
  
  
• Grimm's Fairy Tales part 1 (Fiction classics)

  fantasy

  
  
  
• Grimm's Fairy Tales part 2 (Fiction classics)

  fantasy

  
  
  
• Growing bulbs

  plant, tulip, daffodil, crocus, snowdrop, bluebell, flower, garden, Spring

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Growing into a lion

  changing, animals, hunters, africans, savannas, safaris, cub

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Growing plants

  changing, shoots, seeds, sprouts, roots, leafs, flowers, seeds, fruit

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science series)
  
  
• Gulliver's Travels (Fiction classics)

  fantasy

  
  
  
• Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot 1605

  revolutions, catholics, james I, bonfire

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Habitats

  animals, plants, environments, conservation, mountains, coasts, rivers, ponds, deserts, forests, savannas, rainforest

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science series)
  
  
• Hadrian's Wall

  romans, Celts, barbarians, housesteads

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Haiti 2010 Earthquake

  caribbean, disasters, hazards, developing worlds, rescue

  
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• Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (Fiction classics)

  fantasy

  
  
  
• Harbours, docks and ports

  dock, port, harbour, harbor, New York, San Francisco, California, Houston, Texas, Sydney, Australia, Ipswich, Felixstowe, Suffolk, Liverpool, London, Thames, Mersey, container revolution, supertanker, bulk carrier, Canary Wharf, Miami, Florida, Singapore, Shanghai, China, piers, jetty, jetties, wharf, wharves, quays, moles,

  
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• Harvest

  seeds, fruits, festivals, preserve

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Snapshot of Hawaii

  usa, united states of america, hawaiian islands, islands of hawaii, hawaii state, aloha state, 50th state, big island, maui, kahoolawe, molokai, lanai, mount waiaileale, niihau, mauna kea, mauna loa, island volcanoes, volcanic islands, polynesians, hawaiian kings, moi, captain james cook, voyages of cook, cook's voyages, oahu, honolulu, waikiki bay, diamond head state park, king kamehameha i, christian missionaries, pearl harbor national historic landmark, queen lilioukalani, president grover cleveland, republic of hawaii, world war 2, world war ii, second world war, 2nd world war, pacific ocean, president dwight eisenhower, tikis, hula, makena state park, state parks, waimea canyon, na pali coast, kalalau trail, iao needle, iao valley state monument, volcanoes national park, kilauea, haleakala national park, u.s.s. arizona memorial, battleship missouri memorial, active volcanoes, hilo bay, hawaii snapshot book, hawaii books,

  
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• Health and growth

  body, diets, foods, illnesses, boys, girls,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science series)
  
  
• Hearing

  sounds, ears, vibration

  
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• Heat and energy (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  acid rain, battery, batteries, boiling points, brown coal, burning, caloric theory, calories, cals, carbohydrates, carbon dioxide, change of states, changing states, charcoal, chemical energy, coals, coke, combustion, condensation, conduction, conservation of energy, conservation of mass, contraction, convection, cooling system, diesel, dung, district heating, electric generators, electricity transmission, electric motors, electrochemical cells, electromagnetic radiation, endothermic reactions, energy conversions, energy supply, energy supplies, entropy, evaporation, exothermic reactions, expansion, explosions, fats, fission, flames, flammable, fluorescent lamps, fluorescence, food energy, fossil fuels freezing points, fuels, fuel cells, fuel wood, fusion, gasohol, gasoline, geothermal energy, global warming, glucose, green energy, greenhouse effect, heat capacity, heat conservation, heat exchangers, heat transfers, hydroelectric power, hydrogen fuel, insulation, insulators, internal combustion engine, joules, kerosene, kinetic energy, lamps, light energy, latent heat, lights, mechanical energy, melting points, methane, natural gas, noncombustible, nuclear energy, oil rigs, peats, petroleums, photosynthesis, pollution, potential energy, power, power plants, pyrolysis, renewable energy, refinery, roast, smelting, smoulder, solar power, solar radiation, solar thermal energy, sound energy, spontaneous combustion, steam, steam engines, turbine engines, turbines, thermal decomposition, thermometers, tidal energy, transformers, transmission lines, utility poles, vapourisation, vaporization, water power, watts, wind farms, waterwheels, wood,

  
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• Hedgehog

  animals, spines, woodland

  
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• Hello fox

  animals, foxes, mammals,

  
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• Helping plants grow well

  fertilisers, watering, sunlight, warmth, soils,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science series)
  
  
• Henry VIII's wives

  tudors, anne boleyn, catherine of aragon, jane seymour, anne of cleves, catherine parr, catharine howard

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] (part of our core history series)
  
  
• Hindu art and writing

  religions, faiths, India

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion series)
  
  
• Hindu faith and practice

  religions, indians, faith

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion series)
  
  
• Hindu holy days

  festivals, celebrations, faiths, religions, India

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion series)
  
  
• Hindu mandir

  religions, temples, faiths, India

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion series)
  
  
• History of flight

  wright brothers, montgolfiers, bleriot, airplane, aeroplane, balloon, glider, spitfire, jet, comet, propellor, wing, dirigable, airship, hindenburg

  
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• Holy River Ganges

  rivers, asia, varanasi, india

  
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• Homes we have lived in

  houses, caves, caveman, cavemen, tents, castles, yurts, adobe, daub, wattle, mud

  
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• Hong Kong

  city, cities, China, colony, port

  
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• Hot air balloon

  montgolfier, flight

  
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• How did my street get its name?

  streets, roads, highways, lanes, tracks, paths, local studies, place names

  
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• How materials change

  plastics, woods, fibres, fibers, metals, burning,

  
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• How sugar changed the world

  sweets, candy, candies, canes, slave trades, americas, arabs, chocolates, energy, foods, diets

  
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• How the universe works

  gravity, solar systems, orbits, big bangs, stars, nebulas, black holes, time, planets, orbits, suns

  
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• How things work (Science around us science and technology SET)

  machines, tools, appliances

  
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• How we measured time

  clocks, candles, sundial, atom, longitude

  
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• How we see things

  lights, eyes, concaves, caveman, cavemen, convex, mirrors, colours, colors, spectacles, glasses, retinas, lenses, pupils, irises

  
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• Human circulation

  body, bodies, bloods, hearts, oxygen, artery, arteries, veins, lungs, cells,c arbon dioxide,

  
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• Hurricane story

  hurricanes, storms, wind, rain, lighthouses, hazards, disasters, story, stories, eye, gales,

  
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• Hurricane season

  hurricanes, weather, hazards, tropical, disasters, winds, eye, storms, gales, winds, Mexico, Florida, Texas, Katrina, Louisiana, Alabama, Caribbean, typhoon, evacuation, New Orleans, floods,

  
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• Hydrogen

  elements, gases

  
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• Ich und du 1, modern foreign languages

  german

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] (part of our core Gernman)
  
  
• Ich und du 2

  german, modern foreign languages

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] (part of our core German)
  
  
• Snapshot of Idaho

  usa, united states of america, gem state, pacific north west, rocky mountains, rockies, 43rd state, columbia plateau, idaho panhandle, bitterroot mountain range, bitterroots, bitterroot mountains, continental divide, snake river, bprah peak, salmon river, hells canyon, blackfoot mountains, wolverine canyon, idaho falls, soda springs, shoshone, northern paiute, nez perce, native americans, lewis and clark expeditions, fort clatsop, oregon country, oregon territory, 49th parallel, president james polk, gold, gold rush, idaho city, boise river, boise basin, orofino creek, idaho territory, railroads, transcontinental railroad, ranching, ranchers, nez perce war, chief joseph, potlatch timbermill, potatoes, potato crops, harriman state park, hells gate state park, city of rocks, heyburn state park, land of the yankee fork state park, craters of the moon national monument, hagerman fossil beds national monument, oregon trail, minidoks national historic site, nez perce national historic park, yellowstone national park, ski resorts, skiing, sun valley, idaho snapshot book, idaho books,

  
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• I just coded my first story

  computers, codes, html, coding

  
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• Illinois

  midwest, Mid West, Lake Michigan, Chicago, Springfield, Abraham Lincoln, Peoria, prairie, midewin, Mississippi, tornado, Cahokia, Black Hawk, Adlia Stevenson, Barak Obama, Route 66, Louisiana, Fort de Chartres, Fort Dearborn, colonial age, Al Capone, immigrants, civil war, gilded age, Great Depression,

  
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• I love Holi

  hindus, festivals, religions, colours, colors, India, celebrations

  
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• I love pizza

  foods, crusts, toppings, Italy, cooks, tomatoes, pepperoni, cheeses, doughs

  
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• I love sweets

  candy, candies, sugar, energy, teeth

  
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• I love vegetables

  cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, fries, cooked potatoes, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, red onions, garlic, broccoli, pumpkins, cabbages, sultanas, pizzas, lettuces, peppers, cauliflowers, food, healthy eating, diet,

  
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• I saw a tree

  trees, story, stories, poem

  
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• If eggs could speak

  story, stories, poem

  
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• In the Queen's words

  tudors, anne boleyn, catherine of aragon, jane seymour, anne of cleves, catherine parr, catharine howard, henry VIII, mary I, elizabeth I, edward VI,

  
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• India

  country, Asians, hindus, Delhi, mumbai, bombay, Bombay, Calcutta, Kolkota, Madras, Bangalore, Ganges, Himalayas

  
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• Snapshot of Indiana

  usa, united states of america, the hoosier state, 19th state, mississippi river, wabash river, ohio river, st. joseph river, maumee river, native americans, algonquian peoples, iroquois confederation, mohawk, beaver wars, rene-robert cavelier, sieur de la salle, cavelier de la salle, allegheny, fort wayne, george rogers clark national historical park, forts, northwest territory, northwest ordinance, war of 1812, tecumseh's war, battle of tippicanoe, indiana territory, indianapolis, mounds state park, cliffty falls state park, lincoln boyhood national memorial, fort sackville, indiana dunes national lakeshore, cataract falls, wyandotte, white river, fall creek, indiana snapshot book, indiana books,

  
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• Snapshot of Iowa

  usa, united states of america, the hawkeye state, 29th state, mississippi river, missouri river, iowa river, quad cities, natural hazards, tornadoes, flooding, floods, rene-robert cavelier, sieur de la salle, cavelier de la salle, ioway native americans, baxoje, dubuque, mesquakie, louisiana territory, lewis and clark expeditions, zebulon pike, des moines, lead ore, chief black hawk war, louisiana purchase, sioux, sauk, winnebago, iowa river, iowa territory, president james polk, underground railroad, abolitionists, farming, corn crops, railroads, coal, agriculture, sioux city, backbone state park, lake manawa state oark, geode state park, lacey-keosauqua state park, fort atkinson state preserve, effigy mounnds national monument, native american mounds, herbert hoover national historic site, lewis and clark national historic trail, mormon pioneer national historic trail, cedar rapids, rock island rapids, john deere, iowa snapshot book, iowa books,

  
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• Iron

  elements, metals, steels, industrial revolutions, coalbrookdale, iron age

  
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• Is our water running out?

  droughts, hazards, disasters, irrigations, dams, reservoirs, populations, supply, waters, drinking, pollution, population

  
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• It's a duckling's life

  ducks, bird, chick, ducklings, birds, nests, ponds, rivers

  
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• Jaguar

  cat, america, jungle, predator, aztec, maya

  
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• Jewish art and writing

  religions, judaism

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed
  
  
• Jewish faith and practice

  religions, judaism, synagogue, torah, bible

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed
  
  
• Jewish holy days

  Passover, Purim, Pasach, festivals, celebrations, Honneka

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed
  
  
• Jewish synagogue

  Judaism, holy, synagogues, torah, bibles

  
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• Journey into space

  earth space, satellites, rockets, apollo, endeavours, probes, astronauts, cosmonauts, oxygen, hydrogen, fuel

  
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• Journey into space (**Space science SET)

  earth, space, satellites, rockets, apollo, endeavours, probes, planets,

  
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• The journey west: Oregon and California Trails

  migration, covered wagons,  council bluffs, fort kearney, independence rock, south pass, Snake River, Columbia River, Fort Vancouver, Oregon City,  Bridger, Scotts Bluff, Platte River, Missouri River, missouri, mormon, california, missouri, kansas, nebraska, colorado, idaho, montana, wyoming, washington, oregon, utah, nevada, wagon trains, pioneers, emigrants, omaha

  
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• The Jungle Book (Fiction classics)

  rudyard kipling

  
  
  
  
• Snapshot of Kansas

  usa, united states of america, the sunflower state, 34th state, great plains, horse thief canyon, kanopolis state park, missouri river, wichita, tokpeka, dodge city, tornado alley, tornadoes, udall tornado, greensburg, prairies, cottonwood, bison, native americans, francisco de coronado, plains indians, osage nations, pawnee, louisiana purchase, kaw point, kaw river, zebulon pike, arknansas river, lewis and clark, santa fe trail, oregon trail, pioneer trails, pioneers, kansas-nebraska act, kansas bill, mine creek, ho for kansas, kickapoo, potawatomis, buffalo, wild west, cattle trails, farming, agriculture, dust bowl, great depression, prairie dog state park, fort larned national historic site, lewis and clark national historic trail, jesse chisholm trail, kansas snapshot book, kansas books,

  
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• Keeping healthy

  body, welfares, diets, exercises, drugs, medicines, microbes, food, obese,

  
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• Keeping warm and cool

  insulations, body, clothes, windchill, hypothermia, sweats, conduction, convection, radiations, glazing, heat, temperature

  
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• Snapshot of Kentucky

  usa, united states of america, the bluegrass state, 15th state, bluegrass region, appalachians, appalachian mountains, cumberland plateau, black mountain, pennyroyal region, western coalfield, tennessee river, lake cumberland, cumberland river, green river, licking river, ohio river, mississippi river, cumberland falls state resort park, shawnee native americans, cherokee, cumberland ridge, cumberland gap national historic park, harrodstown, forts, daniel boone, wilderness trail, otter creek, farming, agriculture, louisville, historic districts, coal mines, coal mining, great depression, tennessee valley authority tva, kentucky dam, natural bridge state park, red river gorge, fort boonesborough,trail of tears, mammoth cave national park, green river valley, abraham lincoln birthplace national historic park, frankfort, kentucky snapshot book, kentucky books,

  
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• Kenya

  country, savannas, safaris, lions, elephants, giraffes, coffees, fair trade, africa

  
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• Kingfisher

  rivers, birds, waters, nests

  
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• Kings, queens and the Tower

  normans, london, castles, medieval, Tudor

  
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• Kitten

  cats, pets, baby animals

  
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• Ladybird

  insects, ladybugs, carnivores, beetle

  
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• Lake District

  cumbria, Bassenthwaite, Derwentwater, Coniston, Thirlmere, Buttermere, Wastwater, Ullswater, romans, tudors, tourism, farming, mountains, Keswick, Ambleside, Kendal, local studies

  
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• Last wild animals, The

  endangered species, disaster, extinction

  
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• Lead and tin

  elements, metals, cornwall, mining

  
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• Leaf

  plants, conifers, deciduous, trees, desert

  
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• Let's visit the seaside

  coasts, funfairs, beaches, surfs, wave

  
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• Lewis and Clark expedition 1804-6

  manifest destiny, Missouri, Rocky Mountains, Rockies, U.S.A. USA, explorer

  
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• Life cycles

  animals, plants, baby, babies, adults, seeds, fruits, larvae, tadpoles, chrysalises, pupas,

  
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• Life on the delta

  ancient egypt, Bangladesh, netherlands, niles, rhine, ganges, brahmaputra, Niger, Mississippi

  
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• Lifeboats and buoyancy

  ships, forces, floats, sinks, hazards, disasters, storm

  
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• Light

  suns, spectrums, shadows, silhouettes, colours, colours, colors, lamps, beams, ray

  
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• Light and Dark

  shadows, silhouettes, beams, ray

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science set)
  
  
• Light and dark (Early Years)

  shadows, silhouette

  
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• Light and sound (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  aberrations, absorption of light, acoustics, afterglows, alto, amplifiers, amplitudes, anechoic chambers, angle of incidences, angle of reflections, angle of refractions, apertures, aurora, bass, beam of light, beams of light, beats, binoculars, bioluminescence, brass, brightness, cameras, candelas, candle power, colours, colors, colorants, colour blindness, color blindness, colour filters, color filters, colour mixing, color mixing, colour vision, color vision, complementary colours, complementary colors, concave lenses, concave mirrors, cones, contact lenses, converging lenses, convex lenses, convex mirrors, corneas, critical angles, damping, decibels, decay, depth of field, sound diffraction, diffraction of sounds, dispersion of light, light dispersion, sound distortion, distortion of sound, domes, diverging lenses, doppler effect, dropout, dyes, dynamic range, ears, echoes, electric lights, eyes, eyesight, eyeglasses, fiber optics, fibre optics, fluorescence, f-stops, f-numbers, focus, focal length, focal planes, frequency frequencies, fresnel lenses, fundamental, harmonics, hearing, hertz Hz, hi-fi, hues, human voices, imaginary images, incandescence, incandescent light, index of refraction, refraction index, infrared lightm interference, lamps, lasers, iris, LEDs, light bulbs, light energy, light-gathering power, lighthouses, lighting, light waves, lightyears, light-years, loudspeakers, luminescence, luminous, magnification, microscopes, midrange, mirages, monochromatic lights, munsell system, musical instruments, noises, octaves, optics, newton, overtones, percussion instruments, period, periscope, phosphorescence, photoelectric effect, photons, pigments, pink noise, pitch, polarized light, polarised light, primary colours, primary colors, prisms, rainbows, rays, ray diagrams, real images, reed instruments, refraction of light, refraction of sound, light refraction, sound refraction, resolving power, resonance, retinas, saturation, scattering of light, light scattering, reverberations, shadows, sonar, sonic booms, skylights, sound levels, soundproofing, sound waves, spectacles, spectrum, spectra, speed of light, light speed, speed of sound, sunlight, telescopes, transmitted lights, tenor, timbre, treble, tuning forks, tweeters, ultrasound, ultrasonics, ultraviolet light, velocity of light, virtual images, vision, watts, wattage, wavelengths, white light, white noise, wind instruments, woodwind instruments, woofers, colour wheel, color wheel, complementary colours, complementary colors, musical scales, shortsightedness, periscopes, windpipes, oscillations, kepler,

  
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• Lighthouse and light rays

  warnings, beams, coasts, seaside, ships, fresnels, lenses, ancient

  
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• Lion's World

  animals, carnivores, hunters, savannas, safaris, kenya, south africans, cubs,

  
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• Liverpool

  city, cities, industrial revolutions, trades, cottons, slaves, canals, albert docks, lancashire, manchester, mersey, north west

  
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• Living Things in their environment

  habitats, environments, ecosystems, suns, rains, waters, colds, heat dry, conservation

  
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• Looking after ourselves

  body, health, foods, exercises, medicine

  
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• Los Angeles

  usa, united states of america, city, cities, hollywood, orange county, counties, industry, industries, oils, california, smogs, metropolitan sprawls, port

  
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• Snapshot of Louisiana

  usa, united states of america, the bayou state, 18th state, mississippi river delta, gulf of mexico, levees, west gulf coastal plan, new orleans, bayous,lake pontchartrain, swamps, hurricane katrina, hurricanes, natural hazards, flooding, floods, bald cypress trees, bald cypresses, natchez nation, choctaw nation, caddo confederacy, hernando de soto, poverty point national monument, cavelier de la salle, robert-rene cavelier sieur de la salle, french louisiana, old spanish forts, red river, natchitoches, biloxi, ports, creoles, cajun, louisiana purchase, territory of orleans, district of louisiana, territory of louisiana, baton rouge, steamboats, cotton plantations, sugar plantations, agriculture, confederacy, confederates, oil wells, timber industry, port of south louisiana, tickfaw state park, audubon state historic site, longfellow-evangeline state historic site, grand isle state park, cane river national heritage area, cane rive creole national historical park, mardi gras, new orleans french quarter, port of greater baton rouge, louisiana snapshot book, louisiana books,

  
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• Markets

  shops, fairs, boot sales, trunk sales, medieval,

  
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• Maine

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, maine, maines, northern

  
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• Materials (Science around us science and technology SET)

  adhesives, alloys, amulminiums, aluminums, bauxites, brittle, bronzes, calcium, carbon, casting, cement, ceramics, chrome, clays, composites, conduct, contract, copper, corrode, corrosion, diamonds, earthenwares, elastic, extrude, extrusion, fibre, fiber, flexible, forece, forge, fracture, furnace, glass, glaze, glue, gold, graphite, hardness, industrial revolution, insulate, iron, laminate, limestone, liquid, manufacture, metals, minerals, more, paper, PET, plastics, polymers, prcelains, pottery, PVC, raw materials, manufactured materials, rust, refine, shrink, soft, stainless steel, stonewares, strength, stress, synthetics, thermoplastics, thermosets, timber,

  
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• Maze

  game

  
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• Measuring (Science around us science and technology SET)

  measurement, centimetres, inches, miles, kilometres, kilometers, lengths, heights, masses, weights, volumes, speed,

  
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• Meerkats

  animals, rodents, savannas, burrow

  
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• Mental Maths

  mathematics

  
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• Mesa

  tablelands, plateaus, deserts, canyons, anasazis, ute

  
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• Metal

  leads, irons, conductors, steels, aluminium, aluminum, aluminium, gold, silvers, bronzes, alloys, brasses, pewter, tins, silvers, mercury

  
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• Metal (Early Years)

  irons, steels, gold, silvers, aluminium, aluminum, aluminium

  
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• Metals (**Materials Science SET)

  leads, irons, conductors, steels, aluminium, aluminum, aluminium, gold, silvers, bronzes, alloys, brasses, pewter, tins, silvers, mercury

  
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• Mexico

  country, mayas, mayan, mayans, aztecs, rainforests, city, cities, north Americas, spanish mains, silvers, gold, colony, colonies, spain, treasure

  
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• Microbes

  illnesses, bacteria, moulds, molds, fungus, fungi, decomposers, recycles, cheese

  
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• Snapshot of Minnesota

  usa, united states of america, 32nd state, land of 10,000 lakes, arrowhead country, vermilion range, mesabi range, eagle mountain, lake superior, lake itasca, mississippi river, minnesota river, twin cities, minneapolis, st paul, indian mounds regional park, hopewell native americans, pipestone national monument, ojibwa, dakota, sioux, father louis hennepin, st anthony falls, radisson, johnathan carver county, treaty of paris, lake of the woods, fort snelling, northwest angle, iron range, red river valley, pike's bluff, zebulon pike, colonel josiah snelling, sioux uprising, duluth, state parks, saint croix state park, cascade river state park, gooseberry falls state park, itasca state park, old mill state park, blue mounds state park, voyageurs national park, grand portage national monument, hennepin avenue bridge, minnesota snapshot book, minnesota books,

  
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• Mississippi

  rivers, USA, U.S.As, North Americas, Rocky mountains, Appalachians, Ohio, Missouri, Yellowstone, Platte, Saint Louis, Minneapolis St Paul, New Orleans, Arkansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowans, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, St. Croix Rivers, Wisconsin Rivers, Rock Rivers, Illinois Rivers, Kaskaskia Rivers, Ohio River, Minnesota Rivers, Des Moines Rivers, Missouri Rivers, White Rivers, Arkansas Rivers, Red River, City, Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, La Crosses, WI, Quad Cities, IA/IL, St. Louis, MOs, Memphis, TN, Baton Rouges, LAs, New Orleans, LA

  
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• Moi et toi 1

  french, modern foreign languages

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core French)
  
  
• Moi et toi 2

  french, modern foreign languages

  
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• Money

  coins, sells, buys, dollars, pounds, euros, crowns, shillings, pence, penny, cents, reals, silvers, gold, guineas, rand, pesos, banks, credit card

  
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• Mosaic

  tessari, romans, floors, ceramics, decoration, villas

  
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• Mould

  molds, fungus, fungi, diseases, infections, hazards, cheeses, decomposers, recycle

  
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• Mountain Sport

  hazards, disasters, skis, skiing, sports, tourists, snowboards, snowboarding, pistes,friction, mountaineering, paragliding, snowmobiles, hiking, resorts

  
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• Moving and Growing

  muscles, bones, skins, ligaments, cartilages, bloods, brittles, cartilages, tendons, joints, marrows, nerves, pelvis, spines, backbones, vertebra

  
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• Multiplying

  mathematics, dividing

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core mathematics)
  
  
• Mummies

  preservations, ancient egypt, salts, pharaohs, burial, egyptians, pyramids

  
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• Muslim Art and Writing

  islam

  
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• Muslim Faith and Practice

  islam, religions, Mohammed, Muhammad, mecca, koran, qu'ran, quran, jerusalem, hajj

  
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• Muslim Holy Days

  ramadan eid al-fitr, eid al-adha, hajj

  
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• Muslim Mosque

  masjids, minarets, mihrabs, minbars,

  
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• My back yard (neighbourhoods)

  local, services, street, house, environs,

  
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• Native Americans

  native, americans, american, indian, indians, red indians, red, tribal, tribe, sitting bull, wamapoke, reservation, reservations, buffalo, usa, united states, trail of tears

  
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• Nativity, The

  christmas, Jesus, Mary, Joseph, three wise men, shepherds, star of Bethlehem, Judea, herod, bibles, new testaments, cribs,

  
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• Nest

  birds, eggs, chick

  
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• New York City

  city, cities, Manhattan, Statue of liberty, states, empire state buildings, 9-11s, 9/11s, 911s, brooklyn, queens, bronx, staten islands, hudson river albany, east rivers, ports, wall streets, fifth avenues, 5th avenues,

  
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• New York State

  new york city, manhattans, statue of liberty, ellis islands, ports, immigrations, harlem, bronx, queens, brooklyn, revolutionary war, founding fathers, gilded age, erie canal, colony, appalachians, adirondacks, catskills, Buffalo City, Rochester, Albany, Hudson River, empire state, Mohawk River,Niagara, finger lakes, long island, Verrazano, New Netherland, Peter Minuit, French and Indian wars, Saratoga, Poughkeepsie, George Washington, Great Lakes, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, immigrants, civil war, gilded age, Great Depression, 9-11, 9/11,

  
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• 9-11

  new york, USA, U.S.A. disasters, explosions, terrorists, twin towers, world trade center, ground zeros, Manhattan

  
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• Nitrogen and Phosphorus

  elements, airs, match

  
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• Nocturnal animals

  owls, nights, bats

  
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• Oak

  trees, plants, acorns, woods, deciduous

  
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• Obelisk

  ancient egyptians, temples, Hatshepsut, Cleopatra needle

  
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• How Ohio became the 17th state

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, ohio,

  
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• Oil Spill

  disasters, hazards, environments, accidents, conservation, gulfs, sounds, valdez, slicks, mexico, california, texas, deepwater horizon, caribbean, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida,

  
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• Olympia

  ancient greece, gods, aphrodite, Apollon, aries, ares, artemis, astrea, athena, dionysus, zeus, hermes, hestia, hera, hephasestus, olympic games

  
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• Orange (Colour)

  colours, colors, colour

  
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• Orange (Fruit)

  citrus, vitamin cs,

  
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• Organic Food

  compost

  
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• Ostrich

  birds, savannas, emu

  
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• Ourselves

  boys, girls, body, human

  
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• Owls

  birds, nests, flights, nocturnal, hoots, hunter

  
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• Oxygen

  elements, gases, airs, lungs, blood

  
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• Painting Eggs

  arts, easter

  
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• Pakistan Floods

  indus, disaster

  
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• Pancakes

  foods, shrove tuesdays, lents, batters, eggs, flours, milk

  
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• Papaya

  tropical fruit

  
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• St. Patrick

  saints, Ireland, shamrocks, leprechauns, celtic crosses, missionaries, festivals, celebrations, parades, New York, Chicago, st patrick's day

  
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• Passover

  jewish festival

  
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• Patterns and shapes (Science around us science and technology SET)

  arches, Archimedes, binary, chaos, crystals, cubes, fibonacci, fingerprint, fractal, genes, genetic, hexagons, mandelbrot, mobius, morse code, octagons, parallelograms,prisms, pyramids, rectangles, septagons, snowflakes, spheres, spirals, squares, tesselations, tetrahedrons, triangles, whorls,

  
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• Penguin

  birds, seas, ocean

  
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• How Pennsylvania became the 2th state

  USA, us states, state, united states, america, ohio, pennsylvania, pennslyvania, pensylvania

  
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• Percussion

  musical instruments, drums, tambourines, triangles, pianos, xylophone

  
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• Peter Pan (Fiction classics)

  fantasy

  
  
  
• Phonograph

  records, sounds, music, edison, victorian

  
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• Pilgrimage

  religious, journeys, canterbury, jerusalem, mecca

  
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• Pink

  colours, color

  
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• Pizza

  foods, italians, tomatoes, fast foods, cheese

  
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• Plants and Animals

  flowers, sprouts, seeds, roots, stems, arms, legs, foots, head

  
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• Plastic

  carbons, bends, stretches, insulators,

  
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• Plastics (**Materials Science SET)

  carbons, bends, stretches, insulators, thermosets,

  
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• Polar Bear

  animals, artics, cub

  
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• Pompeii

  ancient romans, vesuvius, volcanoes, hazards, disasters, pyroclastic flows, ashs,

  
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• Pond

  lakes, ecosystems, habitats, weeds, tadpoles, newts, dragonfly

  
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• Potassium to Zirconium

  elements, Potassium, Ks, Praseodymium, Pr, Promethium, Pm, Protactinium, Pas, Radium, Ra, Radon, Rn, Rhenium, Re, Rhodium, Rh, Rubidium, Rb, Ruthenium, Ru, Rutherford, Rf, Samarium, Sm, Scandium, Sc, Seaborgium, Sg, Selenium, Se, Silicon, Sis, Silvers, Ag, Sodium, Na, Strontium, Sr, Sulphur, sulfur, Sulphur, S, Tantalums, Ta, Technetium, Ti, Tellurium, Te, Terbium, Tbs, Thallium, Tl, Thorium, Th, Thulium, Tm, Tins, Titanium, This, Tungsten, W, Ununbium, Uubs, Ununhexium, Uuhs, Ununoctium, Uuo, Ununpentium, Up, Ununquadium, Uuqs, Ununseptium, Uuss, Ununtrium, Uuts, Ununium, Uuus, Uranium, Us, Vanadium, Vs, Xenon, Xes, Ytterbium, Ybs, Yttriums, Ys, Zincs, Zns, Zirconium, Zr

  
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• Pots, Potters, and Pottery

  ceramics, bases, jars, plates, cups, saucers,

  
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• Presenting information (Science around us science and technology SET)

  accurate, axes, bar charts, circle, flow charts, communicate, data, design, line charts, perspectives, pictographs, pie charts, quadrat, scales, symbols,

  
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• Presidents of the United States

  government, legislature, United Sates, America, USA, U.S.A, Washington DC, Washington D.C., George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Harrison,John Tyler, James Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon,Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama

  
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• Properties of Materials

  brittles, elastics, strong, flexible, heavy, lights, insulators, conductors, magnetic, melting point

  
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• Pumpkin

  foods, fruits, halloweens, thanksgivings, trick and treat

  
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• Puppy

  dogs, pets, baby animals

  
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• Purim

  jewish, holy days, festival

  
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• Purple

  colours, colors

  
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• Push, Play, Pull

  force

  
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• Pushes and Pulls

  force

  
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• Pyramid

  ancient Egyptians, djosers, menkhaures, khufus, khafres, memphis, cairo, niles, sphinxes, temples, necropolises, tombs, burials, pharaohs, kings, shape

  
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• Pyramid Builders

  ancient Egyptians, djosers, menkhaures, khufus, khafres, memphis, cairo, niles, sphinxes, temples, necropolises, tombs, burials, pharaohs, kings,

  
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• Queen Elizabeth II Part 1: 1952-69

  house of windsor, United Kingdoms, Canada, Australians, New Zealand, Commonwealth, jubilees, royalty

  
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• Queen Elizabeth II Part 2: 1970-89

  house of windsor, United Kingdoms, Canada, Australians, New Zealand, Commonwealth, jubilees, royalty

  
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• Queen Elizabeth II Part 3: 1990-2012

  house of windsor, United Kingdoms, Canada, Australians, New Zealand, Commonwealth, jubilees, royalty

  
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• Queen Elizabeth II Part 4: Jubilee Photojournal

  house of windsor, United Kingdoms, Canada, Australians, New Zealand, Commonwealth, diamond jubilees, royalty

  
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• Rain

  water cycles, drizzles, clouds, moistures, thunderstorms, hurricanes, stratus, cumulus, cumulous, raindrops, puddles, surface tension, drains, barometers, low pressure, thunderstorms, showers, flood,

  
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• Ramesses the Great

  ancient Egypt, pharaohs, abu simbel, karnak,

  
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• Red

  colours, color

  
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• Reindeer

  elks, mooses, deer

  
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• Exploring Remembrance Day

  world war I, poppy day, cenotaph, memorial

  
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• Revolution and the Church (The Reformation)

  kings, Henry VIII, dissolutions, popes, church of england, cromwells, anne Boleyn, monasteries, catholics, queens

  
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• Richard III

  leicester, Plantagenets, tudors, wars of the roses, medieval, york, bosworth, royal, kings

  
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• River Jordan

  holy, Jesus, Israel, John the baptists, Syria, Dead Sea

  
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• River

  channels, waters, meanders, banks,

  
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• River Life

  plants, animals, habitats, weeds, algae, fishes, insects, food clains, swans, herons, pikes, worm

  
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• River Nile

  ancient egypt, cataracts, deltas, cairo, thebes, luxor, karnak, Nubians, pyramids, memphis, floods, farming

  
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• River Thames

  london, england, oxfords, barriers, north sea

  
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• Rivers Severn and Wye

  marches, worcester, herefords, gloucester, shropshire, shrewsbury, clywedog

  
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• Rivers Tyne, Tees, and Tweed

  northumberland, durham, yorkshires, newcastle

  
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• Rocks

  volcanoes, limestones, sandstones, chalks, shales, slates, basalts, granites, marble

  
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• Rocks, minerals and soil (**Visual Science ENCYCLOPEDIA)

  abrasion, acid brown soils, acid rocks, acid soils, agglomerates, a horizon, alfisol, alkaline rocks, alkaline soils, andesits, anthracties, alluvial soils, aquicludes, aquifers, arenaceous, argillaceous, arkose, ashes, augites, axis of symmetry, basic rocks, basalts, batholith, bauxites, bedding planes, beryls, b horizons, biotites, black soils, bosses, breccia, brown soils, brown earth, calcareous rocks, calcareous soils, calcites, cap rocks, carbonate minerals, central vent volcanoes, chalks, chemical rocks, chemical weathering, chernozem, chestnut soils, c horizons, cinder cones, clasts, clastic rocks, clays, clay minerals, clay soils, coals, coarse-grained rocks, composts, conglomerates, soil conservation, contact metamorphism, coppers, cotton soils, soil creep, cross-bedding, crumb structures, crusts, crystals, crystal systems, crystalline, crystallization, cubics, cyclothem, desert soils, diamonds, diorotes, dolomites, eluviation, epochs, erodes, eroding, erosion, essential minerals, evaporites, extrusive rocks, extrusions, facets, facies, faults, feldspars, ferromagnesian minerals, fertile soils, fertilizers, fertilisers, fine-grained rocks, flocculation, flood basalts, foliations, formations, fossils, fractures, fracture zones, friable, fuels, gabbro, galena, gangue, garnets, gems, gemstones, geodes, geology, geosyncline, gley, gneiss, gold, grains, granites, grits, gullying, gypsum, halide minerals, heavy soils, haematites, hornblende, humus, soil horizons, hydrothermals, igneous rocks, illuviation, impermeables, impurities, infiltrations, inorganic matter, intrusive rocks, intrusions, iron pans, irrigation, irrigating, joints, laccolith, laterites, latosols, lava, law of superposition, layered rocks, leaching, leaf litter, light soils, limestones, lithosphere, loams, lodes, loess, magmas, manures, lustre, luster, marbles, metals, metamorphic aureole, metamorphic rocks, meteorites, micas, mineral environments, mineral matter, mineralisation, mineralization, moder, mohs' scale of hardness, mohs' hardness scale, soil moisture, mor, mountain soils, muck, mudstones, mulches, mull, muscovites, native metals, normal faults, nutrients, obsidian, olivine, ores, ore minerals, organic matter, orthoclase, orthohombic, outcrops, overburden, oxide minerals, parent material, peats, pegmatites, percolation, periods, permeable rocks, permeable soils, petroleums, petroleum fields, pH, phenocrysts, placer deposits, plagioclase, plutonic rocks, podzols, pores, porous, prairie soils, pyrites, quartz, regional metamorphism, reniform, reservoir rocks, reversed faults, rhyolites, rill, rock cycle, rock-forming minerals, serializations, serialisations, salt domes, sandy soils, schist, scoria, sediments, sedimentary rocks, series, shales, silica, silicates, sills, silts, silty soils, silvers, skarn, slag, slates, soil erosion, sphalerites, stalactites, stalagmites, stocks, stratigraphy, stratovolcanoes, stratum, strata, streaks, soil structure, subsoils, sulphides, sulphurs, sulfurs, superficial deposits, talc, tectonic plates, soil textures, topsoils, translucent, translucence, transparent, transparency, triclinic, tuff, tundra soils, unconformity, unconformities, unconsolidated deposits, veins, vertisols, vesicles, viscous, viscosity, volcanic rocks, waterlogging, waterlogged soils, weathering, weathered,

  
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• Rocks and Soils

  volcanoes, limestones, sandstones, chalks, shales, slates, basalts, granites, marble

  
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• Rocky planets

  earths, moons, mars, mercury, venus, pluto

  
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• Roman Forum

  rome, basilicas, colosseum, temples, triumphal arches, tabularium

  
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• Roman Roads

  military, britain,

  
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• Roman World: Palmyra, Syria

  temples, basilicas, roads, roman empire

  
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• Route 66

  Highways, routes, 'mother road', Illinois, okies, manses, oklahoma, texas, new mexico, arizona, california

