国际妇女节

International women’s day focuses on women being united, it celebrates what women have achieved: politically, 文化和社会. 每年的3月8日是国际妇女节，庆祝历史上各国妇女所取得的成就. 每年庆祝妇女节的时候，人们都会问是否有一个国际男人节, 答案是肯定的! 大多数年份在19日举行^th 11月. 包括英国在内的60多个国家都在庆祝这一节日，其目的是促进性别平等，突出积极的男性榜样. 尽管社会在变化，人们越来越意识到平等，但暴力和不尊重妇女的问题仍然存在, equality is a basic human right and is essential for a peaceful future in the world.

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茎周

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STEM周已经成为庆祝科学、技术、工程和数学的全球性活动. 在Balcarras, bet36体育平台有午餐时间的讲座和STEM课程，鼓励年轻人享受STEM. Our lectures consist of: Overly Ambitious Demonstration Competition, 产品进化, 性选择, 如何保守秘密，如何解剖.  On Monday, Mr Niblett and Mr Brotherton battled it out for the best experiment. 周二，斯瓦内普尔夫人给bet36体育平台讲了技术的进化.

工程领域的女性

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bet36体育官网的STEM周非常重要，为学生提供了许多不同的活动. 例如, 国际妇女节那天，四名九年级的女孩去了Kolher Mira——一家生产淋浴和其他工程产品的当地企业. bet36体育平台去了他们的工厂，和很多不同的员工交谈，从市场营销到设计工程师. They said that loved working there and it looked like a great working environment. Also, we learnt that only 11% of women actually are in engineering jobs in 2017. 尽管这一数字低得令人难以置信，但与2015年仅有9%的统计数据相比，已经有所改善. 工程领域的女性是学校希望取得进展的，这就是为什么STEM周对Balcarras非常重要，是一个非常令人兴奋的事件，希望激励年轻人开始思考他们的未来.  Many people say that equality is very important and could improve our society.

Social media “abstainers” feel they cannot be accepted by peers

在对bet36体育官网不同年龄段的学生进行调查后，一种趋势很快显现出来. 在每个被评估的班级中，结果显示超过85%的学生每天都使用某种形式的社交媒体. 当bet36体育平台测验其他学生时, they were quick to list many of the many negative effects that they knew of. 即使是那些说自己经常使用Snapchat和Instagram的人，也知道用户可能面临的一长串问题. 所以如果他们知道所有这些不使用这些网站的理由那么为什么他们声称“只要有可能”就会访问这些网站呢?

巴尔卡拉斯的学生似乎认为，那些选择不下载应用程序的人永远不会成为“好朋友”，一名八年级学生说. Many use it to arrange times to meet and socialise this, 有意或无意, 忽略了少数不想面对Snapchat将给他们带来的压力的人.

9岁的学生说，他们选择不下载任何东西，直到他们开始意识到他们错过了进城和过夜的机会. Recently they “gave in” and downloaded Snapchat and all of its problems. 这种情况非常普遍，它已经有了自己的首字母缩写词“FOMO”，意思是害怕错过. 根据一项研究，这是青少年“手机成瘾”的主要原因之一. Although the idea of “giving in” to social media seems entirely negative, when downloaded it can have positive effects. 许多年轻人声称自己与社交媒体有着完美的功能关系，他们在完成家庭作业或与朋友社交方面没有任何问题. Maybe the questions we should be asking are “Can we use social media for good?” or “Can we use social media to empower young people?”.

Balcarras的新音乐块

In recent years’ musical education uptake in secondary 原理图ools has fallen, 在62%的中学，13 - 14岁的学生必须学习音乐. 但事实证明，开设音乐课程的学校的出勤率为93.3%而84人.9%在没有音乐课程的学校. So here at Balcarras we value musical education, so that is why a new music block was recently built, equipped with state of the art equipment.

bet36体育平台采访了bet36体育平台的音乐老师阿姆斯特朗先生，向他询问巴尔卡拉斯这次新的音乐机会.

2018切尔滕纳姆赛马

从星期二开始^th 3月16日至周五^th 3月, 250年左右,000 people will be attracted to the Cheltenham Racecourse, for the four days of the first big races at Cheltenham in 2018. 创纪录的奖金为4英镑.出价600万美元. The races will include seven races per day and 28 in total. 超过80,预计将有000次旅行, 在公共汽车上, in order to reach the Cheltenham Racecourse, between the racecourse and the town centre. This will cause 36,000 vehicles to be in the car park of the Cheltenham Racecourse. 无论谁赢得切尔滕纳姆金杯，奖金总额为62.5万英镑. Former golf number one Lee Westwood won nearly £22,000 after backing every winning horse on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival!

