Holidays

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**Software**
Google Earth Wordle software Mind-mapping softwa r e such as Inspiration 9

**Websites**
InfoBritain History of holidays in Britain from spa towns to Stratford upon Avon, Butlins and the Lake District. Disney World Information on the Disney theme parks and water parks in Florida, USA. UN Foundation Outlines the role of the UN and its partners in overseeing the tourist industry. UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) Links to statistics and predictions on future trends in the tourist industry. OneWorld.net has a pollution guide for children by Tiki the penguin. SeaWorld Iformation about sea turtle conservation programmes. Clean Up the World Information about the annual Clean Up the World Weekend that involves over 35 million volunteers from 120 countries. Wikipedia Photographs and several different lists of the wonders of the world. National Geographic A list and photos of the World Heritage sites. Kids Konnect Information and links about the Titanic aimed at children. Garden of Praise An appraisal, written for children, of Georges Seurat’s works Google images View a large selection of work from Sir Alfred Sisley. Science and Society Features Frank Newbould’s posters. KidsHealth A section called Watch Out that features playing-it- safe articles, including information on what to do in an emergency. Tales of the Road Animated games and videos designed to teach children about road safety. Kids Astronomy Information and animations about the Earth and the solar system. Kids Nine Planets Photographs, diagrams and information about the planets. NASA Information about the planets and the solar system. Virgin Galactic Information about future space travel and its spaceships.

Stories
[|At the Beach] Non Fiction [|Steven seagull at the seaside]

**Videos**
To watch a YouTube video in safe mode, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on ‘Safety mode: off’. Speeded up video of a sand sculptor at work. media type="youtube" key="Irl-3gi82z0" height="315" width="420"

A speeded-up video of people taking part in a sand sculpture competition on a beach in Canada. media type="youtube" key="p602RDf057I" height="251" width="449"