Wednesday 16 April 2014

Science fair recount

Aim, Which nail rusts the fastest in which liquid
Hypothesis, I thought that Red bull would rust the fastest
Introduction, Energy drinks: An energy drink is a type of beverage containing stimulant drugs. Which is marketed as providing mental or physical stimulation.
Equipment & Method,*Five rusted nails (4 cm) *Camera*Coke a cola (300 ml)     *Powerade (750 ml) *Red Bull (330ml)*Snap lock bags *Berry pump water (750ml)    *Cups   *Lucozade (300ml)   *White sugar    * ⅓ measuring cup (80ml)  

Step 1.  Pour ⅓ (80 ml) into each of your plastic cups.
Step 2. Place the 5 nails into the plastic cups.
Step 3. Constantly check the nails every 48 hours to check progress. Remember to take photographs and record any changes.
Step 4. Calculate amount of sugar content in each drink.
Step 5. Once the sugar is calculated weigh the amount of sugar in grams.
Step 6. Then Place into your snap lock bags.
Step 7.After you have done that label the bags and write how many grams of sugar there is.
Step 8. Lastly you will need to write the size of the bottle and write on the snap lock bags.


Results, In this bar graph it shows that lucozade had the highest content of sugar with 43g and then Red Bull had 35g, Coke 32g, Berry pump 17g and Powerade was the least with 14g per serving.
Conclusion,

My hypothesis was correct.  The Red Bull had the biggest effect on the nail.  This is  because it is the drink that has the highest content of caffeine in it and many different ingredients, compared to the other drinks. I have learnt that Red Bull de-rusted the nail the fastest. The science behind fizzy drinks and de-rusting nails is,that Fizzy drinks were invented in 1798 and soft drinks by definition are carbonated drinks that are non-alcoholic. DE-RUSTING NAILS: The acid in the fizzy drinks eats away at the rust leaving it clean and shiny. Nails were invented in 5,000 years ago. This can be used in our lives for people that have lots of rusty nails and are trying to find a way to clean them. I could have done better by using a different variety of energy drinks, and using different nails.

How quickly do different types of household fabrics burn? 
(Parental supervision needed)

Do white candles burn faster than coloured candles?

Tuesday 15 April 2014

The royals

Where abouts did the royals tour?
The royal NewZealand tour has spent time in Christchurch while the Duck and Duchess of Cambridge spent time in garden city

What was gifted to Gorge after the official opening for the Avantidrome?
Gorge was gifted a miniature cycling top and bike for the opening



Spelling City

Monday 14 April 2014

The wind song by Lilian Moore

a)
Write down eight words the poet has used to describe sounds.

i)ii)Hum
iii)Drum
iv)Swish

Whisper

v)vi)Snap
vii)Clang
viii)Creep

Sigh

b)

The poet describes some objects as acting like humans, for example "quiet things speak". Find two more examples of this kind of writing from the poem.

i)
ii)Wires 

Tree tops sigh                                    
on a pole whistle and hum




c)

In the second line the poet states, "The quiet things speak". Name two "quiet things" from the poem.

i)ii)are

The quite things                                                                                        
quite again  

d)

What is shown by the use of the hyphen at the end of the line, "When the wind goes suddenly "?The hyphen means that the other word of the sentence count not fit.   

e)

What two main things happen in the poem?




The two main things that happened were when the quite things talked and all the different noises in the poem.

Sunday 13 April 2014

School kids rap by John Foster

how to speak in German

Hello = Hallo/ Guten Tag
Goodbye = Tschüss
Thank you = Danke
Count from = Eine, Zwei, Drei, Vier, Fünf, Siz, Sieben, Acht, Neun, Zehn

My name is.... Mine nāme ist

5 facts about Germany:
82 million people live in Germany 
Flag colours: black, red and gold.
The name for Germany in the German language is Deutschland
The capital of Germany is Berlin
Germany has the largest economy in Europe

Thursday 10 April 2014

The school kids rap by John foster

Tip one: Just read like your reading to yourself but out loud
Tip two: Make eye contact with your audience 
Tip three: Look at the audience when you speak
Tip five: Make your voice clear so the audience and hear you clearly 


Khan Academy facts

Salman Khan is a man which is 35 years of age, who created Khan academy which has reached over 1000 students around the world. He gets around 1,800 000 viewers every 24 hours. He has mad over 3000 videos. Every month he gets around 4 million viewers and it all started in 2004. His site has help many people with dyslexia, this all started because of his cousin. Bill gates used the videos to help his kids with maths as well.

Wednesday 9 April 2014

Palm tree by Philippa Werry



3 Facts about the author  
Writes for children and young people
She writes fiction, non fiction, stories, poems, plays, newspapers and magazine articles
She is a NewZealand author

Mcdonalds tattoo

Recall Questions:
1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?  Stian Ytterdahl, and two friends 
 2. What was the key event from the news article? Stian Ytterdahl, got deared  to get a Mcdonalds receipt tattooed onto his arm  
 3. Where did this event take place? Norway 
 4. When did this event take place? April 1st 2014
 5. Why did this event happen? Because his friends made him either get a barbie or the Mcdonalds receipt

Thinking Questions: 
1. Find a quote from the main person in this news article? Theres no Quote 
2. In your own words describe what happened in this news article. Stian Ytterdahl friends talked him into either getting a barbie tattoo or a receipt from his latest ordered so he got the receipt now he will never forget his last order from Mcdonalds 
3. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place. This event took place in Norway. Norway is 10, 959 mi away from her 
4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future. This event took place on April 1st and in the future he might get the tattoo removed or he might not get a job because it looks like he is immature. 
5. Explain in your own words why this event took place. Because his friends made him either get a barbie or the Mcdonalds receipt tattoo
6. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article. Permanent: Ever lasting.
Tattoo: Permanent skin decoration.


Receipt: Bill explaining your order  

Tuesday 8 April 2014

How to learn german

Chinese tones



What is pinyin?
Pinyin is another and easier way of writing Chinese

Chinese is a tonal language. What does this mean? A language in which different tons distinguish different tones .

How many tones are there?
There are 4 tones

Describe how your voice changes for each tone
Tone 1 : ā High flat sound

Tone 2 : á Rising sound
                v 
Tone 3 : a Down and up

Tone 4 : à Down (angry)

What does bā (tone 1) mean? 8
What does bà (tone 4) mean? Dad
Finish this sentence: Chinese characters don’t show how words should sound.

Thursday 3 April 2014

Interview

Yesterday at 5 o'clock I had my parent teacher interview.
It went really well and my mum was happy with how I was going at school.
We talked about how I was going in maths, reading and writing and that i need  to move up 1 level by the end of the year .

When should we use homophones?

When should you use there.
When we are referring to a place 
1. You left your Ipod over there
2. It would be hard to live out there 

When should you use their?
When you are talking about someones belongings or possessions.
1. Their laptops aren broken
2. Their swimming pool is so big

When should you use They're?
This is a contraction of they are and you use this when mean they are.
1..They're the best dancers i'v ever seen
2. They're playing on the field

Exercise 1: 94%
Exercise 2: 7/10

Quick snack :)))

Awa poem




Rhyme  : The poem does not rhyme. 
Rhythm  : There are 3 syllables in this poem.
Tone or Mood  :  This poem is calm.
Personification  : At the rivers mouth. 
Enjambment  : This poem has not punctation except for a full stop at the end.
Meaning of the title : Awa means river.
Author: find 3 facts about the author  : Greg O'connell is a poet and performer.
He works in schools around New Zealand and also around the world. 
Greg O'connell was born is a place called Oamaru New Zealand.