Holidays

Enjoy your holidays!
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TASK 22: Metals

Metals are very useful and are often used, because they have special properties. Some of them are even called noble metals. But in some cases they can be unpleasant, for instance, there is no warmth in them. Wood, on the other hand, is much more pleasant to touch or to sit upon. Can you find some more advantages or disadvantages of metals?
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TASK 21: Atoms

"The smallest type of atom, hydrogen, has a diameter of 10^-8 cm." Can there be anything smaller than protons, neutrons, electrons?
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TASK 20: Simple machines

Work can be very hard and we need a lot of energy for it sometimes. This is why we often use tools and machines. How can a lever make our work easier?
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TASK 19: Energy

There are many different sources of energy. How would you explain the term renewable energy?
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Task 18: Forces

Gravity is a force. By the way, it is an action-at-a-distance force.
How would you answer the question: What is the connection between the gravitational force and weight?
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TASK 17: Team spirit

Do you think teams have any kind of energy? What kind would it be?
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TASK 16: What is the use of school and teachers?

Do you remember Becky we were listening to this morning? Do you feel the same? I am sure you could also find something you do not like at school, but do you think getting rid of the building and the teachers would be a good solution?
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TASK 15: Newton

The inventor of a cat flap, Sir Isaak Newton, is famous for his theory of gravitation. How would you explain gravitation to a child of 10 to 12 years of age? The explanation should be simple.
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TASK 14: Cats and apples

Can you find a connection between a cat and an apple?
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Free from school

You are invited to write some sentences about the holiday. What do we actually celebrate? What role does work have in our lives in your opinion?
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TASK 13: Do you know...

...the oldest wheel, believed to have been made by the Alekern tribe from wood, was found by the Slovenian archeologist Janez Dirjec in 2002 at the Ljubljana Marshes (Ljubljansko barje)? I believe that most of us don't know that. Do you think it could prove that Slovenian people have engineering in their genes?
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TASK 12: Art or engineering?

In 1995 a fragment of bear bone was found near Idrija, Slovenia that looked like a flute. If it was really made by Neanderthals, it must be approximately 43,100 years old. What do you think it is: an object of art or an object made by the first engineers?
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TASK 11: Engineers

The role of engineers is responsible. Would you like to be an engineer? Why? What would you like to specialize in?

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TASK 10: Progress

Would you like to be one of the stone age people? Why (not)?
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TASK 9: My Way

Doing things your way is brave, because you also have to take responsibility for your actions. It means you can not hide behind someone else's back and blame him/her if things go the wrong way. What is your experience? Do your parents, teachers, friends... let you do things your way? Sometimes it can hurt.
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TASK 8: Fertility

Fertility rate decreases in many countries in the western world. In Slovenia it is very low. You are young and will know the answer to the questions: Why don't young couples in Slovenia have more children? How could that be changed?
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TASK 7: Mourning

We were reading a poem Around the Corner by Charles Hanson Towne at school. The following is a comment by a reader:
"One of the most beautiful sad pieces that I have ever read. It made me think of how fragile friendship can be if you choose not to fill the gap between you and your friends. A beautiful tragic meaning in here. I loved reading it!" - from
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/35604-Charles-Hanson-Towne-Around-The-Corner
What is your opinion of the poem? What does friendship mean to you?
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Welcome back to the real world

So, that's it - the end of school holidays. How did you spend them? Dreaming about far away places? Searching for ideas, experience...? Hopefully, you have recharged your batteries and will be able to work hard again. I am looking forward to meeting you.
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TASK 6: When I'm 64

Teenagers often plan their future or at least they dream about it. They start looking for partners. How do you see yourself in about 45 years from now? Can you imagine spending 50 or more years with a partner? The same partner?
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TASK 5: Life is made of holidays as well

Holidays break our daily routine, they make us organize the days in a different way. Which holiday is your favourite? What happens then? Why do you like that? Share your opinion with others, please.
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TASK 4: The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older

The great Slovenian poet France Prešeren wrote in his poem A Farewell to My Youth (Slovo od mladosti):

O happier half of days decreed to me,
My early years, so soon you passed away:
Few were the flowers that blossomed on that tree,
And they, scarce budded, fell into decay.

He also says that the first half of his life was not happy.
I am sure that you are happier. In a few sentences say what makes you a happy person.
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TASK 3: Life has five, six, seven...acts

Our life changes with time. We also change. Imagine you could choose a period in your life and stay in it for ever - which one would you choose? Why?
I look forward to your answers.
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TASK 2: Lifespan

We have discussed life and the expectations of its length. I am sure you have also considered the possibilities. I would like you to answer the following questions in a few words: Is your lifestyle risky or not? How long would you like to live if you could choose that?

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TASK 1: Milestones

In the comments section I want you to answer only one question:
What has been the most important event in your life? It would be nice if you told us shortly why the event is memorable.
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