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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Badminton Writing Week 4


On Thursdays class 3 went to badminton for kiwi sports. When we walked in the hall we glanced at our tutor. His name was Robbie. He introduced himself as we listened quietly. When Robbie finished he taught us some badminton tips and one of them was backhand grip. There were also a few rules. The rules were-No hitting each other with the racket, No fighting with it and Don’t play the racket like a guitar.

For our warm ups we sometimes play stuck in the mud,line tag or even just tiggy. It was exciting. As Robbie blew the whistle we sat back down in front of him. It was time to practise hitting the badminton shuttle. It wasn't that easy. I tried to get as many as I could. We had time for a little game so we battled against each other.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Science Road Show Recount


Last week Thursday 22nd may, we attended on a trip to the Science Road Show at Tamaki College. We went with two other classrooms because there were too many intermediate classes so the other two classes stayed at school until it was Friday. At the Science Road Show we discovered many experiments with balloons and many other science experiments. We participated in all of the science experiments(answering questions).

We learnt about our bodies and how they work. We also learnt a few gas experiments and it was called, Carbon Dioxide, Methane,Nitrogen and Hydrogen. Then we walked around the auditorium and we glanced at many experiments. It was AMAZING. I went to the honey experiment and tried out all of honey. They tasted yum. It was time to go back to school so we packed up.




Word Web:Accomplised


Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Mult/Div Questions Consolidation


Mult/Div consolidation
1. George was driving to Lake Taupo from Auckland. Lake Taupo is 407 kms away from Auckland and he had to do the trip three times a week for work. Assuming
there are 4 weeks in a month. How many kms did he drive in total in 1 month?
407×3=1221
7×3=21
3×0=3
3×400=1200
1200+21=1221

2. Janine had 17 jars of jelly beans each with with 364 jelly beans inside. How many jelly beans did she have in total?
17×364=6188
17×4=68
17×60=1020
17×300=5100
5100+1020+68=6188

3. The temperature on Mercury is 206 degrees celsius. However the sun is 14 x that temperature. How hot is the sun?
206×14=2884
14×6=84
14×0=0
14×200=2800
2800+0+84=2884
4. Jake had $675 to go shopping for his birthday. He shared his birthday money between himself and 2 of his friends, how much money did each of them get?
675÷3=
Part the 675 to make it easier.
600÷3=200
60÷3=20
Remainding 5
200+20+r5=220r5
5. Mike had 275mls of milk in his carton. He drank this amount of milk 3 times a week. How much milk does Mike drink in one week?
What about two weeks?825
A month?1650
One year?3300

6. Jane bought two new pairs of shoes every 3 months. How many pairs of shoes did she have after one year? 8 Brand shoes
7. How many pairs did she have after 10 years? 96 brand shoes

9. The class table was 600cm. The table was shared between 12 students. How many cm of the table did each student have to use?
600÷12=50
10. Michael knew that to qualify for the running championships he would need to beat 13.2 seconds to run 150 meters.
Michael ran everyday for one year. How many meters did he run in total?158.4
What about only six months? 79.2

11. Jane knew that he parents would deposit $1.50 per day in to her bank account. How much money was in her account after 3 years?$54

What about 12 years?216

Alphabet Multiplication


Monday, May 26, 2014

Echolocation Explanation Template


Echolocation is a remarkable process of communications that animals, such as bats,  Whales,Porpoises, Rats and also Dolphins. This unique process is also a transmission of sound waves to locate objects.

Echolocation is also the ability to locate objects by bouncing sound waves off the walls and reflecting it back to them. It also helps them avoid obstacles in their path as they fly around in the dark. Bats are a fascinating group of animals. They are one of a few mammals that can use sound to navigate in the dark using a technique called echolocation.

For example, echolocation is just like echoes in a large-empty room or at the edge of a canyon. Echoes are sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener. Or even a sound that has been duplicated after the original sound has stopped.













Maths Presentation Week 4

Maths-Thinkboard Week 4


Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Maths Consolidation Week 3


Mult/Div consolidation

Hex/Oct

1. George was driving to Rotorua from Auckland. Rotorua is 344 kms away from Auckland and he had to do the trip three times a week for work. Assuming there are 4 weeks in a month. How many kms did he drive in total in 1 month?
1386


2. Janine had 12 jar of jelly beans each with with 273 jelly beans inside. How many jelly beans did she have in total?
3276

3. The temperature on Venus is 173 degrees celsius. However the sun is 15 x that temperature. How hot is the sun?
692

4. Jake had $750 to go shopping for his birthday. He shared his birthday money with 2 of his friends, how much money did each of them get?
62.5

5. Mike had 300mls of milk in his carton. He drank this amount of milk 4 times a week. How much milk does Mike drink in one week?1200
What about two weeks?2400
A month?9600
One year?11520


6. Jane bought a pair of shoes every 2 months. How many pairs of shoes did she have after one year?
24


7. How many pairs did she have after 10 years?
240

9. The class table was 400cm. The table was shared between 8 students. How many cm of the table did each student have to use?
3200

10. Michael knew that to qualify for the running championships he would need to beat 11.7 seconds to run 100 meters. 117.0

Michael ran everyday for one year. How many meters did he run in total?3650
What about only six months?1080


11. Jane knew that her parents would deposit $1 per day in to her bank account. How much money was in her account after 5 years?1825
What about 10 years?18250

Alphabet Multiplication


Monday, May 19, 2014

Word Web:Walked (Popplet)


Sound Explanation





For inquiry this term, we are studying “sound”. This explanation will explain sound. Sound is a vibration that travels through the air, as sound waves and into a person’s or animal's ear. For example, when someone taps on a table it makes sound and that sound goes through a persons eardrum and then it is transferred by your brain. Then the human brain which then says : I’d recognize that sound!