 不过，竞选将会很艰难, due to the course’s worst conditions since 1982, 重, 柔软的地方. This is due to the horrific weather in the opening months of 2018.

 英国广播公司第5电台直播和它的姐妹电台第5电台体育直播额外为为期四天的赛事带来所有28场比赛的现场评论. BBC网站和BBC体育网站也会定期更新.

From our analysis the best horses to bet on are:

• 拦路强盗
• 商场Dini
• 只邀请
• Terrefort
• 首席运营官星

自动驾驶汽车

什么是自动驾驶汽车?

自动驾驶汽车正是如此! 自我驱动! 他们的计划是制造一辆安全行驶的汽车，(希望)完全阻止事故的发生.

哪些公司在制造它们?

Many companies have been working on making the future now, these are the companies who are making them:

三星, 华为, 英伟达, 大众汽车, 百度, 超级, 沃尔沃, 菲亚特克莱斯勒汽车公司, 苹果, 英特尔, 宝马, 奥迪, 谷歌, nuTomomy, 博世, 特斯拉, 福特和FiveAI. 

它们是如何工作的?

自动驾驶汽车的工作原理是感知环境，并在没有人为输入的情况下导航.

How much will they be and when will they be around?

自我驱动 cars will be around £7,000 - £10,000. 预计到2030年，无人驾驶汽车就会自动上路，但最迟要到2045年.

人们对此怎么看?

56% of Americans don’t want to be in one. 当被问及这个问题时, 这些人表示，他们不想加入的主要原因是“缺乏信任”，.

Arris先生说, “也许在未来, 是的, but at the moment I would not trust or ride in a self-driving car.”

泰勒-伍德夫人说, “我不太确定我是否信任他们, but once they've had more testing and trouble-shooting I'd be interested to try one. If I liked it and felt safe in it, I'd probably buy one! 不过，我希望它有我接管的选项，并且能够自己驾驶它.”

拉诺斯基女士说:“我看不出自动驾驶汽车如何安全，我对技术不够信任.”

电动汽车

日内瓦车展上引人注目的电动汽车:

Rimac C_Two声称比特斯拉跑车概念车更快，前者在1小时内达到0-60英里/小时.85秒，后者1秒.9秒. 20kWh的锂电池，具有1888bhp和1696lb ft的扭矩，配有AWD和390mm碳陶瓷制动盘. It also features double wishbone suspension with active ride height control. 据称续航里程为404英里，充电时间不到30分钟，达到80%. 限量150套. 价格尚未确认.

The Jaguar I-Pace has 395bhp and 513lb ft of torque. 0-60英里每小时的时间是4.5秒. It is produced according to the 2021 CO2 emissions. The 90kWh lithium ion battery claims to deliver a range of up to 298 miles, while the 特斯拉 Model 3 reaches 310 mile range. 80% charge in 1 hour 25 minutes on public charging stations.

The rumoured Por原理图e 992 hybrid, releasing in 2021, spy shots have been leaked. Oliver Blume, Por原理图e boss, says ‘700bhp might be possible.’ ’A special button for the electric punch ‘ has also been mentioned. 电动马达最低136马力.

奥迪 E-tron has a predicted range of 311 miles. 496bhp and 590lb ft of torque and a 0-60mph time of 4.5秒. 奥迪 have restricted the top speed to 131 mph. 至少6万英镑. 它将于2018年推出.

塑料的问题

Plastic is one of the biggest environmental problems today. 塑料正成为更大的威胁，因为它被释放到海洋中，伤害了野生动物. It’s harmful because the fish eat the plastic or are trapped in it. Also, plastic releases harmful chemicals to its surroundings. This can cause the water to be contaminated and unhealthy for fish to drink. 在海里, 因此，塑料是一个大问题，预计到2050年，海洋中塑料的重量将超过鱼. Plastic is made to be very durable which makes it hard to break down wherever it is.

bet36体育平台该如何应对呢?

There’s many solutions with reducing the amount of plastic used. Recycling plastic is good whilst it lasts, but it’s also found in places where it causes problems for the environment. Another solution is using biodegradable plastic, which melts in sea water. You could also use reusable containers for storing food, instead of using cling film or plastic packaging. If we these solutions we can make a big difference to the world and its wildlife.

Which countries produce the most plastic?

1. 中国
2. 印尼
3. 菲律宾
4. 越南
5. 斯里兰卡