  
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• Rush Hour

  traffics, railways, congestions, suburbs, commuters

  
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• Safari Life

  elephants, lions, savannas, kenya, east africans, cheetahs, lions, wildebeests, impalas, giraffes, leopards, meerkats, vultures, crocodiles, eagles, fires, acacias, bushes, zebra, animals, insects, birds, antelopes, food chain, dry seasons, waterholes, wildfires, germination, locusts, ants, mosquitos, butterflies, moths, lizards, snakes, reptiles, ostriches, anteater, bush baby, aboriginees, san people, maasai, flamingoes, tourists, tourism,

  
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• Salmon

  fishes, spawns, food, bears

  
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• San Francisco

  city, cities, USA, U.S.A. s, california, earthquakes, silicon valleys, golden gate bridges, fogs, gold rush

  
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• Sand Dune

  deserts, barchans, seifs, crescent

  
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• Scarecrow

  craft

  
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• Scotland's Mountains

  ben nevis, munroes, Ben Macdui, local studies, highlands

  
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• Seal

  animals, ocean, seas

  
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• Seeds

  corn, maize, wheat, barley, rice, oats, plants, fertilisations, fertilizations, germinations, flowers, cereals, foods, food chain, nuts, peanuts, stones, berry, berries, acorn, bean, sprout, grains, beans, peas, coffee, spices, clove, coriander, pepper, cilli, dill,

  
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• Senses (Science around us science and technology SET)

  sights, hearings, taste touches, smell, eyes, noses, mouth, skins

  
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• Shapes and structures (Science around us science and technology SET)

  pyramids, columns, spheres, rods, bridges, skyscrapers, arches, cylinder

  
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• Shark

  fishes, reefs, food chain

  
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• Shuttle to Space Station

  explorations, rockets, orbits, astronauts, cosmonauts

  
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• Sikh faith and practice

  religions, gurdwara

  
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• Sikh gurdwara

  religions, faiths, langars, darbars, guru granth sahibs, golden temples, amritsar

  
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• Sikh holy days

  religions, faiths, celebrations, festival

  
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• Silicon

  elements, quartz, chips, flints,

  
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• Simple electricity

  voltages, currents, resistances, circuits, wires, battery, batteries, cells, bulbs, series, parallels, switch

  
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• Snake

  animals, snakes, reptiles, anacondas, pythons, venomous snakes, rattlesnakes, habitats, cobras, sidewinding, sidewinders,

  
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• Snow and ice

  icicles, skis, avalanches, frosts, snowlines, Mount Everests, explorers, Niagara, New York, glaciers, icebergs, snowman, igloo, ice skating, cornice, blizzards, pists, South Pole, Polar bears, seals, penguins, walruses, reindeer, bison, buffalo,

  
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• Snow leopard

  animals, carnivores, hunter

  
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• Snowman

  games, craft

  
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• Sodium and potassium

  elements, metals, salts, light

  
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• Soft things

  material

  
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• Soil

  humus, topsoils, roots, microbes, worms, pores, waters, fertile

  
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• Solar System and beyond

  earths, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter saturn, uranus, pluto, suns, galaxies, galaxy, nebulas, asteroids, comets, universe

  
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• Solids and liquids

  state of matters, melting,

  
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• Sorting and using materials

  filters, sieves, sediment

  
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• Sounds and hearing

  noises, echoes, ears, loudspeakers, music

  
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• Sounds and music (**Science around us science and technology SET)

  noises, echoes, ears, loudspeakers, music

  
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• South Africa

  country, africans, savannas, durban, johannesburg, cape town

  
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• Spaceship Earth

  atmospheres, conservation, environments, global warming

  
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• Spain

  country, Europe, Iberia, Madrid

  
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• Spanish treasure

  privateers, colony, colonies, reals, pieces of eights, mexico, spanish main, caribbean, Virginia, Carolina, Florida, spice, galleaon, Jamaica, Cuba, Manila, convoy

  
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• Sphinx

  ancient egyptians, pyramids, giza

  
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• Spooky history - Whitby

  draculas, yorkshire

  
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• Spots for Christmas

  novels, story, snow, dalmatian, winter, fairy tale

  
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• Spring

  seasons, buds, easters, shoot

  
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• Springs and magnets

  elastics, motors, poles, compass

  
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• Springy things

  elastic

  
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• Squirrel

  animals, woodlands, rodent

  
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• Stamps

  postage

  
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• The Story of the Bible

  new testaments, old testament

  
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• Subtracting

  mathematics

  
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• Sulphur

  sulphur, sulfur, elements, volcano

  
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• Summer

  seasons, flowers, holidays, harvest

  
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• Sun and Solar System

  earths, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, pluto, comets, asteroids,

  
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• Surfing

  sports, waves, crests, swashes, surfboards, hawaii

  
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• Sweet history

  sugars, plantations, slave trades, candy, candies, arabia, chocolates, mayans

  
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• Sweet tooth

  candy, candies, chocolate

  
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• Tadpole

  frogs, spawns, ponds, larva

  
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• Snapshot of Texas

  usa, united states of america, the lone star state, 28th state, gulf coast, north central plains, great plains, texas panhandle, basin and range, rio grande river, red river, sabine river, caddo lake, natural hazards, tornado alley, tornadoes, hurriances, native americans, pueblo, mississippian, comanches, apache, gulf of mexico, cabeza de vaca, el paso, francisco de coronado, neches river, san antonio river, plains indians, mexican-american war, antonio lopez de santa anna, stephen austin, the republic of texas, austin colony, general sam houston, battle of the alamo, davy crockett, jim bowie, james bowie, lone star republic, battle of san jacinto, homesteaders, ranching, ranchers, ranches, cattle, cotton, confederates, confederacy, oils, railroads, farming, agriculture, oil-refining, oil refineries, galveston island state park, state parks, enchanted rock state park, seminole canyon state park, washington on the brazos state historic park, big bend national park, guadalupe mountains national park, fort davis national historic sites, natural bridge caverns, fort worth, dallas, houston metro,port of houston, texas snapshot book, texas books,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Thanksgiving

  americas, united states, USA, U.S.A. pilgrim fathers, novembers,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• The world's active volcanoes

  mountains, lavas, ash

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• The world's whales

  animals, mammals, ocean

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Things that use electricity

  appliances, ovens, cookers, hair dryers, fridges, TVs, kettles, radios, vacuum cleaner

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Those were the cars

  vintages, automobiles, history, transportation

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Exploring the threatened oceans

  conservation, environments, global warming, fishing, pollution

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography)
  
  
• Time (part of the Science around us science and technology SET)

  days, weeks, months, years, orbits, clocks, watch

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Time Machine, The (Fiction classics)

  H G Wells, fantasy, machines

  
  
  
• Titanic

  oceans, liners, disasters, icebergs, ships

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Tomato

  fruits, salads, greenhouses, vine

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Tomb

  grave

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Tornado story

  hazards, disaster

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Treasure Island (Fiction classics)

  fantasy story

  
  
  
• Tutankhamun

  pharaohs, ancient egypt, tutankhaten, akhenaten, tombs, treasures, mummy

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Uncle Tom's cabin

  harriet beecher stowe, slavery, victorian, slaves, united states, america, USA, U.S.A

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Life in the UAE

  UAE, united arab emirates, dubai, persian gulf, abu dhabi,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• United States in Maps, including each state road map

  road maps, USA maps, US maps, state maps, US states, U.S. states, u.s.a., USA, United States, North Americas, South Americas, New Worlds, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• United States Cities Maps Volume 1: Alabama - Georgia

  us, u s, u s a, road maps, USA maps, US maps, state maps, US states, U.S. states, u.s.a., USA, United States,Anchorage, Juneau, Birmingham Alabama, Bloomington, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Columbus, Fort Smith, Little Rock, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Tucson, Bakersfield, Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacremento, Bay area, Oakland, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury, Dover Delaware, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Talahassee, Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Columbus Georgia, Savannah, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• United States Cities Maps Volume 2: Hawaii - Missouri

  us, u s, u s a, road maps, USA maps, US maps, state maps, US states, U.S. states, u.s.a., USA, United States,Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Honolulu, Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Chicago, Peoria, Springfield, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Sioux City, Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita, Frankfort, Lexington, Louisville, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans, Shreveport, Augusta, Bangor, Portland, Annapolis, Baltimore, Cumberland, Boston, Springfield, Worcester, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Duluth, Minneapolis St Paul, Rochester, Biloxi, Jackson, Branson, Columbia, Great falls, St. Louis, St Loius, Springfield, Kansas City,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• United States Cities Maps Volume 3: Montana - Wyoming

  us, u s, u s a, road maps, USA maps, US maps, state maps, US states, U.S. states, u.s.a., USA, United States,Billings, Helena, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Winton-Salem, Greensboro, Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Island, Lincoln, Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth, Trenton, Jersey City, Newark, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Reno, Albany, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, New York City, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Springfield, Toledo, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Eugene, Portland, Salem, Erie, Allentown, Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Newport, Providence, Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Austin, Dallas Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, San Antonio, Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake City, Charleston, Richmond, Williamsburg, Burlington, Montpelier, Washington D.C. Seattle, Spokane, Olympia, West Virginia, White House, Congress, Capitol, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Morgantown, Wheeling, CASper, Cheyenne, Memphis, NAshville,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Uranium

  elements, radioactive

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Using electricity

  battery, batteries, bulbs, torches, mains, circuits, lights, heats, sound

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science set)
  
  
• Vampires

  fantasy, victorian

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Variation

  siblings, brothers, sisters, fingerprints, genes, genetics

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core science set)
  
  
• Vatican

  roman catholics, churches, rome, pope, christians, christianity, places of worship, place of worship

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Vegetables

  carrots, turnips, leeks, parsnips, potatoes, greens, cabbages, brussels, broccoli, onions, peas, food, cooking, roots, garlic, sweetcordn. pickles, pumpkins, cucumbers, mushrooms, salad, potatoes, preserves, preserving, ketchup,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Victorian seaside

  coasts, blackpool, brighton, torquays, llandudno

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Victorian shops

  department store

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Victorian in Ancient Egypt

  ancient egyptians, Ramesses II, giza, abu simbel, luxor, karnak, thebes, valley of the kings, dendara, edfu, pyramids, sphinxes, nile

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Victorian in the Holy Land

  jerusalem, bethlehem, nazareth, jordan, cana, galilee

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• The Volcano and earthquake book

  mountains, lavas, crusts, continual plates, tectonics, ashes, craters, pyroclastic flow, volcanic eruptions, volcano eruptions,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core geography)
  
  
• Water for farms

  irrigation

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Waterfall

  rivers, niagara falls, yosemite, vernal falls, california, waterfalls, cataracts, rapids, Iguazu falls, Niagara falls, New York, Canada, Victoria falls, Angel falls, plunge pool, devil's throat, iguazu river, river iguazu, horsehoe falls, canadaian falls, american falls, bridal veil falls, zambesi river, first gorges, yosemite falls, venezuela, south america, north america, africa,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Water life (world biomes series)

  rivers, oceans, beaches, rock pools, ponds, reefs, kingfishers, salmon, manta rays, perch, alligators, egrets, crayfish, dippers, eels, mayfly, mayflies, otters, pikes, trout, stingrays, algae, plankton, dolphins, sharks, herrings, plaice, sailfish, humpback whales, krills, seaweeds, kelps, barnacles, stilts, turtles, sand hoppers, razor shells, solens, lugworms, seagulls, curlews, terns, crabs, marram grasses, starfishes, anemones, barnacles, hermit crabs, limpets, mussels, clams, sea urchins, sea anemones, shrimps, pond skaters, daphnia, ducks, herons, newts, tadpoles, water lilies, water lily, snakes, coral reefs, corals, angel fishes, groupers, jellyfish, lionfishes, octopuses, octopi, sea cucumbers, seahorses, sea horses, stonefish,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• World biomes: water life Eavesdrop AUDIO ADVENTURES

  rivers, oceans, beaches, rock pools, ponds, reefs, kingfishers, salmon, manta rays, perch, alligators, egrets, crayfish, dippers, eels, mayfly, mayflies, otters, pikes, trout, stingrays, algae, plankton, dolphins, sharks, herrings, plaice, sailfish, humpback whales, krills, seaweeds, kelps, barnacles, stilts, turtles, sand hoppers, razor shells, solens, lugworms, seagulls, curlews, terns, crabs, marram grasses, starfishes, anemones, barnacles, hermit crabs, limpets, mussels, clams, sea urchins, sea anemones, shrimps, pond skaters, daphnia, ducks, herons, newts, tadpoles, water lilies, water lily, snakes, coral reefs, corals, angel fishes, groupers, jellyfish, lionfishes, octopuses, octopi, sea cucumbers, seahorses, sea horses, stonefish,

  
  Multimedia interactive resource: Hot seating, speaking and listening, SEN.
  
  
• Water pipes

  sewer

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Waterproof

  materials, umbrellas, Macintoshes,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Waves and vibrations (Science around us science and technology SET)

  amplitude, antenna, bests, earthquakes, sand dunes, elastic dampers, electricity, frequency, harmonics, interference, light waves, sound waves, loudspeakers, musical instruments, newton's cradle, oscilloscope, pitch, radio waves, resonance, rhythms, ripples, slinky, springs, standing waves, tidal waves, tsunami, tuning fork, vocal chords, wavelength, ripples

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Weight and height

  growing and changing, BMI, body mass index

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Welsh mountains

  snowdonia, brecon beacons, plynlimon, pumlumons, cader, local studies, wales

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Whale

  mammals, ocean

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• What are homes made from?

  homes, materials, yurts, tipis, teepees, concrete, wood, log cabins, igloos, caravans, tents, pueblo, adobe, bricks, stone, hammocks, longhouse, muds, mandans, sods, pioneers, caves

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• What do we know about Jesus? 1: Birth and baptism

  religions, faiths, christianity, bible

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion)
  
  
• What do we know about Jesus? 2: The miracles

  religions, faiths, christianity, bible

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion)
  
  
• What do we know about Jesus? 3: The crucifixion

  religions, faiths, christianity, bible

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion )
  
  
• What do you make of time?

  longitudes, days, week

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• What I hear

  ears, noises, sounds

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• What is that flower called?

  garden

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• What satellites see

  communications, weathers, orbit, space

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• What was Magna Carta about?

  democracy, medieval, king johns, runnymede, laws, charter

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• What's in the New Testament

  gospels, Jesus, Christianity, bible

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion)
  
  
• What's in the Old Testament

  hebrew bibles, prophets, ten commandments, abrahams, isiahs, davids, solomons, arc of the covenant,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] + available printed (part of our core religion)
  
  
• Where do I find my local rocks?

  cliffs, quarry, quarries, coasts, wall, local studies

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• White water

  rivers, sports, rapids

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Who was Florence Nightingale?

  lady with the lamps, mary seacole, elizabeth fry, nurses, crimea, victorians, war

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Why floods happen

  rivers, waters, deforestations, drains

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Why is there apple blossom?

  fruits, flower

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Wildfire

  hazards, forests, savannas, brushes, bushes, lightning, winds, disaster

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Wild West

  texas, cowboys, cattle drives, tombstones, billy the kids, wyatt earps, doc holidays, shootouts, corrals, saloons, stagecoaches,

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Winter

  seasons, snows, ices, cold

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Witches, wizards and Halloween

  festivals, celebrations, fantasy

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Wood

  trees, materials, timber

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Wood (Early Years)

  tree

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Wood and paper (**Materials Science SET)

  woods, timbers, sawing, resins, pulps, heartwood, sapwoods, barks, chipboards, MDF, plywood, laminates, composite

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Woodland

  forest

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Woodland life (part of the Science around us science and technology SET)

  forests, trees, flowers, animals, ecosystem

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Woodpecker

  woodlands, bird

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Wool

  sheep, fibers, fibres, goats, cashmeres, yarns, cloths, weaves, spins, carpet, materials

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Word line

  english

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• World churches

  religions, asians, africans, north americas, europe, australasia, christianity

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• World mandirs

  religions, asians, africans, north americas, europe, australasia, hinduism

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• World mosques

  religions, asians, africans, north americas, europe, australasia, islam, muslim

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• World temples

  religions, asians, africans, north americas, europe, australasia, buddhists, sikh

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Yangtze River

  China

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Yellow

  colours, colors, colour

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Yellowstone National Park

  old faithful, geyser

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Yo y tu 1

  spanish, modern foreign languages

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] (part of our core Spanish)
  
  
• Yo y tu 2

  spanish, modern foreign languages

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread] (part of our core Spanish)
  
  
• Yosemite National Park

  sierra Nevadans, california, el capitan

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Zinc, cadmium and mercury

  elements, metal

  
  BOOK SAMPLES: [cover] [contents page] [sample spread]
  
  
• Abbey

  Churches, monasteries, monastery, cathedrals, medieval, Tudors, Christianity, abbots, nuns, cloisters, dissolution, henry VIII, Westminster, York minster, St Paul, St Anthony, Gloucester, St Francis, St Columba, benedictines, augustines, lindisfarne, oratory, iona, canterbury, Lincoln, Bath, Wells, Norwich, Durham, Salisbury, Exeter, gargoyle, stained glass, fresco, Dorchester, Reading

  
  An abbey is a religious building.
  
  
• Abraham

  Prophets, Old Testaments, Israel, Judaism, Jew, Bible

  
  Abraham was the founder of the Israelites.
  
  
• Abrasion

  Rivers, Mountains, coasts, Friction

  
  Abrasion is the wearing away of rock in a rubbing action, something like natural sandpaper. It happens when moving water or ice carrying small rock particles flows over bare rocks.
  
  
• Absorbent

  Soak up, capillaries, capilliary, sponges, papers, towel

  
  An absorbent material is one that soaks up a liquid.
  
  
• Abu Simbel

  Ancient Egypt, Ramesses, temple

  
  A temple of Ramesses II in Ancient Egypt.
  
  
• Acid

  Alkalis, lemons, citric, sulphuric, sulfuric, nitric

  
  An acid is a substance with a sharp taste.
  
  
• Acid rain

  Pollution, COII, gases, atmospheres, soils, rivers, fishes, environment

  
  Acid rain is pollution in the air that dissolves in raindrops and reaches the ground when it rains, often harming plants and fish.
  
  
• Acorn

  Oak, nut, deciduous, squirrel, food

  
  The fruit of an oak tree.
  
  
• Acropolis

  Ancient Greece, Athens, temples, gods, Athena, Erecthions, Parthenon, Sparta, agora

  
  The hilltop sanctuary at Athens. It contains several temples, of which the largest was dedicated to the Athenian goddess Athena and was called the Parthenon. This is the most famous temple in all ancient Greece.
  
  
• Acts of the Apostles

  Jesus, Christianity, New Testaments, Bible

  
  A section of the New Testament.
  
  
• Adam and Eve

  Genesis, Old Testaments, Bible

  
  Two people in the Bible's Book of Genesis.
  
  
• Adapting

  Habitats, animals, plants, Darwin, evolutions, food chain

  
  The way in which an animal or plant is suited to where it lives. If something is well adapted to where it lives, it will be more likely to survive.
  
  
• Adaptation (human)hot topic

  Habitats, animals, plants, Darwin, evolutions, food chain, cross-curricular topics, creative topics, hot topics

  
  The way in which humans adapt where they live.
  
  
• Adaptation (animal, plant, wildlife) hot topic

  Habitats, animals, plants, Darwin, evolutions, food chain

  
  The way in which an animal or plant is suited to where it lives.
  
  
• Adaptor

  Electricity

  
  An adaptor is a device that makes it possible for you to use the same piece of electrical equipment in different countries.
  
  
• Adhesive

  Glues, stick

  
  Any substance which binds to objects together. Glue is an adhesive.
  
  
• Adobe

  muds, bricks, deserts, houses, homes, peasant

  
  A word for mud bricks and commonly used in areas which have an ear-desert climate. Adobe is similar to daubs, which used as a kind of plaster for walls on traditional houses in Britain.
  
  
• Advent

  Christians, Christmas, holidays, Holy, Jesus, Nativity

  
  The religious season leading up to Christmas.
  
  
• Aesop's Fables

  Ancient Greeks, Greece

  
  A collection of moral stories thought to have been written by a slave in Ancient Greek times.
  
  
• Africa

  continents, safaris, rainforests, deserts, Saharan, Nile

  
  A continent that straddles the Equator.
  
  
• Agamemnon

  Ancient Greece, Greeks, kings, Troy, Paris, Helens, Mycenae

  
  A leader of Ancient Greece near Mycenae who attacked Troy in order to get back Helen of Troy.
  
  
• Agate (mineral)

  silicon, quartz

  
  Agate is a banded form of quartz.
  
  
• Agora

  Ancient Greece, Rome, market

  
  The ancient Greek name for a marketplace (you will find the Romans used this word for their marketplaces, too).
  
  
• Air

  gases, oxygen, nitrogen, atmospheres, carbon dioxides, COII, moistures, pollution

  
  The mixture of gases that make up the atmosphere.
  
  
• Air raid

  wars, World War II, II, aircrafts, aeroplanes, fighters, bomb

  
  An attack on a place by aircraft that drop bombs.
  
  
• Aircraft

  forces, streamlines, fighters, bombers, aerodynamics, flight

  
  A machine that can fly.
  
  
• Akhenaten

  Tutankhamun, pharaohs, Ancient Egypt, Armana, Thebes

  
  The pharaoh who was Tutankhamun's fathers, and who changed the religion of Ancient Egypt.
  
  
• Alabama

  USA, states, gulfs, Birmingham, Montgomery

  
  A US state on the Gulf Coast of the United States of America.
  
  
• Alabaster (mineral)

  gypsum, mineral

  
  Alabaster is a name for translucent minerals calcite or gypsum used mainly as a sculpting material.
  
  
• Alaska

  USA, states, earthquakes, oils, pipelines, Fairbanks, Juneau

  
  A US state on the northwestern corner of North America.
  
  
• Alexander the Great

  Ancient Greece, empire

  
  The Ancient Greek leader who formed a great empire after unifying the warring Greek states.
  
  
• Alfred the Great

  England, Saxons, kings, cakes, Vikings, Winchester

  
  The king of the Saxons who is famous for stopping the complete invasion of Vikings in the ninth century.
  
  
• Algae

  plants, microbes, seaweeds, bloom

  
  Algae are mostly tiny green plant-like organisms without roots, stems or leaves. Seaweed is very large algae.
  
  
• Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass

  Lewis Carroll, Charles Dodgson, Victorians, story, stories, author

  
  A collection of fantasy stories written by Victorian author Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson).
  
  
• Alligator-crocodile

  reptile,

  
  An alligator is within the group of reptiles called crocodiles. Alligators are native only to the United States and China.
  
  
• Allosaurus

  dinosaurs, Jurassic, Cretaceous, hunting

  
  A hunting dinosaur.
  
  
• Alloy

  metals, tins, coppers, zinc

  
  A mixture of two metals.
  
  
• Alluvial fan

  alluviums, sediments, sands, clays, deltas, river. Mississippi, Nile, Niger

  
  A broad cone of material that has settled out of a fast flowing river at the point where it enters a flatter valley.
  
  
• Alluvium

  alluviums, sediments, sands, clays, deltas, rivers, pebbles, stones, boulder

  
  Alluvium is any material laid down by a river. The smaller pieces are also often called silt or mud. The larger pieces are called pebbles or boulders.
  
  
• Alpine plant

  mountains, colds, altitudes, winds, snow

  
  A word used to refer to plants that grow in cold, high mountain environments where snow lasts for many months.
  
  
• Alps

  mountains, Europe, Matterhorn, Mont Blanc

  
  The longest and highest range of mountains in Europe.
  
  
• Altar

  religions, churches, temples, communion

  
  A place where a religious sacrifice or offering is made. Some Christians prefer the term 'Communion Table'.
  
  
• Altitude

  highs, heights, mountains, aircrafts, balloon

  
  The height above sea level, measured in metres (or feet).
  
  
• Aluminium

  metals, conductors, corrosion

  
  An element. Aluminium is a shiny, lightweight metal.
  
  
• Amazon

  rivers, South Americas, Brazils, rainforests, Manaus

  
  The world's largest river, and which drains much of South America to the Atlantic Ocean.
  
  
• Amber

  fossils, resins, sap

  
  Amber is a yellow material which you can see through. It is a fossil tree sap made from trees that lived millions of years ago.
  
  
• American frontier and explorers

  New Worlds, Manifest Destiny, Sea to Shining Seas, America the Beautiful, Lewis and Clarks, Crocketts, Bowies, pioneers, immigrants, westward

  
  The moving frontier that was caused by the newly independent Americans seeking to expand their country westwards to the Pacific Ocean.
  
  
• American Indians

  Native Americans

  
  The nations of people who had lived in the Americas for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. This link takes you to Indians, American
  
  
• American rivers

  North American rivers, U.S. rivers, United States rivers, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Alabama, Apalachicola Arkansas Allegheny Bighorn Big Sandy Big Sioux Big Thompson Brazos Canadian Cascade (MN) Charles Chattahoochee Cheyenne (ND) Cheyenne (WY) Chicago Cimmaron Colorado Colorado (TX) Connecticut Columbia Coosa Cumberland Delaware Deschute Des Moines Fraser Gila Green (UT) Green (WY) Housatonic Hudson Humboldt Iowa Illinois James Kansas Kentucky Klamath Klondike Mackenzie Merced Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Mobile Monongahela New Niagara Ohio Ouachita Passiac Pearl Pecos Penobscot Platte Potomac Rainy Red (ND) Red (TX) Rio Grande Rogue Republican Russian St John St Johns St Lawrence St Marys Sabine Sacramento Saginaw Salmon Salt San Joaquin Savannah Schuylkill Shenandoah Snake Spokane Stanislaus St Croix (MN) St Croix (WI) Susquehanna Suwannee Tennessee Truckee Wabash Willamette Wisconsin Yazoo Yellowstone Yosemite Yukon

  
  Find links to many of the continent's rivers here. The link is organised by state as well as river.
  
  
• Ammonite

  fossils, Jurassic, Cretaceous

  
  An ammonite is an extinct sea creature that looked something like a flattened snail but which was related to cuttlefish.
  
  
• Amphibian

  frogs, toads, tadpoles, newts, spawns, water

  
  An amphibian is an animal with a backbone and a skin without scales. It lays jelly-coated eggs in water and has a young stage called a tadpole.
  
  
• Amphitheatre

  Ancient Rome, entertainments, Colosseum

  
  A large building with tiers of seat that completely surround a place where entertainments are performed. (A theatre has a stage with seating only on one side).
  
  
• Amun, Egyptian god

  Ancient Egypt, Thebes, Luxor, pharaohs, temples, Re, Ra

  
  The god of the Sun. Other names were Ra and Re.
  
  
• Amusement park

  funfairs, theme parks, disney, alton towers

  
  A place where there are a range of fun activities, such as big-dippers and carousels.
  
  
• Amethyst (mineral)

  quartz

  
  Amethyst is a purple kind of quartz.
  
  
• Andersen, Hans Christian

  fairy story

  
  Hans Christian Andersen was a famous author know best for his fairy stories. This link takes you to 'Hans Christian Andersen'.
  
  
• Saint Andrew

  saint, St., st., disciples, apostles,

  
  Saint Andrew was one of the disciples and apostle of Jesus. He has been made a patron saint of several countries including Scotland.
  
  
• Andes

  South Americas, mountains, Peru, Bolivia, Titicaca, volcanoes, Chile

  
  The chain of mountains that stretches down the western side of South America.
  
  
• Anemone (plant)

  springs, wood

  
  The wood anemone produces its flowers early in the year. They are white, but tinged with pink and purple.
  
  
• Anemone (sea)

  oceans, seas, rockpool

  
  The sea anemone is an animal with a soft, jelly-like body.
  
  
• Angel

  religions, Christians, Muslims, Holy Spirits, Gabriel

  
  A supernatural spirit in human form. Angels are often shown with wings, just as the Holy Spirit is shown as a dove with wings.
  
  
• Anglo-Saxons

  Vikings, Alfred the Greats, burghs, placenames, invasions, Offa, dykes, Mercia, Northumbria, king

  
  A term for a range of people who invaded Britain after the Romans left. They came from what is now The Netherlands and northwestern Germany.
  
  
• Animal (including hot topic)

  cats, dogs, horses, cows, lions, bears, giraffes, mammals, elephants, sheep, pigs, wolfs, owls, eagles, whales, dolphins, sharks, fishes, amphibians, reptile, hot topics, cross curricular tipc, creative topics

  
  Something that has breath. Animals need to breathe to survive, whereas plants do not.
  
  
• Annual (plant)

  plants, poppy, poppies, gardens, flowers, seeds, coloniser

  
  A plant which grows up from a seeds, flowers, produces new seeds and then dies - all in one year. In this way, annuals can quickly cover newly exposed soil. The poppy is a successful annual.
  
  
• Annunciation

  Christianity, Jesus, Mary, Angels, Holy Spirits, New Testaments, Bible

  
  The time when the Angel Gabriel told Mary that she would be the mother of Jesus.
  
  
• Ant

  ants insects, nests, colony, leafcutter ants, leaf cutter ants, leaf-cutter ants, termites, larvae, soldier ants, worker ants, queen ants, rainforests

  
  An ant is a colonial insect with long, jointed feelers and a narrow waist.
  
  
• Antecedent river and water gap

  delaware water gap, cumperland gap, Daniel Boone, Wilderness Road, London Basin, Paris Basin, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee

  
  This is a pattern of drainage where rivers flow across the landscape without regard to the differences between soft and hard bands of rock.
  
  
• Anther

  plants, flowers, stamens, stigmas, pollenisation, pollenization, seed

  
  The flats, pollen-carrying pads at the end of the stamen.
  
  
• Antibiotic

  medicines, drugs, chemicals, antibiotics, antifungals, antiseptics, antivirals, colds, flu, poisonings, illness

  
  A substance taken as a medicine which is designed to kill certain types of bacteria and so cure an illness.
  
  
• Antibiotic

  medicines, drugs, chemicals, antibiotics, antifungals, antiseptics, antivirals, colds, flu, poisonings, illness

  
  A substance taken as a medicine which is designed to kill certain types of bacteria and so cure an illness.
  
  
• Antoine Wall

  Hadrians, Romans, Rome, barbarians, Forth, Clyde

  
  An earthen wall built on the instructions of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde.
  
  
• Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus)

  fossils, Jurassic, Cretaceous, plant-eater

  
  A large plant-eating dinosaur.
  
  
• Apocrypha

  Bibles, New Testament

  
  Additional parts of the Bible that are not parts of the Gospels.
  
  
• Apollon (Apollo)

  gods, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome

  
  Apollon was the Greek god of the arts. The Romans called him Apollo.
  
  
• Appendix

  body, organs, intestines

  
  The appendix is a small organ where the small and large intestine meet.
  
  
• Appalachian mountains

  USA, U.S.A., United States, North America, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, fall, autumn, Shenandoah National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Skyline Drive, Mount Mitchell, Appalachian Trail, Hillbillies, Country Music, Bluegrass music, Gatlinburg, pioneers, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, coal mining, lumber, tourists, New River, Old west, frontier, Native Americans, Continental divide

  
  A mountain chain that runs near to the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada.
  
  
• Apple

  trees, foods, fruit

  
  The fruit of an apple tree.
  
  
• Appliance

  electricity, ovens, toasters, irons, vacuum cleaners, mixers, fridges, refrigerators, cooker

  
  An appliance is a piece of equipment that uses electricity, usually for a task around the home.
  
  
• Apse

  churches, altar

  
  The semi-circular space behind the altar.
  
  
• Aquaplaning

  frictions, slips, glides, wet

  
  When a fast-moving object begins to glide over the water on a wet surface.
  
  
• Aquarium

  fishes, tanks, pet

  
  A large tank filled with water and used for keeping water-living plants and animals.
  
  
• Aqueduct

  canals, water supply, tunnel,pipe

  
  Aqueducts are canals, tunnels or pipes designed to carry water for drinking purposes.
  
  
• Aquifer

  rocks, limestones, chalks, springs, wells, water supply, aquifer

  
  A geological term meaning a water-bearing rock. Aquifers are important sources of water. Wells are sunk to aquifers and the water pumped to the surface.
  
  
• Arachnid (spider)

  insects, tarantula

  
  An arachnid is an animal with a body divided into two parts and on the front part are four pairs of walking legs.
  
  
• Aragonite (mineral)

  limestones, calcium carbonates, mineral

  
  Aragonite is one of the two common, naturally occurring, crystal forms of calcium carbonate.
  
  
• Arch (coast)

  seaside, cliffs, stacks, caves, caveman, cavemen, headland

  
  A natural tunnel cut through a headland, usually by the growth of a cave. An example of an arch is Durdle Doors, Dorset.
  
  
• Arc light

  electricity, spark

  
  An arc light was one of the first ways of making electric light by using a spark.
  
  
• Arete

  mountains, cirques, corries, peaks, ridge

  
  An arete, or mountain ridge, is a sharp-edged crest. It is often found between valleys that are close to mountain summits.
  
  
• Argon

  elements, gases, inert

  
  Argon is a gas that is found in tiny amounts in the air. It is tasteless, colourless, does not smell and it doesn't combine with other materials, even when they are hot.
  
  
• Arizona

  USA, states, Boulder Dams, Hoover Dams, Colorado, Grand Canyons, Phoenix, Flagstaffs, Tucson, Salt River

  
  A southwestern state in the United States, famed for its Grand Canyon and warm winters.
  
  
• Arkansas

  USA, states, Little Rock,Mississippi

  
  A southern state in the United States, whose capital is Little Rock.
  
  
• Ark of the Covenant

  Bibles, Hebrews, Jews, Old Testaments, Ten Commandments, temples, Abraham

  
  The golden casket that some people believe was where the Hebrews kept the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were carved.
  
  
• Armada

  Spain, wars, ships, Drakes, galleons, Elizabeth I, Tudors, navy, navies, invasions, England

  
  The Spanish fleet which, in Tudor times, was sent from Spain to help in the invasion of England. It was destroyed by the English fleet in the English Channel.
  
  
• Armistice

  wars, peace

  
  A point at the end of a war when all sides agree to stop fighting.
  
  
• Army

  military, soldiers, defences, troops, battalions, brigade

  
  An organised group of people, and part of the armed forces, whose job it is to protect the country to which they belong.
  
  
• Artesian

  wells, groundwaters, rocks, limestones, aquifer

  
  A geological term to describe a region that is underlain with water-bearing rocks (an aquifer) in the form of a basin.
  
  
• Artificial
  Something made by people and which does not occur in nature.
  
  
• Ash

  volcanoes, mountains, explosions, eruptions, vents, magmas, cones, hazards, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Mt St Helens,

  
  Ash is fine rock dust thrown into the air by an erupting volcano.
  
  
• Asia

  Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar (Burma) Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

  
  The largest continent in the world. It joins to Europe at the Black Sea.
  
  
• Asteroid

  comets, spaces, rocks, meteor

  
  Small pieces of rock travelling through space.
  
  
• Athena, Greek goddess

  Ancient Greece, Parthenon, Acropolis

  
  The patron goddess of Athena and the goddess of war.
  
  
• Athens

  Greece, acropolis

  
  The capital of the Ancient Greek city state.
  
  
• Atlantic City / Ocean City

  USA, coast, mid-Atlantic, resort, boardwalk, Victorian

  
  Two of the most popular seaside resorts on the Mid-Atlantic coast of the USA.
  
  
• Atmosphere

  airs, oxygen, planet

  
  A region containing gases that surrounds the surface of a planet or a moon.
  
  
• Atoll (Coral reef)

  volcanoes, islands, Great Barrier Reefs, Australians, Pacific, Red Seas, Caribbean Sea

  
  An island that is the tip of a volcano and which usually has a surrounding coral reef.
  
  
• Aurora (Polar/Northern/Southern Lights)

  night, atmosphere, magnetosphere, static electricity, solar wind, aurora australis, jupiter, saturn, sun, space

  
  Pale 'curtains' of light given out in the very upper regions of the atmosphere.
  
  
• Australia

  continents, aborigines, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, reefs, commonwealth

  
  The largest island in the southern hemisphere and to the south of Asia. Australia is so large it is regarded as a continent.
  
  
• Autumn – Fall
  The time of year when nights get longer and the temperature falls. Deciduous trees also lose their leaves.
  
  
• Avalanche

  mountains, snows, frictions, forces, gravity, ices, hazard

  
  A rapid movement of snow down a steep mountainside. Avalanches are extremely powerful, contain millions of tonnes of material and can move at over 300 km/hr. They mainly occur in spring when snow thicknesses are greatest and when the ice begins to melt and become slippery.
  
  
• Axis

  planets, Equators, pole

  
  This is an imaginary line which runs between the north and south poles of a planet, moon or star.
  
  
• Baby

  persons, humans, child

  
  A child too young to walk or talk.
  
  
• Baby animals hot topic

  baby, fur, furry, chicks, cubs, habitats, animals, plants, Darwin, evolutions, food chain, cross-curricular topics, creative topics, hot topics

  
  The new-born of animals.
  
  
• Babylon

  Middle East, Mesopotamia, Ur, Arabs, Iraq, Euphrates

  
  A powerful ancient city that was once located in the Middle East.
  
  
• Bacteria

  microbes, medicines, cheeses, illnesses, gut

  
  A group of microbes that are found everywhere in the world, both on the surfaces of everything, and inside living things, too.
  
  
• Badlands

  South Dakota, wilderness, National Park

  
  A pattern of gullies in a landscape of soft rocks where there is no plant cover to hold the soil in place.
  
  
• Baghdad

  Iraq, Tigris

  
  The capital of Iraq, a country in the Middle East.
  
  
• Balanced diet

  foods, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, fibres, fibers, fats, obese, health

  
  A range of different kinds of food that give you just enough of all the things your body needs, but not so many as to cause you to become fat.
  
  
• Bali

  Indonesia

  
  An island belonging to Indonesia that is famous for its culture.
  
  
• Balloon

  hot airs, dirigibles, airships, Montgolfier

  
  A large bag filled with air.
  
  
• Bamboo

  plants, canes, pandas, grass

  
  A form of tropical grass with jointed stems.
  
  
• Banana

  fruits, herbs, tropical, plant

  
  The fruit of the tropical banana plant. It is a herbs, not a tree.
  
  
• Bangladesh

  Asians, Dhaka, Ganges, Brahmaputra, deltas, Bengal, typhoon

  
  A low-lying country in South Asians, which stretches across the Ganges and Brahmaputra river deltas.
  
