Why does Space fascinate us so much?

" Something in us recognizes the Cosmos as home. We are made of stellar ash. Our origin and evolution have been tied to distant cosmic events. The exploration of the Cosmos is a voyage of self-discovery."

Carl Sagan (author and astronomer)

For centuries, humans have looked up at the sky and wondered what exactly is out there.
Exploring our universe helps us to understand the space around us and why our own planet is so special.
Space exploration provides us with knowledge about the origins of our solar system, our own planet Earth, about human origins, and helps to answer questions that have intrigued human beings throughout the centuries.
We must continue to discover new frontiers in order to protect our planet. One day we may depend on space for our survival. If we found life out there, they could give us technology that could cure incurable diseases, make us more self- sufficient .
I think that we should continue to explore space. There's so many billions of amazing things to discover out there ...
The exploration of the planets that share our solar system is extremely important. The biggest question is if the have life.
Earth is the only planet known to sustain life. It might be possible, but who knows ? The universe is too big … Is there life only on one planet?
I like the idea of space tourism, I wouldn't refuse to have a look at Earth from the orbit.
For me space is something fascinating!!


Sofia, 10º B

Predictions

Sometimes we wonder what our planet/life/future will be like in the year...let's say...2020...2100...
We tend to predict almost evrything. Will we be right? Will we be wrong?

Some centuries ago there was a man , a very important one, according to his followers, who loved to make predictions about what would happen...imagine ... the centuries still to come...
Who was this mysterious man that predicted the moon landing and the rising of Adolf Hitler??

Nostradamus, Michael (1503-1566)

Nostradamus, was a Popular French physician, astronomer and astrologer whose predictions of the future have fascinated people for centuries. Michel de Nostradame, more commonly known as Nostradamus, was born on December 14, 1503, in the village of St. Remy, Provence, France.

The first son of Jewish parents, forced by the Inquisition to convert to Catholicism, acquired fame as a doctor by treating victims of the plague, but he turned more to astrology and metaphysics. During the Plague he travelled through the infected areas and applied, with success, medicines that were uncommon in his time; ironically, the plague took the lives of his wife and two children.

As an astrologer, Nostradamus became famous for the yearly publishing of almanacs. These almanacs contained political predictions for each month, later known as the Présages.

As a writer, Nostradamus is famous for books with topics like travel journals, gastronomy, herbal medicines and advice regarding beauty. The publication of Centuries increased his fame. In this book, Nostradamus has been credited wiith prophesying dozens of pivotal episodes in recent history. His followers say he predicted the French Revolution, the World War II, the birth and rise to power of Hitler, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the atom bomb, the Great Fire of London (1666), the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger. He also predicted other events, such as the death of Lady Diana and the destruction of the World Trade Center towers. In the end he predicted his own death.

Nostradamus, was one of the leading lights of the late French Renaissance. He was a man ahead his time.

Sofia Pereira, 10º B

TV viewing habits

Most young people watch TV for more than an hour per day. About half watch a programme regularly, but most are not interested in documentary programmes.Favourite programmes are CSI, The Simpsons, Buffy, the Vampire, football matches...

What about you?

What are your TV viewing habits and tastes?
What are the programmes you especially like watching ?
How much time do you spend on watching TV?


We'll be waiting ...

12th February - Dia Europeu da Internet Segura

Everybody loves to be on the Internet... ...it's so good to be surfing!!!
But is there any problem or any kind of danger on spending time there? What are the dangers of an Internet open to everybody in the whole world?
Is it really a problem or only a false question?

Watch out!! Be careful!!!!!




I am a big user of the Internet. I can´t imagine my life without it!!!
I am addicted to it!
Although all the positive things, Internet has some problems too. One of them is the viruses. Viruses are very, very dangerous. They can damage our computers by blocking them and making them loose some information which is inside. So, protect you and don´t forget to protect your computer and... your privacy too!!!!!!
Be careful when using the Internet.

Sofia, 10º B

Carnival

Carnival is a period of public entertainment with eating, dancing, drinking and often processions and shows, held esp. in Roman Catholic countries in the weeks before Lent.

Do you like this festivity? How do you usually celebrate it? Tell us about it...

