{"id":52,"date":"2020-05-16T09:56:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T09:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2020-09-10T09:30:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:30:33","slug":"ch23","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch23\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 23 &#8211; The Good Witch grants Dorothy&#8217;s wish"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">What happens?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Glinda, the Witch of the South tells Dorothy that her silver shoes have magical powers. All she has to do is click her heels together three times and command them to take her wherever she wants to go. So, with Toto in her arms, Dorothy clicks her heels together and wishes the shoes to take her home.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Have a think ..<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><em>Take a moment to think about these questions:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Why do you think Dorothy and her friends get tidied up before they go to see Glinda?<\/p>\n<p>Why do you think Glinda wants to return the golden cap to the winged monkeys? Would you give it back?<\/p>\n<p>Dorothy discovers the silver shoes\u2019 magical powers. If you found the silver shoes, where in the world would you choose to go?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Focus on .. speed<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The silver shoes transport Dorothy back to Kansas incredibly quickly, each step made in the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Find out more<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Explore these links and videos to discover more about speed. The fastest creature on Earth is a peregrine falcon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on earth\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y7rOjh4Lr78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>But what about the fastest person?<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Usain Bolt Became The Fastest Man On Earth\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yafKrz4nvNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>But that&#8217;s nothing compared to the amazing power every single person caries around in their own heads. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/science\/general-science\/human-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your brain is far quicker<\/a> than the fastest supercomputer, and did you know that you can improve its processing power.<\/p>\n<p>However, the fastest thing we know of in the universe is light. <a href=\"https:\/\/mocomi.com\/speed-of-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nothing can travel faster than light<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Is The Speed Of Light?\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Y3TGlncxeg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Challenge yourself!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Another useful skill to learn is touch typing i.e. typing without having to look at the keys. Your challenge is to find out how many words a minute you can type at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.typingtest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Typing Test<\/a>, and then try to improve on your score.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">More to explore<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you loved this chapter, why not check out some more ideas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch23\/desert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">desert<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch23\/farming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">farming<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch23\/flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flight<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch23\/world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">world<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">More to read<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>These books should be available through your secondary school librarian. If we\u2019ve found a free version online, we\u2019ve added the link after each book.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Ghosts<\/em> by Raina <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Telgemeier<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> tells the story about a girl moving to California with her family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<em>Flyboy<\/em>, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Spitfire<\/em> and <em>Typhoon<\/em> (Wings series) by Tom Palmer. A group of friends find they&#8217;ve been sent back in time and have to fly three old aircraft to return to the present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>The phoenix and the carpet<\/i> by E. Nesbit: a different way to travel by magic.<\/p>\n<p><em>Coraline<\/em> by Neil Gaiman: a young girl moves into her new home and discovers some disturbing problems.<\/p>\n<p><em>The tortoise and the hare<\/em> is a famous fable by Aesop. It&#8217;s not always about being the fastest.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/read.gov\/aesop\/025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/43936\/43936-h\/43936-h.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Now read Chapter 24 : Home again<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens? Glinda, the Witch of the South tells Dorothy that her silver shoes have magical powers. All she has to do is click her heels together three times and command them to take her wherever she wants to go. So, with Toto in her arms, Dorothy clicks her heels together and wishes the shoes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch23\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chapter 23 &#8211; The Good Witch grants Dorothy&#8217;s wish<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1532,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions\/1532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}