  
• Baptism

  Jesus, Christianity, Johns, Jordans, fonts, church

  
  The ceremony in which a person is bathed in water as a way of bringing them into the family of the church.
  
  
• Barbarians

  Rome

  
  The name used by the Romans to talk about anyone outside the Roman Empire.
  
  
• Barge

  boats, floats, buoyancy, cargos, waters, river

  
  A long, narrow boat designed to carry cargo.
  
  
• Barley

  cereals, wheat, oats, farming, flours, beer

  
  A hardy cereal crop.
  
  
• Barrow

  Neolithic, stone age, burials, graves, tombs, Waylands, long barrow

  
  A Stone Age burial chamber or tomb.
  
  
• Barnacle

  rockpools, seas, oceans, arthropods, crab

  
  A small rock-hugging creature that lives between high and low tides at the coast.
  
  
• Basalt

  rocks, magmas, Iceland, oceans, volcanoes, Hawaii

  
  The most common form of lava. When it cools it goes black.
  
  
• Basket

  fibers, fibres, weaving

  
  Something made of woven material and designed to carry things. It has a handle.
  
  
• Battery

  electricity, circuits, portables, powers, rechargeable

  
  A portable source of electricity.
  
  
• Battle of Britain (World War II)

  World War II, World War II, Second World Wars, fighters, blitz, spitfires, airforces, luftwaffes, aircraft

  
  An air battle between German and British aeroplanes that happened soon after the start of the Second World War.
  
  
• Battle of the Atlantic (World War II)

  Second World Wars, convoys, u-boats, submarines, destroyers, corvettes, frigates, Atlantic Ocean

  
  The long struggle between 1939 and 1945s, more or less for the whole of the Second World Wars, between Britain and her allies against German u-boats.
  
  
• Battle of Hastings (1066)

  William the Conquerors, Harold Godwinsons, Vikings, Saxons, bayeux, tapestry, kings, Normans, Bayeux tapestry

  
  The battle between the English (Saxons) under King Harold, and the invading Normans under Duke William of Normandy.
  
  
• Bayeux Tapestry

  William the Conquerors, Harold Godwinsons, Vikings, Saxons, kings, Normans, Bayeux tapestry

  
  The 70m-long embroidered cloth made in the 11th century to tell the story of the start of the conquest of England by William as a piece of Norman propaganda. It was sewn by women in Kent and hung originally in Bayeux Abbey.
  
  
• Beach

  beaches, coasts, sands, pebbles, holidays, bay

  
  A wide area of sands, gravel or pebbles beside the coast.
  
  
• Beams, of light

  rays, lighthouse

  
  A ray of light whose edges can be seen.
  
  
• Bear

  bears, animals, hibernates, forests, carnivore, cross-curricular topics, creative topics, hot topics, cubs, grizzlys, grizzlies, polar bears,

  
  A large, furry carnivore.
  
  
• Bede

  Christians, monasteries, monastery, Saxons, chronicle,monk

  
  An English monk that wrote history in the time of the Anglo-Saxons. Some of his work appears in the Anglo-Saxon chronicle.
  
  
• Bee

  bees, insects, honeys, pollens, hives, pollinations, nectar

  
  An insect with yellow and black stripes that plays a large part in pollinating flowers.
  
  
• Beetle

  beetles, insects, grounds, wing

  
  A ground-living insect with two sets of wings, one of which is hardened into a wing case.
  
  
• Belemnite

  belemnites, cuttlefishes, animals, fossils, Jurassic, Cretaceous, ocean

  
  A cuttlefish-like creature of ancient oceans.
  
  
• Bend

  forces, material

  
  To alter the shape of something along a line.
  
  
• Berry

  berries, fruits, plant, food

  
  Small fleshy fruit.
  
  
• Beryl

  minerals, emeralds, aquamarines, gemstone

  
  A green mineral that makes very large crystals. The gemstone forms are emerald and aquamarine.
  
  
• Bethlehem

  Judea, Israel, Jesus, nativity, mangers, shepherds, wise men, Mary, Joseph, Herod, inns, cave

  
  The place in the Middle East where Jesus was born.
  
  
• Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California

  film studios, hollywood, mall, wilshire, sunset boulevard

  
  A city just to the southwest of Los Angeles and part of the LA Metro area.
  
  
• Bible

  New Testament, Old Testament

  
  Holy stories written down as the Old and New Testaments.
  
  
• Bicycle

  sports, vehicle, bike,

  
  A two-wheeled vehicle powered by a person.
  
  
• Big Bang

  spaces, galaxies, galaxy, universe

  
  The idea that scientists have about the moments, over 13 billion years ago, when the Universe as we know it exploded from a very small space.
  
  
• Bilberry

  berry, berries, fruits, shrubs,

  
  A low-growing shrub that produces blue berries.
  
  
• Biography
  
  A description of the life of someone.
  
  
• Biome

  forests, savanna, tropical rainfoest, oceans, water, rivers, lakes, ponds, mountains, rainshadow, polar, cold, dry season, floods, grasslands, prairies, steppes, pampas, marsh, fen, bog, swamp, mangrove, reef, climate, earth

  
  A distinctive part of the Earth in terms of plants and animals, for example, deserts, grasslands, water, forests, cold lands.
  
  
• Bird

  feathers, flights, eggs, nests, animal

  
  A feathered, egg-laying animal.
  
  
• Births, of Jesus

  Judea, Israel, Jesus, nativity, mangers, shepherds, wise men, Mary, Joseph, Herod, inns, cave

  
  The time when Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
  
  
• Bison (American: buffalo)

  buffaloes, buffalos, prairies, grasslands, herbivores, animals

  
  A large grazing animal of grasslands, with a heavy head and front quarters.
  
  
• Bivalve

  mussels, oysters, clams, oceans, animals, shells, seafood

  
  A clam, known also by names such as bivalve, oyster and cockle, is a rock or sand-living creature that has two shells.
  
  
• Black Hole

  universes, big bands, galaxies, galaxy, spaces, gravity

  
  A part of the Universe in which gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape from it.
  
  
• Blackpool

  seaside, lancashire, blackpool tower, coast

  
  The largest seaside town in the English northwest.
  
  
• Bladder

  body, organs, kidneys, urine, pee

  
  The bladder is a small bag that holds waste liquids until we are ready to pee them out.
  
  
• Blitz (bombing of Britain)

  luftwaffes, bombs, london, air raids, World War II, fighters, airforce

  
  The time when the German air force tried to bomb major British cities to get Britain to surrender.
  
  
• Blitzkrieg (lightning war)

  bombs, hitler, World War II, invasions, German

  
  The idea that by using tanks and trucks, armies could move very quickly to capture lands. It was how the Germans captured much of Western Europe at the start of the Second World War.
  
  
• Blizzard

  blizzards, snows, winds, hazards, winters, mountain

  
  A snowstorm with very strong winds.
  
  
• Blood

  animals, life, lives, red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma

  
  The liquid that moves around the body carrying oxygen and nourishment and also carrying away waste materials such as carbon dioxide.
  
  
• Blossom

  trees, flowers, spring, cherry, cherries, almond, almonds, peach, peaches, orange, oranges,

  
  The way that some plants – mostly fruit trees – suddenly burst into flower.
  
  
• Bluebell

  bluebells, bulbs, flowers, springs, woodlands, plant

  
  A late spring woodland flower that grows from a bulb and has blue bell-shaped flowers.
  
  
• Boat

  boats, ships, floating, cargos, fishing, sailings, dinghy, dinghies, yachts, buoyancy

  
  A water craft, smaller than a ship, and often designed to be used in sheltered waters or rivers.
  
  
• Boiling, boiling point

  temperatures, steams, liquids, gas

  
  The temperature at which a liquid boils.
  
  
• Anne Boleyn

  queens, Tudors, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Edward VI, Catherine of Aragon, popes, dissolutions, monasteries, church of England, execution

  
  The second wife of Henry VIII.
  
  
• Bolivia

  South America, Andes, Titicaca, mountain, treasure, potosi

  
  A mostly mountainous country near the Equator in South America.
  
  
• Bomb

  bombs, wars, explosions, bombers, aircrafts, air raid

  
  A canister of explosives.
  
  
• Bomb shelter

  wars, blitz, Andersen, homes, defences, protections, disaster

  
  A place where people hope to protect themselves from bomb blasts.
  
  
• Bone

  body, animals, skeletons, skulls, ribcage, bloods, arthritis, marrows, backbones, tissue

  
  A hard kind of living tissue and the place in which new blood cells are made.
  
  
• Bonfire

  fires, Guy Fawkes, November 5, autumns, falls, heats, kindling, garden

  
  A small outdoor fire used by gardeners to clear up rubbish, but also connected to Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes.
  
  
• Book of the Dead

  mummy, mummies, Ancient Egyptians, scriptures, afterlife

  
  A book telling of the afterlife which was often buried with dead people in Ancient Egyptian times.
  
  
• Boudicca (Boadicea)

  Romans, Celts, queens, warlords, london, British, Britain, England, revolt

  
  A female leader of the British people in Roman times who led a revolt in 61AD.
  
  
• Boulder

  boulders, pebbles, stones, rock

  
  A piece of rock football sized or larger.
  
  
• Boulder clay (till)

  glaciers, moraines, ice sheets, Ice Age

  
  Rocks and clay carried by glaciers on their underside.
  
  
• Brachiosaurus

  dinosaurs, animal

  
  A very larges, plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck.
  
  
• Bracken

  plants, fern

  
  A fern-type plant.
  
  
• Brain

  brains, animals, nerves, spinal chords, heads, decisions, body, bodies

  
  The part that controls every other part of a body through its connection to the nervous system.
  
  
• Branch of a river

  tributary, tributaries, confluences, headwater, streams, creeks,

  
  A small river that joins a larger one.
  
  
• Brass

  metals, alloys, materials,

  
  Brass is a yellow-coloured, hard alloy made of copper and zinc.
  
  
• Brass rubbing

  memorials, churches, tombs, graves, Medieval

  
  The top of some tombs are inlaid with a brass picture of the person under the tombstone. Many people make copies of these using wax and paper. These are called brass rubbings.
  
  
• Bread

  breads, wheat, yeasts, carbohydrates, foods, cereals, flours, unleavened, pita, loafs, nan, tortillas, ovens, bake

  
  A basic foodstuff made from flour and water which is then baked.
  
  
• Breathing

  animals, lungs, oxygen, bloods, carbon dioxide

  
  Getting oxygen into the blood through the lungs.
  
  
• Brick

  bricks, buildings, homes, walls, clays, baking, strong materials, ceramics, kiln

  
  A block of clay that has been heated to a very high temperature to make the clay go hard.
  
  
• Bridge

  bridges, suspensions, tressels, arches, clappers, strong shapes, crossings, rivers, viaducts, aqueducts, railways, motorways, road, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, covered bridge, Forth bridge, pont du gard, Avignon, Ironbridge, Telford, Sydney, Australia, Clifton gorge bridge, bristol, Tower Bridge, London, New York, Brooklyn Bridge, Hudson River, East River, Manhattan, Newcastle, Tyne,

  
  An object designed to carry people or goods over an obstacle such as a river.
  
  
• Bridging point

  fords, crossings, towns, city, cities, bridges, river

  
  A place where it is easy to cross a river.
  
  
• Brighton

  victorian seaside towns, victorians, victorian times, seafront, brighton pier,brighton regency squares, regency brighton, georgian brighton, piers, railways, holidays, places, cities, coasts, coastal settlements, coastal towns, coastal cities,

  
  One of the main cities on the south coast of England.
  
  
• Britannia

  Romans, Rome, empires, Britain, England

  
  The name the Romans gave to the area of Britain that they occupied.
  
  
• Brittle

  snaps, breaks, glasses, chocolate

  
  Something that will snap if it is hit or bent.
  
  
• Brontosaurus

  dinosaurs, animals, fossils, Jurassic, Cretaceous

  
  A large plant-eating dinosaur.
  
  
• Bronze

  metals, coppers, tins, smelting, bells, Bronze Ages, sword

  
  A mixture of the metals of copper and tin.
  
  
• Bronze Age

  stone age, Iron Ages, Ancient civilization, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans

  
  The time after the Stone Age when people discovered how to make bronze.
  
  
• Bud

  buds, flowers, plants, grows, springs, summer

  
  The early stage of a flower.
  
  
• Buddhism

  Buddhas, religions, faiths, stupas, temple

  
  The faith that follows the teaching of Buddha.
  
  
• Bug

  bugs, ladybugs, beetles, insects, grounds, wings

  
  A general and popular term for a ground-living insect with two sets of wings, one of which is hardened into a wing case. For example, ladybug.
  
  
• Bulbs, electric

  bulbs, glasses, lights, lamps, electricity, tungsten, LEDs, filament

  
  A glass container with a wire filament inside. It converts electricity into light and heat, which is why it is mostly called a light bulb.
  
  
• Bulbs, plant

  bulbs, soils, roots, springs, daffodils, crocuses, bluebells, hyacinths, garlic, onion

  
  The underground food store of some plants.
  
  
• Burger

  burgers, fast foods, sandwiches, minced meats, americas, bun

  
  An American style of sandwich using a bun.
  
  
• Burh

  Saxons, fortified towns, Alfred the Greats, king

  
  A walled town built by Saxons.
  
  
• Burns, Robert

  Scotland, burns night, hogmanay, poet, dumfries, robert burns, auld lang syne, rabbie burns

  
  The national poet of Scotland.
  
  
• Burning

  fires, heats, fuels, flames, bonfires, hazards, accidents, cooking, fire

  
  The mixing of a fuel and oxygen that causes a large amount of heat to be released, often with a flame.
  
  
• Buoyancy

  floats, ships, boats, forces, cargos, Plimsoll lines, sink

  
  Buoyancy is another word for floating. It means that something is less dense than the liquid it is placed in, so it will not sink.
  
  
• Bus

  buses, vehicles, transports, roads, passenger

  
  A public transport vehicle for carrying passengers.
  
  
• Bush

  bushes, shrubs, plants, stems, wood

  
  A plant with many woody stems that does not grow higher than a few metres.
  
  
• Butter

  dairy, fats, milks, energy, diet, cream, cholesterol

  
  A spread and cooking fat made from milk.
  
  
• Buttercup

  buttecups, plants, meadows, summers, wildflowers

  
  A spring and summer-flowering perennial plant with yellow flowers that grows close to the ground.
  
  
• Butterfly

  butterflies, wings, insects, moths, nectars, pupates, caterpillars, larvae, chrysalis

  
  A day-flying insect with larges, brightly coloured wings.
  
  
• Bypass

  towns, city, cities, roads, congestions, traffic

  
  A major road that carries traffic around a town.
  
  
• Cabbage

  cabbages, plants, vegetables, brussels, cauliflowers, food

  
  A leafy green plant that is grown from seed as an annual vegetable crop. It is grown for its leaves.
  
  
• Cable

  cables, wires, electricity, strong, conductors, insulator

  
  A wire rope. Electrical cables are twisted wires inside an insulating sleeve.
  
  
• Cabot, John

  New Worlds, Tudors, explorer

  
  One of the first explorers to seek the Northwest Passage across the north of North America.
  
  
• Cactus

  cactuses, cacti, plants, deserts, spines, needless, saguaros, prickly pear

  
  A plant where the leaves have been reduced to needles in order to save on the amount of water the plant needs.
  
  
• Caesar, Julius

  Rome, emperors, Britain, invasions, empires, Ides of March, Brutus

  
  The most famous of the commanders of Ancient Rome.
  
  
• Cafe

  cafes, foods, restaurants, snacks, burgers, fast foods, greasy spoons, meal

  
  A place to eat snacks and light meals.
  
  
• Cake

  cakes, bakes, cookies, eggs, flours, dessert, sugars, butter, oil

  
  A disc-shaped baked dessert made from flour, sugar, eggs, and butter or oil.
  
  
• Calcium, calcite, chalks, limestones, Ca

  bones, elements, rocks, carbonates, caves, caveman, cavemen, stalactites, stalagmite

  
  An element. Calcium is essential for healthy bone growth. It makes many white and grey-coloured rocks.
  
  
• Aztec alendar

  Mayans, time

  
  A special disc-shaped form of calendar used by the Aztecs.
  
  
• Calf, cow

  calves, herds, domestics, animals, foods, meats, baby

  
  A calf is a baby cow that is still drinking its mother's milk.
  
  
• California

  USA, states, Pacific coasts, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Yosemite, Sierra Nevadans, San Diego, conquistadors, Silicon Valleys, Golden Gate Bridges, Pacific Oceans, earthquakes, San Andreas Fault

  
  The largest state on the west coast of America.
  
  
• Calorie

  calories, energy, foods, diet

  
  A way of measuring energy in food.
  
  
• Calvary

  Jesus, Jerusalem, crucifixions, Easters, resurrections, Holy Sepulcher, sepulchre

  
  The place where Jesus was crucified.
  
  
• Camel

  camels, deserts, humps, sands, animals

  
  A large plant-eating animal that is adapted to life in deserts.
  
  
• Camera

  cameras, photographs, films, digitals, videos, pictures, image

  
  Something used to take still or movie images.
  
  
• Camouflage

  patterns, stick insects, chameleon

  
  To blend in with the surroundings.
  
  
• Campion

  plants, meadows, hedgerows, woodlands, flower

  
  A woodland and hedgerow flower with white or pink petals.
  
  
• Canal

  canals, transports, waters, barges, industrial revolutions, towpaths, basin, erie canal, victorians,

  
  An artificial waterway meant to carry barges.
  
  
• Candle clock

  times, candles, Ancient Egypt, night

  
  This is a device for measuring the time when a sundial cannot be used.
  
  
• Candy

  sugar snack, sweets, candies, chocolate

  
  Another word for a sweet. Candies are made almost entirely from sugar.
  
  
• Canopic jar

  Ancient Egypt, mummy, mummies, afterlife

  
  A jar in which the vital organs of a dead person were kept in Ancient Egyptian times.
  
  
• Canola (oilseed rape)

  oils, plants, crops, fields, farms, yellow

  
  A yellow-flowering crop used for the oil in its seeds.
  
  
• Canopy, forest

  tree branches, leaf

  
  The upper part of a forest where the branches and leaves meet and shade out the ground below.
  
  
• Canyon

  canyons, gorge, arroyo, wadi, nahel

  
  Another word for a gorge.
  
  
• Capital

  settlement, city, town, government,

  
  The city in a country or state which contains the main government buildings.
  
  
• Capitol

  america, united states, USA, U.S.A. legislature, governor, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,

  
  The part of an American city that has the governor's office, supreme court and legislature.
  
  
• Car/automobile

  cars, automobiles, transports, roads, industry, industries, trucks, lorries

  
  A vehicle designed to transport people on roads.
  
  
• Caractacus (Celt)

  Celts, Rome, Romans, invasions, British

  
  One of the leaders of the British who tried to defend themselves against the invasion by the Roman Army.
  
  
• Carbon

  elements, oils, coals, lignite, diamonds, graphite, plants, life, lives, plastics, gasoline, petrol, diesels, soot

  
  An element. Carbon is found in all living things.
  
  
• Carbon dioxide gas

  pollution, greenhouse effects, global warming, fossil fuels, burning

  
  A gas which is released when animals breathe out or when we burn fossil fuels.
  
  
• Caribou

  forests, animals, deer, snows, winter

  
  A grazing animal that can survive cold winters and deep snow. It is another name for reindeer.
  
  
• Carnival

  easter, Easter, Lent, fasting, Mardi Gras, Carnaval, celebration, festivals, parades, masks, Pancake day, New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, USA,

  
  Carnival is a Christian festive season that occurs before Lent. Mardi Gras means 'Fat Tuesday' in French.
  
  
• Carnivore

  carnivores, hunters, meat-eaters, cats, omnivores, food

  
  An animal that needs to eat meat.
  
  
• Carol

  Christians, songs, Christmas, festivals, Jesus, nativity, advent

  
  A religious festive song.
  
  
• Carrot

  carrots, plants, roots, vegetables, farms, field

  
  The carrot is an orangy-coloured root vegetable. What you eat is the taproot, rather than the leaves.
  
  
• Carter, Howard

  Tutankhamun, archaeologists, Ancient Egypt, tombs, Valley of the kings

  
  The person who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.
  
  
• Cartilage

  bones, joints, discs, skeleton

  
  A rubbery disc that stops bones rubbing together and also acts as a shock absorber in the body.
  
  
• Cartouche

  signatures, Ancient Egypt, pharaohs, hieroglyphic

  
  An oval mark that tells of the name of a king from Ancient Egyptian times.
  
  
• Caryatids: Greek goddesses

  Acropolis, goddesses, Ancient Greece, Athens, Erechthion

  
  Sculptures of women (usually goddesses) that are also used as pillars to hold up roofs of temples.
  
  
• Castle

  castles, forts, Medieval, Normans, Tower of london, moats, baileys, keeps, solar, portcullis, drawbridges, motte

  
  A heavily-protected home of a wealthy person in medieval times.
  
  
• Cataract (waterfall)

  cataracts, rapids, whitewater, waterfalls, rivers, Nile, minneapolis, st anthony falls, st paul, cataracts, sawmills, water power, mississippi rivers, crossing points,

  
  A waterfall on a large river, such as the Nile.
  
  
• Caterpillar

  catterpillars, larvae, insects, moths, butterfly

  
  A larva of an insect such as a moth or a butterfly.
  
  
• Cathedral

  Churches, monasteries, monastery, cathedrals, medieval, Tudors, Christianity, abbots, nuns, cloisters, dissolution, henry VIII, Westminster, York minster, St Paul, St Anthony, Gloucester, St Francis, St Columba, benedictines, augustines, lindisfarne, oratory, iona, canterbury, Lincoln, Bath, Wells, Norwich, Durham, Salisbury, Exeter, gargoyle, stained glass, fresco, Dorchester, Reading, crypt, shrine

  
  A very large church designed to serve a city.
  
  
• Catherine of Aragon

  Queens, Henry VIII, Mary I, Tudor

  
  The first of Henry VIII's wives.
  
  
• Catkin

  catkins, flowers, plants, willows, hazel

  
  A drooping flower head of some trees.
  
  
• Cauliflower (vegetable)

  cauliflowers, vegetables, cabbages, farms, fields, crop

  
  Cauliflower means 'cabbage flower'. It consists of white florets that make up an edible head.
  
  
• Cavalry

  army, armies, horses, soldiers, Hastings

  
  Cavalry are soldiers mounted on horses.
  
  
• Cave

  caves, caveman, cavemen, Limestones, swallow holes, potholes, limestones, tunnels, caverns, stalactites, stalagmite

  
  A large natural chamber in a rock.
  
  
• Cave painting

  caves, caveman, cavemen, paintings, stone age, petroglyphs, arts, Africa

  
  Paintings made on the walls of caves during Stone Age times.
  
  
• Celebration

  holi, eid, easters, christmas

  
  Commemorating some special event in the year, from a holy day to a birthday.
  
  
• Cell phone

  mobile phones, satellites, computers, smartphones, radio

  
  A phone that receives its signals from radio masts or satellites.
  
  
• Cells, living

  life, lives, livings, body, animals, plants, tissues, leafs, skins, microscopic

  
  The building blocks of tissues.
  
  
• Cella, room

  Romans, treasury, temple

  
  The place where the valuables of a temple were kept in Roman times.
  
  
• Cellulose

  plant leafs, tissues, cells, starches, fibres, sugar

  
  The material that makes up the walls of plants.
  
  
• Cement

  adhesives, glues, clays, sands, limestones, buildings, kilns, bricks, concrete

  
  A kind of glue made from baked limestone. It is used to fix bricks together. When stones are added it is called concrete.
  
  
• Centipede

  centipedes, arthropods, millipedes, carnivores, forest

  
  A centipede is a long animal with many segments to its body. Its name means 'one hundred legs's, but the number of legs of different kinds of centipedes vary. They hunt among the dead leaves of the forest floor.
  
  
• Central volcano

  volcanoes, eruptions, cones, magmas, vents, craters, ashes, lava

  
  A volcano with a single, central cone.
  
  
• Centrifugal force

  orbits, planets, solar system, spin,

  
  The way in which objects are thrown out from the centre when they are spun very quickly.
  
  
• Centurion

  Romans, army, armies, soldiers, legionary

  
  Someone in charge of a group of 80-130 legionaries in the Roman army.
  
  
• Ceramic

  pots, plates, cups, clays, fired, kilns, porcelains, earthenware, stoneware

  
  Something made out of baked (fired) clay.
  
  
• Chamberlain, Neville

  Churchill, Hitler, World War 2

  
  The British Prime Minister who declared war on Germany at the start of the Second World War.
  
  
• Chameleon

  camouflages, carnivores, rainforests, lizards, colours, colors, colour

  
  A lizard which is noted for its way of changing colour.
  
  
• Chapel

  chapels, churches, houses, castles, palaces, cathedrals, abbey

  
  A small building or room used for praying.
  
  
• Chariot

  chariots, horses, Romans, races, wars, Egyptians, cavalry

  
  A cart pulled by horses in which the rider stood up. They were mainly for military use.
  
  
• Chemical

  chemicals, liquids, acids, alkalis, solids, gases, formulas, reaction

  
  Any substance can be a chemical. It may be a solid like a metal, a liquid like water or a gas like oxygen. But we normally use the word chemical for a substance that combines with another to form something new.
  
  
• Cheese

  cheeses, cheddars, feta, leicester, stilton, gouda, edam, gorgonzola, gruyere, brie, jarlsbergs, emeralds, processed, milks, dairy, burgers, toast

  
  A milk product made into a solid.
  
  
• Chestnut/buckeye

  trees, seeds, food, cookies, nuts, conkers,

  
  Two different species of tree whose seeds and nuts have been given the same name.
  
  
• Chicago

  USA, city, cities, Illinois, railways, west, windy, Michigan

  
  The main city of the Mid-west of the United States.
  
  
• China

  Asians, Beijing, Shanghais, Hong Hong, Yangtze, Yellow rivers, Tibet, communism

  
  The world's most populous country on the eastern side of Asia.
  
  
• Chinampas

  farms, fields, Aztecs, Mexico

  
  Floating market gardens made by the Aztecs.
  
  
• Chips, computer

  silicon, electronics, circuits, silicon, phone

  
  The terms 'chip' and 'silicon chip' refer to a miniature electronic circuit which is made up of a very small piece, or 'chip' of a material called silicon.
  
  
• Chiton

  tunics, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, clothes, dresses, cloak

  
  A tunic worn by women in ancient times and held in place by a clasp over the shoulder and a rope around the waist.
  
  
• Chlamys

  tunics, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, clothes, dresses, cloak

  
  A cloak meant to be worn over a chiton in ancient times.
  
  
• Chocolate

  chocolates, candies, cacaos, mayanss, Mexico, rainforests, milks, sweets, candy

  
  A substance that comes from the cacao plant.
  
  
• Cholera

  diseases, infections, waters, bacteria, microbes, polluted waters, purify

  
  An infection from bacteria carried in unpurified water supplies.
  
  
• Christian

  christians, Jesus, faiths, religion

  
  Someone who believes in Jesus Christ as the Redeemer.
  
  
• Christmas

  New Testaments, Jesus, nativity, births, festivals, holy days, holidays, winters, eves, boxing day

  
  The day when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus.
  
  
• Christmas carol

  carols, songs, religions, christians, winter

  
  A religious festive song.
  
  
• Christmas carol, A

  Dickens, Victorian

  
  A story written by Victorian author Charles Dickens.
  
  
• Chronicles, Anglo-Saxon

  books, history, records, diary, accounts, Viking

  
  A historical story. The most famous is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
  
  
• Church

  churches, cathedrals, Christians, abbeys, chapels, basilicas, Vatican, priests, vicars, bishop

  
  A building used by Christians for religious services.
  
  
• Churchill, Sir Winston

  Second World Wars, leaders, prime ministers, UK, Britain, speeches

  
  The prime minister of Britain for much of the Second World War.
  
  
• Circuits, electrical

  plugs, sockets, wires, lamps, appliances, homes, pylons, powers, fuses, motors, buzzer

  
  A combination of wires and components such as light bulbs connected together for a useful purpose.
  
  
• Circulation (human)

  circulations, bodies, body, blood artery, arteries, veins, hearts, pumps, lungs, brain

  
  The way that liquids recycles, for example blood moving around the body.
  
  
• Circus

  circuses, clowns, big tops, tents, entertainments, shows, acrobats, fair

  
  A group of performers who entertain through acrobaticss, the use of trained animals, through clowning about and many other activities.
  
  
• Cirque (mountain hollow)

  cirques, mountains, peaks, frosts, ices, glaciers, lakes, corries, tarn

  
  A large hollow in a mountainside that was formed by the scouring action of a glacier.
  
  
• City

  cities, towns, settlements, metropolis, metropolitans, urban, sprawls, suburbs, downtown

  
  A very large place. In Britain cities have cathedrals.
  
  
• Civil War

  USA, England, France, revolutions, Roundheads, Confederates, Yankees, Cavaliers, guillotines, republic, u.s. civil war, united states civil war, us civil war,

  
  A time when one group of people in a country disagree with another group so violently that they go to war with one another.
  
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• Class, Victorian

  upper class, middle class, lower class, working class, maids, housekeepers, masters, mistress, butlers, servant

  
  A system of separating people into groups based on their wealth, their jobs and their background.
  
  
• Clam

  seafood, oysters, cockles, mussels, bivalves, sealife

  
  A clam, known also by names such as oyster and cockle, is a rock or sand-living creature that has two shells.
  
  
• Clay

  clays, sands, silts, bricks, weathering, soil

  
  Clay is a natural material made of very tiny crystals. Clay crystals are formed when some rocks rot in the ground.
  
  
• Cleopatra

  Ancient Egypt, pharaohs, asps, queen

  
  The most famous, and the last, of the pharaoh queens of Ancient Egypt.
  
  
• Cliff

  landslides, rockfalls, waves, beaches, bay

  
  A vertical rock face.
  
  
• Climate

  weathers, changes, greenhouse effects, tropical, polar, colds, hot, wets, dry, deserts, mountains, rainshadow

  
  The pattern of weather at a place. Climate is what happens on average, not what happens day to day.
  
  
• Cloud

  clouds, moistures, rains, fogs, mists, dew points, cloudbase, cumulus, cumulous, convection, frontals, depressions, hurricanes, tornados, cirrus, stratus, nimbo

  
  A region in the air where water vapour condenses onto tiny particles of dust to make water droplets.
  
  
• Coal

  plants, fossils, fuels, energy, cokes, oils, gases, carboniferous, trees, fire

  
  A solid fuel made of compressed plants from ancient forests.
  
  
• Cockle

  Clams, bivalves, mussels, oysters, cockles, seashores, rockpools, sand

  
  A clam, known also by names such as oyster and cockle, is a rock or sand-living creature that has two shells.
  
  
• Coin

  coins, moneys, metals, trades, dollars, cents, ass, denarius, sestertius, groats, reals, penny, pennies, pounds, euros, pence, penny, shillings, crowns, guineas, silvers, bronzes, gold, aurius

  
  A metal disc with writing on that can be exchanged for goods.
  
  
• Cold

  weathers, temperatures, windchill, hypothermia, frosts, ices, snows, refrigerators, freezing

  
  A way of describing a low temperatures, for example, something lower than we would find comfortable.
  
  
• Coldest place on Earth

  weathers, temperatures, windchill, hypothermia, frosts, ices, snows, refrigerators, freezing, Antarctica, North Pole, South Pole, Siberia, Verkhoyansk,

  
  The coldest place is Antarctica, but the coldest inhabited place is in Siberia, Russia.
  
  
• Cold War

  Soviets, Berlins, USA, UK, Britain, Americas, wall

  
  The time when the United States and her allies, such as Britain, nearly went to war with the Soviet Union and her allies. It lasted between the end of World War II and the 1990s.
  
  
• Cold weather (hot topic)

  clothes, weather, mountains, skiing, cross-curricular topics, hot topics, creative topics

  
  Weather experienced during winter, in high mountains or near to the poles.
  
  
• Colony

  colonies, Australians, New Zealand, Canada, Americas, Americans, revolutions, empires, virginia, delaware, rhode island, pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, maryland, maine, vermont, new Hampshire, massachusetts, maine, virginia, west virginia, north carolina, south carolina, georgia, florida, louisiana, california, texas, west indies, indians, commonwealth, william penn, oglethorpe, champlain, de la salle, peter minuit, john white, roanoke, jamestown, williamsburg, providence, francis drake, coronada, hernan cortes, cabeza de vaca, juan ponce de leon, secotan, de soto, plimoth, plymouth plantation, mayflower, manhattan, new amsterdam, new york, missions, christopher columbus, john cabot, sir humphrey gilbert, sir walter raleigh, alta california

  
  A part of the world that is owned and governed by another.
  
  
• Colorado (state)

  USA, Americas, Denver, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Breckenridge, Aspens, Silverton, Ouray, front ranges, rocky mountains, rockies

  
  A large state that straddles the Rocky Mountains and stretches out onto the High Plains of the United States.
  
  
• Colorado (river)

  rivers, USA, Americas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, California, boulder dams, Nevadans, Grand Canyons, National Parks, Rocky Mountains, Mexico, river colorado

  
  One of the major rivers of North Americas, rising in the Rocky mountains and flowing westwards to the Gulf of Mexico. The Grand Canyon is part of the Colorado river basin.
  
  
• Colosseum

  Rome, amphitheatres, gladiators

  
  The name for the amphitheatre in Ancient Rome.
  
  
• Colour

  colours, colors, colours, spectrums, prisms, rainbows, paints, absorbs, reflects, light

  
  What we see when only some parts of white light reach our eyes.
  
  
• Columbus, Christopher

  New Worlds, Americas, explorers, Portugal, Tudors, Medieval, discovery,

  
  The first Medieval European explorer to visit the Americas.
  
  
• Comet

  spaces, ices, Halley

  
  A small icy ball moving through space.
  
  
• Communion

  christians, churches, worship

  
  A group of people worshipping together.
  
  
• Community (of plants and animals)

  habitats, food chains, food webs, ecosystems, environments, wildlife

  
  A group of plants and animals that can live together. Each one depends on the other in some way.
  
  
• Commuter

  commuters, city, cities, trains, automobiles, cars, traffics, buss, trains, suburbs, congestions, traffic jams, works, offices, factory, factories, schools, travel

  
  A person who travels back and forth from home to work each day.
  
  
• Compass

  navigation, magnets, maps, directions, north, Earth

  
  An instrument that detects the Earth's magnetism so that it can be used for direction-finding.
  
  
• Comprehensive school

  secondary, grammars, moderns, technical

  
  A secondary school set up in the 1950s in teh UK, and designed to include all types of pupils.
  
  
• Composite

  plywood, kitchens, carbon fibres, fibers, laminate

  
  A composite is a material that is made from two or more materials stuck together.
  
  
• Computer

  computers, smart phones, appliances, televisions, automobiles, ipads, mobile devices, tablets, desktops, laptop

  
  Something that can be programmed to follow a set of instructions.
  
  
• Concrete

  buildings, roads, sands, cements, stones, material

  
  A mixture of cement, sand and stones.
  
  
• Condensation

  water droplets, evaporations, cooling, weathers, clouds, atmospheres, moistures, vapours, liquids, vapor

  
  When water vapour changes to liquid water, usually because the vapour gets colder.
  
  
• Conduction (heat)

  convection, radiations, metal

  
  The sharing of heat between two objects that are touching.
  
  
• Conductor (electrical)

  conductors, metals, insulators, circuits, wires, cables, plugs, sockets, mains

  
  A material, such as a metal, that lets electricity flow through it.
  
  
• Cone (volcano)

  cones, vents, ashs, lavas, eruptions, mountains, craters, stratovolcano

  
  The part of a volcano that stands above the rest of the landscape.
  
  
• Cone (pine) Conifer

  spruces, larches, firs, pines, needles, evergreens, taigas, bristlecones, sitkas, cedars, redwoods, cypresses, leylandii, yews, junipers,

  
  A plant that makes seeds in cones.
  
  
• Connecticut (US state)

  colony, colonies, Hartford, Danbury, Norwalk, New England, USA, Americas,

  
  A New England State on the NE coast, and one of the original 13 colonies.
  
  
• Conquistador

  conquistadors, Spain, Portugal, medieval, Tudors, colony, colonies, soldiers, gold, treasures, Aztecs, mayanss, Eldorado

  
  A member of the Spanish and Portuguese armies that were sent overseas to conquer new lands.
  
  
• Conservation (energy)

  environments, insulations, warms, heats, electricity, oils, gases, winds, homes, greens, solar waves, temperatures, greenhouse effects, global warming, sea level rises, double glazing, efficient

  
  To make the best of useful energy, such as not allowing heat to escape from homes.
  
  
• Conservation (land)

  environments, caring, stewardships, protections, wildlife, naturals, farming, natures, organic

  
  To protect land from poor development.
  
  
• Continental divide

  rivers, mountains, watersheds, basins, drainage

  
  The lines of mountain crests that separate rivers draining to one side of the continent from those draining to the other side. In America the Rockies do this.
  
  
• Continental drift

  pangea, plate tectonics, fossils, evolution

  
  The very slow movement over millions of years by the Earth's great surface plates. Each plate carries a continent.
  
  
• Convection

  heats, radiations, conduction, gases, liquids, heating, circulation

  
  The way that heat is transferred by hot liquids or gases rising.
  
  
• Convenience food

  pizzas, burgers, fast foods, cafes, chilled foods, frozen foods, TV meals, subs, kebabs, tacos, diet

  
  A food that has been prepared so that people who buy it can eat it while walking or at home. It is often meant to be a complete meal.
  
  
• Cookie (biscuit)

  cookies, snacks, chocolates, foods, baking, bakes, diet

  
  A kind of biscuit, often with pieces of chocolate in it.
  
  
• Cooking

  meats, fishes, vegetables, fruits, cereals, flours, fats, milks, butters, sugars, ovens, stoves, saucepans, kettles, diets, heat, boil, bake, steam, microwave, grill, braise, broil

  
  Making a food suitable for eating by heating it.
  
  
• Cool, cold

  weathers, chills, freezes, hypothermia, breeze

  
  Cool and cold are relative words saying how we feel about lower temperatures.
  
  
• Copper

  elements, metals, Cu's, conductors, bronzes, coin

  
  An element. It occurs as a soft, orangey metal.
  
