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On 31st Oct. 2007, as part of a 2-day project on space and space travel, Year 9 students from The Northicote School participated in a video link-up with Dr. Matthew Kenworthy, an astronomer working at the University of Arizona in Tucson, USA. During the interview, students asked Dr. Kenworthy about his research, his life in the USA, and about “hot topics” such as the Moon Landing “hoax”, life on other planets, and the future of the Sun and our Solar System.

Dr. Kenworthy very kindly agreed to speak to the students at 7 a.m. in Arizona (2 p.m. GMT).

• The MMT Observatory (where Dr. Kenworthy carries out much of his research)

Here is the video of the complete interview:

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 Pendeford Podcast [5:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today, a small group of Y7 - Y10 students from Pendeford Business and Enterprise College visted the CLC to learn how to create a podcast. The students created a podcast to describe some of the latest developments and activities in their school:

• School productions
• School events
• Sports
• Healthy Eating changes.

We hope that you enjoy the podcast. Remember to add your comments by clicking on the podcast title (”Pendeford Business and Enterprise College - School developments podcast”) and filling in the comment form.

 OLSC Podcast [8:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today, Year 9 students from Our Lady and St. Chad’s Catholic Sports College visited the CLC to create a podcast based the London 2012 Olympics. The topics covered in the podcast includes:

• The ways London will change in preparation for the Games.
• The city of London and the diversity of its people.
• The meaning of the Olympic rings
• The healthy diet of atheletes

The podcast also includes a description of a recent exchange visit between the school and schools in Uganda.

We hope that you enjoy listening to the podcast. Remember to leave your comments by clicking on the podcast title above (”Our Lady and St.Chad’s podcast . . . “) and completing the comment form.

 Aldersley Story Genres podcast [9:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today, Year 7 students from Aldersley High School have created an English podcast on the features of different story genres. The genres they cover in the podcast are:

• Adventure
• Fantasy
• Romance
• Horror

For each genre, they cover the characters, plot devices, writing style and locations that typically feature in stories belonging to that genre. The podcast also features a short horror radio play.

We hope that you enjoy listening to the podcast. Leave your comments by clicking on the Podcast title above - “Story Genres . . .” - and filling in the comment form.

 Coppice Podcast [9:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today, Year 9 and 10 students from Coppice Performing Arts College visited the CLC to learn how to use GarageBand to create a podcast. The students planned a recorded an Entertainment show featuring:

• News and interviews
• Music reviews and interviews
• A “guess the celebrity” quiz
• The weather forecast

We hope you enjoy listening to the podcast! Remember to submit your comments by clicking on the podcast title above - “Coppice Performing Arts College podcast . . . ” and filling in the comment form.