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Continents
A Journey around the World
Continents are continuous expanses of land that are clearly separated from each other by oceans. The land masses are divided into seven continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and Antarctica. These continents are constantly moving. About 260 million years ago, there was a huge continent which united all large plates of the Earth’s crust. On this enormous continent called Pangaea, the time of the dinosaurs started about 230 million years ago. Pangaea began to break up. Two land masses formed called Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south. 150 to 70 million years ago, Laurasia and Gondwana broke up further into individual land areas in which today’s continents can already be recognised. Back then, these continents were much closer together. So new oceans formed in the spaces in between them,
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Internet Addiction
The film consists of two parts. The first part is the 15-minute short film “In the Net”. It describes the problem of excessive Internet use in a humorous way, in particular the risk of losing touch with reality when chatting. The second part illustrates with three real persons how Internet addiction can develop and the problems encountered by those who are afflicted. The authentic statements are commented by an experienced therapist. For many pupils, the issues addressed here are related to their everyday lives. What is a “sensible” use of the Internet, where does pathological addiction start? In contrast to addiction to alcohol, nicotine or drugs, the public seems to be largely ignorant of the problem of this addiction, which is not related to any substance abuse. The film provides material for discussion in the classroom (crossdisciplinary) and can be used as a basis for the formulation of prevention strategies.