  
• Coral reef

  algae, Great Barrier Reefs, atolls, fringing reefs, lagoons, sharks, fishes, tropical oceans, skeleton, polyp, Red Sea, Florida, atols, Caribbean, Belize, Mexico, algae, crabs, anemones, turtles, starfish, tourists, tourism

  
  A huge mass of stone-like materials, made of the skeletons of corals.
  
  
• Core (space)

  irons, Earths, planets, stars, moon

  
  The core is the central part of a star, planet or large moon.
  
  
• Corinthian (column)

  Ancient Greece, temples, building

  
  The most flowery form of column top.
  
  
• Cork

  trees, insulations, barks, oaks, stoppers, bottle

  
  Cork is a tough, lightweight material that is made by a tree called the cork oak.
  
  
• Coronation

  crowns, celebrations, jubilee

  
  The crowning of a king or queen.
  
  
• Corrie (mountainside hollow)

  corries, cirques, tarns, glaciers, Ice Age

  
  A large hollow in a mountainside that was formed by the scouring action of a glacier.
  
  
• Cortes, Hernan

  conquistadors, mayas, mayan, mayans, Aztecs, Spanish, Spain, soldiers, explorers, treasure

  
  One of the most famous Spanish conquistadors.
  
  
• Corundum (emery/ruby/sapphire)

  aluminium oxides, gemstones, crystals, hardness

  
  One of the hardest minerals and sometimes found as gemstones.
  
  
• Cotton

  cloths, fibres, fibers, weaves, spins, plants, bolls, weevils, Industrial Revolutions, Slave trades, Americas, USA, Lancashire, India

  
  Cotton is a strong, white fibre made from the seed-covering of a cotton plant.
  
  
• Country park

  parks, conservation, leisure, recreations, environments, city, cities, sports, wildlife

  
  An area outside a city which consists of trees and grassland and often ponds and lakes and is designed for people to enjoy themselves in a countryside area.
  
  
• Cove

  coves, bays, coasts, headlands, rocks, harbours, shelter

  
  A small bay.
  
  
• Cowboy

  cows, cattle, wild west, Texas, Americas, USA, cattle drive, Chisholm Trail, Kansas, railraods, roundups, cowpokes, wranglers, ranchers, vaqueros, buckaroo, spurs, saddle, lariat, bandana, chaps, styrrups, saddle, civil war, rodeos, broncos, branding, Dodge City, chuck wagon, range, open range,

  
  A cattle herder and general farmworker of the American west.
  
  
• Crab

  seafood, lobsters, shrimps, shells, pincers

  
  A crustacean is an animal such as a crab, a lobster or shrimp, with a body covered in a hard shells, and a head with two pairs of feelers called antennae.
  
  
• Craft

  skills, traditional, woodworks, potters, artist

  
  Something made by hand skills, involving much training and often a touch of artistry.
  
  
• Crater

  craters, volcanoes, magmas, vents, lavas, ashs, lakes, Crater Lake

  
  A large depression in the landscape. The tops of volcanoes have craters.
  
  
• Crater lake

  volcanoes, craters, ashs, lava

  
  A volcanic crater that has filled with rainwater to make a lake.
  
  
• Creation (Bible)

  Old Testaments, Genesis, Gods, religions, Christianity

  
  The beginning of everything according to the Old Testament.
  
  
• Credit card

  moneys, banks, payments, cash

  
  A card with unique numbers that can be used instead of cash.
  
  
• Crest of a mountain

  ridges, arete, continental divides, knife edge

  
  The topmost ridge of a mountain chain.
  
  
• Crinoid (feather star/sea lily)

  animals, fossils, sea lily, limestone

  
  An ocean-dwelling animal related to sea urchins that filters food using its feathery waving arms.
  
  
• Crocus

  crocuses, springs, bulbs, woodlands, snowdrops, daffodils, bluebells, flower

  
  A crocus is an early-spring flower that grows close to the ground.
  
  
• Cross

  Christians, Jesus, market crosses, churches, memorials, crucifixions, easter, good friday, latin cross, High cross, celtic cross,

  
  An object made using one long and one short piece of material fastened at right angles.
  
  
• Crown

  monarchs, kings, queens, royals, jewel

  
  A symbol of a king or queen. It is often fitted with jewels.
  
  
• Crucifixion

  Jesus, Easters, calvary, sepulcher, sepulchre, via dolorosa, stations of the crosses, executions, golgotha, tombs, resurrection

  
  The execution of a person by tying or nailing them to a cross.
  
  
• Crush, pushing force

  squeezes, press, pulverises, pulverizes, collapses, squash

  
  To squeeze or press until the material loses its shape.
  
  
• Crust of the Earth

  continents, continental drifts, plate tectonics, planet

  
  The rocky surface layer of the Earth.
  
  
• Crystal

  crystals, rocks, minerals, gemstones, sparkling

  
  A crystal is a solid object with flat sides that meet together at sharp angles.
  
  
• Cupcake

  eggs, flour, butter, sugar, icing, cakes, muffins, cups, bake, baking, fairy, cook

  
  Small cakes designed to be single servings, made with a song and topped with icing sugar and other decorations.
  
  
• Current, electrical

  voltages, wires, cables, mains, circuits, powers, watts

  
  The flow of electricity through a wire.
  
  
• Daffodil

  crocuses, woodlands, springs, bluebells, flowers, garden

  
  An early-flowering plant of woodlands, and now a garden favourite.
  
  
• Dairy

  dairies, cows, butters, cheeses, farms, yoghurt, cream

  
  A place where cows are milked and or where dairy products are made from milk.
  
  
• Daisy

  daiseys, flowers, gardens, summers, plant

  
  A name for a wide variety of plants with flower heads that have a yellow centre and white petals. They are common in gardens.
  
  
• Dale

  dales, valleys, hills, pennines, lake district

  
  A dale is the name used for a valley in the north of England. Most dales have been eroded in part by glaciers.
  
  
• Dalmatian

  spotty dogs, breeds, pedigrees, 101

  
  A breed of dog with black and white 'spots'.
  
  
• Dam

  dams, lakes, reservoirs, embankments, waters, HEP, hydro-electric powers, irrigations, flood control, Aswan, Three Gorges, China, Egypt, Hoover Dam, Arizona, Nevada, Lake Mead, Colorado River, Niagara Falls, New York, Kielder Water, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority, Glen Canyon Dam, Vrynwy, ladybower, derbyshire, Teton Dam Idaho,

  
  A dam is an artificial wall or embankment designed to hold back water. The water held back makes a reservoir (sometimes called a lake on maps).
  
  
• Danelaw

  Vikings, Saxons, Dark Ages, king

  
  The region of Danish influence in the time of Alfred the Great. It occupied much of eastern England.
  
  
• Daniel

  Old Testaments, Bibles, Jews, Hebrews, Babylon

  
  Daniel was an important Jewish person at the time of the Babylonian Empire.
  
  
• Darling, Grace

  heroines, rescues, Victorians, lifeboats, shipwrecks, Northumberland, lighthouse,

  
  A Victorian heroine who saved people who were shipwrecked off the coast of Northumberland.
  
  
• Dartmoor

  Devon, England, Britain, UK, tors, pony, ponies, granites, moor

  
  A large area of granite moors in Devon.
  
  
• Darwin, Charles

  scientists, Victorians, evolutions, natural selections, Galapagos, finches, variations, theory

  
  The scientist who did more than anyone else to bring together the theory of evolution.
  
  
• Dawn

  sunrises, nights, days, lights, sunshine, sky, skies, dusk

  
  A time when the sky becomes light but before the disc of the Sun can be seen.
  
  
• Debris

  rubbles, disasters, broken, rock

  
  Rubble from a disaster.
  
  
• Decades

  years, calendar

  
  Periods of ten years, usually referring to recent history.
  
  
• Deciduous

  broadleaved, oaks, breeches, birches, ashs, limes, poplars, aspens, planes, apples, elms, hickory, hickories, trees, shrub

  
  Plants that lose their leaves at one time of the year.
  
  
• Decomposer

  decomposers, animals, microbes, dead, decays, recycles, worms, bacteria, fungi

  
  Animals that break down dead material.
  
  
• Deer (includes elk, reindeer)

  animals, herbivores, woodlands, forests, roes, fallows, reindeers, elks, mooses, muntjacs, browses, antlers, herds, fawns,

  
  A medium-sized browsing animal, often with spectacular branched antlers.
  
  
• Delaware (U.S. State)

  Americas, New England, colony, colonies, mid-atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, Dover,

  
  A small state on the Mid-Atlantic seaboard of the United States.
  
  
• Delphi

  Ancient Greece, oracles, games, city

  
  One of the important cities of Ancient Greek times.
  
  
• Delta

  deltas, rivers, alluviums, distributary, bird's-foots, fans, coasts, sediments, deposits, mouth, Mississippi, Nile, Niger, Yellow, Yangtze, Bangladesh, Ganges, Rhine, Netherlands,

  
  A fan-shaped area of sediment built up at the mouth of a river.
  
  
• Democracy

  country, parliaments, congress, Ancient Greece, governments, votes, ballot

  
  A way of governing the country through voting.
  
  
• Denarius, Roman coin

  Ass, Sestertius, Dupondius, metals, currency, currencies, Romans, coins, silver

  
  The most common Roman coin. It was made of silver.
  
  
• Department store

  shops, supermarkets, hypermarkets, Harrods, Macys, Selfridge

  
  A very large shop where many different kinds of goods are sold in separate areas, or departments, all under one roof.
  
  
• Depression, weather

  winds, clouds, rains, drizzles, stratus, fogs, cold fronts, warm fronts, chart

  
  A weather term meaning an area of low pressure, wind, cloud and usually rain.
  
  
• Desert

  deserts, arid, cactus, cactii, rainshadows, unreliable, sands, dunes, stones, rocks, sandstones, mesquites, saguaros, prickly pears, camels, rattlesnakes, desert foxes,

  
  A region that has few plants because the rainfall is very low and unreliable.
  
  
• Desert rose

  minerals, gypsum,calcium sulphate

  
  A mineral of yellow crystals formed by evaporating water in a desert.
  
  
• Developing World

  poor, country, diseases, famines, pollution, shanty town

  
  The countries of the world that do not have many of the benefits of a developed country, such as good wages, health care and a safe place to live.
  
  
• Dew

  fogs, mists, rains, colds, grasses, dawns, moistures, waters, droplets, cool

  
  Droplets of water that form overnight when the air is cool and moist.
  
  
• Diamond

  diamonds, gemstones, Carbons, Cs, hardness, Mohs,

  
  A gemstone. Diamonds are colourless. They are also the hardest materials in the world.
  
  
• Diamond Jubilee

  queens, anniversary, anniversaries, monarch

  
  The sixtieth anniversary of some important event, such as a wedding or the length of time a monarch has been on the throne.
  
  
• Diaphragm

  muscles, body, lungs, breathing

  
  The diaphragm is a dome-shaped sheet of muscle that separates the space with the lungs and heart from the space with the stomach, liver and intestines.
  
  
• Diet

  diets, foods, obese, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, proteins, balanced diets, exercises, BMI, body mass indexes, overweight, fitness, health

  
  The food someone eats on average over a period of months.
  
  
• Digeridoo

  Australians, aborigines, woodwinds, musical instruments, reed

  
  A digeridoo is a woodwind musical instrument where the reed is made by the lips. It makes a distinctive deep sound.
  
  
• Digestion

  foods, eating, saliva, stomachs, intestines, guts, absorptions, nourishments, body, waste

  
  The process of breaking up food and extracting nourishment from it.
  
  
• Dinosaur

  dinosaurs, jurassic, cretaceous, triassic, reptiles, fossils, carnivores, herbivores, t.rexs, brontosaurus, Allosaurus, hadrosaur, Iguanodon, Pterodactyls, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Velociraptor, diplodocus

  
  A group of reptiles that belonged to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous times.
  
  
• Dionysus, Greek god

  Ancient Greeks, Olympus, theatre

  
  The god of harvest and merrymaking. He was connected to the theatre.
  
  
• Diplodocus

  dinosaurs, fossils, herbivore

  
  A very large, long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur.
  
  
• Disaster

  disasters, hazards, destructions, earthquakes, volcanoes, eruptions, tsunamis, floods, landslides, hurricanes, tornados, droughts, famines, soil erosion

  
  An event that causes great distress to many people.
  
  
• Disciple (Apostle)

  disciples, Jesus, apostles, Matthews, Luke, Johns, Peters, Judas, Andrew

  
  The chosen students of Jesus. Most later became apostles. The names of the twelve disciples of Jesus are Simon Peter, Andrew, James (the son of Zebedee), John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot.
  
  
• Discovery, Tudor Age

  explorations, colony, colonies, Americas, Columbus, Cabot, north west passages, new worlds, spice islands, Indies, Indians, Chinas, treasures, spices, silks, Indonesians, slaves, Africans, Portugal, Spain, England, Holland, Netherlands, France

  
  The time when English sailors made explorations to America and other parts of the world for the first time.
  
  
• Disease

  diseases, infections, bacteria, cell mutations, cancers, tumours, smallpox, plagues, flu, colds, anthrax, blood poisonings, mutations,

  
  Something that happens to the body that is unusual and may cause illness or worse.
  
  
• Dissolution of the monasteries

  Tudors, Henry VIII, churches, Popes, catholics, England, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, abbots, excommunication

  
  The time when Henry VIII separated himself from the Roman Catholic church and then confiscated their property and closed the monasteries.
  
  
• Dissolving

  disssolve, liquids, solids, mixtures, chemical

  
  When one substance fully combines with a liquid.
  
  
• Distributary

  distributaries, rivers, channels, fans, delta

  
  A channel that carries water across a delta.
  
  
• Diwali

  religions, hindus, celebrations, holy, festivals, India

  
  The Hindu festival of light.
  
  
• Dock

  docks, dock, port, harbour, harbor, New York, San Francisco, California, Houston, Texas, Sydney, Australia, Ipswich, Felixstowe, Suffolk, Liverpool, London, Thames, Mersey, container revolution, supertanker, bulk carrier, Canary Wharf, Miami, Florida, Singapore, Shanghai, China, piers, jetty, jetties, wharf, wharves, quays, moles, warehouses, cargo

  
  A place where ships load and unload cargo.
  
  
• Dog

  dogs, animals, pets, canines, wolfs, foxes, domesticated

  
  A domesticated variety of wolf.
  
  
• Domesday

  England, 1086s, taxes, surveys, William the conquerors, wealth, Normans, Saxons, medieval, king

  
  The book produced by command of William I of England in which all the resources of the country are listed. It was completed in 1086.
  
  
• Don't throw it away

  litters, trash, garbage, recycling, waste

  
  Don't throw it away is a digital book about litter, trash, recycling, garbage etc. This link takes you to the 'litter' where you will find this interesting book.
  
  
• Domus (Roman villa)

  houses, nobles, wealthy

  
  A large town house belonging to a wealthy Roman.
  
  
• Doric

  ancient, columns, temple

  
  A style of Roman and Greek column with very simple tops.
  
  
• Dough

  flours, waters, fats, breads, batters, cakes, bakes, foods, staples, leavened, unleavened, yeast

  
  A basic foodstuff made from flour and water which, when baked, makes bread.
  
  
• Downtown

  city centres, center, shopping centre center

  
  Another word for a city centre, especially the shopping area.
  
  
• Drainage basin

  rivers, watershed

  
  The area drained by a river.
  
  
• Drains

  sewages, rainwaters, streets, treatments, flushes, toilet

  
  Pipes designed to carry rainwater away from streets.
  
  
• Drake, Sir Francis

  Tudors, explorers, worlds, privateers, colony, colonies, Elizabeth I, treasures, Armadas, admirals, navy, navies, commander

  
  One of the most famous Tudor explorers and navy commanders, who also sailed around the world.
  
  
• Drawbridge

  castles, portcullis, most, sieges, medieval

  
  The bridge over the moat surrounding a castle and which could be lifted up in times of trouble.
  
  
• Drinking water

  purified, sewages, drinks, diseases, cholera, Dr John Snow

  
  Water which has been purified to make it safe for drinking.
  
  
• Drought

  waters, rainfalls, dry, wilting, failed harvest

  
  An unusually long period without rainfall. A drought is not the same as a dry season.
  
  
• Drum

  drums, percussions, instruments, musicals, skins, sticks, bass, snare

  
  A drum is a musical instrument. It is a member of the percussion family. It is made of a frame with a skin stretched tightly over one end.
  
  
• Dry Stone Wall

  boundary, boundaries, field land

  
  A wall made by placing stones together without using anything to hold them, such as cement. They are common in areas of hard rocks.
  
  
• Dry Valley

  valleys, chalks, limestones, rivers, potholes, swallowholes, water tables, aquifer

  
  A valley found in chalk and limestone areas which does not usually contain a stream.
  
  
• Duck

  ducks, chicks, ducklings, bird

  
  A bird that can swim on water.
  
  
• Duckling, The Ugly

  fairy story, stories, Hans Christian Andersen,

  
  A famous fairy story written by Hans Christian Andersen.
  
  
• Dune

  dunes, sands, coasts, marram, beaches, deserts, barchans, seif

  
  A long ridge of sand that rises clear of the surrounding landscape.
  
  
• Dusk

  sunsets, night

  
  The time after the disc of the Sun has dropped below the horizon and before it is dark.
  
  
• Dust Bowl (water disaster)

  droughts, oklahoma, okies, texas, USA, Americas, 1930

  
  A time in the 1930s when a long drought caused many poor farmers to leave their land in the United States.
  
  
• Dye

  dyes, colours, fibres, fibers, fabrics, paint

  
  A substance that can change the colour of something.
  
  
• Dykes, embankment

  levees, walls, rivers, flood

  
  A long artificial wall that is built beside a river or the sea to stop flooding.
  
  
• Dykes, volcano

  volcanoes, magma chambers, sills, rocks, ridge

  
  A ridge of very hard volcanic rock.
  
  
• Eagle

  birds, carnivore bald, golden, hunters, bird of prey

  
  The eagle is a very large bird of prey.
  
  
• Ears, corn

  seeds, cereals, husks, harvests, winnows, grasses, wheat, barleys, oats, rice

  
  The seed case of a grass plant.
  
  
• Ears, human

  hearings, sounds, body

  
  The part of our bodies that we use for hearing.
  
  
• Earth

  planets, solar systems, blue marbles, rocky planets, crusts, mantles, cores, atmospheres, conservation

  
  The planet where we lives, and the third one from the Sun in the Solar System. Also known as the 'Blue Marble'.
  
  
• Earthquake

  faults, tectonics, shakes, earths, grounds, disasters, hazards, crusts, snaps, San Andreas faults, San Francisco, Mexico, tsunami

  
  A shaking of the ground due to two parts of the crust snapping.
  
  
• Easter

  festivals, celebrations, eggs, springs, Jesus, crucifixions, resurrections, Jerusalem, Pontius Pilate, Via Dolorosa, Way of Sorrows, Calvary, Golgotha, Sepulchres, sepulchers, Christians, New Testaments, Gospels, calendars, Good Friday

  
  The time in the Christian calendar connected to the Crucifixion of Jesus.
  
  
• Eating

  mouths, teeth, saliva, eating, digestions, stomachs, intestines, diets, obesity, fats, balances, body, energy, carbohydrates, proteins, fibres, fiber

  
  Eating is needed to replace the energy that we use by living and to get more supplies of the materials we need to build our tissues.
  
  
• Ebola

  microbes, viruses, Africans, infection

  
  A virus that can be passed on between people through body fluids (not the air).
  
  
• Echo

  echoes, sound waves, bounces, reflections, ear

  
  A sound wave that has bounced off a surface and comes back to our ears.
  
  
• Eclipse

  eclipses, Suns, Earth,Moons, shadows, silhouettes, umbra, orbits, planet, solar

  
  A time when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, or when the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun.
  
  
• Ecosystem

  plants, animals, environments, habitats, savannas, taigas, rainforests, prairies, deserts, mountains, oceans, rivers, swamps, bogs, marshes, meadows, tundra, woodlands, selva

  
  The collection of plants and animals that live together in an area. Some ecosystems are large, like savannas, while others are small, such as river banks.
  
  
• Edinburgh

  Scotland, city, cities, UK, forth, castles, holyrood, leith, capitals, volcano

  
  The capital city of Scotland. The castle is built on an extinct volcano.
  
  
• Edison, Thomas

  inventors, electricity, appliances, sounds, lights, mains, New Jerseys, Americans, power

  
  A famous American inventor involved with the development of electric light, electric power and electrical equipment of all kinds.
  
  
• Egg

  eggs, easters, shells, yolks, whites, strong shapes, broods, hens, lizards, amphibians, insects, snakes, dinosaurs, humans, body, hatch, chicks, baby, babies, animal

  
  A new life once it has been fertilised. All animals produce eggs, some inside the body, others are laid and hatch outside.
  
  
• Egyptians, Ancient

  Niles, Africans, Thebes pyramids, luxor, karnak, ramesses, tutankhamun, akhenaten, Hatshepsut, cleopatra, pharaohs, mummy, mummies, sarcophaguses, canopic, gods, book of the dead, papyrus, hieroglyphs, cartouches, djosers, khafres, menkhaure, khufus, sphinxes, mortuary temples, solar boats, obelisks, civilisations, desert

  
  One of the world's earliest civilisations, and centred on northeastern Africa.
  
  
• Elastic

  stretches, rebounds, materials, flexible, rubbers, latex, springs, bungy

  
  A flexible material that can be stretched, but will go back to its original shape when released.
  
  
• Electricity

  amps, volts, watts, circuits, conductors, insulators, chips, transistors, pylons, diodes, valves, vacuum tubes, currents, potentials, heats, lights, sounds, electronics, buzzers, motors, lamps, switches, solenoids, magnetism, coils, capacitors, powers, transmissions, energy, wires, cables, meters, fuses, circuit breakers, resistance

  
  A form of energy that is carried through wires.
  
  
• Electroplating

  electricity, metals, coppers, silvers, gold, nickels, chromium, tins, protections, corrosions, currents, anodes, cathode

  
  A coating of metal applied by using an electric current.
  
  
• Element (heating)

  electricity, wires, tungsten, heats, coils, resistances, fires, ovens, stoves, cookers, hair dryers, toasters, convector heaters, air conditioning

  
  In electricity an element is a heating wire.
  
  
• Elements (chemical)

  chemicals, Calcium, Cas, Californium, Cf, Carbons, Cs, Cerium, Ce, Cesium, Cs, Chlorine, Cl, Chromium, Cr, Cobalt, Co, Coppers, Cu's, Curium Cm, Darmstadtium, Do, Dubnium, Db, Dysprosium, Dy, Einsteinium, Es, Erbium, Ers, Europium, Eu, Fermium, Fm, Fluorine, F, Francium, Frs, Gadoliniums, Gds, Gallium, Gas, Germanium, Ge, Gold Au, Hafnium, Hf, Hassium, Hs, Helium, He, Holmium, Ho, Hydrogen, H, Indiums, Ins, Iodine, I, Iridium, Irs, Irons, Fe, Krypton, Kr, Lanthanum, Las, Lawrencium, Lr, Leads, Pbs, Lithium, Li, Lutetium, Lu, Magnesium, Mg, Manganese, Mn, Meitnerium, Mt, Mendelevium, Md, Mercury, Hg, Molybdenum, Mos, Neodymium, Nd, Neon, Ne, Neptunium, Np, Nickels, Nl, Niobium, Nb, Nitrogen, Ns, Nobelium, No, Osmium, Os, Oxygen, Os, Palladiums, Pd, Phosphorous, Phosphorus, Ps, Platinum, Pt, Plutonium, Pus, Polonium, Pos, Potassium, Ks, Praseodymium, Pr, Promethium, Pm, Protactinium, Pas, Radium, Ra, Radon, Rn, Rhenium, Re, Rhodium, Rh, Rubidium, Rb, Ruthenium, Ru, Rutherford, Rf, Samarium, Sm, Scandium, Sc, Seaborgium, Sg, Selenium, Se, Silicon, Sis, Silvers, Ag, Sodium, Na, Strontium, Sr, Sulphur, sulfur, Sulphur, S, Tantalums, Ta, Technetium, Ti, Tellurium, Te, Terbium, Tbs, Thallium, Tl, Thorium, Th, Thulium, Tm, Tins, Titanium, This, Tungsten, W, Ununbium, Uubs, Ununhexium, Uuhs, Ununoctium, Uuo, Ununpentium, Up, Ununquadium, Uuqs, Ununseptium, Uuss, Ununtrium, Uuts, Ununium, Uuus, Uranium, Us, Vanadium, Vs, Xenon, Xes, Ytterbium, Ybs, Yttriums, Ys, Zincs, Zns, Zirconium, Zr

  
  The basic chemicals, such as iron and sulphur. We have an 18 book set on all of the elements.
  
  
• Elephant

  elephants, animals, browses, trunks, safaris, savannas, Africans, India

  
  A large plant-eater with a long trunk.
  
  
• Elizabeth I

  queens, Tudors, Henry VIII, Mary I, Edward VI, Mary Queen of Scots, Drakes, Raleigh, Armadas, treasures, privateers, monarch

  
  The first queen of England.
  
  
• Elizabeth II

  queens, monarchs, modern times, windsor, empires, Commonwealths, UK, Britain

  
  The current queen of the United Kingdom and many parts of the Commonwealth.
  
  
• Embalm

  mummy, mummies, fossils, body, religions, deaths, preserve

  
  To preserve a body by using chemicals.
  
  
• Embankment

  embankments, dykes, dikes, walls, bunds, floods, levee

  
  An embankment is a word used for an artificial ridge of soil or rock built by the side of a river and designed to try to prevent the river from flooding during times of high water. It is an alternative word to dyke or levee.
  
  
• Emerald

  gemstones, aluminium oxide

  
  A gemstone that is bright green.
  
  
• Empire, Roman

  Rome, ancients, empires, Italy, Gauls, Britannia, barbarians, caesars, Julius, Hadrians, Augustus, Octavian, Nero

  
  The area controlled by the Romans and that stretched from Rome to North Africa and west to cover most of Britain about two thousand years ago.
  
  
• Empire, Victorian

  victorians, empress, empires, nineteenth century, centuries, rules, colony, colonies, commonwealths, monarchs, kings, queen

  
  The vast area, occupying a quarter of the world, that was controlled by Britain and ruled over by the British king or queen.
  
  
• Empire, Windrush

  immigrations, West Indies, Jamaica, colony, colonies, commonwealths, ship

  
  The first ship bringing large numbers of immigrants from Jamaica.
  
  
• Endangered species

  survives, protections, animals, plants, conservation

  
  A species which has so few members that its survival is in doubt.
  
  
• Energy

  heats, gravity, electrical, chemicals, potentials, kinetic

  
  The driving 'force' of the universe.
  
  
• English Civil War

  parliaments, Cromwells, Revolutions, Commonwealths, Roundheads, Cavaliers, Charles I, kings, seventeenth century

  
  The time in the mid seventeenth century when Parliament fought the king of England.
  
  
• English possessive noun

  noun, grammar, punctuation. literacy,

  
  The time in the mid seventeenth century when Parliament fought the king of England.
  
  
• Epistle

  New Testaments, Jesus, apostles, Christians, gospel

  
  Letters written by the apostles to explain the new Christian truth.
  
  
• Equator

  Earths, planets, poles, tropics, rainforest

  
  A line around the world half way between the poles.
  
  
• Erosion

  rivers, winds, seas, frosts, glaciers, hazards, disaster

  
  The wearing away of something, for example the wearing away of a cliff by waves.
  
  
• Eruption, volcanic

  volcanoes, gases, ashs, lavas, hazards, disasters, pyroclastic flows, fountains, mountains, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Krakatoa, Mt St Helens

  
  The time when a volcano sends out huge amounts of materials such as gases, ash and lava.
  
  
• Estuary

  estuaries, ice ages, deltas, oceans, coasts, rivers, mudflats, sandbanks, sea levels, fjords, fiords, rias, harbours, shelter

  
  The end of a river valley that widens quickly.
  
  
• Ethnic traditional stories and music from around the world

  drum, pot, bushman, san, crocodile,elephant, leopard, tree, thunder, jungle, river, mountain, fog, Africa, Asia, Americas, Australia

  
  We have dozens of audio stories and music for this item. They are kept in the museum. This link will take you to the museum so that you can see them all.
  
  
• Europe

  A Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan B Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria C Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic D Denmark E Estonia F Finland France G Georgia Germany Greece H Hungary I Iceland Ireland Italy K Kosovo L Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg M Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro N Netherlands Norway P Poland Portugal R Romania Russia S San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland T Turkey U Ukraine United Kingdom V Vatican City (Holy See)

  
  The smallest of the continents. It has 45 countries
  
  
• Evacuation

  wars, disasters, hazards,

  
  When people leave an area in fear of their lives.
  
  
• Evaporation

  waters, moistures, vapours, heats, oceans, sweats, liquids, steams, gases, energy

  
  When liquid water turns to water vapour (gas).
  
  
• Everest

  asians, himalayas, Indians, Pakistanis, Iran, Nepalese, Chinas, Tibet, Bhutan, mountains, glaciers, peak

  
  The world's highest mountain at 8,848 metres. It is in the Himalayas.
  
  
• Evergreen

  deciduous, conifers, rainforest

  
  A plant that is evergreen has leaves all through the year.
  
  
• Evolution

  life, lives, variations, Charles Darwin, galapagos, humans, species, dinosaurs, fossils, times, animals, plants, mutation

  
  The idea that living things change over time, and from one generation to the next.
  
  
• Exercise

  body, health, hearts, muscles, sports, game

  
  A way of moving the body to make sure we stay healthy.
  
  
• Explorers

  adventures, Drakes, Columbus, Livingstone, Cortes, Lewis, Clarks, Mungo Parks, Burtons, Marco Polo

  
  People who go to areas that are unknown by those in the country from which they go.
  
  
• Explosion

  explosions, gases, energy, fireworks, bombs, wars, hazards, accidents, quarry, quarries, mines, sounds, noise

  
  A violent expansion of hot gases.
  
  
• Explosive volcano

  volcanoes, eruptions, gases, ashs, pyroclastic flows, Vesuvius, Mt St Helens, Krakatoa, Pacific Ring of Fires, magmas, acid lavas, magma chambers, cone

  
  A volcano that suddenly erupts with gases and ash.
  
  
• Eyam Plague Village

  derbyshire, illnesses, infections, isolations, contagious, smallpox,

  
  The small village in Derbyshire which was famous for isolating itself once it discovered it had the plague.
  
  
• Eyes, Human

  sees, body, heads, nerves, images, glasses, spectacles, lights, retinas, irises, colours, colours, colors, images, pupil, reflections, refractions

  
  The part of the body we use to see with.
  
  
• Eye of hurricane

  calms, storms, disasters, tropical, typhoons, tropical storms, hazard

  
  The calm centre of a hurricane.
  
  
• Fable

  story, stories, fairytales, moral

  
  A fairy-tale kind of story, but one that has a moral.
  
  
• Fabric

  fabrics, Cloths, cottons, weaves, woven, wools, plastics, nylons, fibres, fibers, flexible

  
  A fabric is a piece of cloth that is made from interlocked fibres.
  
  
• Factory

  factories, offices, buildings, workplaces, industry, industries, warehouses, machinery, goods, industrial revolutions, mills, steelworks, production lines, assembly line

  
  A factory is a building in which things are made. Many factories use large amounts of electrical power.
  
  
• Fairground and funfair

  slides, roundabouts, carousels, amusements, arcades, dippers, roller-coasters,

  
  A place where many amusements are placed together.
  
  
• Fair trade

  developing worlds, farmers, tropical, markets, coffees, cottons, bananas, chocolate

  
  A system for trying to make it possible for producers in developing countries to get a fair price for their goods and access to world markets.
  
  
• Fairy tale

  story, stories, fantasy

  
  A short story of things that could never happen and often including fairies and animals with human characters.
  
  
• Falklands War

  Argentina, South Atlantic, UK, Margaret Thatcher, British, invasions, democracy

  
  A short war between the UK and Argentina in 1982 following the invasion by Argentina of British territory. The British regained the islands and the Falklands remain British territory.
  
  
• Fall line

  waterfalls, rapids, valleys, waterwheels, water-powered mills, grist mill

  
  A fall line is a region where neighbouring rivers all have waterfalls or rapids in the same places down their valleys.
  
  
• Fan, alluvial

  rivers, deltas, plains, sediments, debris

  
  An alluvial fan is a cone of debris that builds up where a river flows out of a deep mountain valley onto a plain.
  
  
• Farm

  farms, barns, cows, sheep, machines, combined harvesters, crops, animals, wheat, barleys, maize, dairy, beefs, pigs, pork, lambs, chickens, poultry, farming, agriculture, countryside, ducks, geese, goose, ducklings, chickens, hens, roosters, eggs, dairies, hogs, piglets, baby animals, ponies, horses, donkeys, pony, barnyards, wool, milking, organic farming, cattle, ranching, ranches, ranchers, goats,

  
  A place where crops are grown and animals reared on a large scale.
  
  
• Fast food

  processed foods, burgers, cafes, ready meals, pizzas, subs, kebabs, tortillas, tacos, chilled foods, fish and chips, chicken nuggets

  
  Food which is made quickly, usually for taking away.
  
  
• Fat

  insulations, energy, foods, diets, obese, balanced diets, animal fats, cholesterol, lards, butters, cheeses, suet, oil

  
  A source of energy. Fat is made by animals as a way of storing energy very efficiently.
  
  
• Fell

  ridges, Lake Districts, UK

  
  The name used in the Lake District for the high ridges between valleys.
  
  
• Felt

  fibres, fibers, cloths, hats, puppets, craft

  
  Felt is made by pressing wool fibres together.
  
  
• Fern

  ferns, plants, shades, brackens, spore

  
  A fern is a plant with an underground stem that produces larges, feather-like leaves. It reproduces by means of spores. They are made on the underside of the leaves.
  
  
• Festival of Britain 1951

  UK, Britain, London

  
  The first festival in Britain after the end of the Second World War.
  
  
• Fibres, food

  fibers, digestions, roughages, brans, celery, celeries, husks, wholemeal, gut

  
  A stringy part of food that is not broken down by the body when we eat it. Also known as roughage.
  
  
• Fibres, material

  fibers, yarns, wools, strings, cottons, felts, carbons, reinforced

  
  A fibre is a thin strand of material. It may be short or long.
  
  
• Fibrous root

  plants, soil, roots

  
  A fibrous root is long and thin like a fibre.
  
  
• Filament

  filaments, lamps, tungsten, coils, wire

  
  A filament is a coil of wire in a light bulb. When electricity passes through the filament it gives out light.
  
  
• Filter

  filters, sieves, mixtures,

  
  Something that blocks particles from getting though.
  
  
• Finger lake

  glaciers, rivers, basins, scoured, Ice Age

  
  A deep, narrow mountain lake in a valley that was scoured out by a glacier.
  
  
• Fire

  heats, gases, combustion, flames, fuels, hazards, heats, soot, ashs, woods, coals, oils, gases, charcoals, barbeque

  
  When a fuel and oxygen combine to make something so hot that flames are produced.
  
  
• Fireworks

  festivals, celebrations, explosions, chemical reactions, mixtures, gunpowder, fuses, sparks, candles, rockets, sparklers, roman candles, catherine wheels, chinese cracker

  
  A controlled explosive object which is designed to make loud bangs or showers of sparks.
  
  
• First World War

  great wars, western fronts, trenches, casualties, gases, pals, volunteer

  
  The war that affected many places in the world between 1914 and 1918.
  
  
• Fish

  animals, foods, waters, fins, tails, gills, trout, sharks, cods, salmons, herrings, mackerels, skates, reefs, habitats, conservation, oceans, rivers, pikes,

  
  An animal that lives in water, has gills and no limbs.
  
  
• Fitness

  health, body, exercises, muscles, fats, obese, BMI, hearts, cholesterol

  
  The idea of making sure the muscles and heart are kept in top condition.
  
  
• Fjord

  forth, lochs, mountains, coasts, Norway, Scotland, Canada, New Zealand, glaciated valleys, Ice Ages, sea levels, glacier

  
  A deep, narrow valley that has been flooded by the sea. A Norwegian word.
  
  
• Flashing light

  hazards, warnings, lamp

  
  A light that comes on and goes off rapidly. It is often used as a warning.
  
  
• Flash flood

  storms, deserts, mountains, valleys, thunderstorms, torrential rain

  
  A flood which occurs suddenly and without warning. Flash floods are common after torrential mountain thunderstorms. They affect mountain valleys because there is little soil to soak up the rain, and so it quickly rushes to rivers.
  
  
• Flashlight/torch

  LEDs, nights, battery, batteries, circuits,

  
  A portable source of light.
  
  
• Flax

  plants, crops, fibres, fibers, cloths, weaves, linen

  
  Flax is a plant which is used for making a cloth called linen.
  
  
• Fleming, Sir Alexander (penicillin)

  medicines, infections, microbes, bacteria, drugs, antibiotic

  
  A famous scientist who was responsible for developing the medicine called penicillin.
  
  
• Flexible

  bends, stretches, material

  
  Something that will bend or stretch easily without breaking.
  
  
• Flight

  Wright Brothers, aircrafts, aeroplanes, airships, balloons, Montgolfiers, Bleriot, fighters, airliners, helicopters, gliders, airs, runways, airports, travels, propellers, jet engines, pilots,

  
  Flight is moving through the air without touching the ground.
  
  
• Flint

  flints, materials, minerals, silica, stone age, axes, scrapers, brittles, chalk

  
  Flint is found as rounded lumps of brittle stone in chalk rock.
  
  
• Floating

  buoyancy, ships, boats, Plimsoll, lifebelts, lifeboat

  
  Floating is another word for buoyancy. It means that something is less dense than the liquid it is placed in, so it will not sink.
  
  
• Flood

  floods, rivers, storms, snowmelts, winters, autumns, falls, floodplains, levees, hazards, disasters, field

  
  A time when water rises in a river and then overtops the banks, spreading out on to the surrounding land.
  
  
• Floodplain

  alluviums, muds, fertile, waterlogged, pastures, marsh

  
  The flat land either side of a river that is made of alluvium deposited by the river in times of flood.
  
