Thursday 27 November 2014

Fact Hunters: Rivers, bikes and skin!

Jessica Chilvers
If you look at the Thames, it may appear dirty… but it isn’t. Many creatures live in and on the water: gulls, swans, pike, trout, flounder fish, sea horses, crayfish and even crabs!

Sophia Ehihon
Have you ever wondered why the room keeps spinning after you have stopped moving? In the inner ear, the balance system consists of three semicircular canals that contain fluid and “sensors” that detect rotational movement of the head. You might stop moving, but the liquid keeps sloshing around, telling your brain you are still spinning!

Archie Smith
Laura Trott – who is only 23 – is the most successful rider, male or female, in the history of the elite European Track Championships, with six titles as of October 2014!

Ethan Borrell
Amazingly your skin is made up of three layers, each with its own important parts. The layer on the outside is called the epidermis.


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