FUSE Winter 2016-2017 | Page 2

Hello, Fusers! posites. seems full of op This time of year retching on inter. Daylight st Summer...into w that max out ng, dark nights lo to ..in s. ur ho r fo turns...into a lstice. One year at the winter so to spring. e. Then winter...in on w ne y el et pl com sites of look at the oppo In this FUSE, we modern res and ancient/ tu ra pe m te ot cold/h n build our Also how we ca thermometers. out the hen things turn Thinking Skills w d about. t we had worrie opposite of wha 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-11 CONTENTS: 50th Birthday & Competition Winner News & iMatter Librophilia!: Fuser Report, by Loretta L iScience & iMaths: Going Hot and Cold! iArts & iWords: Word-pile Young Reporter: Ruby D iArts & iWorld: Dear Toby, how are you?, by Ruby D ver owman on the co Even our hot sn e heat is on! to ‘chill’ when th encourages us ic amount e have a gigant What’s more, w hich we ntastic Fusers, w fa u yo by d te crea s & iMatter. describe in New ’ and the m our ‘Word-pile So, to borrow fro ish you a e activity: we w Colouring-in Craz r Solstice! , a Happy Winte Merry Yuletide! 17! ically Brilliant 20 and an Astronom 12 13 14-15 iTech: Hot technology! 16-17 18 19 20 Activity: Colouring-In Craze Young Reporter: Libby V Thinking Skills: Secondary School: Expectation vs Reality, by Libby V Wonky Winter Wordsearch & Activity Mix Cool Weblinks Back Cover UTORS: ONTRIB C H OTC N P TO Poppy Toby Associate Editor: Gillie Ithell Design and art direction: Max Plathan Address: Potential Plus UK, Suite 1.6, Challenge House, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6DP Tel: 01908 646433 Email: [email protected] Copyright 2016 Potential Plus UK. All rights reserved. FUSE is published by Potential Plus UK (the operating name for The National Association For Gifted Children). Should you wish to use articles or other material from FUSE we are happy to consider requests and will require full source acknowledgement. 2 FUSE Ruby & Sarah Loretta Libby & Chioma Keep your emails co ming – fuse@potentialplusu k.org