  
• Florence Nightingale

  Mary Seacole, Elizabeth Fry, Crimea, lady with the lamps, Victorians, nurses, infections, health

  
  A famous woman who developed the ideas of nursing during the 19th century.
  
  
• Florida

  United States, USA, U.S.A., Maiami, Jacksonville, Disney, Orlando, Tampa, Tallahassee, Everglades, Keys, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, hurricanes, tornadoes, St Augustine, Ponce de leon, alligators, panthers, manatees, reefs, spoonbills, dolphins, slaves, oranges, tourism, cotton, art deco, hispanics, cruise ships, talahassee, miami, everglades national park, key west, tampa, disneyworld, saint st Petersurg, Jacksonville, St Saint Augustine, hurricane, tourism, alligator, national park, panther, bald cypress, swamp, manatee, coral reef, dolphins, ponce de leon, indian removal act, slaves, civil war confederate, cotton, oranges, sunshine state, art deco, orlando, mimo, cape canaveral, Kennedy Space Center,

  
  Florida, The Sunshine State, is home to nearly 20 million people, making it the fourth most populous state in the Union. Much of it occupies a lowland peninisular that is nowhere above 100m/340ft.
  
  
• Flotsam

  floating, pollution, debris, wastes, beaches, jetsam

  
  Rubbish that people have dumped in the sea and which has floated on to the beach. Most flotsam is plastic.
  
  
• Flour

  wheat, barley,maize, rice, oats, millets, grindstones, grist, mills, windmills, carbohydrates, vitamins, energy, starches, gluten, wholemeal, self-raising, breads, cakes, biscuits, batters, powders, cereals, grain

  
  Flour is the ground up powder of a cereal grain.
  
  
• Flower

  flowers, plants, seeds, stamens, ovary, ovaries, sepals, petals, fruits, bees, nectars, pollens, catkins, gardens, blossoms, scent

  
  The part of a plant that is responsible for making new seeds. It is often made of petals and may have an attractive scent.
  
  
• Fluorescent

  lights, low energy

  
  A fluorescent material shines when it is struck by the invisible rays of ultra violet light.
  
  
• Flying

  birds, insects, wings, aeroplanes, aircrafts, gliders, flights, forces, upthrusts, air

  
  Flying is moving through the air without touching the ground.
  
  
• Foam

  bubbles, gases, liquids, steams, soaps, washing up liquids, fire extinguishers, mattress

  
  A foam is made when bubbles of gas are trapped in a liquid. Some solids which have gas bubbles trapped inside them are also called foams.
  
  
• Focus (light)

  light rays, telescopes, magnifying glasses, microscopes, spectacles, cameras, eye pupils, lenses, reflectors, mirrors, concave

  
  To bring light rays together at a point.
  
  
• Fog

  mists, droplets, waters, vapours, air,visibility, condensations, autumns, falls, winters, harrs, seas, clouds, golden gate bridge san francisco bay

  
  When you can see less than 1km.
  
  
• Folded rock

  anticlines, synclines, arches, mountain

  
  An arched layer of rock. Rocks that are arched up are called anticlines and those that are arched down are called synclines.
  
  
• Fold mountain

  plate tectonics, continental drifts, ranges, Alps, Rocky Mountains, Rockies, Himalayas, Andes, Appalachians,

  
  A fold mountain is a mountain whose rocks are mainly formed from layers of folded rocks. This separates them from volcanic mountains, whose rocks are formed from ash and lava.
  
  
• Fonts, church

  baptisms, holy waters, churches, Christianity, faiths, Jesus, Johns, naves, christening

  
  The dish in a church in which Holy Water is placed for a baptism.
  
  
• Food

  energy, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, fibres, fibers, staples, farms, crops, hunter-gatherers, harvests, diets, sweets, sugars, cereals, fruits, animals, meats, plants, vegetables, nuts, sweets, drink

  
  The materials that living things eat in order to get energy.
  
  
• Food chain/food web

  animals, plants, preys, hunters, food web, food chain

  
  The way that different living things are dependent on one another as a food source.
  
  
• Food history

  stone age, Tudors, Saxons, Romans, Greeks, Victorians, fast food

  
  The different kinds of food people have eaten over the ages.
  
  
• Food poisoning

  bacteria, poisons, reheating, cooking, illnesses, body

  
  When bacteria in food cause illness in the body.
  
  
• Food pyramid

  carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, fruits, vegetables, saturated fats, meats, chocolates, diets, balanced diets, obese, healthy, body

  
  A way of showing the proportions of different kinds of food that make up a healthy diet.
  
  
• Food science

  body, tissues, cell

  
  Food is the material eaten by animals in order to provide energy and the materials needed to make new cells.
  
  
• Force

  pressures, squashes, squeezes, pushes, pulls, throws, friction

  
  Something that causes an object to change shape or move.
  
  
• Forcemeter

  springs, measurement

  
  A way of measuring some kinds of force by using a spring in a tube.
  
  
• Ford

  fords, crossings, bridges, animals, rivers, shallow

  
  A place, usually away from river bends, where a river is wide and shallow enough for people and animals to cross.
  
  
• Fort

  Romans, cavalry, castles, walls, defences, bailey

  
  A large open space enclosed by a wall and designed for defence.
  
  
• Forum
  Romans, centres, center, city
  The business centre of a Roman city.
  
  
• Fossil

  geology, ancients, buried, preserved, bones, dinosaurs, preserved

  
  The preserved remains of a long-dead plant or animal.
  
  
• Foxglove

  woodlands, flowers, plant

  
  A perennial woodland plant with tall flowering stems made of trumpet-shaped flowers.
  
  
• Fractal (mathematical pattern)
  A mathematical repeating pattern that can be seen in pictures.
  
  
• France/French

  EU, paris, eiffel, marseilles, calais, rhone, seine, loire

  
  The name of a country in Western Europe that borders the English Channel.
  
  
• Freeway - motorway - turnpike

  us roads, us highways, u.s. roads, u.s. highways, usa hisghways, highway, road, interstate, parkway, turnpikes, autobahn, autoroute, autostrade, defense, military, federal, settlement, expressway,

  
  A road designed to allow the free flow of traffic with no restrictions such as traffic signals.
  
  
• Freeze-thaw or frost shatter

  mountains, winters, ices, frost shatters, debris, moraine

  
  Freeze-thaw or frost shatter are terms used to describe the way in which bare rock is broken away from a mountainside by the seasonal freezing and thawing of water.
  
  
• Freezing

  waters, ices, freezing point

  
  Causing liquid water to turn to ice.
  
  
• Friction

  forces, movements, brakes, aquaplaning, skids, slide

  
  The force that works against anything being moved.
  
  
• Frog

  frogs, tadpoles, amphibians, spawns, toads, newt

  
  A small amphibian which tucks its legs underneath itself and which can jump when threatened.
  
  
• Frog-Prince

  fairy tales, Grimm

  
  A famous fairy tale written by the Brothers Grimm.
  
  
• Frost

  colds, winters, ice crystals, weather

  
  Crystals of ice that form on surfaces during cold weather.
  
  
• Fruit

  plants, seeds, nuts, pulps, foods, vitamins, foods, vitamins, seeds, plants, fibres, fibers, ripening, bananas, cherries, cherry, grapes, apples, oranges, lemons, peaches, plums, strawberries, juice, jelly, jam, marmalade

  
  The soft material that holds the seeds of a plant.
  
  
• Fry, Elizabeth

  Victorians, Florence Nightingales, nurse, elizabeth fry,

  
  A worker for social change in the 19th century.
  
  
• Fume

  fumes, gases, scents, smell

  
  A fume is another word for the gas which a material may make when it gets warm or burns.
  
  
• Funfair

  funfairs, amusements, big dippers, carousels, ferris wheels, roller-coasters, arcade

  
  A place where you find amusements.
  
  
• Fungus

  moulds, molds, mushrooms, toadstools, decomposers, spore

  
  A group of living things, including mushrooms and moulds, that live off dead matter.
  
  
• Furnace

  hot, melting, kilns, blast furnaces, liquid

  
  A furnace is a kind of oven where substances can be heated very fiercely.
  
  
• Fuse

  circuits, currents, safety, electrical

  
  Something placed in an electrical circuit and designed to fail if too much current flows.
  
  
• Galaxy

  galaxy, galaxies, matters, stars, nebulas, black holes, universes

  
  A galaxy is a giant spiral in space made up of countless stars, gases, dust (and a few planets).
  
  
• Galilee

  Israel, Jesus, New Testament

  
  The main town on the banks of the Sea of Galilee.
  
  
• Galley

  galleys, oars, Vikings, Greeks, romans, triremes, slaves, salamis

  
  A large boat of ancient times that was propelled by a team of oarsmen. The oarsmen were often slaves.
  
  
• Game

  games, sports, pastimes, chess

  
  A pastime, often played using a board, for example, chess.
  
  
• Garden

  gardens, flowers, parks, lawns, grass

  
  A managed plot of land attached to a house, or a public open space in a town, where there are lawns and flowers.
  
  
• Garnet (mineral)

  garnets, silica, semi-precious gemstone

  
  Garnet is a red to purple-coloured semi-precious stone.
  
  
• Gas

  gases, oxygen, nitrogen carbon dioxides, nitrous oxides, sulphur dioxides, pollution, airs, atmospheres, hydrogen helium, mixture

  
  A kind of material where the particles are not touching. Most gases are invisible. Air is made up as a mixture of many gases.
  
  
• Gas giant planets

  saturn, jupiter, uranus

  
  The planets in the Solar System that do not have a rocky surface. They are large planets far from the Sun: Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.
  
  
• Gas mask

  gases, poisons, war

  
  Something fixed over the face to protect the mouth, eyes and nose from harmful gases. Gas masks are worn by many people in factories. Gas masks are also used to provide fresh air at high altitude, such as in a plane.
  
  
• Gastropod (snail)

  snails, slug, animal

  
  A snail.
  
  
• Gemstone

  ruby, rubies, diamonds, sapphires, emerald

  
  A mineral which is attractive and so is highly valued.
  
  
• Genesis

  Old Testaments, Adam Eves, Eden, Bible

  
  The beginning of things. Genesis is the first book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
  
  
• Geode

  rocks, mineral

  
  A hollow stone with minerals deposited inside it.
  
  
• Georgia

  xxxxx

  
  Georgia - The Peach State - is one of the South Atlantic States. Its capital is Atlanta.
  
  
• Germany

  Europe, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Colognes, Ruhr, European union, EU

  
  The largest country in Europe. Germany is centrally placed in the European Union.
  
  
• Germination

  seeds, sprouts, plants

  
  When a seed begins to sprout.
  
  
• Germs

  microbes, illnesses, health, vaccines, bugs,

  
  Microbes that can do harm.
  
  
• Geyser

  geysers, magmas, Old Faithful, fountains, hot springs, volcanoes, Yellowstone National Parks, Iceland, old faithful, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, suphur, volcanoes, sulfur,

  
  A natural jet of hot water that comes out of the ground.
  
  
• Giraffe

  animals, savanna

  
  A browsing animal of the savannas. It is noted for its long neck and legs.
  
  
• Glacier

  glaciers, mountains, ices, corries, cirques, valleys, Ice Ages, waterfalls, moraine

  
  A tongue of ice.
  
  
• Gladiators, Roman

  gladiators, colosseum, amphitheatres, roman

  
  One of the fighting contestants used to entertain crowds in the times of Ancient Rome.
  
  
• Glass

  glasses, transparent, windows, brittles, lenses, mirror

  
  A brittle material that you can see through.
  
  
• Glasses (spectacles)

  glass, eyes, lenses, focus

  
  A pair of lenses in a frame. Their job is to help the eye to focus.
  
  
• Glaze

  glasses, ceramics, pottery, potteries, waterproof

  
  A glaze is a hard, transparent coating used to make pottery waterproof.
  
  
• Global warming

  carbon dioxides, fossil fuels, greenhouse effects, sea level

  
  The idea that the way people burn fuels and keep more animals is causing the air to get warmer all over the world.
  
  
• Globe

  earth, sphere, ball

  
  A sphere, often used to mean the Earth as a model.
  
  
• Glue

  glues, adhesives, cements, sealants, sticky

  
  A common name for an adhesive, something that sticks two things together.
  
  
• Gods, ancient

  supernatural, heavens, Zeus, Apollon, Athena, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter,

  
  A very large number of people-like figures who ancient peoples believed lived in the heavens, and who helped to shape lives of those on Earth.
  
  
• Gold

  metals, precious, gold rushes, mines, treasures, coins, wild west

  
  A soft, rich-yellow coloured metal.
  
  
• Gold Rush

  California, Klondike, Australians, South Africans, Nevadans, wild west, victorians, prospector

  
  A time when many people rushed to an area where gold had been discovered in the hope of becoming rich themselves.
  
  
• Golden Hind

  ships, Drakes, worlds, Tudor

  
  A famous sailing ship, best known for taking Sir Frances Drake and his crew around the world between 1577 and 1580.
  
  
• Golden Temple (Sikh)

  Amritsar, India

  
  The most important temple to people of Sikh faith. It is in Amritsar, northern India.
  
  
• Gooseneck

  oxbows, meanders, river

  
  An almost complete loop of a river. Another name is an oxbow.
  
  
• Gorge

  canyons, canyons, nahel, arroyo, valleys, rivers

  
  A very narrow valley with near vertical sides.
  
  
• Gospel

  Jesus, New Testaments, Matthews, Marks, Luke, Johns, Christian

  
  The telling of Good News. For Christians, the Good News is the story in each of the books of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
  
  
• Grain

  cereals, wheat, rice, barleys, millets, sorghums, oats, flours, corn, cereals, foods, wheat, barleys, rice, oats, maize, flour, dough, flat bread, unlevened bread, tortillas, nachos, breakfast, popcorn, pizza, loaf, loaves, baguettes, sandwiches, croissants, batter, doughnuts, toast, crackers, pretzels, cookies, biscuits, cakes, carbohydrates, pastry, pastries, pastas, noodles, shucking

  
  Seeds from grass-like plants that we can eat as food.
  
  
• Grand Canyon

  USA, Arizona, Nevadans, Colorado, rivers, national park

  
  The world's biggest valley are now on the borders of Arizona and Nevada. It was cut by the Colorado river.
  
  
• Granite

  rocks, volcanic, magma

  
  A rock that was formed deep under a volcano. It has large pink, white and colourless crystals.
  
  
• Grape

  vines, fruits, wine

  
  The fruit produced by grape vines.
  
  
• Grass

  grasses, meadows, prairies, lawn

  
  Grass is a plant with long, thin, upright leaf blades.
  
  
• Grave

  graves, churchyards, tombs, burial,

  
  A place where someone is buried in the ground.
  
  
• Gravity

  forces, planets, solar systems, universe

  
  This is the 'force' that causes things to drop to the ground.
  
  
• Great Pyramids

  Giza, Egyptians, Menkhaure, Khafres, Khufus, sphinxes, Cairo, Niles, Memphis, tomb

  
  The three very large pyramid tombs built at Giza just outside Cairo.
  
  
• Greece

  Europe, EU, civilisations, Athens, Sparta, Olympia, Olympic Games, democracy, oracles, marathons, parthenon, acropolis

  
  A small country in the eastern Mediterranean that was the first to develop democracy.
  
  
• Greeks, Ancient

  greece, civilisations, Athens, Sparta, Olympia, Olympic Games, democracy, oracles, marathons, parthenon, acropolis

  
  One of the earliest civilisations of Europe and based around what is now modern Greece.
  
  
• Green Belt

  city, cities, suburbs, conservation, sprawl

  
  An area around a city in which building is controlled. The idea is to stop cities spreading out into the countryside.
  
  
• Greenhouse

  greenhouses, hothouses, horticulture, salads, growing, plant

  
  A small building made with glass sides and roof. It is designed to make plants grow quickly and also to protect them from the cold.
  
  
• Greenhouse Effect

  environments, warming, hazards, disasters, carbon dioxide, CO2

  
  The warming effect of the air due to the gases in it.
  
  
• Green vegetables

  leaf foods, cabbages, brussels, broccoli

  
  Vegetables that are grown for their leaves or flower-heads, such as cabbage.
  
  
• Gridiron (streets)

  streets, city

  
  A pattern of city streets which are all made at right angles to one another.
  
  
• Grimm's Fairy Tales

  fantasy

  
  A collection of fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm.
  
  
• Groundwater

  water supply, rocks, aquifers, wells, pumps, irrigations, limestones, chalks, spring

  
  Water that is in the ground and which may come to the surface as a spring.
  
  
• Growing

  plants, animals, sprouts, youths, child

  
  A living thing which is getting bigger.
  
  
• Gulliver's Travels

  fiction, fantasy, adventures, stories, novels,

  
  A famous story written by Jonathan Swift.
  
  
• Gunpowder

  explosives, Gut Fawkes, plots, bonfires, mines, weapon

  
  The first explosive. It is also known as black powder.
  
  
• Gunpowder Plot

  Guy Fawkes, bonfires, treason

  
  A plot in 1605 to kill the king and many members of Parliament.
  
  
• Gurdwara

  sikhs, temple

  
  The name of a religious building belonging to Sikhs.
  
  
• Gut

  intestines, colons, stomachs, digestions, body, animal

  
  Gut is a word for the intestine of the digestive system.
  
  
• Guy Fawkes

  gunpowder, treasons, plot

  
  The leader of the people who tried to blow up the Parliament and king in 1605.
  
  
• Gymnasiums, Greek

  sports, education

  
  A place in Ancient Greek times where athletes who were going to take part in the games both trained and learned.
  
  
• Habitat

  homes, environments, ecosystems, plants, animals, conservation

  
  A habitat is a home that suits a particular living thing. Plants and animals are adapted to the habitats they live in.
  
  
• Hadrian, Emperor

  rome, walls, Britain,

  
  Hadrian was Roman emperor from 76AD to 138AD. He was one of the 'good' emperors and famous for his building works.
  
  
• Hadrian's Wall

  defences, rome, emperors, Britannia

  
  Hadrian's Wall was a long defensive wall built to stretch from the North Sea to the Irish Sea. It was built on the instructions of Roman Emperor Hadrian, starting in 122AD, to defend the northern limits of the Empire in Britannia.
  
  
• Hair

  hairs, fibres, fibers, threads, filaments, plants, animals, skins, insulations,

  
  Thin strands of material that grow from the skin.
  
  
• Halloween

  witches, pumpkins, falls, autumns, trick or treats, wizards, celebration

  
  A shortening of All Hallows' Eve. It occurs on October 31st.
  
  
• Hamburger

  fast foods, beefs, minces, sandwiches, cafes, restaurants, buns, patty. meat

  
  A food made from a bun that has been sliced open and a warm meat patty and salad used to fill it. It is a kind of sandwich.
  
  
• Handbell

  musical instruments, bells, percussions, bronze

  
  A handbell is a tuned bell made of bronze and designed to be rung by hand.
  
  
• Hans Christian Andersen

  fairy tale

  
  Hans Christian Andersen was a famous author know best for his fairy stories.
  
  
• Hansel and Gretal

  fantasy

  
  A famous fairy tale written by the Brothers Grimm.
  
  
• Harbin Ice Festival, China

  January, ice, snow, China, scuptures,

  
  Harbin is in northeastern China and holds the world's biggest ice festival in January each year.
  
  
• Harbour

  dock, port, harbour, harbor, New York, San Francisco, California, Houston, Texas, Sydney, Australia, Ipswich, Felixstowe, Suffolk, Liverpool, London, Thames, Mersey, container revolution, supertanker, bulk carrier, Canary Wharf, Miami, Florida, Singapore, Shanghai, China, piers, jetty, jetties, wharf, wharves, quays, moles,

  
  A harbour is a sheltered part of a coast where ships can shelter from storms. A port is different, and is found inside a harbour.
  
  
• Hardness

  materials, Moh, scratches, brittles, diamond

  
  A hard material is something that will not scratch easily. Many very hard materials are also brittle.
  
  
• Hard water

  limescale, detergents, soaps, bubbles, scum

  
  Water that will not allow soap or detergent to make bubbles easily.
  
  
• Hare

  hares, animals, herbivores, rodent

  
  A hare is a fast-moving rodent, with longer ears and legs than a rabbit.
  
  
• Harold, king of England

  Saxons, Battle of Hastings, England, kings, 1066s, bayeux, Godwinson

  
  The Saxon king who was beaten by William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
  
  
• Harvest

  foods, farming, festivals, crop

  
  Harvest is that part of the farming year connected to when ripe crops are gathered in.
  
  
• Harvest festival

  festivals, autumns, falls, Christian

  
  A traditional festival that occurs at about the time when crops were gathered in. It is not the same as Thanksgiving.
  
  
• Hastings, the battle of

  harold, 1066s, williams, normandy, conquerors, saxons, normans, king

  
  The battle for the Norman conquest in 1066.
  
  
• Hatshepsut, Egyptian pharaoh

  queens, pharaohs, ancient egypt, New Kingdoms, obelisk

  
  One of the most famous pharaohs of the New Kingdom, in particular because she was a woman. In public she had to wear a beard as this was the sign of a pharaoh.
  
  
• Hawaii (US state)

  xxxx

  
  Hawaii - The Aloha State - is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. The state capital is Honolulu.
  
  
• Hawaiian volcanoes

  basalts, pacific

  
  Basalt volcanoes that make up the islands of Hawaii.
  
  
• Hazard

  hazards, disaster

  
  A natural event that could cause great distress to many people.
  
  
• Health

  body, wellness, diets, fitness, exercises, illnesses, vaccination

  
  A condition when people feel well in mind and body.
  
  
• Healthy living hot topic

  food, wellbeing, health, diet, excercise, hot topics

  
  Trying to do things to keep the body well for as long as possible.
  
  
• Hearing

  sounds, senses, ear

  
  One of the five senses. Hearing is connected with detecting sound waves.
  
  
• Heart

  body, bloods, life, lives, muscles, artery, arteries, veins, circulation

  
  The pump of many animals.
  
  
• Heat

  energy, cooking, frictions, convection, radiations, conduction, temperatures, thermometers, boils, freeze

  
  Heat is a form of energy. We often measure it as temperature, using a thermometer.
  
  
• Hedgehog

  hedgehogs, woodlands, animals, spine

  
  A hedgehog is an animal with a thick coat of spines on its back.
  
  
• Hemisphere

  earths, worlds, equators, poles, north, south

  
  A hemisphere is half a sphere. The Earth is divided into two hemispheres. They are the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  
  
• Henry VIII, Tudor king

  Tudors, kings, wives, church of England, dissolutions, elizabeth I, Mary I, Edward VI,

  
  The Tudor king who was famous for having six wives and for separating the church in England from the Roman Catholic church.
  
  
• HEP (Hydro-electric power)

  powers, reservoirs, turbines, dams, lakes, electricity

  
  Power produced from running water.
  
  
• Hera, Greek goddess

  zeus, ancient greeks, greece

  
  The wife of the god Zeus, and the goddess of women and marriage.
  
  
• Herakles (Hercules)

  ancient greek hero

  
  The greatest of the mythical Greek heroes.
  
  
• Herbivore

  grazing, browsing, animal

  
  A herbivore is an animal that only feeds on plants.
  
  
• Hermes, Greek god

  ancient greece

  
  Hermes was the messenger from the gods.
  
  
• Herod, Jewish king

  Jesus, Israel,

  
  The king ruling on behalf of the Romans at the time of Jesus.
  
  
• Hibernate

  animals, sleeps, winter

  
  Hibernation is a special kind of resting state for many animals. When an animal hibernates all its life processes slow down greatly.
  
  
• Hieroglyphics

  ancient Egypt, writings, papyrus, cartouche, heioglyphics

  
  A writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians.
  
  
• High (weather: high pressure)

  anticyclones, fair weathers, calms, dry,

  
  A time when the air is calm and it is dry. It is connected to settled weather.
  
  
• Hillfort

  celts, tribes, iron age

  
  A hilltop fort built in Iron Age times and made of many circular banks and ditches.
  
  
• Himalayas

  mountains, Asians, Everest

  
  The world's highest mountain system, that runs east to west through Asia.
  
  
• Himation

  ancient greece, cloak

  
  A cloak worn by a woman in Ancient Greece.
  
  
• Hinduism

  religions, Indians, faith

  
  Hinduism is the world's oldest faith, and is a set of religious beliefs that make a way of life.
  
  
• Historic district

  city, cities, cores, conservation

  
  The part of a city (usually the middle) where there are a significant number of preserved old buildings.
  
  
• Hitler, Adolf

  germanys, world war II, nazi

  
  The German leader who took Germany into the Second World War.
  
  
• Hogmanay

  festivals, celebrations, new year, scots, scotland, ediburgh,

  
  The seeing in of the New Year in Scots style.
  
  
• Holi

  festivals, celebrations, hindus, Indians, colours

  
  The Hindu festival of colours that occurs in spring each year.
  
  
• Holiday

  holidays, vacation, surfing, camping,

  
  A time when people go to relax from everyday normal life.
  
  
• Holy days

  religions, celebrations, festivals, easters, christmas, eid, holi, diwali, purim, passover

  
  Days celebrated for their connection to some important religious event. Christmas Day, for example, is a Holy Day (and for non-Christians, often a holiday).
  
  
• Holy Land

  Israel, Judea, Jesus, Jordans, Bible

  
  The land between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea (now mostly Israel) in which many Biblical events occurred.
  
  
• Holy Spirit

  god, holy trinity, ghost

  
  One of the forms of God and part of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit).
  
  
• Home

  homes, houses, apartments, flats, buildings,

  
  A place where we live for much of the time, and which helps to give us our roots.
  
  
• Home Front

  defences, defences, protections, war

  
  A term used to talk about the people who are helping to support the troops with the war effort from home.
  
  
• Home Guard

  volunteers, defences, UK, Britain, Second World War

  
  Volunteer defenders in Britain in the Second World war who were not called on to be part of the armed forces because of age or occupation.
  
  
• Homer

  greek poets, writers, plays, Iliad,

  
  A Greek writer and famous for his plays.
  
  
• Hong Kong

  Chinas, islands, colony

  
  An important port in China and a former British colony.
  
  
• Hoover Dam - Lake Mead - Colorado - Arizona - Nevada

  dams, rivers, water, tourist attractions irrigation, HEP, power, leisure, new deal, Boulder, Las Vegas, Kingman

  
  The largest, and most famous dam on the Colorado River. It is near Las Vegas.
  
  
• Hoplite

  soldiers, greeks, spears, shield, spartans, athenians,

  
  A soldier of the Ancient Greeks who fought with a spear and protected himself with a shield.
  
  
• Horus

  Egyptians, god

  
  One of the Ancient Egyptian gods.
  
  
• Hot air balloon

  Montgolfiers, airship

  
  A large balloon that is kept aloft by heating air inside it.
  
  
• Hot topics

  topics, creative, hot topics, creative topics, curriculum topics,

  
  Popular cross-curricular topics. Also known by us as Creative Topics
  
  
• Huckleberry Finn

  Mark Twain

  
  Huckleberry Finn is the main character from Mark Twain's novel 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.
  
  
• Human body

  heads, arms, humans, legs, trunks, brain, hands, skeleton, heart, lungs, bones, cartilage, tissue, tendon, illness, infection, ears, eys, mouth, nose, hair

  
  The whole of the human, including arms, legs, head and trunk.
  
  
• Hunting

  chases, food

  
  Chasing animals so they can be eaten.
  
  
• Hurricane

  tropical, storms, hazards, disasters, floods, cyclones, hurricanes, weather, hazards, tropical, disasters, winds, eye, storms, gales, winds, Mexico, Florida, Texas, Katrina, Louisiana, Alabama, Caribbean, typhoon, evacuation, New Orleans, floods,

  
  A great spinning mass of air, with clouds and rain, where the winds continually blow at over 74 miles an hour.
  
  
• Hydro-electric power (HEP)

  electricity, dams, reservoir

  
  Power produced from running water.
  
  
• Hydrogen

  gases, fuels, balloons, airship

  
  A very light gas which is used as a fuel in spacecraft.
  
  
• Hypocaust

  romans, heating

  
  The warm air heating system used by Romans.
  
  
• Hypothermia

  health, cold, frostbite

  
  Suffering from life-threatening cold.
  
  
• Ice

  freezes, frozen, cold, weathers, hails, blizzards, sports, skis, hazards, disasters, colds, clouds, mountain, icicles, skis, avalanches, frosts, snowlines, Mount Everests, explorers, Niagara, New York, glaciers, icebergs, snowman, igloo, ice skating, cornice, blizzards, pists, South Pole, Polar bears, seals, penguins, walruses, reindeer, bison, buffalo,

  
  The solid form of water.
  
  
• Iceberg

  freezes, frozen, cold, weathers, hails, blizzards, sports, skis, hazards, disasters, colds, clouds, icicles, explorers, glaciers, icebergs, Arctic, Antarctic, South Pole, Polar bears, seals, penguins, walruses,

  
  A large chunk of floating ice that has broken off the snout of a glacier or ice sheet.
  
  
• Icicle

  snow

  
  A long spike of ice that forms when snow melts and then drips from an object.
  
  
• Ichthyosaurs

  dinosaur

  
  Swimming reptiles that lived in the Age of the Dinosaurs.
  
  
• Idaho

  xxxxxxxx

  
  Idaho - The Gem State - is one of the Mountain States. Its capital is Boise.
  
  
• Illinois

  xxxxxxx

  
  Illinois - The Prairie State - is one of the East North Central States. Its capital is Springfield.
  
  
• Illuminate

  lamp

  
  To light up.
  
  
• Immigration

  colony

  
  The flow of people from other countries who intend to stay permanently.
  
  
• Immunise

  illnesses, medicine

  
  To give a vaccine (a weak form of the disease) so that the body's own defences recognise the diseases, and are prepared to deal with it if attacked.
  
  
• Incandescent

  lamps, bulb

  
  If something gets very hot it gives out a bright light as well as heat. When it does this it is said to be incandescent.
  
  
• Independence Day, July 4, 1776

  colonies, U.S.A. USA, Revolutionary War, War of Independence, Congress, Supreme Court, President, July 4th, 4 July,

  
  Independence day - the Fourth of July - celebrates the anniversary of independence from British colonial rule for the original 13 colonies that grouped together and called themselves the United States. In 1870, Independence Day was made an unpaid holiday for U.S. federal employees. In 1941, it became a paid holiday for them and so is, in effect, a public holiday for everyone in the United States.
  
  
• India

  Delhi, Bombay, Mumbai, bombay, calcutta, Kolkota, bangalore

  
  The largest country in South Asia, and the world's second largest country by number of people.
  
  
• Indiana

  xxxxxx

  
  Indiana - The Hoosier State - is one of the East North Central States. Its capital is Indianapolis.
  
  
• Indians, American-Native Americans

  apaches, Ute, comanche

  
  The nations of people who had lived in the Americas for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.
  
  
• Indus River

  Himalayas, Pakistan, flood

  
  The Indus is the largest river in southwest Asia, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau, through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea (Indian Ocean). Tributaries include the Jhelum. The name Indus comes from the word for 'river' in Sanskrit.
  
  
• Indus Valley Civilisation

  Sumer, Egypt, Pakistan, Bronze Age, adobe, civilization, ancient

  
  The people who lived in the valley of the Indus (now Pakistan) at the end of the Stone Age and through much of Bronze Age times.
  
  
• Industrial estate

  work

  
  A part of a city set aside for factories and warehouses. An industrial estate is usually on the outskirts of a city close to main roads.
  
  
• Industrial Revolution

  factory, factories, machines, mill

  
  The times, between about 1760 and 1840, when machines began to replace people, and steam power began to be used widely. (Victorian times were mostly after the Industrial Revolution.)
  
  
• Injury

  body, bodies, hazards, traumas

  
  When the body is harmed by a shock or a blow.
  
  
• Insect

  animas, bees, wasps, ants, beetles, mosquitoes, flies, fly

  
  Insects have a shells, a three-part body, three pairs of jointed limbs, and a pair of antennae.
  
  
• Insoluble

  mixture

  
  When one substance will not dissolve in another, for example oil will not dissolve in water.
  
  
• Insulation, electrical

  wires, circuits

  
  A material, such as plastic or air, that will not let electricity flow through it.
  
  
• Insulation, heat

  glasses fibres, fibers, rockwool

  
  A material that will not let heat pass through it easily. Air is one of the best insulators if it can be trapped.
  
  
• Integrated circuit

  transistors, diode

  
  The complex of electronic parts all sealed into a small square and used in electronics. It is also known as a chip.
  
  
• International Space Station

  orbits, astronaut

  
  The International Space Station was developed at the end of the Space Race.
  
  
• Internet

  web

  
  The world-wide connection of computers.
  
  
• Intestines

  body, organs, guts, colon, bowels, rectum, digestive system

  
  The intestines are a major part of the digestive system.
  
  
• Inuit

  native Americans

  
  The name for many native peoples living in the Arctic. In the past, they were known as Eskimos.
  
  
• Invertebrate

  shells

  
  An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone.
  
  
• Ionic (column)

  ancient greece, building

  
  A design of Greek and Roman columns with scroll-like tops.
  
  
• Iowa

  xxxxxxx

  
  Iowa - The Hawkeye State - is one of the West North Central States. Its capital is Des Moines.
  
  
• Iron

  metals, elements, rusts, steel

  
  The most common element of the Earth, although most of it is deep below the Crust. Iron is a grey-coloured metal. Iron mixed with carbon is called steel. Steel is used for a wide variety of purposes such as car bodies.
  
  
• Iron Age

  romans, celtic

  
  The times, after the Bronze Age, when people learned to use iron as a metal for making things. The Iron Age began in the time of the Romans. The Celts were Iron Age people.
  
  
• Irrigation

  farming, drought

  
  Watering fields to help crops grow at times when rainfall is scarce.
  
  
• Isaiah

  old Testament, hebrew bibles, prophets

  
  One of the prophets of the Old Testament.
  
  
• Isis

  osiris

  
  One of the Ancient Egyptian gods.
  
  
• Islam

  muslim

  
  A religion centred on the word of God as revealed in the Qur'an, and explained by the Prophet Mohammed. A person who believes in the Islamic religion is called a Muslim.
  
  
• Jaguar, cat

  big cats, americas, rainforests, hunters, Aztecs, Mayas, Mayans

  
  The largest of the big cats in the Americas.
  
  
• Jamestown, New World

  virginias, USA, U.S.A.

  
  The first permanent settlement in an English colony in North America - the New World.
  
  
• Jason and the Argonauts

  golden fleece

  
  A Greek Myth about the struggles of Jason and his accompanying heroes (Argonauts) to overcome challenges and find the Golden Fleece.
  
  
• Jerusalem

  holy lands, Israel, palestine

  
  The historical religious centre of Judaism and Christianity and an important centre for Islam.
  
  
• Jesus

  new testament, God

  
  Christians believe Jesus to be the awaited Messiah of the Old Testament. In Christianity He is known as Jesus Christ.
  
  
• Jews, Judaism

  synagogues, purim, passovers, torahs,

  
  The Jews are a religious group of people who believe they originated from the Israelites, and who founded their beliefs on revelations made to them by God, and set out in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh).
  
  
• John the Baptist

  jesus, jordan, prophet

  
  The person who baptised Jesus in the River Jordan.
  
  
• Jordans, River

  baptism

  
  A river that flows south through Jordan and Israel to the Dead Sea.
  
  
• Jorvik (York)

  dark age city, cities, Ouse

  
  The northern Viking capital of England during the Dark Ages. Modern York stands on the same spot.
  
  
• Jousting

  tournament

  
  A competition between two riders mounted on horseback, each of whom has a long pole. The intention is to unseat the opponent.
  
  
• Jubilees, of the Queen

  celebration

  
  A jubilee is a festival. In the UK it is taken as a festival to mark the anniversaries of the years the Queen has been on the throne. The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was in 2012.
  
  
• Jungle Book

  story

  
  The Jungle Book is a famous novel written by Rudyard Kipling.
  
  
• Jupiter, planet

  solar system, saturn, uranus,

  
  The largest of the Giant Gas Planets.
  
  
• Kadesh, battle

  ramesses

  
  The battle, in Ancient Egyptian times, between the Egyptians under Ramesses II and the Hittites.
  
  
• Kansas

  xxxxxxx

  
  Kansas - The Sunflower State - is one of the West North Central States. Its capital is Topeka.
  
  
• Karnak

  luxor, temple

  
  Part of the area of Thebes of Ancient Egypt where the biggest temple complex is found.
  
  
• Kayaks, canoes, coracles, rafts and rowing

  canoes, kayaks, whitewaters, rafting, coracles, rafts, leisure, sports, dugouts, dug-outs, canoeing, kayaking, sea kayaking, rowing boats, henley regatta, rowboats,

  
  Small, lightweight craft used on rivers and coastal waters and propelled by a single or double-ended paddle.
  
  
• Keep

  donjon

  
  The central tower of an early castle.
  
  
• Kentucky

  xxxxxx

  
  Kentucky - The Bluegrass State - is one of the East South Atlantic States. Its capital is Frankfort.
  
  
• Khafre

  giza

  
  A king of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and whose pyramid is the second largest and the one close to the Sphinx.
  
  
• Khufu

  giza

  
  A king of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and whose pyramid is the largest of the Great Pyramids.
  
  
• Kidney

  organs, body, bladder, urine,

  
  The kidneys filter out waste from the blood.
  
  
• King Alfred the Great

  winchester, burh

  
  The Saxon king who kept the Danish Vikings from over-running England in the 9th century.
  
  
• King Harold

  godwinson

  
  The Saxon king who was beaten by William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
  
  
• King Henry VIII

  tudor

  
  The Tudor king who famously had six wives.
  
  
• King, Dr. Martin Luther

  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, civil rights, black, Rosa Parks, Atlantia, Georgia, Alabama, I have a dream, Washington DC, Lincoln Memorial, Civil Rights Act, Martin Luther King Day,

  
  A famous Civil Rights activist.
  
  
• King Richard III

  york, medieval, wars of the roses

  
  The last of the Plantagenet kings and who was beaten by Henry Tudor (Henry VII) at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, ending the Middle Ages.
  
  
• King William, the Conqueror

  domesday book

  
  Originally Duke William of Normandy, he captured the crown of England from Harold in 1066. He was, however, not particularly interested in England, and rarely lived there.
  
