9.52 Look, Look and Look Again: Portrait of the Artist
Children in Aberdeen and Brent find exciting ways of reflecting their own appearance, personality and interest through art.
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10.15 Look and Read: Dark Towers: 8: Beware of the Bird!
by Andrew Davies
A reading series for 7- to 9-year-olds based on a humorous ghost story in ten episodes.
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10.38 Investigating Science: Classification
Elementary, My Dear Watson
From fingerprints to faces - how the process of classifying has helped solve the problem of uniquely identifying people.
followed by: How Does Your Garden Grow?
How can the exploration of a crystal garden lead to the idea of classifying crystal shapes?
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11.00 Watch: Peter and the Wolf and Horns
A look at brass instruments and horns of all kinds, plus the wolfs theme from Peter and the Wolf.
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11.18 Wondermaths: 8
The Investigator enters the tunnel of gloom, and it takes all the ingenuity of Stella, Zak and Hudson to escape from it.
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11.35 MI 10: Mathematical Investigations
Decimals Forever
How to cut a cake into thirds by cutting it into quarters.
followed by: How Likely?
To start a game, is it fair to toss a coin? Why?
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12.00 Maths Topics: Statistics: 3
Data reduction: measures of central tendency and of spread.
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12.20pm Textile Studies: Fashion Makers
Keith goes to Kent and meets Valerie Goad, a designer of very special clothes for girls, who gets inspiration from her own children and a love of fine fabrics. Alison Brown, too, loves using fabrics to express her ideas for teenage boys' fashions.
Presented by Keith Chegwin
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12.50 Micro File 2: Robots
A compilation of items from the recent series Micro Live.
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