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MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE

ENGLISH
Write a haiku about a moment in nature that you find beautiful. Remember, a haiku has 3 lines with 5, 7, and 5 syllables.

Here is my attempt:

I was hoping you could send me your haiku to [email protected], so I can share it with my audience.

SCIENCE

Biscuit Bridge Building Challenge!

Let's see who can build the strongest bridge using only biscuits and icing.

Ingredients:

• Biscuits (digestives, rich tea, or similar)

• Ready-to-use icing (or make your own with icing sugar and water)

Instructions:

• Plan your bridge design: Think about how to make it strong and stable.

• Construct your bridge: Use icing as "cement" to stick the biscuits together.

• Test your bridge: Carefully place small objects (coins, toy cars, etc.) on top of the bridge. How much weight can it hold before collapsing?

Science Behind the Challenge:

This activity explores concepts like structural engineering, weight distribution, and material properties. You'll learn how different shapes and arrangements of biscuits affect the strength of the bridge, and how icing acts as an adhesive to hold it together.

Tips:

• Experiment with different biscuit types and icing consistencies.

• Think about the shape of your bridge: arches, triangles, and other geometric shapes can be very strong.

Have fun and get creative with your designs! Be sure to tag us on social media to see your results! Good luck!

MATHS
The answers to 011 are below.

• 29 + 24 = ?

  Answer: 53

• 51 - 23 = ?

  Answer: 28

• 14 x 4 = ?

  Answer: 56

• 84 ÷ 7 = ?

  Answer: 12

• Simplify: 12/24

  Answer: ½

• What is 80% of 75?

  Answer: 60

• Find the square root of 196.

  Answer: 14

• Solve for x: 12x = 48

  Answer: x = 4

• What is 11 squared?

  Answer: 121

• Convert 0.01 to a fraction.

  Answer: 1/100

JOKE
A giggle a day keeps the learning blues away!

Q: What's the difference between a good joke and a bad joke?

A: Timing!

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