Whereitallstarted
WatchtheTedTalkonbirthofthemodern computerfromits16thcenturyoriginstothe hilariousnotebooksofsomeearlycomputer engineers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=EF692dBzWAs
ListentoaComputingPodcast Learnaboutawholerangeoftopics including:artificialintelligence,cloud computing,datasecurityandtheadventof computing https://player.fm/podcasts/Computers
LearnaboutKS4&KS5 Courses
Watchvideos,completeresources,view theirminiwebsitesandexplorethe glossarieshttp://www.teach-ict.com/
UnisysComputerMuseumBelgium
PlanavisittotheComputerMuseumNAMIPHenriBlèsStreet192A,5000NAMUR
http://www.nam-ip.be/NAM-ip-Coll2.html
TheBritishInformatics Olympiad
Enterthecomputer programmingcompetition
http://www.olympiad.org.uk
Computing RaspberryPi
Whynotgetyourselfacreditsized computer? Therearesomanyprojectsyou cancompletewiththistinycomputer. Take alookhereforinspiration
https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/
LearnCoding Developyourprogrammingskillsby challengingyourselftocompleteasmany tasksasyoucan,frombuildingwebsitesto analysingdata:
https://www.codecademy.com/
DoddleLearn Whynotcompletetheminiquizzeson algorithms,programmingbasics, binary,Booleanlogic,flowchartsand logicaloperators.
AttendaCodingWorkshop BasedinKirchbergandoffersweekend sessions.Startswithsimpledraganddrop programmingandthencreatingyourown animation,story,gameormobile application!http:// www.workshop4me.org/calendar.html
RealLives:AlanTuring ReadthisbookbyJimEldridgeaboutthe famouscodebreakerandcomputer scientist.
JoinaCoding Club
Whynotjoinacluboutofschool? Itwill allowyoutodevelopskillssuchaslearning toprogram,improvingnumeracy,problemsolving,design,creativityandcollaboration skills
https://codeclub.lu/
PrepareforGCSE
DevelopyourPython3programmingskills andHTMLcodingbychallengingyourselfto completeasmanytasksaspossibleon Snakify. Thereareover200exercisesand videoclips.
https://snakify.org/en/
TheUniversalComputer:TheRoadfrom LeibniztoTuring
ReadthroughthisbookbyMartinDavison theoriginsofthecomputerandthe mathematiciansinvolved.
TheYear 2100
ImagethatitistheYear2100. Whatwill theworldbelike? Howwilltechnology havechanged? Whatnewinventionswill havebeencreated? Sketchapictureofa largecitygivingaperspectiveonwhatyou think2100willlooklike.
HistoryofComputing Watchtheshortcomputingvideosfrom theYouTubechannelplaylistbelow
https://www.youtube.com/user/ crashcourse
Drama Performamonologueas either RomeoorJuliet.Explainhow youfeelaboutnotbeing abletobewithyourtrue love.Howdoesthismake youfeel?Whatdoyouplan todo?
Learnhowtooperatethe lightingandsounddesksin BarthelHalltoassistwith technicaltheatre. te
Workasa‘Wardrobe manager’foraweek, supervisingourcostumeand propscupboard,signinginand outanyitemswhicharebeing usedbygroups.Asthisisareal jobintheindustryitwouldbea goodexperiencetosee anothersideoftheatre
Usethewebsite http://www.dialectsarchive.com/to researchanaccent.Canyouworkto masterthisaccent? Maybeyoucanthinkofaperformance thatyoucouldincorporateitinto.
Usethewebsite www.digitaltheatre.comtoviewplays andlistentoaudioscenestodevelop yourunderstandingoftheatre.
Designacostumeonpaperforany characterfromaplayyouhave watched.Thinkaboutappropriate materials,coloursandsizesthat representsomethingaboutthe character.
Watchalivetheatre performanceatanytheatre andspend15minutestalkingto someoneaboutit.Whatdidyou like?Which actor/actressstoodout?Why? Whatstarratingwouldyougive theshow?
Attendoneperformanceon theArtsextracurricular scheduleuparoundschool. Feedbacktoanyonewhotook partintheevent.
Readtwoautobiographical styletextsthroughoutthe yeartocompareto‘Iam Malala’.
Learnapoemyoulikebyheart andreciteittoyourEnglish teacher.
Researchandwatchspeeches madebyfamouspeopleto supportgoodcauses.Write yourownpersuasivespeechon acauseclosetoyourheart.
Investigateafairytaleandsee howmanydifferentversionsof thestoryyoucanfind.
Readonenewbookfromthe libraryeveryhalftermand keepareadinglog.Summarise yourthoughtsonthetextsyou havereadinyourreading journal.
English ResearchShakespeare’slife& times,TheGlobeTheatre,and10 ofhisplays.Createafactfile, poster,webpage,orsomethingto show-offwhatyouhavelearned
Visitacastleorhistoricsitein Luxembourg–usethisasthe settingforashortdescriptive pieceofwritingorafairytale.