  
• Kitchener, Lord

  soldier

  
  The famous army commander whose face was used on famous recruiting posters for World War I.
  
  
• Lake

  reservoir, water, ness, loch, lough

  
  A large natural body of fresh water.
  
  
• Lake District

  cumbria, local studies, lakes, windemere, coniston, nature trails, conservation, environment, mountains, scarfell pike,

  
  The region of lakes and mountains in Cumbria, NW England.
  
  
• Land Army

  WW2, food rationing

  
  The women volunteers who worked on farms during the Second World War.
  
  
• Landslide

  hazard, disaster

  
  A sudden collapse of a piece of a cliff or valley side.
  
  
• Larva

  pupa

  
  The first stage of many living things. A tadpole and a caterpillar are examples of larvae.
  
  
• Las Vegas, Nevada

  holiday, resort, USA, U.S.A., Nevada, theme park, hotel, prohibition, casino

  
  One of the world's most important tourist destinations.
  
  
• Last Supper

  Christianity

  
  The occasion when Jesus explained that He was to die, and where He offered wine and bread as symbols of His blood and body.
  
  
• Lava

  ash, magma

  
  Liquid material that comes out of a volcano during an eruption.
  
  
• Lead

  metals, element

  
  Lead is a metal. It has a dull blue-grey surface and is heavier than most other metals.
  
  
• Leaf

  plants, food, branch

  
  Flat blades or needles that come from plant stems. They are vital in capturing light energy and helping to make new tissues.
  
  
• Lear, Edward

  poet, poetry, rhymes, poems

  
  The famous poet of 'Nonsense rhymes'.
  
  
• Leather

  material

  
  Leather is a hardwearing, flexible animal hide that is used to make belts, gloves, shoes and coats.
  
  
• LED

  conservation, energy

  
  A small chip that gives out light when an electric current passes through it.
  
  
• Legionary

  soldier

  
  A member of the Roman army and a Roman citizen.
  
  
• Leicester

  loughborough

  
  A city and county in the English East Midlands.
  
  
• Lens

  eyes, cameras, telescopes, microscope

  
  A bulb-shaped or dish-shaped piece of transparent material which changes the path of light.
  
  
• Lent

  easters, fasting, medieval, christian

  
  Lent is the six weeks before Easter Sunday.
  
  
• Levee

  levees, banks, embankments, walls, banks, river

  
  An earthen ridge on the bank of a river.
  
  
• Lewis and Clark

  manifest destiny, louisiana purchases, missouri, rocky mountains, rockies, mississippi, Jefferson, st louis, great plains, pacific, mandan, columbia river, clatsop

  
  Famous explorers who travelled up the Missouri river and over the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.
  
  
• Liberty Bell

  revolution, revolutionary war, independence hall, Philadelphia, Atlanta,

  
  A bell closely connected in the minds of Americans with independence and freedom.
  
  
• Lifeboat

  grace darling, buoyancy, hazards, disaster

  
  A boat designed to stay upright in bad weather so that it can be used to rescue people in trouble in the seas.
  
  
• Life cycle

  plants, animals, child, pupas, tadpoles, chrysalis, sprouts, fruits, seed

  
  The changes that take place from birth, through growing up to adult, old age and death.
  
  
• Ligament

  ligaments, tendons, cartilage, body, joint

  
  Tough tissues that connect bones together.
  
  
• Lights, lighting

  beams, shadows, silhouette

  
  Rays that we can see.
  
  
• Lighthouse

  eddystone lighthouses, rhode island, ri, light rays, light beams, fog horns, coastal hazards, cliffs,

  
  A lighthouse is a tower near the coast, equipped with a bright light and a fog horn.
  
  
• Lightning

  thunders, weathers, storms, tornados, hurricanes, cumulonimbus

  
  A sudden electrical spark in the air.
  
  
• Limestone

  chalks, sedimentary, caves, caveman, cavemen, fossils, cheddars, malham, carlsbad

  
  A rock, often white, that is made of the skeletons of sea creatures.
  
  
• Limpet

  rockpool

  
  A limpet is an animal with a pointed shell which lives on the sea shore.
  
  
• Lion

  animals, hunters, carnivores, savannas, safaris, Kenya,

  
  Usually thought of as the biggest of the big five cats in the world. Male lions have a mane.
  
  
• Liquid

  melting, freezing

  
  A substance where all the particles touches, but are not fixed in shape. This why liquids can be runny.
  
  
• Light, lighting

  beams, shadows, silhouette

  
  Rays that we can see.
  
  
• Litter (animal)

  Mammals, animals, baby, babies, pigs, cats, dogs, farms, young

  
  A name for the newly-born young of many animals.
  
  
• Litter (garbage, trash, wastes, rubbish)

  Garbage, trash, dont throw it away, rubbish, wastes, pollution

  
  Anything that we can't find a use for and that we throw away.
  
  
• Litter (leaf)

  Soils, earthworms, microbes, fungus, fungi, composts, farms, gardens, forest

  
  The dead leaves that cover the forest floor.
  
  
• Little Match Girls, The

  fantasy

  
  A famous fairy story written by Hans Christian Andersen.
  
  
• Little Red Riding Hood

  fantasy

  
  A famous fairy tale written by the Brothers Grimm.
  
  
• Liver

  animals, environments, body, organs, health

  
  The liver is the largest organ inside the human body.
  
  
• Liverpool

  UK, England, Ports, Mersey, Industrial Revolutions, Trades, Cottons, Three Graces, Albert Docks, Heritage

  
  An important port on the west coast of England.
  
  
• Living things

  plants, animals, environments, body, environments, habitat

  
  Anything that is made of cells and that can reproduce.
  
  
• Lizard

  animals, dinosaur

  
  A lizard has a body covered in scales. It also has four legs and long tail.
  
  
• Loch

  fjords, lake

  
  A flooded valley in Scotland.
  
  
• London

  city, cities, buckingham palaces, big bens, houses of parliaments, tower of london, Piccadilly circuses, trafalgar squares, tower bridges, canary wharfs, embankment, whitehall, westminster bridge, tower of london, southwark, southgate, london bridge, london docklands, east end, city of london, st pauls cathedrals, st paul's cathedrals, st. paul's cathedrals, st. pauls cathedrals, great west road,

  
  The capital city of the United Kingdom. It is on the River Thames.
  
  
• Longhouse

  rainforest peoples, tudors, medieval

  
  A large house with a single room. It is intended as a place where many people live together.
  
  
• Longship

  longships, triremes, ancient greeks, romans, saxons

  
  A kind of narrow galley that was common from Ancient times up to the days of the Vikings.
  
  
• Longshore drift

  spits, bars, groynes

  
  The movement of sand along a beach.
  
  
• Los Angeles

  hollywood, california, USA, U.S.A., americas, metropolitans, ports, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Beverley Hills, Anaheim, venice beach, melrose, disneyland,

  
  The largest city in California. It is on the coast.
  
  
• Louisiana

  xxxxxx

  
  Louisiana - The Pelican State - is one of the West South Central States. Its capital is Baton Rouge.
  
  
• Lower Egypt

  africa

  
  The part of Egypt from the Nile Delta to the deserts above Thebes.
  
  
• Lubricant

  frictions, slips, drag

  
  A liquid, such as oil, that allows solids to move more easily against one another.
  
  
• Lung

  lungs, body, airs, circulation

  
  A large, bag-shaped organ used for breathing.
  
  
• Lusitania

  ships, hazards, wars, americans,

  
  A ship that was sunk by the Germans in 1915 while carrying American citizens. The sinking was important in the US decision to enter the war.
  
  
• Luxor

  thebes, karnak

  
  A town in the deserts of Southern Egypt that was once a major centre for the Ancient Egyptians, and close to the valley of the Kings where many pharaohs were buried.
  
  
• Magi

  wise men

  
  The kings from distant lands who went to visit Jesus in Bethlehem as part of the Nativity.
  
  
• Magma

  lavas, volcanoes, granite

  
  The molten material that feeds a volcano from deep underground.
  
  
• Magna Carta

  democracy, charters, king john

  
  A document made in 1215 between King John I of England and his barons. It set out liberties for the people of England. It is used in the U.S. Constitution and many others around the world.
  
  
• Magnifying lens
  A piece of glass with a bulging shape that makes objects look bigger.
  
  
• Mains

  electricity, powers, power stations, generators, utility, utilities,

  
  The electricity you find in your home and supplied to light and power sockets.
  
  
• Maine

  xxxxx

  
  Maine - The Pine Tree State - is one of the New England States. Its capital is Augusta.
  
  
• Mammal

  mammals, humans, dogs, cats, elephants, lions,

  
  A mammal is an animal with a backbone and hairs on its skin. The female mammals feed their young on milk.
  
  
• Mammoth

  stone age, ice ages, elephants, woolly

  
  A large elephant-like creature with long tusks that became extinct just after the Ice Age due to hunting by people.
  
  
• Mandir

  temples, religions, worships, hindus, faith

  
  The place where Hindus pray.
  
  
• Manger

  nativity, christians, christmas

  
  The place where animals have foodstuffs stored in a barn. It is a rack on the wall or a trough on the ground. It was the place where Jesus was first laid.
  
  
• Manifest Destiny

  sea to shining seas, jackson, migrations, westward ho, pioneers, louisiana purchases, american-mexican wars, united states, USA, U.S.A.

  
  The belief that Americans should own all land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
  
  
• Manor

  feudal

  
  A large estate. The name belongs mainly to medieval times.
  
  
• Mantle

  core

  
  The layer of the Earth below the solid Crust.
  
  
• Map

  maps, atlas, orient, projections, plans

  
  A flat representation of an area designed to help people understand the world around them.
  
  
• Marathon

  invasions, sparta

  
  A famous battle at a coastal town between the Persians and Ancient Greeks.
  
  
• Marble

  limestone

  
  A very hard, often white, rock that was formed by great heat in mountains. It is used for many statues.
  
  
• Marimba

  music

  
  A percussion instrument like a xylophone.
  
  
• Marketplace

  city, cities, towns, villages, shops, downtown

  
  A place where people set up stalls to sell goods to the public.
  
  
• Market town

  town hall

  
  A town whose main job is to trade in goods and provide supplies for the local area around it.
  
  
• Marrow (bone)

  blood cell

  
  The material inside a bone.
  
  
• Marrow (vegetable)

  foods, courgettes, zuccini

  
  A fruit of a plant in the same family as pumpkins and squashes.
  
  
• Mars, god
  
  The Ancient Roman god of war.
  
  
• Mars, planet

  red planet, earth, venus, mercury

  
  One of the small rocky planets of the Solar System. It is the fourth planet from the Sun.
  
  
• Mary, Virgin

  religions, christianity

  
  The mother of Jesus.
  
  
• Mary I

  elizabeth I, tudors, catholics, edward VI, church of England

  
  The eldest daughter of Henry VIII.
  
  
• Maryland

  xxxxx

  
  Maryland - The Old Line State - is one of the Mid-Atlantic States. Its capital is Annapolis.
  
  
• Mary, Queen of Scots

  tudors, stewarts, stuart

  
  The Queen of Scotland at the same time as Elizabeth was Queen of England. She had claimed the English throne, and when she fled to England she was captured and executed.
  
  
• Massachusetts

  USA, America, Boston, New England, colony

  
  Massachusetts - The Bay State - is a New England States. Its capital is Boston.
  
  
• Material

  materials, woods, stones, ceramics, dyes, plastics, metals, waters, airs, pottery, potteries, paper

  
  Anything that is made of something. Wood, stone, metal and wool are all materials. We normally think of materials as being solids.
  
  
• Materials Science

  woods, stones, ceramics, dyes, plastics, metals, waters, airs, pottery, potteries, paper

  
  Understanding how materials work. Our complete 'Materials Science' SET of books. Click here and use the jump-to link at the bottom of the screen.
  
  
• May Day

  spring, festival, maypole, morris dancing, dance,

  
  A traditional celebration day to mark the end of planting seeds and the blossom of trees such as hawthorn.
  
  
• Meadow

  pasture

  
  An area of grassland near to a river. Meadows are dominated by flowering plants. Trees are stopped from growing by grazing animals.
  
  
• Meander

  meanders, oxbows, gooseneck

  
  A regular bend of a river.
  
  
• Measuring
  
  To find out about sizes, shapes, weights, or other property.
  
  
• Medicine

  drugs, vaccines, antibiotics, antiseptics, immunises, immunizes, pills, injections, doctors, nurse,

  
  A substance taken to make an ill person better.
  
  
• Medieval times

  England, UK, castles, feudal, plantagenets, norman

  
  The time from 1066 to the beginning of Tudor times in 1485.
  
  
• Meerkats

  savannas, rodents, burrow

  
  Small rodents that live in burrows in the savannas.
  
  
• Melting
  
  When a solid turns into a liquid. This is usually due to heat, but can also be due to pressure.
  
  
• Menkaure

  pharaohs, ancient Egypt

  
  One of the kings who had a large pyramid built at Giza.
  
  
• Menu

  food, cooking, nutrition, salt, fat, cholesterol, sodium, restaurant, diner, dive, drive-in,scotch eggs, snails, tortillas, steaks, hamburgers, rice, leeks, sweetcorn, cornflakes, grits, baked potatoes, carrots, bacon, pork, sausages, ham, pancakes, beef, patties, oats, dim sum, clam chowder, milkshakes, club sandwiches, subs, hoagey, hoagies, cheesecakes, arugular, rocket, scones, quiches, pottages, venison, shish kebabs, sweet and sour chicken, crumpets, blueberry muffins, cornbreads, tuna, chicken chow mein, tortilla chipos,

  
  A list of available meals.
  
  
• Mercury

  solar system

  
  One of the inner rocky planets and the one closest to the Sun.
  
  
• Mesopotamia

  ur, fertile crescents, stone age

  
  The part of the Middle East around the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Centred on Babylon and Baghdad.
  
  
• Messiah

  religions, faiths, prophet

  
  The promised one. The Son of God, and generally taken by Christians to be Jesus Christ.
  
  
• Metal

  ore

  
  Any shiny, usually solid substance that can conduct electricity and which can be bent. Mercury is the only liquid metal.
  
  
• Meteorite

  meteorites, solar systems, comets, asteroid

  
  A small piece of rock travelling through space.
  
  
• Mica

  talc, granite

  
  Mica is a mineral that breaks up into very thin sheets. It is among the world's most useful minerals, although you rarely notice it.
  
  
• Michigan

  xxxxx

  
  Michigan - The Great Lakes State - is one of the East North Central States. Its capital is Lansing.
  
  
• Microbe

  bug

  
  An very tiny organism. Bacteria and algae are microbes, and are both living things. A virus is a microbe that cannot live on its own.
  
  
• Middle Ages

  normans, plantagenet

  
  The time from 1066 to the beginning of Tudor times in 1485. It is also known as medieval times.
• Migrate (animals)

  travel

  
  To move from one place to another for a long period of time (for example a season in the case of animals) or permanently.
  
  
• Migrate (people)

  travels, emigrates, immigrate

  
  To move from one place to another for a long period of time. Migration has been going on through history, and involves millions of people even today. It is one of the most important features of all ages and is responsible for peopling the Earth.
  
  
• Milk

  mixtures, foods, suspension

  
  Milk is a natural liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young.
  
  
• Milky Way

  andromeda, solar systems, black hole

  
  The Milky Way appears in the sky as a dim white band, filled with stars and galaxies, which stretches across the night sky.
  
  
• Millipede

  millipedes, decomposers, arthropods, centipede

  
  Millipedes are insects with long concertina-like bodies and a large number of legs.
  
  
• Mine

  mines, tunnels, shafts, coals, diamonds, gold,

  
  A place where people dig underground for coals, gold and other important resources.
  
  
• Mineral

  minerals, calcite, pyrites, quartz,ruby, rubies, diamonds, emerald

  
  A solid material that is usually found as crystals. Valuable minerals are called gemstones.
  
  
• Mining town

  leadville, welsh mining towns, merthyr,

  
  A town which has grown up to make homes mainly for miners.
  
  
• Minnesota

  xxxxxx

  
  Minnesota - The North Star State - is a West North Central State. Its capital is St. Paul.
  
  
• Miracle

  christians, saints, Jesus

  
  Something that cannot be explained by normal means.
  
  
• Mirror

  mirrors, glasses, silvers, convex, concave

  
  A surface that reflects light almost perfectly.
  
  
• Mississippi River

  rivers, USA, U.S.As, North Americas, Rocky mountains, Appalachians, Ohio, Missouri, Yellowstone, Platte, Saint Louis, Minneapolis St Paul, New Orleans, Arkansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowans, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, St. Croix Rivers, Wisconsin Rivers, Rock Rivers, Illinois Rivers, Kaskaskia Rivers, Ohio River, Minnesota Rivers, Des Moines Rivers, Missouri Rivers, White Rivers, Arkansas Rivers, Red River, City, Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, La Crosses, WI, Quad Cities, IA/IL, St. Louis, MOs, Memphis, TN, Baton Rouges, LAs, New Orleans, LA, delta, distributary,

  
  The largest river in North America.
  
  
• Mississippi state

  rivers, USA, U.S.As, North Americas, Rocky mountains, Appalachians, Ohio, Missouri, Yellowstone, Platte, Saint Louis, Minneapolis St Paul, New Orleans, Arkansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowans, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, St. Croix Rivers, Wisconsin Rivers, Rock Rivers, Illinois Rivers, Kaskaskia Rivers, Ohio River, Minnesota Rivers, Des Moines Rivers, Missouri Rivers, White Rivers, Arkansas Rivers, Red River, City, Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, La Crosses, WI, Quad Cities, IA/IL, St. Louis, MOs, Memphis, TN, Baton Rouges, LAs, New Orleans, LA, delta, distributary,

  
  Mississippi - The Magnolia State - is one of the East South Atlantic States. Its capital is Jackson.
  
  
• Missouri

  xxxxx

  
  Missouri - The Show Me State - is one of the West North Central States. Its capital is Jefferson City.
  
  
• Mist

  fogs, droplets, moistures, dew

  
  Air which is not clear, but where you can see at least a kilometre.
  
  
• Mixture

  suspension

  
  When particles of one substance are combined with another, for example by stirring sugar and flour.
  
  
• Mobile phone

  cell phones, dishes, aerials, smartphones,

  
  A phone that receives its signals from radio masts or satellites.
  
  
• Modern Britain

  england, Scotland, wales, northern irelands, ulster, 1948-1969s, Exploring, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, UK, Elizabeth II, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 20010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

  
  The period in British History from 1948 to the present.
  
  
• Mohammed

  muslims, Allah, koran, Qurʾan, Quran

  
  The last prophet sent by God and the founder of Islam.
  
  
• Monastery

  monasteries, abbots, minsters, nunneries, cloisters, refectory, refectories, churches, abbeys, christians, pray

  
  A place where monks live.
  
  
• Montana

  America, USA

  
  Montana - The Treasure State - is one of the Mountain States. Its capital is Helena.
  
  
• Month

  January, Februaroy, MArch, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Moon, calendar, stonehenge, equinox, solstice

  
  A twelfth of a year. Three months make a meteorological season.
  
  
• Moon

  moons, satellites, gibbous, waxing, crescents, eclipses, apollo 11, one small step, eagle has landed, collins, aldrin, armstrong, tranquillity, moon walk

  
  Any large natural object that that orbits a planet.
  
  
• Morse Code

  communication, telegraph

  
  A system of communications invented by Samuel Morse in 1844 for the telegraph, using pulses of electricity (dots and dashes).
  
  
• Mortuary temple

  ancient Egyptians

  
  The temple built next to a burial site so that people can go to pray for the soul of the dead.
  
  
• Mosaic

  tessari, rome, roman

  
  A pattern made of small pieces of material, such as stone or glass.
  
  
• Moses

  red seas, exodus, torahs, christians, islam, judaism, jews, Israelites, pharaohs, egypt

  
  One of the most important prophets of the Old Testament.
  
  
• Mosque

  mosques, masjids, islam, muslims, minarets, mihrab, qibla, minbar

  
  A mosque is a place in which Muslims pray.
  
  
• Motor

  motors, engines, electricity

  
  Something that produces movement.
  
  
• Motte and bailey castle

  portcullis, drawbridges, siege

  
  A simple castle made of a mound (motte) and an open space with a wall around it (bailey).
  
  
• Mould (living things)
  Fungi that grow mainly on dead materials.
  
  
• Mould (making things)

  microbes, fungi, yeast

  
  A mould is a hollow container which is used to give a shape to a material.
  
  
• Mountain weather

  rainshadows, snows, fogs, winds, thunderstorms, tundra, alpine

  
  Weather on mountains often changes much more quickly than elsewhere.
  
  
• Mount Olympus

  ancient greece, greeks

  
  The home of the Greek gods.
  
  
• Mouth

  teeth, lips, palate, gums, saliva, tongue, tonsil

  
  Your mouth is the main way in which you get liquids and solids into your body.
  
  
• Move

  accelerates, brakes, decellerates, slows, fasts, spins, dives, climbs, swings, spiral

  
  To push or pull something so that it changes position.
  
  
• Mummy

  mummies, ancient Egypt, salts, canopic jars, pharaoh

  
  A preserved body.
  
  
• Muscle

  muscles, energy, body, levers, movement

  
  A collection of tissues that are attached to bones and whose job is to help make the bones move.
  
  
• Mushroom

  mushrooms, toadstools, fungus, fungi, spore

  
  A fungus with a large cap.
  
  
• Musical instrument

  woodwinds, strings, percussions, band,m orchestra

  
  Something that can be made to produce a pleasant sound.
  
  
• Muslim

  mosques, islam, religions, faiths, mohammed, allah

  
  A believer of Islam.
  
  
• Mussel

  mussels, bivalves, seas, foods, shellfish, seafood

  
  A mussel, known also by names such as oyster and cockle, is a rock or sand-living creature that has two shells.
  
  
• Myth

  story, stories, ancient greeks, sagas, viking

  
  A story that is commonly told and often believed, but which is probably not true.
  
  
• National Park

  yellowstone, yosemite, lake districts, dartmoor, peak districts, northumberland, south downs, dales, shenandoah, zion, grand canyons, arches,

  
  A large area in which development is closely controlled. In many countries National Parks are wilderness areas.
  
  
• Native Americans

  comanches, utes, nez pearces, apaches,

  
  The people who had lived in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans.
  
  
• Nativity

  christmas, mangers, star of bethlehem, shepherds, wise men, magi

  
  The story of the birth of Jesus.
  
  
• Natural hazard

  hazards, dangers, landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, floods, droughts, eruptions, tsunami

  
  A natural event that could cause great distress to many people.
  
  
• Nave

  transepts, chapels, font

  
  The main space in the church that allows you to see the high altar. It runs from the western end towards the eastern ends, and ends at the chancel.
  
  
• Navy

  navies, sailors, ships, battles, military

  
  Sea-borne armed forces.
  
  
• Navigation

  satnavs, compasses, map

  
  Finding a route between one place and another.
  
  
• Nazareth

  judea, israel, palestine

  
  The place where Jesus grew up.
  
  
• Nazi Party

  hitler youths, concentration camp,

  
  The National Socialist Party that was led by Adolf Hitler until it was overthrown in the Second World War.
  
  
• Nebraska

  xxxxxxxx

  
  Nebraska - The Cornhusker State - is one of the West North Central States. Its capital is Lincoln.
  
  
• Nebula

  universes, stars, black hole

  
  A nebula is a part of space that contains what appears from the Earth to be a fuzzy mixture of gases, dust and even galaxies.
  
  
• Nectar

  bees, wasps, butterfly

  
  Nectar is a sugary liquid produced by plants to attract insects to them.
  
  
• Nefertiti

  ancient egypt

  
  The main wife of pharaoh Akhenaten.
  
  
• Nemes headdress
  
  The cloth head-covering worn in Ancient Egyptian times.
  
  
• Neptune (planet)

  solar system

  
  Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun. It is one of the giant gas planets.
  
  
• Nerve

  nerves, neuron

  
  Long cells that link the brain to other parts of the body so that the brain knows what is happening.
  
  
• Nest

  nests, chicks, eires

  
  A place that some animals build in which to lay eggs and rear their young.
  
  
• Nevada

  xxxxx

  
  Nevada - The Silver State - is one of the Mountain States. Its capital is Carson City.
  
  
• New Hampshire

  xxxxx

  
  New Hampshire - The Granite State - is one of the New England states. Its capital is Concord.
  
  
• New Jersey

  xxxxx

  
  New Jersey - The Garden State - is one of the Mid-Atlantic States. Its capital is Trenton.
  
  
• New Mexico

  xxxxx

  
  New Mexico - The Land of Enchantment - is one of the Mountain States. Its capital is Santa Fe.
  
  
• New Orleans

  united states of america, american states, french quarters, tourists, colonial times, colonial buildings, spanish colonies, spanish colonists, bourbon street, canal street, warehouses, 19th century buildings, jazz, tourism, streetcars, us cities, u.s. cities, american cities, verandahs, verandas, carnivals, victorian buildings, new orleans french quarter, new orleans' french quarters,

  
  New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana. It is also famous for its architecture, cuisine, music, and festivals, most especially Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as one of the most unique cities in the United States.
  
  
• New Testament

  christians, gospel

  
  The story of the life of Jesus and after as told in the second part of the Bible.
  
  
• Newton

  pushes, pull

  
  A measurement of force, named after the famous scientist, Sir Isaac Newton.
  
  
• New town

  planning, settlements, garden city

  
  A town that is planned and built from scratch and which does not grow up gradually. Many new towns were built in Britain in the 1950s, but new towns and cities have also been built across the world and across the centuries.
  
  
• New World

  Christopher Columbus, Cabot, Cortes, Drakes, colony, founding fathers

  
  A name given to the Americas by Europeans in the 16th century during the Age of Discovery.
  
  
• New York

  manhattans, statue of liberty, ellis islands, ports, immigrations, harlem, bronx, queens, brooklyn

  
  The largest city on the east coast of the United States.
  
  
• New York State

  manhattans, statue of liberty, ellis islands, ports, immigrations, harlem, bronx, queens, brooklyn, revolutionary war, founding fathers, gilded age, erie canal, colony, appalachians, adirondacks, catskills, Buffalo City, Rochester, Albany, Hudson River, empire state, Mohawk River,Niagara, finger lakes, long island, Verrazano, New Netherland, Peter Minuit, French and Indian wars, Saratoga, Poughkeepsie, George Washington, Great Lakes, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, immigrants, civil war, gilded age, Great Depression, 9-11, 9/11,

  
  The largest state by population on the east coast of the United States.
  
  
• NHS (health service)

  doctors, nurses, hospitals, surgeons, health

  
  The world's largest employer. It provides medical treatment without charging patients to all those living in the UK.
  
  
• Nightingale, Florence

  victorians, mary seacole, elizabeth fry

  
  A pioneer of good nursing, who became famous in the Crimean War.
  
  
• Nile

  cairo, aswan, sudd, khartoum, deltas, floods, desert

  
  The world's longest rivers, which flows from Ethiopia to the Mediterranean Sea through the deserts of north-east Africa.
  
  
• Noah and the flood

  old testaments, torahs, genesis, ark

  
  The Biblical description of Noah and the way that animals were supposed to be rescued from a great flood.
  
  
• Nocturnal

  bats, owl

  
  An animal that is most active at night.
  
  
• No man's land

  world war 1s, first world wars, WWI, western front,

  
  The area between opposing lines of troops during a battle in which both sides have fixed positions.
  
  
• Noise

  noisy, noises, soundproofing

  
  An unpleasant sound.
  
  
• Norman times

  william the conquerors,

  
  The times beginning in 1066 after the Battle of Hastings, and which lasted for over a century until the time of the Plantagenets.
  
  
• North America

  USA, USA, U.S.A, Canada, Mexico

  
  One of the main continents. It lies entirely in the northern Hemisphere.
  
  
• North Carolina

  xxxxx

  
  North Carolina - The Tar Heel State - is one of the South Atlantic States. Its capital is Raleigh.
  
  
• North Dakota

  xxxxx

  
  North Dakota - The Peace Garden State - is one of the West North Central States. Its capital is Bismarck.
  
  
• North Pole

  arctic

  
  This is the point at which the Earth's axis meets the surface in the northern hemisphere.
  
  
• Nose

  body, organs, mouth, head, smells, breathing, mucus

  
  The nose is both an airway and a place to sense smells.
  
  
• Noun, possessive

  grammar, comprehension, punctuation, noun

  
  A possessive noun shows ownership or another noun. Example: the Viking's boat.
  
  
• Nut, goddess

  egypt, egyptians

  
  One of the most important Ancient Egyptian gods, Nut was thought of as the goddess of the starry sky.
  
  
• Nut, seed

  chestnut, acorn, cashew, pine, macademia, walnut, peanut, pistacio, brazil, walnut, almond, hazel, coconut, food, oil, plant, seed, fruit,

  
  A nut is a fruit from a plant, made up of a hard shell and a seed. Most nuts can be eaten and are a rich source of fat. Many are squashed for their oil.
  
  
• Nylon

  synthetic

  
  Nylon was the first manufactured fibre. It is made from some of the chemicals in oil.
  
  
• Oak tree

  forests, woodland

  
  A large deciduous tree that produces acorns.
  
  
• Oasis

  oases, aquifer, spring

  
  A waterhole in a desert region.
  
  
• Obelisk

  hatshepsut, Cleopatra needle

  
  A tall pillar made during Ancient Egyptian times.
  
  
• Obesity

  obese, fats, BMI, body mass index

  
  Someone who is carrying more weight than is healthy for their size.
  
  
• Ocean

  oceans, atlantic, pacific, arctic, antarctic, indian

  
  A very large body of open water, such as the Pacific Ocean.
  
  
• Ohio

  xxxxx

  
  Ohio - The Buckeye State - is one of the East North Central States. Its capital is Columbus.
  
  
• Oil

  hydrocarbons, spills, plastics, fuel

  
  Oil formed naturally from the dead bodies of tiny organisms that lived in the sea over 200 million years ago. It is used to make many substances including plastics and petrol.
  
  
• Oil lamp

  ancient greeks, ancient egyptians, Sumerians, romans, medieval, tudor

  
  An oil lamp was the main way of providing light at night until recent times. It used a bowl filled with oil and a wick.
  
  
• Oil spill

  disasters, hazards, environments, accidents, conservation, gulfs, sounds, valdez, slicks, mexico, california, texas, deepwater horizon, caribbean, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida,

  
  An accidental release of oil onto land or into the ocean which is great enough to threaten wildlife and contaminate beaches.
  
  
• Oklahoma

  xxxxx

  
  Oklahoma - The Sooner State - is one of the West South Central States. Its capital is Oklahoma City.
  
  
• Old Testament

  ten commandments, genesis, floods, abrahams, isiahs, solomons, davids,

  
  The first part of the Bible, describing events leading up to the time of Jesus.
  
  
• Olympia

  stadions, sanctuary

  
  The place in western Greece where the Olympic Games were held in ancient times.
  
  
• Olympic Games

  competitions, sport

  
  The games that took place every four years between rival cities in Ancient Greece. A modern version of the games is now held in various cities around the world.
  
  
• Onion

  onions, shallots,

  
  The onion is a bulb plant that grows up to produce tall white flowers. It is one of the most common and easily-grown vegetables.
  
  
• Opaque

  translucent, obscure

  
  Something that you cannot see through.
  
  
• Orbit

  solar system

  
  The path followed by a small body about another one. The Earth is in orbit around the Sun. Satellites are in orbit around the Earth.
  
  
• Ore

  iron, silvers, gold, tins, nickels, uranium, coppers, zincs, lead

  
  An ore is a rock which contains enough of a metal to make it worth mining.
  
  
• Oregon

  xxxxxx

  
  Oregon - The Beaver State - is one of the Pacific States. Its capital is Salem.
  
  
• Organs of our bodies

  health, lungs, heart, blood, digestion, teeth, saliva, stomach, liver, intestines, colon, hormones, kidneys, bladder, immune system, tonsils, adenoids, spleen, skin, hair, nails, muscles, nerves, brain, ears, eyes, tongue, nose, sex organs, diaphragm, bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons,

  
  An organ is a collection of millions of cells which do single tasks for a our bodies. Lungs and heart are examples of organs.
  
  
• Organic food

  health

  
  Food which has been produced without artificial fertilisers or pesticides.
  
  
• Osiris
  
  The Ancient Egyptian god of the underworld.
  
  
• Ourselves

  body, health

  
  About people like you and me.
  
  
• Owl

  owls, birds, nocturnal, carnivore

  
  A large bird with dish-shaped eye patches that mainly flies at night.
  
  
• Oxbow

  meanders, billabongs, lakes, horseshoes, goose-neck

  
  A bend in a river which nearly doubles back on itself.
  
  
• Oxbow lake

  billabong

  
  A bend in a river which has been cut off, and now makes a crescent-shaped lake.
  
  
• Oxygen

  element, atmosphere

  
  A gas that we need in order to live and which makes up a fifth of the air.
  
  
• Oyster

  bivalves, seafood, shellfish

  
  An oyster, known also by names such as clam and cockle, is a rock or sand-living creature that has two shells.
  
  
• Paint

  paints, dyes, colours, colors, colours, rust

  
  A material applied to the surface of objects to protect them from weather and also to give a pleasing coloured appearance.
  
  
• Palm Sunday

  Jerusalem

  
  The Sunday before Easter commemorating when Jesus rode triumphantly into Jerusalem and people laid palm fronds before Him.
  
  
• Palmyra

  syria

  
  An important and very well preserved Ancient Roman city.
  
  
• Pancake

  pancakes, foods, breakfast

  
  A thick batter fried and served with sugar and lemon. Pancake Day is the day before the start of Lent.
  
  
• Paper

  papers, woods, cardboard, wrappings, greaseproof,

  
  A thin sheet of material used mainly for writing on or for wrapping up goods.
  
  
• Papyrus

  ancient egypt, swamp

  
  A form of paper made from papyrus reeds.
  
  
• Parables

  new testament

  
  Short stories told by Jesus.
  
  
• Parasite

  parasites, malaria, tapeworm

  
  A living thing that benefits from another without giving anything back in return.
  
  
• Park

  parks, conservation, gardens, greenhouses,

  
  An area of grass and flowerbeds usually in a city. A National Park is often a wilderness area in the countryside.
  
  
• Parsnip

  food,

  
  The parsnip is a root vegetable similar to carrot. In the wild it grows one year, flowers and sets seed the next, and then dies.
  
  
• Parthenon

  ancient greeks, greece, athena,

  
  The largest temple in the Acropolis, Athens.
  
  
• Passenger Train

  transports, locomotive

  
  A train that carries passengers.
  
  
• Passion, of Jesus

  New testaments, gospels,

  
  The last few days in the life of Jesus, from His visit to Jerusalem to His crucifixion.
  
  
• Passover

  festivals, celebrations, torahs, old testament, seder plates

  
  A Jewish feast day remembering a story from the Book of Exodus.
  
  
• Pasture

  meadows, swamp

  
  An area of good grassland used for grazing animals. It is normally found in lowlands or valley bottoms in mountain and hilly regions.
  
  
• Peak

  peaks, horns, matterhorn, everest

  
  A sharp-sided mountain summit.
  
  
• Pendulum

  metronomes, clocks, galileo, time

  
  Something that swings regularly about a point under the effect of gravity.
  
  
• Pennsylvania

  xxxxxx

  
  Pennsylvania - The Keystone State - is one of the Mid-Atlantic States. Its capital is Harrisburg.
  
  
• Pentecost

  christians, whitsun

  
  A feast day commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ. It is the 'Birthday of the church'.
• People

  citizens, tribes, clans, communities, community, persons

  
  A word used to describe a group of humans who belong to a nation, clan, tribe and so on, for example, "We, the (American) people...".
  
  
• Percussion

  drums, tambourines, pianos, cymbals, triangle,

  
  An instrument that makes a sound by beating one thing against another.
  
  
• Perennial plant

  annual

  
  A perennial is a plant that lives for many years.
  
  
• Pest

  pests, insects, birds, rabbits, squirrel

  
  Something that makes life difficult for humans, for example a plague of locusts, or greenfly in a greenhouse.
  
  
• Pet

  pets, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, kittens, puppies, baby animals

  
  A (usually) domesticated animal kept in the home for pleasure and company.
  
  
• Peter Pan

  captain hook

  
  Peter Pan is a famous novel written by J.M. Barrie.
  
  
• Petrified wood

  fossils, national park

  
  Petrified wood is wood that has changed to stone over millions of years.
  
  
• Pewter, alloy

  leads, tins, coppers, metals

  
  An alloy used to make tankards, and in the past to make plates.
  
  
• Pharaoh

  Tutankhamun, ramesses, djosers, khafres, khufus, menkhaure, hatshepsut, cleopatra

  
  A name commonly used for a king in Ancient Egypt.
  
  
• Pharisee

  religions, priest

  
  A group of lower class religious Jews. They were noted for their arguements with Jesus and John the Baptist.
  
  
• Phases of the Moon

  cresents, waxing, gibbous

  
  The changes in the part of the Moon that we can see from the Earth.
  
  
• Philippines

  manila

  
  A collection of islands off the coast of South-East Asia.
  
  
• Pie (food)

  food, pastry, crust, stew, diet

  
  A baked dish with a pastry topping called a crust.
  (if you are looking for the mathematical pi, it is here)
  
  
• Pilate, Pontius

  jerusalem

  
  The Roman governor at the time of the execution of Jesus.
  
  
• Pilgrim

  Canterbury, mecca, rome, jerusalem, medieval

  
  A person who makes a long journey to visit a holy place, such as a shrine.
  
  
• Pilgrim Fathers

  speedwells, boston, massachusetts

  
  A group of religious Christians with very strict rules who left England and Holland for the new American colonies so they could practice their own way of life.
  
  
• Comprehension workbooks on exploration, colonies and the New World (13th-17th centuries)

  mayflowers, speedwells, boston, massachusetts, marco polo, christopher columbus, magellan, sir francis drake, treasure hunt, amazon, armada, pilgrims, thanksgivings, colony, colonies, tudors, discoveries, age of discovery, spanish, spain, world, exploration, new world, china, spanish main, el dorado, Francisco de Orellana, plymouth, Wampanaog, native american indians, pumpkin, corn, squash, turkey, colony, bahamas, cuba, hispaniola, east indies, Potosi, child labour, labor, bolivia, silk road, Kublai Khan, golden hind, privateer, Elizabeth, slaves, Nova Albion, California, spice islands, Sir Walter Raleigh, Roanoke, Caribbean, tobacco, maize, potatoes, john white,

  
  
  
  
• Pillory

  punishments, stocks, medieval

  
  A frame used to fasten a minor criminal so that they could be punished by being pelted by villagers.
  
