Three good interactive websites about gold

Here are three really good interactive websites about Gold.

The first is about a treasure hoard found in Europe of gold owned by the Saxons from 650 - 700 AD.

The second two are Australian based interactive activities and focus on the Gold Rush in Australia which was around the same time as the Rush in New Zealand. In the first you are able to look at all the mining techniques that have been used from early days until now.  In the second you are a miner in Australia and have to provision yourself, collect the correct equipment, buy a permit than try your luck at mining... I made over £400

 in only a few months J

A few clippings of our adventures in the local paper

 Performing Pa Mai at the Lake Hawea ANZAC Day dawn service

Tana in the cockpit of a RNZAF Hercules at the War Birds Over Wanaka in the holidays 

Creating our own Power Point slide shows about how to make ANZAC cookies

Sorry I can't add them all as there are 11 and that takes a long time to upload to Youtube.
They have been a great learning experience as not many of the kids had used Power Point before.
The skills that they have been developing are...
-Co-operation skills
-Presentation skills
-Sequencing
-ICT skills (Photo manipulation)
...and a whole lot more

Well maybe I will add them all :)

ANZAC Biscuits

100g              Butter
2 Tbsp          Golden Syrup
1 tsp              Baking Soda
2 Tbsp          Milk (Warmed)
1 C                 Flour
1 C                 Coconut
1 C                 Rolled Oats
2/3 C             Sugar

Method

1.  Pre Heat your oven to 180ᵒC

2.  Melt the butter and golden syrup in a pot.

3.  Mix all of the dry ingredients together.

4.  Dissolve the baking soda in the hot milk.

5.  Mix together the wet and the dry ingredients.

6.  Roll the mix into balls and gently flatten with the back of a fork.

7. Place onto a tray and bake for 10 – 15 minutes (the longer that they stay in the oven the crunchier they will be).