HavingreadSkellig,trytoread anotherMagicalRealismtextsuch as‘TheBorrowers’,‘Cosmic’or ‘TimeTravellingwithaHamster’
AttendanEnglishclubafter school.
CompletetheGoldReading challengeinYear7.
Watchaproductionof‘A MidsummerNight’sDream’that youhavenotseeninclass. Preferablyastageproduction.
Forabookyouhavereadthis yearinclass,orinyourowntime, designafrontcoverforit.You candothisbyhandorusing technologybutmakeitoriginal.
Learnanewwordand volunteertotellyourEnglish classthedefinitionofthatword inlesson
Readanewspaperoran articletokeepupwiththe localandinternationalnews. Dothisonafortnightlybasis. Evidenceyourreadingfor yourEnglishteacher.
Geography Watchvideosonmapskills
www.nationalgeographic.com/ magazine www.youtube.com/user/ OSMapping
ContinuetouseAtlasesandmaps outsideoftheclassroom.
Usegooglemapstofind10unusual placesonEarth.Namethecountry theyareinandthedirectionand distancetothenearesttown
MakeaPapierMâchémodelshowa rivervalleyandthecontourofthe land.Youcouldbaseitonareal placeyouhavevisitedonamapyou havefound.
TakeatriptotheCentreofthe CityofLuxembourgtohelpyou writeyourcityreport. https://www.justarrived.lu/en/ practical-information/ luxembourg-city/centre/
NationalGeographicMagazine Keepaweatherdiary.Getaguide anda diary book from your Geographyteacher. You could keep a diary forwhere you live and compare it tosomewhereelseinthe world.
EvolutionofSettlements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK T7cSFf2ic
UseBBCbitesizeasarevisiontool.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ subjects/zrw76sg
Createadetailedmapofwhereyou liveusingthemapskillsyouhave learnedduringthefirstterm.Getan OSmapgridfromyourteacher.
TakeatripandvisittheRiverMoselle. Whatdifferentactivitiescanyoudo? https://www.visitluxembourg.com/en/ where-to-go/the-moselle
GeneralGeographyknowledge https://www.youtube.com/user/ GeographyNow
CreateadetailedA3mapofa fictionalislandusingthemapskills youhavelearnedduringthefirst term.GetanOSmapgridfrom yourteacher.
Writeatravelreportaboutatrip youhavetothebeachoverthe summerholidays.
Createascrapbookthatshows newseventsaboutfloodingand riversoverasetperiodoftime.
History MedievalLives,TerryJones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= QquhNTBfpdw&list=PL_13O8xhsOCZJ BRSdvrqpstrLU7ofpZRC
‘WorstJobsinHistory’,Medieval Times https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= t4tTUXdK7-0
Createyourownheraldic coatofarms
Researchmedievalmanuscripts andcreateyourownmedieval illuminatedletter.
VisitBouillonCastle https://visitwallonia.com/engb/content/castle-bouillon-medievalgem-wallonia
Findoutwhatatownorvillage waslikeinEnglandin1069 http://opendomesday.org/
ReadabookonTheBattleof HastingsintheLibrarybyMK Lawson,JimBradburyorGillian Clements
Researchhowcastleswerebuilt andmakeyourownmedieval castle.https:// www.youtube.com/watch? v=HGH2bteGpTA
VisitViandenCastle Oneofmanymedievalcastles inLuxembourg https://castle-vianden.lu/gb/
Visitamedievalfestival inLuxembourg
MedievalApocalypse,BBC documentaryontheBlackDeath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= NyzWAx_gbF4
DomesdayBook,Melvyn Bragg’sInOurTime17.04.2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/ programmes/b040llvb
1066:AYeartoConquerEngland, BBCDocumentaryseries. (Somebattlere-enactments) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= h-Vrd20tKF0
MeaslyMiddleAges, HorribleHistories
VisittheLuxembourgCityMuseum https://citymuseum.lu/en/
SirCumferenceSeries
ReadabouttheknightnamedSir Cumference,whosolvesmathsrelatedchallengesthatpose threatstohisfamilyandkingdom.
LearnaboutJohnNash
Readthisarticleaboutthe mathematicianwhoinspired themovie,ABeautifulMind.
SchoolofHardSums
Entertaininglookatsolvingsome popularproblemsolvingactivities. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=zSyJda3-DP8
LearnaboutAlgebra
Readthisarticleabouttheuses andhistoryofalgebra,the ancientmathematicallanguage.
ThisisNotaMathsBook
ReadthisactivitybookbyAnna Weltmantolearnabout geometrytopics,whilsttapping intoyourartskills.
Mathematics TowersofHanoi
Investigatethisfamous mathematicalpuzzlefrom1883. OnmyiMaths,inthelibrary dropdownboxselectGamesPuzzles-TowersofHanoi.
ABriefHistoryofPi
Watchthisvideotolearnaboutthe historybehindtheamazing number,π
NumberSequencesPuzzle
Trytofindthenextnumberinall ofthesesequences.
Paul’sChildrenPuzzle
Trytosolvethispuzzleaboutthe ageofPaul’schildren.