  
• Pipe

  pipes, sewwrs, water, cylinder

  
  A tube used for carrying gases and liquids.
  
  
• Pin-hole camera

  images, light rays, focus

  
  A camera is a device for taking pictures and storing them on a computer chip or on a film. A pin-hole camera is a camera that you can make for yourself that doesn't even need a lens.
  
  
• Pirate

  pirates, treasure islands, Edward Teach, Blackbeards, Calico Jack Rackhams, Bartholomew Roberts,

  
  A robber who steals goods off others while at sea.
  
  
• Piste

  mountains, vacations, holiday

  
  The name for a prepared skiing slope.
  
  
• Pizza

  foods, fasts, italians, dough

  
  A complete meal made of a flat disc of dough with a range of toppings on a tomato base.
  
  
• Place names

  saxons, romans, viking

  
  Names given to places, and that often tell something about their origins.
  
  
• Plague

  infections, contagious, black death

  
  A disease that quickly spreads and can be fatal. It is caused by bacterial infections.
  
  
• Planet

  planets, solar systems, mercury, venus, earths, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, pluto

  
  A large body in space that orbits a star.
  
  
• Planned town

  grid patterns, new towns,

  
  A town whose roads and facilities are laid out and built according to a plan. Most planned towns have a grid of roads.
  
  
• Plantagenets

  Henry II, Richard I (lionheart)s, John I, Henry III, Edward I (longshanks)s, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry Vs, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward Vs, Richard III (killed at Bosworth, last of the plantagenets)

  
  The kings that followed the Normans and who lasted until the time of the Tudors.
  
  
• Plaque

  health, teeth, gums, eating, sweets, candy, candies, sugars, toothpastes, tartars, tooth

  
  A build-up of bacterial material inside the mouth.
  
  
• Plastic

  plastics, PVC, acylics, polycarbonates, bakelites, polystyrenes, nylons, rubbers, thermosetting, thermoplastics, recycling, polypropylenes, ABS, polyurethane,PETs, HDPE, melamines, epoxys, PTFEs, silicones, PTFEs, non-stick

  
  An artificial material made mainly using oil.
  
  
• Plate tectonics

  continental drifts, mountains, earthquakes, crusts, volcanoes, evolutions, hazards, disaster

  
  The name for the way that the Earth's rocks move about.
  
  
• Playa (salt) lake

  deserts, oasis

  
  A playa, or playa lake is a lake with a very high amount of salts, often so high that the salt comes out of the water and makes crusts.
  
  
• Plugs, electrical

  fuses, mains, appliance

  
  A plug is a way of connecting an electrical device to a supply of electricity. It is normally fitted to the end of the cable leading to the device.
  
  
• Plunge pool

  rivers, gorge

  
  A deep pool at the foot of a waterfall.
  
  
• Pluto

  solar systems, rocky planet

  
  The outermost, and smallest, of the nine known planets.
  
  
• Poison gas

  poisons, chlorine, world war I

  
  A gas that can kill. It is occasionally used in warfare.
  
  
• Poet, poetry, poem

  poet, rudyard kipling, edward lear, poetry, rhyme, rhyming, poems

  
  A poet is someone who uses the rhythmic quality of language.
  
  
• Pole, polar

  arctic, polar, bears, antactica, south pole, north pole

  
  The places on the Earth that are furthest from the Equator. They are among the coldest places on the planet, and home to threatened wildlife.
  
  
• Pollen/pollination

  sepals, stamens, overy, seed

  
  Pollination is the movement of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part. The wind or insects may perform this task.
  
  
• Pollution

  poisons, wastes, litters, sewages, trash, garbage, sewers, water treatment

  
  Substances that we introduce into the environment that make it hard for other living things to thrive. Examples are: oil pollution kills birds and sea life, human wastes that can pollute rivers.
  
  
• Pompeii

  romans, vesuvius, volcano

  
  A Roman city in the Bay of Naples that was buried by ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
  
  
• Pond

  ponds, lakes, habitats, frogs, toads, newts, tadpole

  
  A small body of water in a hollow. Smaller than a lake.
  
  
• Pony Express

  transportation, wild west, railroad, mail

  
  The Pony Express was a very short-lived, but famous, venture whose aim was to carry mail much more quickly across the Wild West of America, using relays of riders.
  
  
• Poop, poo, pee, faeces, urine, sweat, belch, burp

  digestion, probiotics, bacteria, farts, piss, shit, turds, diahhroea, food, human body, medicine, health, sanitation, biomes, intestine, colon, anus, stomach, bile,

  
  The body has to get rid of food wastes, and it does so as solids (poop, poo, stools, faeces), liquids (pee, wee, urine, sweat), and gases (belch, wind).
  
  
• Poppy Day

  world war I, remembrances, cenotaphs, armistice

  
  Another word for Remembrance Day.
  
  
• Portcullis

  drawbridges, medieval, city

  
  A grille let down to block the entrance to a castle.
  
  
• Port

  ports, harbours, ships, boats, containers, cranes, ferry, ferries, cargo. coasts, river, docks, ports, harbours, harbors, New York, San Francisco, California, Houston, Texas, Sydney, Australia, Ipswich, Felixstowe, Suffolk, Liverpool, London, Thames, Mersey, container revolution, supertanker, bulk carrier, Canary Wharf, Miami, Florida, Singapore, Shanghai, China, piers, jetty, jetties, wharf, wharves, quays, moles,seaports, mystic seaports,

  
  A place where passenger and goods vessels can dock.
  
  
• Poseidon

  myths, pantheon

  
  The Ancient Greek god of the ocean.
  
  
• Potassium

  elements, fertilisers, fertilizer

  
  A soft, light grey metal that is used as a fertiliser. It burns very violently in air and is also used in explosives.
  
  
• Potato

  potatoes, vegetables, carbohydrates, starches, mashed, baked, chips, french fries, andes

  
  A tuber vegetable of the American potato plant. It was introduced to Europe from the New World in the Age of Discovery and is now grown worldwide.
  
  
• Pothole

  potholes, rivers, limestones, swallow holes, caves, caveman, cavemen, erosions, scours, abrasions,

  
  A shallow depression scoured out in a river bed by the action of pebbles running along a river bed. Note: a place where water goes underground is a swallow holes, although it is also popularly called a pothole.
  
  
• Pottage

  stews, cauldrons, medieval, tudors, romans, victorians, foods, poor

  
  A soup mainly made of vegetables. It is the main meal of poor peoples worldwide, both in the pasts, and today.
  
  
• Pottery

  ceramics, porcelains, greenwares, stonewares, earthenware, kiln

  
  Pottery is anything made of clay that has been hardened by being baked.
  
  
• Powers, renewable

  waters, HEP, winds, solar, biofuel,

  
  Ways of generating electricity that do not burn fossil fuels or use nuclear fuels.
  
  
• Power supply (mains)

  appliances, pylons, transmissions, power stations, utility poles, generators, currents, voltages, powers, watt

  
  Power supply is the way electricity generated in power stations reaches our homes.
  
  
• Power, water

  HEP, hydroelectric, grist, waterwheels, turbines,

  
  The use of flowing water to drive mills, power machines or create electricity.
  
  
• Predator

  predators, lions, eagles, frogs, dinosaur

  
  An animal that hunts for its food.
  
  
• President

  government, legislature, United Sates, America, USA, U.S.A, Washington DC, Washington D.C., George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Harrison,John Tyler, James Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon,Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama, congress, house of representatives, senate, supreme court,

  
  A leader of a country, usually elected by popular vote.
  
  
• Prey

  savannas, food chains, herbivore

  
  An animal that is the target of a hunter.
  
  
• Prism

  lights, eyes, glasses, spectacles, glasses, relections, refractions, rainbows, spectrum

  
  A piece of transparent material that bends light. Prisms can be used to split light into a spectrum (rainbow) of colours.
  
  
• Privateer

  spanish mains, caribbean, tudors, reals, treasure ships, England, Drakes,

  
  A kind of pirate that worked unofficially on behalf of a government.
  
  
• Prophets

  Abrahams, Isiahs, Davids, Solomons, John the Baptists, Jesus

  
  Religious people who foretell the future.
  
  
• Protein

  proteins, foods, meats, nuts, dairy, cheeses, eggs, cereals,

  
  A food substance that builds tissues.
  
  
• Psalms

  lords, shepherds, scriptures

  
  A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
  
  
• Pterosaurs

  pterodactyl

  
  Flying 'dinosaurs'.
  
  
• Pterodactyl
  
  A well-known member of the pterosaurs.
  
  
• Pulpit

  pulpits

  
  A raised lecture stand where the priests and lay people preach to congregations in church.
  
  
• Pulse (body)

  necks, wrists, groins, ankle

  
  A pulse is the pumping of blood through the body as a result of each beat of the heart.
  
  
• Pulse (food)
  
  A pulse is the dried seed from a plant like beans or peas.
  
  
• Pumice

  lava

  
  A rock from a volcano that is full of gas bubbles and so very light. It will float on water.
  
  
• Pumpkin

  halloweens, harvest festivals, lantern

  
  A melon or squash kind of fruit. It can be eaten and also used for decoration.
  
  
• Punk

  rebel

  
  A person who does not appear to care what ordinary society is like and plans to offend.
  
  
• Pupa

  chrysalis

  
  A stage between a larva and a winged insect.
  
  
• Puppet

  puppets, marionette

  
  A toy that is made to move as though it were a person or an animal.
  
  
• Purify

  water treatments, sewages,

  
  To make clean enough to drink.
  
  
• Purim

  festivals, celebration

  
  A Jewish feast day from the Book of Esther.
  
  
• Pylon

  pylons, utility pole

  
  A sloping entrance wall in Ancient Egyptian times. The word is also used for many sloping structures such as electricity pylons.
  
  
• Pyramid

  aztecs, mayas, mayan, mayans, chinas, native Americans, inca, Giza, Memphis, khufu, khafre, menkaure,ancient Egyptians, djosers, menkhaures, khufus, khafres, memphis, cairo, niles, sphinxes, temples, necropolises, tombs, burials, pharaohs, kings, shape

  
  A tomb of ancient peoples, made of four triangles on a square base.
  
  
• Pythagoras

  triangle

  
  A famous Ancient Greek mathematician.
  
  
• Quartz

  granites, crystal

  
  Quartz is a common transparent mineral made of silicon and oxygen. It is a hard mineral.
  
  
• Queen Boudicca

  Boadicea

  
  Queen of the Iceni tribe in Roman times, she led a revolt against Roman occupation of Britannia.
  
  
• Queen Cleopatra
  Queen of Egypt in Roman times.
  
  
• Queen Elizabeth I

  anne Boleyn, henry VIII, Drakes, Raleigh

  
  Tudor queen famous for ruling England at the time of the Spanish Armada.
  
  
• Queen Elizabeth II

  prince phillips, prince williams, prince charles, prince harry, prince andrews, princess anne

  
  The present queen of the UK and various members of the Commonwealth.
  
  
• Queen Hatshepsut

  obelisk

  
  Queen who became pharaoh during the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
  
  
• Queens of Henry VIII

  Mary I, Elizabeth I, Edward VI,

  
  The six wives of Henry VIII: Catherine of Aragon; Anne Boleyn; Jane Seymour; Anne of Cleves; Kathryn Howard; Katherine Parr.
  
  
• Queen Victoria

  buildings, class, prince albert

  
  Queen of England and the British Empire for much of the 19th century and who gave her name to one of the most famous periods of British history. The word is also used in countries like America as a shorthand for the nineteenth century.
  
  
• Ra, Re
  
  Alternative names for the Sun god, the most important of the Ancient Egyptian gods. Other words include aten and amun (hence Tutankhamun).
  
  
• Radiation

  conduction, convection, heat

  
  Waves that are sent by one body to another. For example the Sun radiates heat and light waves to us through space.
  
  
• Raiders

  reivers, saxons, pirates

  
  People who attack a place without warning, take property, and then run away. Vikings were famous for their raids.
  
  
• Railway

  railways, railroads, locomotives

  
  An important way of carrying goods and people using wheeled carriages on tracks.
  
  
• Rain

  precipitations, moistures, clouds, drizzles, hail

  
  Liquid drops of water that have come out of clouds.
  
  
• Rainbow

  spectrums, colours, storm

  
  A curved pattern of colours across the sky.
  
  
• Raleigh, Sir Walter

  elizabeth I,

  
  An important Tudor explorer and adventurer who was partly responsible for the colonies in North America.
  
  
• Ramesses II

  kadesh, abu simbel

  
  One of the most famous of the pharaohs from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
  
  
• Rapids

  waterfalls, cataracts, sports, kayak

  
  An area of white water produced as a river flows over a series of ledges of rock.
  
  
• Rationing

  wars, droughts, famine

  
  A time when foods, or other things, are in short supply and they have to be given out evenly to all people in need.
  
  
• Raw Material

  woods, irons, wools, stones, oil

  
  A raw material is a substance used to make a manufactured material.
  
  
• Recycle

  environments, conservation,

  
  To reuse something so that it is not wasted.
  
  
• Redwood

  plants, trees, California, Oregon, evergreen,conifers

  
  A redwood is a coniferous tree belonging to the cypresses. Redwoods are the tallest and largest trees in the world.
  
  
• Reef

  great barrier reefs, Australians, Pacific Oceans, atolls, lagoons, Indian Oceans, Red Seas, Caribbean Seas, algae, Great Barrier Reefs, atolls, fringing reefs, lagoons, sharks, fishes, tropical oceans, skeleton, polyp, Red Sea, Florida, atols, Caribbean, Belize, Mexico, algae, crabs, anemones, turtles, starfish, tourists, tourism

  
  A large area where corals grow.
  
  
• Reflection

  solar energy

  
  The bouncing of light or heat. A mirror is a reflector.
  
  
• Reflective material

  bounces, mirrors, silvers, shiny

  
  A material, such as a fabric, that contains tiny glass beads that reflect light back to the source, such as a headlight.
  
  
• Reformation

  catholics, protestants, tudors, luther, presbyterians, religions, faith

  
  The time when many people in northern Europe broke away from the Roman Catholic church.
  
  
• Reindeer

  reindeers, elks, mooses, Scandinavians, Finland, Norway, Sweden

  
  A grazing animal that can survive cold winters and deep snow.
  
  
• Remembrance Day

  memorial, poppy days, armistices, soldiers, cenotaph

  
  The day when people across the country remember the fallen in all the wars.
  
  
• Reproduction

  sex, males, females, cell. breeding

  
  The way that living things continue their line by producing seeds (plants) or babies (animals).
  
  
• Reptile

  reptiles, lizards, crocodiles, alligators, snakes, komodo dragons,

  
  A reptile is an animal with a backbone and scaly skin which lays its eggs on land.
  
  
• Reservoir

  reservoirs, lakes, droughts, floods, river, dams, lakes, reservoirs, embankments, waters, HEP, hydro-electric powers, irrigations, flood control, Aswan, Three Gorges, China, Egypt, Hoover Dam, Arizona, Nevada, Lake Mead, Colorado River, Niagara Falls, New York, Kielder Water, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority, Glen Canyon Dam, Vrynwy, ladybower, derbyshire, Teton Dam Idaho,

  
  A large volume of water stored behind a dam intended for use as drinking water, irrigation or hydro-electric power.
  
  
• Resort

  seaside, rivers, mountains, coast

  
  An important place where people go for relaxation.
  
  
• Resurrection

  apostle, New Testaments, Easter

  
  The resurrection of Jesus is the Christian belief that Jesus miraculously returned to life on the Sunday following the Friday on which he was crucified.
  
  
• Revelation

  revelations, christian

  
  When God reveals a truth to a person on Earth.
  
  
• Revolutionary War

  Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jerseys, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bays, Maryland, South Carolinas, New Hampshire, Virginias, New York, North Carolinas, Rhode Islands, Providence, Boston tea party, bunker hills, washington, congress, yorktown, reveres, Concord, minutemen, lexington, jamestown virginia, mayflower, plimoth plantation, pilgrims, new england, seven years war, no taxation without representation, Samual Adams, sons of liberty, stamp act, east india company, Philadelphia, east india company, faneuil hall, patrick henry, paul revere, declaration of independence, benjamin franklin, new york, delaware, continetnal army, stars and stripes, saratoga, valley forge, charleston, yorktown, united states, yankee doodle, nathan hale,

  
  The time when thirteen colonies of North America broke away from Britain.
  
  
• Rhine

  Germanys, Switzerland, Frances, Netherlands, Mosel, Mains, Ruhr, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Colognes, Rotterdam, Dusseldorfs, loreleys, gorge

  
  A large river in Europe that flows from the Alps to the North Sea.
  
  
• Rhode Island

  xxxxxx

  
  Rhode Island - The Ocean State - is one of the New England States. Its capital is Providence.
  
  
• Rhythm

  music

  
  The beat in a tune.
  
  
• Rice

  paddy, carbohydrates, starch

  
  An important cereal crop that grows in warm or tropical regions.
  
  
• Richard III

  plantagenets, bosworth, tudors, wars of the roses, house of york

  
  The last king of the Plantagenets. His death ended the Wars of the Roses and the Middle Ages.
  
  
• Richter scale

  hazards, disaster

  
  A scale for measuring the strength of an earthquake.
  
  
• River basin

  watershed

  
  The area drained by a river.
  
  
• River crossing

  bridge

  
  A place where it is relatively easy to cross a river. In the past this would have been a fording place where the river was wide and shallow.
  
  
• Road

  highways, freeways, turnpikes, romans, motorways, interstates, autobahns, autoroutes, streets, lanes, route 66,

  
  A route over land which has been improved so that it is easier for people and vehicles to travel from one place to another.
  
  
• Roanoke

  Raleigh, Smiths, North Carolina

  
  The first settlement established by English colonists in North America.
  
  
• Rock

  rocks,limestones, sandstones, granites, shales, slates, basalt

  
  A large piece of stone that has not been worn down or smoothed on its edges.
  
  
• Rock and roll

  music,

  
  A type of music and dancing that was popular in the 1950s.
  
  
• Rockpool

  rockpools, shrimps, crabs, winkles, seaweeds, limpets, anemone

  
  A natural hollow in coastal rocks that fills with water each day as the tide rises.
  
  
• Rocket

  rockets, Apollo, spaces, fireworks, V1s, VII, space races, oxygen, hydrogen, missions, canaveral, kennedy

  
  Something that releases gases quickly, causing it to move quickly high into the air – or into space.
  
  
• Rocky Mountains

  colorado, wyoming, pikes peaks, front ranges, canada, the rockies, mountain ranges, north american mountains,

  
  The major north to south mountain chain of North America.
  
  
• Rocky planets

  pluto

  
  The four smaller planets of the Solar System (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) which have solid rock on their surfaces.(...and some also include Pluto)
  
  
• Rodent

  rodents, squirrels, meerkats, hampsters, rabbits, marmots, gophers, chipmunk

  
  A gnawing animal that has very large, chisel-shaped front teeth. Their teeth are always growing, and so are never worn completely away.
  
  
• Root

  roots, shoots, soil

  
  The root is the part of the plant that grows in the soil and takes up water and minerals. It also holds the plant firmly in the ground.
  
  
• Rose

  roses, flowers, petals, garden

  
  A wild rose is a climbing plant with large, sweetly-scented flowers.
  
  
• Rosetta stone

  cuneiform

  
  A famous slab of stone carrying writing in three ancient languages. It enabled people to work out the meaning of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
  
  
• Rot

  decomposes, compost

  
  When something rots, it breaks down into gases and liquids. The main things that do this are microbes.
  
  
• Route

  routes, pass

  
  A passageway connecting one place to another by paths, roads, canals, rails, shipping lane or air.
  
  
• Rubber

  latex

  
  Rubber is a material which is elastic and waterproof.
  
  
• Ruby

  rubies, aluminium oxides, corundum

  
  A dark red gemstone.
  
  
• Rumplestiltskin

  fantasy story

  
  A famous fairy tale written by the Brothers Grimm.
  
  
• Rune

  runes, writing

  
  The angular writing of the Vikings and some other peoples.
  
  
• Rush Hour

  commuter

  
  The times during the day when many people either go to work or come back from work.
  
  
• Rust

  corrosion

  
  The change that occurs to iron when it is exposed to damp conditions. Rust is orange-brown.
  
  
• Sacrifice

  sacrifices, votive

  
  To present an offering to a god. Often meant as the slaughtering of a living thing.
  
  
• Sadducees

  Jerusalem, priest,

  
  A group of upper class Jewish religious people who looked after the Temple in the time of Jesus.
  
  
• Safari

  elephants, lions, savannas, kenya, east africans, cheetahs, lions, wildebeests, impalas, giraffes, leopards, meerkats, vultures, crocodiles, eagles, fires, acacias, bushes, zebra, animals, insects, birds, antelopes, food chain, dry seasons, waterholes, wildfires, germination, locusts, ants, mosquitos, butterflies, moths, lizards, snakes, reptiles, ostriches, anteater, bush baby, aboriginees, san people, maasai, flamingoes, tourists, tourism,

  
  Hunting wild animals in the grasslands of Africa.
  
  
• Saga, Viking

  iceland

  
  A long mythical story.
  
  
• Saint George

  saint, george, st., England, flag, dragon, martyr, Christian

  
  The patron saint of several countries including England.
  
  
• Saint Patrick

  saint, patrick, st., st patrick, st. patrick, Ireland, flag, shamrock, missionary, Christianity,

  
  Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Christian missionary to Ireland. St Patrick is connected to many of the festivals and much of the history of Ireland, and to people all over the world who have Irish ancestors.
  
  
• Salamis

  triremes, navy

  
  A famous sea battle between the Ancient Greeks and the Persians.
  
  
• Salmon

  foods, atlantic, pacific, sockeyes, spawn

  
  A large fish praised for its fine taste.
  
  
• Salt

  sodium chlorides, deserts, playas, lagoon

  
  A white mineral that is important in animal diets.
  
  
• Salt lake

  deserts, utah, dead sea

  
  A playa, or salt lake is a lake with a very high amount of salts, often so high that the salt comes out of the water and makes crusts. (This entry will take you to playa lake).
  
  
• Samian ware
  
  A type of red pottery made in Gaul during Roman times.
  
  
• Sanctuary

  sanctuaries, refuge

  
  An area in which religious buildings are placed. Also an area protected from civil law.
  
  
• Sand

  sands, clays, silts, sandstone

  
  A size of small grains.
  
  
• Sand dune

  dunes, crescents, seifs, barchan,

  
  A large pile of sand in a desert.
  
  
• Sandstone

  sandstones

  
  A rock made from cemented sand grains.
  
  
• Sandwich

  sandwiches, foods, sub

  
  A meal made of two slices of bread with a filling. Also American: a burger.
  
  
• Sandy desert

  saharan, erg

  
  A desert which is mainly covered with sand dunes.
  
  
• Sap

  resins, bark

  
  Sap is the watery liquid that moves through a plant carrying water and food to all parts of the shoot and the root.
  
  
• Sapling

  saplings, shoot

  
  A sapling is a young tree.
  
  
• Sapphire

  sapphires,corundum, aluminium oxide

  
  A blue or green precious stone.
  
  
• Sarcophagus

  sarcophaguses, sarcophagi, tombs, egyptians, medieval, victorian

  
  A stone coffin.
  
  
• Satellite

  satellites, communications, weather

  
  A small body orbiting another in space.
  
  
• Saturn

  gas giants, jupiter, uranus

  
  The second largest planet in the Solar System.
  
  
• Sauropod

  diplodocus

  
  A plant-eating dinosaur.
  
  
• Savanna

  elephants, lions, savannas, kenya, east africans, cheetahs, lions, wildebeests, impalas, giraffes, leopards, meerkats, vultures, crocodiles, eagles, fires, acacias, bushes, zebra, animals, insects, birds, antelopes, food chain, dry seasons, waterholes, wildfires, germination, locusts, ants, mosquitos, butterflies, moths, lizards, snakes, reptiles, ostriches, anteater, bush baby, aboriginees, san people, maasai, flamingoes, tourists, tourism,

  
  A region of tropical grasslands with scattered trees.
  
  
• Scarecrow

  scarecrows, crafts, farm

  
  A human-like puppet meant to scare off birds.
  
  
• Scent

  perfume

  
  A smell.
  
  
• Schools, Tudor

  tutors, grammar schools, apprentice

  
  A place where the better off could pay for education.
  
  
• Science

  physics, chemistry, biology, laws, measurements, theory, hypothesis

  
  The study of how the Universe works.
  
  
• Scotland

  Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ben Nevis, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Robert Burns, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Gilbert Scots, Mackintosh, forth, clyde, tay,

  
  The most northerly part of the United Kingdom.
  
  
• Scout

  Baden-Powell,Baden Powell, Girl Guides, cubs, scouts, brownies, summer camp, badges, patches, Burnham

  
  The Scout Movement was founded in the UK in 1907 by Robert Baden-Powell.
  
  
• Sea

  seas, continental shelf

  
  A large body of waters, but not as big as an ocean.
  
  
• Sea stack

  needles, caves, caveman, cavemen, arches, apostles, bedruthans, hoy, orkney

  
  A pinnacle of rock just off a coast.
  
  
• Sea urchin

  animals, rockpool

  
  An animal with a bulbous spiny shell.
  
  
• Seacole, Mary

  florence nightingales, victorians, nurse

  
  An important woman in helping wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.
  
  
• Seal

  seals, animals, seas, flipper

  
  A flipper-footed mammal that lives in the sea and on the land.
  
  
• Seaside

  holidays, resorts, blackpool, brighton, scarborough, weston, llandudno, conservation, coney, miami

  
  The strip of land bordering the coast.
  
  
• Seaside town

  holidays, resorts, blackpool, brighton, scarborough, weston, llandudno, conservation, coney islands, miami, beach

  
  A coastal town whose main activities are catering for holidaymakers.
  
  
• Season

  seasons, autumn, falls, winters, springs, summers, monsoons, dry, rainy

  
  A distinctive part of the year in terms of weather and length of day.
  
  
• Second World War

  germanys, britain, japans, americas, commonwealths, australians, canada, new zealand, indians, u-boats, convoys, blitz, europe, bombs, hitler, churchill, chamberlains, roosevelt, wilson

  
  The second of the great wars of the twentieth century. It lasted between 1939 and 1945.
  
  
• Sediment

  clays, muds, silts, sands, pebble

  
  Fine solid material carried in moving water but which settles out if the water becomes still.
  
  
• Seed

  seeds, fruits, nuts, flowers, foods, cereals, flours, oil, plants, fertilisations, fertilizations, germinations, flowers, cereals, foods, food chain, nuts, peanuts, stones, berry, berries, acorn, bean, sprout, grains, beans, peas, coffee, spices, clove, coriander, pepper, cilli, dill,

  
  The beginning of a new plant.
  
  
• Senses

  touches, tastes, sees, smells, hears, eyes, tongues, ears, hands, fingers,

  
  The way in which we detect our environment.
  
  
• Sermon on the Mount

  christianity

  
  An important part of the mission of Jesus. It included the Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes.
  
  
• Settlers

  pioneers, immigrants, invaders, wars, battles, fights, multicultural, pilgrims, saxons, vikings, mormons, new worlds, south africans, manifest destiny, trails, oregon, california,

  
  People who move to an area with the intention of making their own settlements and living there.
  
  
• Severn, River

  marches, wye, shrewsbury, worcester, gloucester, clywedog

  
  Britain's longest river, flowing through Mid Wales and the West Midlands of England.
  
  
• Sewage

  human wastes, drains, treatment

  
  Waste material from sinks and toilets.
  
  
• Shackleton, explorer

  south pole

  
  A famous early 20th century explorer whose name is connected with Antarctic exploration.
  
  
• Shadow

  shadows, silhouettes, eclipses, light t rays, beams, sundial

  
  The darker area behind an object which is lit from just one direction.
  
  
• Shakespeare, William

  tudors, stratford

  
  Probably the world's most famous writer of plays. He lived in England at the end of the Tudor times.
  
  
• Shale

  soft, grand canyons, cliff,

  
  A rock made of clay.
  
  
• Shang dynasty

  china, shang, dynasty, emperor, oracle

  
  An early group pf Chinese rulers.
  
  
• Shark

  sharks, fishes, reef

  
  A large fish which is at the top of the food chain.
  
  
• Shell

  shells, clams, mussels, limpets, winkles, oysters, bivalves, brachiopods, ammonites, nautilus

  
  A hard protective skeleton for many living things.
  
  
• Sherlock Holmes

  victorians, fantasy

  
  Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective character created by the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
  
  
• Ship

  shups, supertankers, ores, oils, containers, liners, cruises, sail

  
  A large sea-going vessel.
  
  
• Ship burial

  saxons, vikings, sutton hoo

  
  A burial of a pagan king in early Saxon and Viking times.
  
  
• Shipwreck

  treasure

  
  The destruction of a ship at sea, usually in bad weather.
  
  
• Shopping

  department stores, malls, arcades, markets, towns, city, cities, villages, hypermarkets, store

  
  To go out with the intention of buying things.
  
  
• Shopping centre/mall

  store

  
  A place where many different shops are found close together.
  
  
• Shoot

  shoots, food

  
  The shoot of a plant is a part which has a stems, leaves and flowers. The word is also used for the young plant that rises from the ground after the seed germinates.
  
  
• Shrove Tuesday

  easters, festivals, celebration

  
  Pancake Day, the first day of Lent.
  
  
• Siege

  castles, city walls, portcullis, baileys, towers, motte, troy

  
  When one army surrounds another with the intention of starving them into defeat.
  
  
• Sikh

  sikhs, religions, faiths, India

  
  A member of a religious group who believes in the teaching of gurus.
  
  
• Silhouette

  shadows, rays, beam

  
  A black shape that you see when looking at an object against a bright light.
  
  
• Silicon (element)

  elements, chip

  
  An important element. Most rocks contain silicon. An important silicon mineral is called quartz.
  
  
• Silicon chip (electronic)

  circuit

  
  The complex of electronic parts all sealed into a small square and used in electronics. It is also known as a chip. This link will take to the entry 'chip'.
  
  
• Silt

  loess, sands, clays, yangtze, Mississippi, levee

  
  A size of grain that is smaller than sand and a bit coarser than clay.
  
  
• Silver

  elements, tarnishes, coin

  
  A precious metal.
  
  
• Skeleton

  bones, shells, vertebras, invertebrate

  
  The hard parts of an animal to which the rest of the body is attached and which gives the animal shape.
  
  
• Skiing

  holidays, sports, snowboards, mountains, pistes, resort

  
  To travel over snow on skis.
  
  
• Skin

  organ, epidermis, eczema, dermatitis, dermis, acne,

  
  Skin is our biggest soft organ. It covers the entire outside of our bodies.
  
  
• Slate

  metamorphics, shale

  
  Slate is a fine-grained rock that easily breaks into thin sheets. It can be used for making a roof.
  
  
• Slave

  slaves, arabs, africans, americas, greeks, romans, saxons, vikings, aztecs, mayas, mayan, mayans, incas, indians

  
  Someone who is owned by another person.
  
  
• Slug

  slugs, decomposers, herbivores, pest

  
  A kind of snail without a shell.
  
  
• Slum

  favelas, shanty, barrio

  
  An area of run-down housing.
  
  
• Smell

  smells,noses, sense

  
  An unpleasant scent.
  
  
• Smoke

  smells,noses, sense, fire, cancer, cigarette, toast, burn, hydrocarbons,

  
  Tiny particles carried upwards by hot air rising from a charred material.
  
  
• Snail

  snails, slugs, pests, decomposers, herbivore

  
  A snail lives in a single, usually coiled, shell. Its mouth is set into its walking foot.
  
  
• Snake

  reptiles, warm-blooded animals, rattlesnakes

  
  Snakes are reptiles that do not have any limbs.
  
  
• Snow

  weathers, hails, blizzards, sports, skis, hazards, disasters, colds, clouds, mountain, icicles, skis, avalanches, frosts, snowlines, Mount Everests, explorers, Niagara, New York, glaciers, icebergs, snowman, igloo, ice skating, cornice, blizzards, pists, South Pole, Polar bears, seals, penguins, walruses, reindeer, bison, buffalo,

  
  Ice crystals that fall from the sky.
  
  
• Snowball

  snowballs, ices, games,

  
  A ball made by crushing snow in the hands.
  
  
• Snowbird

  retiree, Arizona, Mexico, Texas, New Mexico, California, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, winter, RV, Canada, tourist

  
  Retirees in North America who travel south to warmer areas for the winter.
  
  
• Snow leopard

  cats, animals, carnivores, forests, mountain

  
  A mountain leopard.
  
  
• Snow line

  mountains, weather

  
  The level at which there is continuous snow.
  
  
• Snowman

  craft

  
  A figure made out of snow.
  
  
• Snowstorm

  weather, blizzard, snow, flood, surf, hurricane, nor'easter, mid-atlantic, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, New England, Gulf Stream, depression, hazard, snowdrift

  
  A snowstorm is the snow that falls from a winter depression. Snowstorms mainly occur when depressions come on land from a warm ocean. The nor 'easters of America's east coast are the most famous because they often affect 50 million people.
  
  
• Snow, Dr John

  cholera, victorians, bacterium, bacteria, pollution, sewages, london, water supply's, pumps,

  
  A doctor in Victorian times who discovered the reason for many water-borne diseases.
  
  
• Snow Queen, The

  fantasy

  
  A famous fairy story written by Hans Christian Andersen.
  
  
• Snow White

  fantasy

  
  A famous fairy tale written by the Brothers Grimm.
  
  
• Soap

  detergents, cleaning, caustic soda, lye, oils, ashes, moisturisers, washing up, bacteria, keeping healthy,

  
  A soap or detergent is a material used for getting things clean. The first soaps were made thousands of years ago, and they are still made in much the same way today.
  
  
• Soda/sparking water/cola

  mineral water, acid, tooth decay, diabetes, plaque, tooth decay, carbon dioxide, Joseph Priestley, Schweppes, obesity, obese

  
  Sparkling water is just water with a fizz. Soda has sugar and flavourings added. Cola is similar, but more acid.
  
  
• Sodium

  potassium, foods, minerals, playa

  
  An element. It is most commonly found as salt.
  
  
• Softening

  melting, state of matter

  
  Something that is changing from a solid to a liquid.
  
  
• Soil

  soils, rocks, dirt, earthworms, moles, ants, meerkats, rodents, burrows, nests, bugs, insects, potatoes, tubers, roots, earths, worms, microbes, fertilisers, fertilizers, composts, roots, plants, pores, clays, silts, sands, stone

  
  Rock that has been weathered and mixed with dead plant material (humus).
  
  
• Solar System

  mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, pluto, galaxy's, milky way, earth, eclipse

  
  The Sun and the planets that go around it.
  
  
• Solid

  solids, liquids, grass, metals, material

  
  Something where all the particles that make it up are locked together.
  
  
• Soluble

  dissolves, mixture

  
  A substance that will break apart in a liquid.
  
  
• Solution

  solutions, dissolves, mixture

  
  A liquid containing another substance.
  
  
• Somme, Battle of

  western fronts, WW1s, WWI

  
  The most famous battle of the First World War.
  
  
• Sound

  sounds, hearings, ears, musical instruments, noises, loudspeakers,

  
  Vibrations in the air or through a solid.
  
  
• South America

  brazils, argentina, bolivia, ecuador, peru, chiles, Venezuela, colombia, Uruguay, paraguay

  
  One of the main continents. Most of it is south of the Equator.
  
  
• South Carolina

  xxxxxxxx

  
  South Carolina - The Palmetto State - is one of the South Atlantic States. Its capital is Columbia.
  
  
• South Dakota

  xxxxxxxx

  
  South Dakota - The Mount Rushmore State - is one of the West North Central States. Its capital is Pierre.
  
  
• Southwestern England

  Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset

  
  The part of England that forms a long peninsular leading from Dorset and Somerset, through Devon to Cornwall and Land's End.
  
  
• Southwestern United States

  Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada

  
  The near-desert area of the southwestern part of the United States. Also called the 'American Southwest' or the 'Southwest'.
  
  
• Space

  solar systems, dark matters, galaxy's, nebulas, black holes, stars, planet, apollo mission, apollo 11, moon walk, aldrin, armstrong, collins,

  
  Everything beyond our atmosphere.
  
  
• Space food

  gravity, space stations, astronauts, life in space, food in space,eating in space, NASA,

  
  Food eaten by astronauts in space.
  
  
• Space Race

  USSR, soviet unions, cosmonauts, astronauts, USA, Americas, U.S.As, moons, apollo

  
  The battle to get into space that was waged between the USA and the Soviet Union in the 20th century.
  
  
• Space Shuttle

  orbits, spaces, shuttle

  
  The Space Shuttle was developed as a resusable space vehicle. It was designed to service objects like the International Space Stattion and to launch satellites into orbit.
  
  
• Space Station

  orbits, spaces, shuttle

  
  The International Space Station was developed at the end of the Space Race.
  
  
• Space Walk

  international space stations, astronauts, cosmonaut

  
  Most space walks are now from the International Space Station. 500 people have now made space walks.
  
  
• Spain/Spanish

  europe, madrid, barcelona, grenada, costa, iberia

  
  Spain is one of the largest countries of the European Union.
  
  
• Spanish Main

  treasures, mexico, colony, pirates, privateers, convoys, pieces of eight

  
  The coast of the Caribbean Sea in Tudor times.
  
  
• Spark

  sparks, electrical, lightning, thunder

  
  A short flow of electricity that make the air around it so hot it glows.
  
  
• Sparkler

  sparklers, fireworks, burning

  
  A sparkler is a fast-burning mixture that sends out tiny burning particles of metal.
  
  
• Sparta

  ancient Greeks, Peloponnesian war

  
  The territory of a clan of people in Ancient Greek times who were known for their strict military rules.
  
  
• Species

  animals, plants,

  
  A group of living things that can breed together.
  
  
• Spectrum

  rainbows, prism

  
  The range of colours that can be made from white light.
  
