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Oh dear August airHow you blow in my hair.The cold is almost overWish I could pick up a four-leaf clover.Instead, I pick up a piece of litterAnd ask the same of my babysitter.Together we clean up our beautiful parkAnd head home just before dark.Final

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Preventing water pollution and conserving water will help to ensure an adequate supply of usable water for ourselves and for future generations. Using water wisely helps to protect the quantity and quality of our water resources. Wise water use can a

Run the washing machine fully loaded Do not wash single items in your washing machine. Don't use the toilet as a wastebasket Every time you flush a tissue or small piece of trash, 5 to 10 litres of water is wasted. Tightly turn off taps A slow drip c

Life on Earth would be impossible without water. We have to face the fact that plants, animals and all forms of life need a constant supply of water to survive. Did you know that there is as much water in the world today as there was thousands of yea

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Firstly, you would need a hollow rock for a geode to form, but how do you get a hollow rock? Most commonly, hollow rocks are created when a bubble of carbon dioxide and water vapour forms inside a lava flow. When the lava solidifies (hardens) and coo

With a drawing pin, poke a hole in the top and bottom of your egg. To make things a little easier, try and make the holes slightly bigger. Put your mouth over the one hole and blow out the inside of the egg into the bowl. You might want to get an adu

These magnificent crystals have formed from hot watery solutions within the Earth. They show characteristic faces. Many substances can grow in characteristic geometric forms enclosed by smooth plane surfaces. They are said to have crystallised, and t

Most rocks in the Earth’s crust are composed of only eight of the chemical elements – oxygen, silicon, aluminium, iron, calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium. Two of these elements, silicon and oxygen, combine in silicates, which make up 75 per ce

The postal service enjoyed a good reputation and valuable articles could be dispatched with confidence by mail at a minimal rate. A huge diamond of more than 3 000 carats was uncovered in the gravel by an employee of the Cullinan diamond mine, Mr Wel

The Diamond was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the mine’s chairman, who opened the mine in 1902. In April 1905, the stone was put on sale in London, but despite great interest, it went unsold after two years. In 1907, the Transvaal Colony governmen

Just like walking under a ladder, crossing paths with a black cat or breaking a mirror, many people are of the belief that Friday the 13th brings bad luck. Though it’s uncertain exactly when this particular tradition began, negative superstitions hav

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