Your favourite actors boast that it is their secret weapon. Some of your friends hide a secret stash in their backpack at school. Your doctor raves about it, tells you you don’t use nearly enough. Enough already! What is so special about water? Quickie Chemistry Water molecules are shaped like this: O H H With … Continue reading Water
Category: Environment
The Night Sky
It has always been there – the sky that is – only we don’t appreciate it as much as we used to. We do look up sometimes, especially on a clear night when the stars are bright or when the moon is full and swollen and hangs heavy over the earth. But we are so … Continue reading The Night Sky
The Ocean
The water has featured strongly in many episodes of the Tribe and the last time we saw some of our favourite characters was when they were leaving the city behind them as they headed out to sea on a boat. Where the boat is heading we are not sure – will Ebony and the rest … Continue reading The Ocean
Recycling
We are living in a world littered with trash. You buy a bottle of ‘coca-cola’ at the local shop on the way home from school. You drink it down, check under the label to see if you have won a prize, and discovering that you haven’t, you throw the bottle into the trashcan. Being a … Continue reading Recycling
Tsunamis
After the devastating Tsunami that has hit many parts of Asia and east Africa on Boxing Day we thought we would give you an in depth look at Tsunami’s and just how destructive they can be. What is a Tsunami? A tsunami is a natural phenomemon that generates a series of waves when the water … Continue reading Tsunamis
Natural Dyes
Ever wondered how Ebony gets her corset so red or where Lex finds enough black dye to colour his clothes? Natural dye of course – okay well maybe not, as we do have some wonderful wardrobe designers on the show but if Meryl and Caleb were thrown into the wild without wardrobe designers or shops … Continue reading Natural Dyes
Daisy the Cow – A Dairy Story
A cow is a cow, right? It stands in the field all day and chews and looks at you with big soulful eyes. When you drive past a field at night, the cow still stands there, chewing and gazing and maybe mooing a bit. And when it starts to rain, the cow lies down to … Continue reading Daisy the Cow – A Dairy Story