  
• Sphinx

  ancient Egypt, temples, karnak, luxor

  
  The statue in front of the Great Pyramids.
  
  
• Spider

  spiders, arachnids, webs, cobweb

  
  A spider is an animal without a backbones, which has eight legs.
  
  
• Spinosaurus

  jurassic

  
  A large hunting dinosaur that had very long spines (bones) holding up its skin across its back.
  
  
• Spitfire

  battle of britain, pilot

  
  The most famous fighter aircraft of the Second World War.
  
  
• Spore

  spores, seeds, mushrooms, conifer

  
  A spore is a tiny capsule produced by fungi and non-flowering plants which allows them to reproduce.
  
  
• Sport

  sports, game

  
  Competitive physical activity.
  
  
• Spring, material

  elastics, push's, pulls, forces, dampers, leaf springs, coil springs

  
  A material that will go back to its original shape when released.
  
  
• Spring, river

  aquifer, water table, well

  
  The place where water comes out of the rocks and flows over the surface.
  
  
• Spring, season

  autumn, winter, summer

  
  The part of the year when many plants grow and come into flower.
  
  
• Sprawl

  urban, city's, suburb

  
  The building of houses over large areas.
  
  
• Sprout

  plants, shoots, seeds, germinate

  
  The growth of a seed above the soil surface.
  
  
• Squash

  pumpkins, melon,vine

  
  A vine with a large fruits, often bell-shaped.
  
  
• Squirrel

  red squirrels, ground squirrels, grey squirrels, gray squirrel

  
  A small rodent with a curled bushy tail.
  
  
• Stadium

  ancient greeks, olympia, races, athletes, olympics, stadia

  
  A place for holding sporting events.
  
  
• Stained glass

  mosaics, colours, color

  
  Coloured glass in churches. It was originally designed to tell a story.
  
  
• Stamen

  reproductions, pollinations, sepals, ovary

  
  The stamen is the male part of a flower. The tip of the stamen makes pollen.
  
  
• Stamps

  franking, mail

  
  Small pieces of sticky paper used to prove that someone has paid for postage.
  
  
• Star

  stars, solar systems, suns, galaxy's, nebula

  
  A large mass of superheated matter that gives off light.
  
  
• Starch

  carbohydrate

  
  A white substance found in cereals, potatoes and other vegetables, and an important part of the human diet.
  
  
• Starfish

  seasides, beaches, coasts, rockpools, echinoids, oceans, seas,

  
  A starfish is an animal without a backbone and a small disc-like body with five large arms.
  
  
• Static

  lightning, attractions, repulsions, charge

  
  A form of electricity produced by rubbing.
  
  
• Stations of the Cross

  cavalry, jerusalem, pontius pilate, holy sepulchers, sepulcher

  
  The main events of Jesus' last moments on the route between the Roman fort and Golgotha.
  
  
• Statue of Liberty

  new york, immigration, columbia, harbor, eiffel,

  
  A large statue in New York Harbor closely connected in the minds of Americans with independence and freedom.
  
  
• Steam

  moistures, evaporation,condensations, latent heat

  
  Water as a gas. Steam is invisible.
  
  
• Steel

  stainless, alloy

  
  Steel is a metal that is made from irons, but with less carbon in it.
  
  
• Stegosaurus

  diplodocus

  
  A very large, long-necked plant-eating dinosaur with big plates across its back.
  
  
• Stem, plant

  stems, trunk, trees, woods, papyrus, fibers, fibre

  
  The main part of the plant that holds the branches.
  
  
• Stewardship

  conservation, caring, wilderness, national park

  
  Working to make sure that the environment is cared for in the long term.
  
  
• Stocks

  punishments, laws, medieval, tudors, victorians, pillory

  
  A place where minor criminals were placed, and then pelted with unpleasant things.
  
  
• Stomach

  body, organs, digestion, gastric juices, esophagus, oesophagus, duodenum, chyme

  
  The stomach is a comma-shaped bag that takes in food from the gullet through a long tube (the esophagus) and sends processed food down to the guts (the intestines).
  
  
• Stone

  stones, buildings, limestone, sandstones, pebbles, boulder

  
  A piece of rock.
  
  
• Stone Age

  stones, caves, neolithic, mesolithic, palaeolithic, paleolithic, caveman, cavemen, henges, stone circles, trilithons, querns, barrows, standing stones, mammoths, caves,

  
  The time before people began to use metals.
  
  
• Stonehenge

  stones, caves, neolithic, mesolithic, palaeolithic, paleolithic, caveman, cavemen, henges, stone circles, trilithons, querns, barrows, standing stones, mammoths, caves, stone age,

  
  A religious site built during the Stone and Bronze Ages.
  
  
• Stopping

  frictions, deceleration, brakes, skids, slips, aquaplaning, slowing, crash, crashes, hazard

  
  Reducing speed to nothing.
  
  
• Stream

  streams,tributary, tributaries, creeks, branch, branches, brooks, burns, headwaters

  
  A very small river.
  
  
• Street

  roman roads, silk roads, ermine streets, watling streets, city's, towns, villages, highway

  
  A route over land which has been improved so that it is easier for people and vehicles to travel from one place to another.
  
  
• Street lighting

  illuminations, sodium, lamps, safety

  
  Lighting designed to make it easier to get about in a built-up area at night.
  
  
• Stretch

  flexible, elastics, rubbers, bandages, push's, pull

  
  To pull a material to make it bigger.
  
  
• Strike

  srtikes, workers, unions, disputes,

  
  When people refuse to continue to work.
  
  
• Submarine

  submarines, u-boats, buoyancy, wars, torpedo, torpedoes, periscope

  
  A ship designed to move under water.
  
  
• Suburb

  suburbs, sprawl, sprawling, commute

  
  The outer area of the city where people live.
  
  
• Sugar

  candy, candies, chocolates, energy, senses, tongue

  
  A substance we use to make things taste sweet.
  
  
• Sulphur

  sulphur, sulfur, volcano

  
  An element. Sulphur is yellow.
  
  
• Sumerians

  fertile crescents, hittites, stone age, middle east, Iraq, Euphrates, Tigris

  
  A very early civilisation that formed in the Middle East in an area we now call Mesopotamia.
  
  
• Summer

  springs, autumns, falls, flowers, holidays, fruits, heat wave

  
  A season of the year including the longest days and the highest temperatures.
  
  
• Sun

  heats, radiations, energy, hydrogen helium flares,

  
  The star of the Solar System.
  
  
• Sundial

  gnomon

  
  An instrument for telling the time using sunlight and shadows.
  
  
• Sunshine

  beam rays,

  
  The light given out by the Sun.
  
  
• Supermarket

  hypermarkets, superstore

  
  A very large shop selling thousands of lines of goods.
  
  
• Surfs, swash, backwash

  coasts, longshore drifts, crests, surfer

  
  Breaking water on a beach.
  
  
• Surfing

  hawaii, sport

  
  Riding on waves by the coast.
  
  
• Suspension

  mixtures, liquid

  
  A liquid (such as milk) containing particles that do not settle out.
  
  
• Sutton Hoo

  ships, tombs, grave

  
  The most famous Saxon burial site.
  
  
• Swallow hole

  potholes, limestone, caves, caveman, cavemen, tunnels, shaft

  
  A place where a stream or river disappears underground into limestone rock.
  
  
• Swamp

  waterlogged, bogs, peats, marshes, sphagnum, mosses, rishes, reeds, fens

  
  A waterlogged forested area in which special plants such as rushes, reeds and mosses also grow.A waterlogged area without trees is a bog or marsh.
  
  
• Sweets

  candy

  
  Small objects which contain a lot of sugar.
  
  
• Swing

  swings, pendulums,

  
  To move backwards and forwards in a curve.
  
  
• Synagogue

  synagogues, religions, judaism

  
  The main building for people of the Jewish faith.
  
  
• Tadpole

  tadpoles, amphibians, larva

  
  The larvae of a frog. Tadpoles use gills to live in water. As they grow they develop legs and lungs, and then leave the water as frogs.
  
  
• Tambourine

  tambourines, percussions, drums

  
  A percussion instrument made with a skin stretched over a circular frame.
  
  
• Tap root of a plant

  carrots, vegetables, bowl

  
  A tap root is a swollen root which grows straight down into the soil from the base of the stem.
  
  
• Tarbosaurus

  carnivores, jurassic, cretaceous

  
  A hunting dinosaur rather like T.rex.
  
  
• Tarnishing

  oxide

  
  A way in which some metals change colour when exposed to the air. Silver goes black as it tarnishes.
  
  
• Taxonomy

  plants, animals, living things, classifications, classifying, taxonomies, mammals, mammalia, reptiles, reptilia, birds, amphibians, amphibia, molluscs, crustaceans, fishes, genus, family, genera, species, animal kingdoms, orders, great apes, primates, evolution, carl linnaeus

  
  The classification of living things is called taxonomy.
  
  
• Technology

  machines, electronics, chemicals,

  
  Developing the principles of science to make objects that people can use.
  
  
• Teddy boys

  mods and rockers

  
  Young men of the 1950s who had brushed-back hair, sideburns, velvet-collared jackets, tight trousers and crepe shoes.
  
  
• Teenagers
  
  People between ten and nineteen years olds, but often used for an age range of about fourteen to nineteen.
  
  
• Teeth

  tooth, molars, eating, mouths, incisors, canines, decays, plaques, tartars, dentist

  
  The hard parts sticking out of our jaws that we use to cuts, tear and crush food before swallowing it.
  
  
• Television

  radios, plasmas, LED's, LCD

  
  A way of transmitting sound and music using electrical waves through the air.
  
  
• Temperature

  heat

  
  A measurement of how hot or cold something is.
  
  
• Temple

  temples, church, churches, synagogues, gurdwara, masjid, mosques, chapels, mandir

  
  A place of worship.
  
  
• Ten Commandments

  sinai, old testaments, prophets, torah

  
  The instructions on how to conduct life, which the Bible says were handed down to Moses by God in the form of two stone tablets.
  
  
• Tennessee

  xxxxxx

  
  Tennessee - The Volunteer State - is one of the East South Atlantic States. Its capital is Nashville.
  
  
• Tenochtitlan

  mexico, lakes,

  
  The capital city of the ancient Aztec empire.
  
  
• Texas

  xxxxxx

  
  Texas - The Lone Star State - is one of the West South Central States. Its capital is Austin.
  
  
• Thames, River

  london, Oxfords, Readings, Isis

  
  The second largest river in England. It flows from the Cotswold Hills through London to the North Sea.
  
  
• Thanksgiving

  pilgrims, plymouth, mayflower, pilgrim fathers, plimoth,

  
  An official holiday in the U.S. on the third weekend in November, remembering the time when the settlers at the Plymouth Plantation near modern Boston celebrated having their first good harvest in the 1620s.
  
  
• Thatcher, Margaret

  politician,

  
  The first woman prime minister of the United Kingdom.
  
  
• Theatre

  rome, amphitheatre

  
  A place where an audience can watch a performance of a play or other work of art. It was invented by the Ancient Greeks.
  
  
• Thebes

  luxor, karnak

  
  The most important city area of Upper Egypt during Ancient Egyptian times.
  
  
• Theme park

  funfairs, disneyland, alton towers

  
  A place where entertainments are all based on a single idea.
  
  
• Theropods

  jurassic, cretaceous

  
  Hunting dinosaurs.
  
  
• Thumbelina

  fantasy

  
  A famous fairy story written by Hans Christian Andersen.
  
  
• Thunder/thunderstorm

  weathers, clouds, cumulous, cumulus, lightning, storms, tornados, hurricane

  
  A sound made as a result of a lightning flash.
  
  
• Time

  clocks, sundial

  
  A measurement of the way that things have happened in the past, the present and the future.
  
  
• Time Machine, The

  fantasy

  
  The Time Machine is a famous novel written by H. G. Wells.
  
  
• Tin

  elements, alloys, cornwall, mine

  
  Tin is a soft metal with a shiny surface.
  
  
• Titanic

  belfast, lifeboats, buoyancy

  
  A large ocean liner, advertised as 'unsinkable', that struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank with the loss of many lives.
  
  
• Toga

  clothing, fabric

  
  A large blanket-style object wrapped around important men in earlier Roman times. It went out of fashion by late Roman times.
  
  
• Toilet

  toilets, WCs, lavatory, lavatories, washrooms, comfort stations, bathrooms, urinal

  
  A place designed to remove the wastes of the human body in an efficient and convenient way.
  
  
• Tomato

  tomatoes, vines, food

  
  A salad vegetable (although biologically it is a fruit).
  
  
• Tomb

  tombs, graves, sarcophaguses

  
  A place where people are buried, usually in a cave, in underground rooms, or a building for the dead.
  
  
• Tom Thumb

  fantasy

  
  A famous fairy tale written by the Brothers Grimm.
  
  
• Torch/flashlight

  beams, battery, batteries, cells, reflectors, concave mirror

  
  A portable source of light.
  
  
• Tornado

  tornadoes, hazards, disasters, twisters, cumulous, cumulus, cumulonimbus, thunderstorms, lightning, winds, hurricanes, tornado alleys, dust devils, willy willys, waterspout

  
  A violently twisting column of air.
  
  
• Tourist

  tourists, vacation

  
  A person who visits an area away from home just for pleasure as part of a holiday.
  
  
• Tournament

  knights, jousting,

  
  A medieval competition between groups of knights to test who was the best at fighting.
  
  
• Tower

  towers, donjons, babel, Jericho, ziggurats, lighthouses, skyscrapers, spires, cathedrals, minaret

  
  A tall building in the shape of a column. Some churches began as watchtowers in Saxon times, with the nave being added later. The central tower of a castle is called a keep. Towers are also used for clocks.
  
  
• Town

  services, town hall, main street,city, village

  
  A place where people live close together and where services are at hand, but which is not big enough to be called a city.
  
  
• Toy

  pastimes, toys, victorian

  
  An object to play with for amusement.
  
  
• Tragedy

  comedy, comedies, ancient Greeks, iliad

  
  A play that has a sad ending.
  
  
• Transept

  cathedrals, towers, spire

  
  The part of the church that crosses the nave.
  
  
• Translucent

  glass, glasses, frosted

  
  Something that you cannot see through clearly. (This link takes you to transparent.)
  
  
• Transparent

  glass, glasses, acrylics, plastics, micas, crystals, diamonds, fluorite

  
  Something that you can see through.
  
  
• Treasure

  gold, silvers, reals, jewels, gem

  
  Valuables belonging to someone else but which had been lost or forgotten.
  
  
• Treasure Island

  fantasy

  
  Treasure Island is a famous novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
  
  
• Tree

  trees, sapwoods, heartwood, cambiums, knots, planks, timbers, fuels, canopy, canopies, rainforests, woodlands, deciduous, conifers, cones, nuts, bush,

  
  A large plant with a strong, upright stem called a trunks, and which has a surface of hard wood called bark.
  
  
• Trench

  trenches, pipes, western front

  
  A long cutting with steep sides. The most famous trenches were dug by soldiers during World War I.
  
  
• Triangle

  triangles, geometry

  
  A percussion musical instrument. It is made of steel and struck with another piece of metal.
  
  
• Tributary

  tributaries, streams, brooks, confluences, creeks, burns, drainage basins, watersheds, spring

  
  A branch of a river.
  
  
• Triceratops

  Cretaceous, jurassic

  
  A plant-eating dinosaur with horns and a huge bony frill behind its head.
  
  
• Trilobite

  silurian, cambrian, ordovician

  
  An ancient sea-bed scavenger with a three-part shell.
  
  
• Trireme

  galleys, navy

  
  The largest of the warships built by the Ancient Greeks and Romans. They were powered by sails and oars.
  
  
• Truck

  trucks, lorry, lorries, container,

  
  A vehicle designed to transport goods on roads.
  
  
• Tsunami

  hazards, disaster

  
  A huge wave of water produced by an offshore earthquake.
  
  
• Tunic

  clothing

  
  A long shirt worn in Greek and Roman times.
  
  
• Tundra (arctic and mountain vegetation)

  biomes, Russia, Canada, reindeer, caribou, permafrost,

  
  A part of the world where the climate is too cold for forests to grow. It has many shrubs and lichens.
  
  
• Tunnel

  channel tunnels, underground, railways, metros,

  
  An underground passageway usually meant for people, road, rail or canal traffic. Some tunnels are also used for pipes and cables.
  
  
• Tutankhamun

  tutankhaten, akhenaten, nefertiti

  
  The boy pharaoh of New Kingdom times, who was made famous by the discovery of his tomb complete with treasure.
  
  
• Tutankhaten

  pharaoh

  
  The name given to Tutankhamun by his father, Akhenaten. He later changed it to Tutankhamun.
  
  
• Tyrannosaurus rex

  cretaceous, jurassic, theropod

  (T.rex)
  The most famous of the hunting dinosaurs.
  
  
• Ugly Ducklings, The

  fantasy

  
  A famous fairy story written by Hans Christian Andersen.
  
  
• Uncle Tom's cabin

  harriet beecher stowe, slavery, slaves, america, victorian, civil war

  
  A famous story about slavery set in 19th century America and written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
  
  
• British (UK) Rivers

  UK British English, England Wales Welsh Scotland Scottish rivers Aire Almond Arun Annan Avon Bann Calder Cam Cleddau Clyde Conwy Cusher Dart Dee Derwent Don Dulnan Earn Eden Erewash Esk Exe Feshie Findhorn Foyle Forth Greta Great Ouse Hull Humber Irwell Irt Itchen Kennet Kent Lea Leven Lune Lyd Lyn Medway Mersey Mourne Moray Neath Ness Nidd Nith Okement Ouse Rhondda Ribble Riccat Rothay Rother Rye Seven Severn Soar Solway Spean Spey Stour Swale Taff Tamar Tavy Tame Taw Tawe Tay Tees Teign Teme Test Teviot Thames Torridge Towy Trent Tummel Tweed Tyne Ure Usk Waldon Wear Wenning Wey Wharfe Windrush Wye

  
  Find links to many British rivers here.
  
  
• Underground

  sewers, cables, pipes, drains, railways, tubes, caves, basements, subways, underpass, mining,

  
  Anything that happens below the land surface, but not usually deeper than people can reach.
  
  
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)

  middle east, gulf, persian gulf, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah,Umm al-Quwain, oil, natural gas, desert, Burj Khalifa

  
  The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven kingdoms (sheikdoms) that are along the southwestern shore of the Persian Gulf.
  
  
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)

  england, scotland, northern ireland, wales, channel islands, europe, britain, great britain

  
  The kingdom is a number of islands off the western coast of mainland Europe that includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It is also often known as 'Britain' for short.
  
  
• United States (U.S. or US or USA or America)

  Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,

  
  The United States is the most populous country in North America.
  
  
• Universe

  galaxy, galaxies, matters, stars, nebulas, black hole

  
  The Universe is everything that we know about, including the Solar Systems, all the stars and galaxies.It may have formed as we know it now about 14 billion years ago in a big explosion called the Big Bang.
  
  
• Upper Egypt

  ancient Egypt

  
  Upper Egypt is the southern half of Ancient Egypt. It was based around Thebes (now called Luxor) on the Nile. The Valley of the Kings, where Tutankhamun is buried, is in Upper Egypt.
  
  
• Uranus

  saturn, jupiter, solar system

  
  The seventh major planet from the Sun and one of the gas giants.
  
  
• Urban

  town, city, village, small-town America

  
  A settlement of perhaps over 50,000 people.
  
  
• Utah

  xxxxxxx

  
  Utah - The Beehive State - is one of the Mountain States. Its capital is Salt Lake City.
  
  
• U-shaped valley

  ice ages, waterfalls, Yosemite, Glencoe, lochs, lakes, fjord

  
  A description of a valley which has been scoured by a glacier. The U refers to the shape you see when you look up or down a glacially-scoured valley.
  
  
• Vaccine

  vaccines, jabs, immunisations, immunization

  
  A very low dose of a substance that would normally be harmful. The low dose allows the body to build up resistance safely.
  
  
• Valley

  valleys

  
  A long 'V' or 'U shaped depression in the landscape cut by a river or a glacier.
  
  
• Valley glacier

  Yosemite, moraines, truncated spurs, waterfalls, erosions, ice cave

  
  A glacier which flows entirely within a valley. If a glacier comes out of mountains and spreads out onto a plain it becomes part of an ice sheet. If valley glaciers fill their valleys during an ice ages, the ice spills over the crests to make mountain ice caps, or if larger, a mountain ice sheet.
  
  
• Valley of the kings

  tomb

  
  The place just outside Luxor in Egypt where kings of the New Kingdoms, such as Tutankhamun, were buried.
  
  
• Vampire

  dracula

  
  A mythical character from horror books and movies that is supposed to be a person that drinks human blood.
  
  
• Vapour

  moisture

  
  The gas form of water. Water vapour in the air make the air feel humid.
  
  
• Variation

  evolutions, Darwin

  
  A number of similar things that show differences.
  
  
• Varnish

  resin

  
  Varnish is a liquid which is used to give an object a clear, glossy, protective coat.
  
  
• Vatican

  Italy, church, pope, Sistine Chapel, pigrims, basilica, Rome, Christian,

  
  A word used (incorrectly) for the Holy See, which is the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. The Vatican City is an independent country inside Rome, Italy which was set up in 1929 as a home for the Holy See. Inside the Vatican City are a number of churches, the largest of which (the Basilica of St Peter) is also often inaccurately called 'The Vatican'.
  
  
• Vegetable

  vegetables, carrots, onions, cabbages, leeks, brussels, salads, carrots, turnips, leeks, parsnips, potatoes, greens, cabbages, brussels, broccoli, onions, peas, food, cooking, roots, garlic, sweetcordn. pickles, pumpkins, cucumbers, mushrooms, salad, potatoes, preserves, preserving, ketchup,

  
  An edible plant intended for cooking or eating raw. Vegetables are mostly intended to be eaten with a main meal, while fruits are intended for eating on their own, or after a meal.
  
  
• Vegetation zone

  taigas, tundra, woodlands, rainforests, savannas, deserts, mountain

  
  A distinctive group of plants that live between certain heights up the side of a mountain.
  
  
• Vent (of a volcano)

  lavas, ash

  
  The long pipe that reaches from the magma chamber deep in the Earth's crust, up through a volcano to the surface.
  
  
• Venus (planet)

  evening star

  
  Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is one of the small rocky planets in the Solar System.
  
  
• Venus flytrap (plant)

  carnivorous

  
  Venus flytrap is a small insect-eating plant that captures insects by shutting its leaves.
  
  
• Vermont

  xxxxxx

  
  Vermont - The Green Mountain State - is one of the New England States. Its capital is Montpelier.
  
  
• Vertebrate

  vertebrates, spine

  
  A vertebrate is an animal which has a backbone. This is part of a skeleton that is inside the vertebrate's body.
  
  
• Viaduct

  embankment

  
  A long many-arched bridge designed to carry a road or railway over a river and its floodplain.
  
  
• Vibrate

  shudder

  
  When something vibrates it shakes very quickly.
  
  
• Villa, Roman

  hypocaust, villas

  
  The countryside house and estate of a wealthy Roman.
  
  
• Villa, Victorian

  villas, middle class, victorian mansions, victorian architecture, victorian buildings, victorian houses, victorian villas,

  
  A large terraced, semi-detached, or detached house in Victorian times, having reception rooms and small upstairs rooms for servants.
  
  
• Village

  villages, town

  
  A small settlement in the countryside that has a few shops (if it is too small to have shops it is probably called a hamlet).
  
  
• Village, Tudor

  settlement

  
  A small countryside settlement in which most Tudor people lived.
  
  
• Virginia

  xxxxxx

  
  Virginia - The Old Dominion State - is one of the Mid-Atlantic States. Its capital is Richmond.
  
  
• Virus

  viruses, bacteria, microbes, flues, common colds, ebola

  
  A very simple organism that is not a true living thing because it does not have cells. It can only exist inside cells of other living things.
  
  
• Vitamins

  diet

  
  Substances that exist in small amounts in foods, and which are essential for healthy living.
  
  
• Voice box

  throats, vocal chord

  
  The voice box is a part of the body which makes an animal's voice.
  
  
• Volcanic eruption

  gas, gasses, vents, magmas, cones, pyroclastic flows, hazards, disasters, pompeii, krakatoa, Hawaii, Vesuvius, Etna, Semeru, Stromboli, Mt St Helens, Crater Lake, Oregon, Washington, Mt Fuji, Popacatapetl, Alaska

  
  The sudden, and often unpredictable, outpouring of lava and/or ash from a volcano.
  
  
• Volcano

  magmas, vents, dykes, sills, craters, ashes, lavas, gases, pyroclastic flows, lapillis, volcanic bombs, cinders, Mt St Helens, Pompeii, Fuji, Popacatapetl, hazards, disaster, volcanoes, gas, gasses, vents, magmas, cones, pyroclastic flows, hazards, disasters, pompeii, krakatoa, Hawaii, Vesuvius, Etna, Semeru, Stromboli, Mt St Helens, Crater Lake, Oregon, Washington, Mt Fuji, Popacatapetl, Alaska

  
  A volcano is an opening in the Earth's surface which allows molten rock (magma) to flow up and produce a volcanic eruption.
  
  
• Voltage

  cells, battery, batteries, mains, 240s, 110

  
  The 'driving force' that makes electricity flow in wires and electrical devices.
  
  
• Voyages of Discovery

  explorers, colony

  
  The sea voyages to other continents made by Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake, Ferdinand Magellan, Captain Cook and others in the 15th to 18th centuries.
  
  
• V-shaped valley

  gorges, upland

  
  A river valley with straight sides that seem as though they make a letter V when you look up or down the valley.
  
  
• Vulture

  carrion

  
  A large meat-eating bird that will eat dead animal carcasses.
  
  
• Wadi

  flash flood

  
  A wadi is the name for a gorge in the North African desert. It is equivalent to the American canyon and Israeli nahel. Most wadis were created in former times during periods of wetter climate.
  
  
• Wales

  Europe, Cardiff, Snowdon, Swansea

  
  One of the countries of the United Kingdom.
  
  
• Wall, castle

  motte, moats, portcullis

  
  The outer walls, often with towers, that enclose an open space called the bailey.
  
  
• Wall, Hadrian's

  Homesteads, milecastles, northumberland

  
  Hadrian's Wall was a long defensive wall built to stretch from the North Sea to the Irish Sea. It was built on the instructions of Roman Emperor Hadrian, starting in 122AD.
  
  
• Walls, town and city

  york, chester, siege

  
  A wall built to enclose people and keep them as safe as possible from attacking raiders.
  
  
• War

  wars, battles, attacks, soldiers, guns, shells, barrages, bombs, blitz, revolution

  
  A fight between large groups of peoples, such as between countries or between peoples within a country who have different ideas for its future (civil war).
  
  
• War memorial

  soldiers, sailors, airman, remembrance

  
  A statue or building which is dedicated to the memory of the people who were killed in a war.
  
  
• Warm, hot

  temperatures, weather

  
  Warm weather is often up to about 20°C. Hot weather is above 20°C. Warm water is warm enough to keep a hand ins, perhaps about 30-40°C. Hot water is between this and boiling point.
  
  
• Warm-blooded animal

  body

  
  A warm-blooded animal has a body temperature which does not change with the temperature of its surroundings.
  
  
• Washing

  greases, dirt

  
  Using soap or a detergent to get things clean.
  
  
• Washington

  xxxxxx

  
  Washington - The Evergreen State - is one of the Pacific States. Its capital is Olympia.
  
  
• Washington D.C.

  white house, capitol, USA, U.S.A. DC, Washington DC, washington dc, WAshington D C, washington d c, District of Colombia, Senate, Congress, House of Representatives, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Washingtom Monument, Pennsylvania Avenue,

  
  The federal capital district of the United States of America.
  
  
• Wasp

  wasps, nest

  
  A wasp is a black, or black and yellow, insect that defends itself with a sting.
  
  
• Waste water

  pollution, sewages, disease

  
  Water that has already been used.
  
  
• Water clock

  romans, egyptians, greek

  
  A way of telling the time by allowing water to flow out of or into a container.
  
  
• Water cycle

  vapour, vapor, vaporize, vapours

  
  The movement of water from seas, to water vapour in the air (evaporation) to clouds (condensation), and for the cloud droplets to merge to make rain or snow (precipitation) before falling back to the ground and going through the soil to rivers and the sea.
  
  
• Waterfall

  waterfalls, cataracts, rapids, Iguazu falls, Niagara falls, New York, Canada, Victoria falls, Anfgel falls,

  
  A place where a river falls vertically.
  
  
• Waterhole

  waterholes, savannas, oasis, oases, deserts, groundwaters, aquifer

  
  A place in a dry area where water can be found through the year.
  
  
• Water power

  HEP, hydroelectric power, minneapolis, st anthony falls, st paul, cataracts, sawmills, water power, mississippi rivers, crossing points, hoover dams,

  
  Using the energy in flowing water to make something work (including generating electricity).
  
  
• Waterproof

  mackintosh, plastics, umbrellas, rainwear

  
  A material that prevents water from entering it.
  
  
• Water purifying

  sewages, pollution, disease

  
  Removing harmful bacteria, viruses, chemicals, clays, silts, sand and plants from water so that it can be used for drinking with safety.
  
  
• Water resistance

  streamline

  
  The friction of water that stops things moving through it quickly.
  
  
• Watershed

  ridge

  
  The divide between two river basins.
  
  
• Water shortage

  drought

  
  A time of unusually low water over many months, or a place where the growing population needs more water than can be found locally.
  
  
• Water supply

  reservoirs, aqueduct

  
  The industry of purifying water and delivering it to people in homes, factories and farms.
  
  
• Water table

  aquifers, spring

  
  The water table is the natural level of water in a soil or rock. Below the water table the soil or rock is saturated.
  
  
• Water treatment

  sewages, disease

  
  Removing harmful bacteria, viruses, chemicals, clay, silt and sand and plants from water so that it can be used for drinking with safety.
  
  
• Waterworks

  filters, cleaning

  
  A place designed to treat water from a river or lake and purify it so that it is suitable for drinking.
  
  
• Wave

  waves, surfs, winds, oceans, swells, crests, swash, backwash, longshore drift

  
  A long roll of fast-moving waters, often with a breaking crest on top.
  
  
• Wave-cut notch

  erosions, storms, notch, rockfall

  
  A place where a cliff is cut away at the bottom as a result of wave action.
  
  
• Wave-cut platform

  cliffs, erosion

  
  The rocky ledge at sea level which shows where the land once was. Most wave-cut platforms are covered with sand and called beaches, but some are still bare rock and it is here that you will find rock pools.
  
  
• Wax

  waxes, candles, waterproofs, bee

  
  Wax is a solid material which does not allow water to pass through it.
  
  
• Way of the Cross

  sepulchers, cavalry, dolorosa

  
  The route taken by Jesus on leaving the Roman fort in Jerusalem, and making His way to the site of crucifixion at Golgotha (now marked by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre).
  
  
• Weak

  brittle

  
  Something that will break easily.
  
  
• Weathering

  chemicals, freeze-thaws, frost shatters,

  
  Weathering is the natural breakdown of rock in the ground.
  
  
• Weaving

  spinning, fibres, fibers, yarns, cloths, fabrics, wools, cottons, basket

  
  Weaving is a process in which two groups of fibres are interlaced.
  
  
• Weight

  weights, mass, gravity, newton

  
  A force that acts down towards the centre of the Earth.
  
  
• Weir

  weirs, dam

  
  A small barrier across a river intended to control the flow of water. Usually found accompanied by a lock.
  
  
• Well

  wells, shafts, waters, aquifers, water tables, pollution, cholera, Dr John Snow

  
  A shaft sunk into the ground in order to find a supply of water.
  
  
• Western Front

  WW1s, first world war

  
  The line of battle in northern France between the German and the French, British Empire, and later American forces in World War I.
  
  
• West Virginia

  xxxxxx

  
  West Virginia - The Mountain State - is one of the Mid-Atlantic States. Its capital is Charleston.
  
  
• Whale

  wales, oceans, blubber

  
  The largest mammal in the world.
  
  
• Whitby

  vampires, james cooks, synod, seaside, victorians, railways,

  
  A historic town on the coast of North Yorkshire, England.
  
  
• White water

  rapids, kayaks, foam, canoes, rafting, whitewater

  
  Another name for rivers with water moving so fast it has many breaking waves in it.
  
  
• Whitsun

  apostles, new testaments, celebrations, Jesus

  
  A Christian religious festival marking the seventh Sunday after Easter, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples.
  
  
• Wilderness

  environments, living things, food chains, stewardship, conservation, habitats, ecosystem

  
  An area which has been little disturbed by peoples, and in which a natural balance of nature still works.
  
  
• Wildfire

  summers, savannas, bushes, california, colorado

  
  A fires, mostly naturals, that occurs in woodland or grassland that is very dry. A flash of lightning may well cause a fire.
  
  
• Wildlife

  plants, animals, wilderness, ecosystem, elk, bison

  
  Animals that are not domesticated.
  
  
• Wild West

  Wyatt Earp, Tombstone, Deadwoods, stagecoaches, mines, cattle cowboys, Americas, USA, U.S.A., manifest destiny, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, O K Corral, Billy the kid, boot hill, emigrant, gold rush, silver rush, prospectors, alamo, comstock lode, ghost towns, deadwood, south dakota, wild bill hickock, chisholm trail, Dodge City, Kansas, railroads, homesteaders, Custer, Sitting Bull, Battle of teh Little Bighorn, Buffalo Bill, wild west shows, annie oakley,

  
  The part of the west of America, mainly just east of the Sierra Nevada and west of the Rockies, that was a pioneer farming and gold mining area in the 1860s to 1890ss, and where the rule of law was often not enforced.
  
  
• William the Conqueror

  Saxons, Normans, Viking

  
  The Duke of Normandy who took the crown of England from King Harold after the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
  
  
• Wind

  breezes, tornados, gales, hurricanes,

  
  A rapid movement of air.
  
  
• Windchill

  temperatures, hazards, insulation

  
  An effect caused by strong wind. The wind can carry away heat from unprotected skin, and this, in turns, can make the body very cold. Severe windchill can lead to people suffering from hypothermia.
  
  
• Wind pollinated flower

  cones, catkins, trees, grass

  
  A wind pollinated flower uses the wind to transport its pollen.
  
  
• Winter

  snows, frosts, solstices, hazards, ices, christmas

  
  One of the four seasons. It includes the shortest days and the coldest part of the year.
  
  
• Winter sports

  skiing, snowboardings, skating

  
  The group of sports that involve the use of snow and ice. Many of them are mainly undertaken in mountain environments.
  
  
• Wire

  wires, cables, leads, circuits, electricity

  
  A wire is made from long strands of copper that are wrapped together in a plastic coat.
  
  
• Wisconsin

  xxxxxx

  
  Wisconsin - The Badger State - is one of the East North Central States. Its capital is Madison.
  
  
• Witch

  witches, wizards, fantasy, Pendle, Lancashire

  
  A woman who claims to have supernatural powers.
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• Wizard

  wizards, witch

  
  A man who claims to have supernatural powers.
  
  
• Woods, woodland

  oaks, elms, hazels, beech, hornbeams, holly, hickory, cherry's, apples, alders, poplars, boxes, ashes, birch, how thorns, hazels, junipers, rowans, willows, yews, sycamores, chestnuts, pines, spruces, larches, aspens, cedars, walnuts, firs, cedars, planes, limes,

  
  Woodland is an area where trees are numerous enough for them to make a close canopy. Wood is the material that makes tree trunks and branches.
  
  
• Woodpecker

  birds, tree

  
  A bird with a specially-adapted head that allows it to hammer tree bark in search of grubs and insects to eat.
  
  
• Wool

  goats, cashmeres, fibres, fibers, spins, wools, insulations, cloths, fabrics, weave

  
  Wool is the hair from a sheep. It is knitted or woven into cloth.
  
  
• Women's Day

  suffragettes

  
  March 8.
  
  
• Workhouse

  england, oliver twist

  
  A place owned by a parish where the very poor were given food and lodging in exchange for work during Victorian times.
  
  
• World Rivers

  World rivers

  
  Find links to many of the world's rivers here. The link is organised by continent.
  
  
• World War I

  World War 1, First World War, Western Front, tommies, dough boys, poppy, poppies lucitania, poison gas, trench warfare, Somme, cenotaph

  
  The war that lasted between 1914 and 1918. Remembrance Day started in 1919 to remember this war.
  
  
• World War II

  world war 2, second world war, hitler, nazi, battle of Britain, Blitz, Pearl Harbor, evacuation,

  
  The war that began in 1939 in Europe to oppose Nazi Germany, and involved the U.S. directly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. It lasted until 1945.
  
  
• Worm

  worms, decomposers, animals, soils, porosity

  
  A worm is an animal with a soft, long, thin body.
  
  
• Wyoming

  xxxxxx

  
  Wyoming - The Equality or Cowboy State - is one of the Mountain States. Its capital is Cheyenne.
  
  
• Xylophone

  music

  
  A xylophone is a percussion instrument where small tuned plates are vibrated using a hammer.
  
  
• Yarn

  yarns, wools, spins, weaves, cloth

  
  A yarn is a thread which is made from fibres that are twisted around each other.
  
  
• Yellowstone

  idaho, wyoming, old faithful, national park, fountains, hot springs, volcanoes, Yellowstone National Parks, Iceland, old faithful, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, suphur, volcanoes, sulfur, bison, buffalo, Rocky Mountains, waterfalls,

  
  Yellowstone was the first National Park in the United States. It is an area of geysers and hot springs.
  
  
• Yeoman

  yeomen, medieval, tudors, feudal

  
  A yeoman was a free man who lived in the country and owned his own land and house. Yeomen were farmers, but not gentry.
  
  
• Yosemite

  el captains, merced, redwoods,

  
  Yosemite National Park is a mountain park in California. The Yosemite Falls are the world's third tallest.
  
  
• Zebra

  herbivores, africa

  
  Zebra are stocky animals, like striped ponies. They live in the savannas.
  
  
• Zeus

  pantheon

  
  Zeus was head of the Ancient Greek gods. Many temples were dedicated to Zeus, including the main one at Olympia. The Olympic Games were in honour of Zeus.
  
  
• Zinc

  element

  
  Zinc is a soft, grey, gray metal that is used in some battery cases.