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LRC Newsletter: Term 1, 2021: Newsletter 3

A fortnightly newsletter highlighting new resources and services from the LRC Team.

Don't forget we have these in the actual hardcopy collection for you to borrow!

Images from the LRC

The Wizard of Oz in the LRC

We're off to see the Wizard

This year's school musical is THE WIZARD OF OZ and here in the library we're joining in the fun.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Now available for loan are a 1 disc and 2 disc DVD with special features that take you beyond the movie.

We also have the original soundtrack with songs not featured in the movie and a DVD of The Muppet's Wizard of Oz

We hear he is a Whiz of a Wiz

Or watch the movie anytime on ClickView

Find the Wiz

If ever there Wiz there was!

Don't forget to pick up a FREE little sticker. Each one features a line from the movie.

Sion Staff BookClub: March

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Contact Paul Whitely for additional Information

Interesting things on the net

Recreational Reading

Book Reviews

Magazines and Journals

New on ClickView for History and Women's Studies

What was life really like for women in these ancient cultures? A fascinating new series

WOMEN OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

Egypt: Pharaohs and Physicians
Greece: Democracy and Gender
Persia: An Empire of Equality
Rome: Blood and Thrones

New on ClickView for SCIENCE

A series of short practical demonstrations for Science Classes HERE

A comprehensive 5 part series on Homeostasis HERE

ALSO

The Development of Life - a new 3 part series HERE

Climate Change - Short clip with an abundance of teacher support material.

Pandemics - a mini-clip explainer

Big Bang: The Theory and the Origin of the Universe - comes with PDF teacher guide.

New on ClickView for History and other subjects

America Explained is a vibrant series of short punchy videos that explores America's history and its impact of today's society.

Watch it HERE

The American Revolution: The War of Independence - accompanied by a PDF teacher guide

New on ClickView: Teaching Controversial Issues

New "For Teachers-Only" series. 5 short 'n' sharp programs covering different aspects of teaching controversial issues. Advice and effective strategies.

Best of the Rest- NEW on ClickView

For GEOGRAPHY

If there were 100 people on Earth 

There are almost eight billion people in the world, and one of them is you! But what if there were only 100 people, what would life on Earth look like? Let’s create a micro-world of our own, populated by only 100 people and find out. Teacher guide available.

Forests

In this video, we learn about forests, one of the world’s biggest biomes. We’ll start by discussing what a forest really is - because it’s a lot more than just trees!. Teacher guide available

For LANGUAGES

Language and Culture: Chinese (Series) - A new 3 part series on Chinese titles and relationships, Dialects in Chinese languages, Technology and communication. Comprehensive teacher notes for each episode. Watch it HERE

For MEDIA STUDIES / PSYCHOLOGY

Media and Aggression

This film looks at experimental, longitudinal and case study research evidence and how social learning, script theory and susceptibility approaches such as hostile attribution bias can help understand and explain this evidence.

Unmasking: The End of Debate?

This film looks at experimental, longitudinal and case study research evidence and how social learning, script theory and susceptibility approaches such as hostile attribution bias can help understand and explain this evidence.

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