For example, sound waves are like the tiny waves, or ripples, that people make on water after someone throws a stone or any object into the pond. Both ripples and sound waves start in one spot and then travels out in all directions. (The sound starts from our vocal cords which vibrates and goes through the bottom of a cup and vibrates through the string to another persons ear)


If there was no sound in our world and we've been muted, it would be boring. Visualize that if we can only use sign language to communicate with each other and we can never speak, it won’t be fun and enjoyable. That is why sound is very special to us.

Maths Multiplication Thinkboard Master


Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Popplet Wordweb-Worried


Alphabet Addition


Maths-Presentation


Maths-Think Board #2


Maths-Triangle Addition


Alphabet Addition


Each number in the alphabet equals a number, here is your key.

You need to add the numbers in the words together to find your answer.

A = 1
B = 2
C = 3
D = 4
E = 5
F = 6
G = 7
H = 8
I = 9
J = 10
K = 11
L = 12
M = 13
N = 14
O = 15
P = 16
Q = 17
R = 18
S = 19
T = 20
U = 21
V = 22
W = 23
X = 24
Y = 25
Z = 26


Vibration - 22 + 9 + 2 + 18 + 1 + 20 + I +  15 + 14 = 102
Maths - 13+1+20+8+19=61
Sound - 19+15+21+14+4=73
Molecule - 13+15+12+5+3+21+12+5=86
Experiment -5+24+16+5+18+9+13+5+14+20=111
Pitch - 16+9+20+3+8=56
Transferred -20+18+1+14+19+6+5+18+18+5+4=118
Movement-13+15+22+5+13+5+14+20=107

You need to add each number in these words and find out what they equal in numbers.

102+61+73+86+111+56+118+107=714

Monday, May 12, 2014

Triangle Addition

Sound: What Can I Hear


Sound: What can I hear?

Team 5’s Inquiry focus this term is about Physics and the Science of ‘Sound’.

This week you are going to write an explanation about the different types of sounds that you can hear in your environment.

Think about the sounds that surround you - at home, at school, outside.

What types of sounds can you hear? Where do they come from? Use the table to help you organise your ideas:


Home
School
Outside
Other
What types of sounds can you hear?
Phone ringing
A little song rings
People talking
It’s like a group of gorillas chatting
Wind Blowing
The sound of talking people
Cars whizzing
A rumbling sound of car engines
Which sounds do you like listening to? Why?
The Toilet Flush
Water smashing in the inside, like crashing waves.
Door
Slammin & making squeaky sounds
Beach
Gusts of the water came crashing towards the shore
Boats
Grey air coming out of a cylinder tube and a loud engine
What sounds are annoying? Why?
Crying Baby
Squeaky voices & high pitched sound

Birds
Flapping sounds
and chirping voice
Banging
Hard slams and cupboard doors falling
Television
Buzzing and loud sounds

Finally, think about what your world would be like if you didn't have sound. What would it be like if you couldn’t hear a single thing, or if you had to live in absolute silence? What do you think it would be like?

If the world was silent, it would not be so fun without sound and we cannot communicate with each other that well.  

The Call Of The Conch



REMEMBERING - What are the facts

1. Make a list of the events where the conch shell is blown.
A. Fiafia
B. Ceremonies
C. Sporting Events
D. Weddings
E. (Other Special Occasions & Evening Prayer Time )

2. Why did Iakina bury the conch shell in the sand?
So that the ants and other insects can remove any traces of rotten flesh.

UNDERSTANDING - Show that you understand the information

3. Choose 5 words from the article that are new, difficult or interesting to you.
Write down a dictionary definition for each word and then use each word in a sentence to
show you understand the meaning.

1. Encrusted-Encrusted mobile phones are not part of the plan.
2. Barnacles-One discovery includes something that may be a stalked Barnacle.
3. Growth-The Growth of the apple tree died.
4. Inhabitant-The only difference is whether your inhabitant is beneficial or not.
5. Brittle-This part of the mountain was covered in very fragile, Brittle lava.

APPLYING - Using what you read in the article

Design a poster for tourists to Samoa describing the use of the conch shell and what it means.
A poster should have an eye catching title, information in bullet points, and illu cvstrations
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ANALYSING - Organising information from the article

Make a FLOW CHART titled The Call of the Conch to show the steps in making a conch.
This is a good activity to help you sort through and remember the information in an article.

CREATING - Coming up with new ideas

Design some other uses for conch shells both in the Pacific islands and here in New Zealand.
Use drawings and labels to explain your interesting ideas.

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EVALUATING - Seeing both sides

“People should be allowed to use the conch shells for other things”
Make a chart and list your reasons for agreeing and disagreeing with this statement.

I agree with this statement because……..
A conch shell is well known from the pacific islands, and it is used for many equations. Most people hasn’t touched or blown a conch shell before and they might like to try it out.


I disagree with this statement because……..
I don’t disagree because the conch shell can be useful to others that might need a conch shell for some special celebrations.


A well written article should use some sort of hook to grab the reader’s attention, it should be
written in an interesting way, it should be well organised so that the reader knows where the
article is going, and it should wrap-up what has been said at the end.

Do you think this article was well written? Yes
Was there a hook in the introduction? Hook : Rate 10-10
Was the information written in an interesting way? Writing style : Rate 8-10
Was the information well organised in clear sections? Organisation : Rate 9-10
Was there an effective conclusion? Wrap-up : Rate 7-10


Give a reason for each of your ratings.

I gave a 10-10, 8-10, 9-10 and a 7-10 because this article inspires me to learn how to blow or make a conch shell and it also inspires me to read.

Friday, May 9, 2014