LIBRARY RESOURCES KS 2/3 AGES 8 – 12 SCIENCE FIGHTS BACK


Discover how scientists are fighting back against the issues that threaten mankind today and explore the incredible weapons they are deploying. Age 9 – 12.


6161. Animal Extinction 6162. Climate Change 6163. Crime 6164. Disease 6165. Natural Disasters 6166. The Energy Crisis


• KS2-3 Science • 48 pages paperback


£8.99 each


6167. Malala Yousafzai 6168. Nelson Mandela 6169. Stephen Hawking 6170. Marie Curie


• KS2 Biography, Science, History • 48 pages paperback


£8.99 each PEACE PEN PALS


This series examines areas of conflict around the globe from a new perspective in the form of letters written by two children, one on each side of the conflict. Through their eyes, the reader is able to examine the causes of conflict, and how it affects daily life for the people living in these war-torn areas. Age 9 – 13.


6171. Peace in Iran 6172. Peace in Sudan 6173. Peace in The Middle East 6174. Peace in Afghanistan


• KS2-3 PSHE & Citizenship • 48 pages hardback


£12.99 each


6175. Can we Protect People from Natural Disasters? 6176. How Effective is Recycling? 6177. How Harmful are Fossil Fuels? 6178. Are Humans Damaging the Atmosphere?


• KS2-3 Geography • 48 pages paperback


£8.99 each


Presented in a question and answer format and demonstrating different points of view, these books encourage discussion and debate about environmental issues that are not just relevant locally but across the globe. Age 9 – 12.


BEYOND THE HEADLINES!


Explore beyond the headlines on some of today’s most controversial topics, learning how these issues are treated in the news and how to separate truth from spin. Age 9 – 13.


6179. Fight Against War & Terrorism 6180. Human Rights for All 6181. Protecting Our Planet 6182. Saving Endangered Animals


• KS2-3 PSHE & Citizenship • 48 pages hardback


£13.99 each LET’S THINK ABOUT...


This series helps children to develop critical thinking and debating skills. Each book examines a topic and presents readers with information to help them consider the facts, debate and decide for themselves. Age 9 – 12.


6183. Power of Advertising 6184. Animal Rights 6185. Sustainable Energy 6186. Internet & Social Media


• KS2-3 PSHE & Citizenship • 48 pages paperback


£8.99 each


Does social media help us to connect with people?


Today we use social media to hang out with our mates, meet new friends or reconnect with old ones. As a result, a big part of our social lives is spent in front of a screen. In this chapter we’ll look at the many ways that we use social media to connect with people, and assess pros and cons of socialising online.


Our online identity


Social media sites encourage us to create an online identity by sharing personal details, blogging about our lives, uploading pictures and videos, and searching for and forming groups with others like ourselves. Increasingly, people can share their profiles, photos, videos and blogs between different social media sites, such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, to form one overall online identity.


Privacy issues


This is convenient, but there are dangers with sharing so much personal information with such a wide group of people: it can reveal things that you’d rather school officials or future employers didn’t know. For example, a promising candidate for an internship at a business in Chicago, USA, was turned down because of references to drug-taking found on his Facebook page.


Posting information about yourself can also put your personal safety at risk. The information could end up in the hands of strangers who might want to hurt you or steal from you. One teenager from New York, USA, posted on various social media sites that her family were heading off on vacation, giving burglars a green light to break into her home.


EARTH DEBATES AGAINST THE ODDS


This series tells the amazing stories of inspiring people who have made a difference and changed the world, despite the odds stacked against them. Age 8 – 11.


DID YOU KNOW?


Facebook, the social networking site, was founded in 2004 by Harvard University student Mark Zuckerburg. By June 2013 it had 1.11 billion users.


Most social media sites allow you to select your privacy settings, so you can control how much other people know about you.


WHAT DO YOU THINK?


Social media sites can be a great way to share photographs and keep your friends updated.


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How much do you think it’s wise to reveal about yourself on social media, and to whom?


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