My Daily Routine

I get up at eight o’clock a.m.
I get dressed at five past eight and I have breakfast at quarter past eight.
I go to school by car at twenty past eight.
The lessons start at half past eight.
I have lunch at midday.
I go home at half past five p.m. and I have tea at quarter to six.
I do the homework at six o’clock.
I watch TV at half past seven.
I have dinner at eight o’clock and I go to bed at ten o’clock.

Margarida Cascarejo 7º C Nº14

Who is this man?

On January 21, the USA honored one of history's most important Civil Right leaders in 1950s and 1960s. Who is this man? What do you know about him?

St. Valentine's Day

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LOVE...

It's completely romantic and good to be in love... the kiss, the smile on his face...
It's fantastic when we fall in love... and we have the same feeling coming from the other side...
It gives ma a shiver when I think on my love...

Carolina, 10º B

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.

I am like a cabbage
Divided into two
The leaves I give to others
But the heart I give to you.

I like coffee
I like tea
I love you
And you love me.

Ana Maria, 10º B





I wrote your name in the sky,
but the wind blew it away.
I wrote your name in the sand,
but the waves washed it away.
I wrote your name in my heart,
and forever it will stay.


Sofia, 10ºB

St. Valentine, Martyr of Love

A world full of technologies...

Inventors... inventions... how would our lives be without them? Have you already imagined yourself without... a pen? a computer? a car?.... an Ipod.... In fact, we wouldn't be living the way we do if they didn't exist! They cause so many changes in people's lives...some improve our living standards ...others are simply superfluous.


The telephone was invented over one hundred years ago by a man called Alexander Bell. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847.
Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor and innovator. Usually associated with the invention of the telephone, he was also called "the father of the deaf".
He wanted to invent a way of talking with his friends without moving from his house.
On March 10, 1876 Bell said the first words on his telephone. "Watson, come here. I need you". Watson was Bell's assistant.
The invention of the telephone revolutionized communication technology towards the new future inventions.
Just as the computer is a library at our finger tips, the first telephone was just magic and excitement.
This invention made our lives much easier.


Sofia Pereira, 10º B

Television appeared around 1930 to replace the radio that was used at that time to listen to the news and to "see the novels". With the advent of television people might finally begin to see images of their novels in the "magic box". When it was discovered, television was only acquired by the rich people. Cafes owned the majority of the televisions; people went there so that they could enjoyt hemselves by watching it.
Technology developed and so did television - first it was black and white, nowadays there are several types of television sets, dimensions ,colours, with a high definiton and are available for everyone...
Another important invention was the computer. The development of technology allows people to enlarge their knowledge. Some yearsago, nobody thought about cyber trips or even be on the other side of the planet without leaving home. Some of the advantages of the computer are that we can communicate with people, watch television and even make video-calls, just with the help of Internet.
Computer is able to replace telephones, letters, newspapers and even radios or televisions. Moreover, it allows people to enjoy themselves by playing games online.
I think these inventions were important to develop technologies, itmade globalization real and the contact with people from other cultures. I like to watch TV, but in my opinion computers are important because they have many functions. I use computer more than I watch TV.

Luís Filipe, 10º B



....simply marvellous!!

The use of technology began with the transformation of natural resources into simple tools. The pre-historical discovery to control fire increased the different available types of food; the invention of the wheel helped humans travelling from one place to another in a shorter period of time.
More recent technological developments, such as the printing press, telephone and internet have made communication much easier and allowed humans to interact on a global scale.
However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes, the development of weapons of destruction has brought a feeling of fear and worry to human beings.

Soraia, 10º B

Advantages and disadvantages of the new technologies.

New technologies have a great impact on our lives. Nowadays , technology is used by everybody all over the world . Today, people don't know how to live without their mobiles, MP3, computer, GPS, virtual games... they became addicted to technologies. In my opinion, the new technologies are offering us ways of exploring a new world: the cybersapace, the virtual world. However, this might be dangerous. New technologies seem to cause addiction; there are those who have never written a letter on a piece of paper with a pen, as the traditional way does, due to the technological products that are available; they are constantly near the computer, using it , living with it... The increase of technology brought the development to our society. People are closer than ever, communications are easier and faster than they used to be. In some aspects, I consider myself a technological addicted.
We live in the robotic era and those who aren't able to follow the new technologies won't "survive" in this world.

Filipe, 10º B