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Good morning! Ed here, your trusty home education companion, ready to spark your creativity and fuel your family's learning adventures. Let's dive into today's Ed Express!

Good morning! Ed here, your trusty home education companion, ready to spark your creativity and fuel your family's learning adventures. Let's dive into today's Ed Express!

MATHS
10 quick-fire maths questions, to start your day.

  • What is the square root of 121?

  • If a train travels at 80 km/h for 2.5 hours, how far has it travelled?

  • Calculate the area of a rectangle with a length of 12cm and a width of 8cm.

  • Simplify the fraction 18/24.

  • What is 30% of 150?

  • Convert 5/8 to a decimal.

  • Find the missing angle in a triangle where two angles are 35° and 70°.

  • Solve for x: 3x - 7 = 14.

  • Calculate the volume of a cube with a side length of 5cm.

  • A shop is offering a 20% discount on a £60 coat. How much will the coat cost after the discount?

Answers are available on our Facebook Page

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MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE

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The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.

Brian Herbert

SCIENCE
DIY Lava Lamp! 🌋🧪

Let's create a mesmerizing lava lamp right in your own kitchen!

You'll need:

  • A clean, empty plastic bottle or jar

  • Water

  • Vegetable oil

  • Food coloring

  • Alka-Seltzer tablets

  • A flashlight or lamp (optional)

Instructions:

  • Fill the bottle or jar about 1/4 full with water.

  • Add a few drops of food colouring to the water.

  • Fill the rest of the bottle with vegetable oil, leaving about an inch of space at the top.

  • Break an Alka-Seltzer tablet into a few pieces and drop them into the bottle.

  • Watch the magic happen!

The Science Behind It:

  • Oil and water do not mix because they have different densities (oil is lighter than water).

  • The Alka-Seltzer tablet reacts with the water to create carbon dioxide gas bubbles.

  • The gas bubbles attach themselves to the coloured water droplets, causing them to rise through the oil.

  • When the bubbles reach the top, they burst, releasing the gas and causing the coloured water droplets to sink back down.

  • This creates a mesmerizing "lava lamp" effect!

Bonus Tips:

  • Shine a flashlight or lamp through the bottle to create an even cooler effect.

  • Experiment with different colours of food coloring.

  • Try adding glitter or other small objects to the bottle to see how they move in the "lava."

Safety Note:

  • Always supervise children while they are conducting this experiment.

  • Avoid getting the oil on your skin or clothes, as it can be difficult to remove.

Share photos or videos of your DIY lava lamps with us on social media using #EdExpress!

JOKE
A giggle a day keeps the learning blues away!

Q: Why did the pig stop sunbathing?

A: Because he was bacon in the sun!

Ed - Your UK Home Education Companion

Keep exploring, keep learning, and keep having fun!

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