TheFibonacciSequence Researchthismostfamous mathematicalsequence.Whoisit namedafter?Wherecanitbe foundinreallife?Whatisthelinkto thefilm‘TheDaVinciCode’?
HigherorLower?
Useyourprobabilityskillstopredict whetherthenextcardwillbehigher orlower.Onmyimaths,inthe librarydropdownboxselect Games-Probability.
ReadFamilyMath
ReadFamilyMathbyJeanKerr Stenmark,abookthatfocuseson real-lifemathsproblemsthatcan besolvedusingcommonobjects suchascupsandcards.
TheStoryofMathematics
LookthroughthisbookbyAnne Rooney.Chooseseveralofthe sectionscontainedwithinandlearn aboutsomemathematicalhistory.
IsaacNewton
Wheredidhegrowup?Which universitydidheattend?Whatis hisconnectionwiththeRoyalMint? Whatishisgreatestcontributionto mathematics?
AreasandVolumesofSimilar
ShapesReadthispagefromBBC Bitesizetolearnaboutthe relationshipbetweentheareas andvolumesofsimilarshapes.
WatchonenewsflashadayonRTL Expressandsummariseinonelinethe differentreports. https://5minutes.rtl.lu/photos-etvideos/rtl-express-fr
Watchyourfavouritefilmin German/FrenchwithEnglishsubtitles ORborrowoneFrench/Germanfilm fromourlibraryandwriteashort reviewonit.
Trytoeathealthyforoneweekand keepadiarywhereyoudescribewhat youhaveeateneachday(Frenchor German).
FindafamousGermanorFrench bandandwriteashortpresentation ofthem.Afterwardspickonesong andlistentoit.
WatchthedailyARTEJournalJunior andsummarisethedifferentnews reportsinoneheadline(foreach) https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/ RC-014082/arte-journal-junior/
Visitatown/cityinGermany orFranceandorderfood/ drinksinacaféorrestaurant.
GotoTrierinGermanyandvisit3 famousplaces(PortaNigra,Dom, Hauptmarkt),takeapicturethere andwritewhatyouhavedonein German.
Readone Frenchmagazineandpick3facts youhavelearntandexplainthem inFrench.
Ex.: GéoAdo Çam’intéresse OkapiorPhosphore
FindacityinGermanyorFrance andcreateonequizwith12 questionsonKAHOOTor QUIZIZZ. kahoot.com,quizizz.com
Createavocabularybookletand addeachday5newwordsthat youwilllookupinadictionary (FrenchorGerman)
Listentoonepodcastaweekonthe website‘CoffeebreakGerman’ https://radiolingua.com/category/ coffee-break-german/
Takeonephotoeachdayofyour holidayandcreateatimelinewiththe photosandwriteonesentencefor eachphoto.
Gotothelocalcinemaandwatcha filminFrenchwithsubtitlesinEnglish.
https://kinepolis.lu/fr
VisittheBibliothèqueNationalein Kirchbergandfindouthowto borrowbooks.Makeaselfiein frontoftheBibliothèqueandpost itonInstagram.www.bnl.lu
Research5importanttraditionsin FranceorGermanyandproducea posterwiththem.Addsome interestingdetails. When?Why?How?
Createalargecoloured poster,diagrammingthe ukuleleandit’sparts.
WatchaYoutubedocumentaryona IZ,thefamousukuleleplayerfrom Hawaii.
Takeafreevoiceor instrumentlessononYoutube
Writeanoriginalsong.
Music Findagreattutorialofa newSTEP,learnit,and teachtheclass!
Watchalivemusiceventand writeareview
Createaposterthatdisplays MAD-TSHIRTSandwrites abouttheelementsofmusic.
Takeavideoofyou playingthroughmajorand minorscalesonukulele!
Watchamusicreviewforan albumyouhaveneverlistened tobefore.
Createatimelineofthe differentmusicalstyles
WriteaglossaryofRhythm musicaltermsanddefinitions.
AuditionfortheAMISfestival
ParticipateinanOpenMicevent. Giveafriendmusiclessons ontheinstrumentyouplay. Composeafanfare
Science Walkthe‘Planetary Trail’inSchifflange PlanetaryTrail"DeSaturn" -ExplorerLuxembourg
Watch3videosfrom ‘CrashCourseKids’on YouTube
Usethe‘BritannicaSchool’’ websitetowriteareport about ElizabethBlackwell
Readanarticlefrom NewScientistandwritea shortsummary
Read‘100thingstoknow aboutSpace’byA.Firth, A.James&J.Martin
Createasciencevideoofan experimentathome.Visitthis websiteforideas www.stevespanglerscience.com
VisittheLuxembourgScience Center,Differdange www.science-center.lu
Watch3videosfrom‘Smart LearningforAll’on YouTube
Watch‘OceanwithDavid Attenborough’andwriteashort reflection
Researchaboutmicroplastics andtheirimpactonmarine wildlife.Writeashortessay.
Findoutfactsabout3endangered speciesfromthe‘IUCNRedList’
Makearevisionquizon PowerpointorKahoot!foratopic andasktouseitinclass
